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The Hunger

The Hunger

What do you hunger for?

181997•24m•6.0/10
DramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyCrime

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6.0/10(43)

The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.

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Production

Scott Free Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 20, 1997

Last Aired

March 5, 2000

Networks

Showtime

Created By

Jeff Fazio

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Swords
E1
The Swords
Air date: 1997-07-20
A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
E2
Menage a Trois
Air date: 1997-07-20
A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
E3
Necros
Air date: 1997-07-20
A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
E4
The Secret Shih-Tan
Air date: 1997-07-27
A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.
E5
Bridal Suite
Air date: 1997-08-03
A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers
E6
Room 17
Air date: 1997-08-10
A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.
E7
Anaïs
Air date: 1997-08-17
An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.
E8
No Radio
Air date: 1997-08-24
A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.
E9
But At My Back I Always Hear
Air date: 1997-08-31
A professor is stalked by a young female student.
E10
Red Light
Air date: 1997-09-14
A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.
E11
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Air date: 1997-09-21
A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.
E12
The Sloan Men
Air date: 1997-09-28
Through a shocking revelation by her future mother-in-law, a young woman comes to realize her fiance and his father aren't exactly human.
E13
A Matter of Style
Air date: 1997-10-26
A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.
E14
Hidebound
Air date: 1998-01-23
A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.
E15
Fly by Night
Air date: 1998-01-31
A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.
E16
A River of Night's Dreaming
Air date: 1998-02-06
A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.
E17
The Lighthouse
Air date: 1998-02-20
A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.
E18
The Face of Helene Bournouw
Air date: 1998-02-27
A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.
E19
Plain Brown Envelope
Air date: 1998-03-06
On a cold and snowy night, a young hitchhiker stows away in the back of a large truck that turns out to be the warehouse of a sex fantasy salesman.
E20
The Other Woman
Air date: 1998-03-13
The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.
E21
Clarimonde
Air date: 1998-03-20
A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.
E22
Footsteps
Air date: 1998-03-27
A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.

Cast

David Bowie

David Bowie

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