The Hunger
S1 · E1IMDB:
6.0
Released
7/20/1997
Duration
0h 26m
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
David Bowie
Overview
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.
The Hunger
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
6.0Released
7/20/1997
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime
Cast
David Bowie
Duration
0h 26m
Country
United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableThe Swords
A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
The Swords
A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
EP 2AvailableMenage a Trois
A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
Menage a Trois
A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
EP 3AvailableNecros
A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
Necros
A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
EP 4AvailableThe Secret Shih-Tan
A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.
The Secret Shih-Tan
A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.
EP 5AvailableBridal Suite
A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers
Bridal Suite
A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers
EP 6AvailableRoom 17
A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.
Room 17
A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.
EP 7AvailableAnaïs
An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.
Anaïs
An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.
EP 8AvailableNo Radio
A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.
No Radio
A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.
EP 9AvailableBut At My Back I Always Hear
A professor is stalked by a young female student.
But At My Back I Always Hear
A professor is stalked by a young female student.
EP 10AvailableRed Light
A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.
Red Light
A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.
EP 11AvailableI'm Dangerous Tonight
A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.
I'm Dangerous Tonight
A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.
EP 12AvailableThe Sloan Men
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.
The Sloan Men
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.
EP 13AvailableA Matter of Style
A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.
A Matter of Style
A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.
EP 14AvailableHidebound
A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.
Hidebound
A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.
EP 15AvailableFly by Night
A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.
Fly by Night
A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.
EP 16AvailableA River of Night's Dreaming
A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.
A River of Night's Dreaming
A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.
EP 17AvailableThe Lighthouse
A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.
The Lighthouse
A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.
EP 18AvailableThe Face of Helene Bournouw
A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.
The Face of Helene Bournouw
A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.
EP 19AvailablePlain Brown Envelope
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.
Plain Brown Envelope
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.
EP 20AvailableThe Other Woman
The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.
The Other Woman
The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.
EP 21AvailableClarimonde
A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.
Clarimonde
A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.
EP 22AvailableFootsteps
A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.
Footsteps
A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.
Cast
The Host
