The Hunger
What do you hunger for?
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
1The Swords
28 minJul 20, 1997
A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
2Menage a Trois
27 minJul 20, 1997
A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
3Necros
28 minJul 20, 1997
A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
4The Secret Shih-Tan
28 minJul 27, 1997
A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.
5Bridal Suite
26 minAug 3, 1997
A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers
6Room 17
26 minAug 10, 1997
A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.
7Anaïs
27 minAug 17, 1997
An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.
8No Radio
27 minAug 24, 1997
A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.
9But At My Back I Always Hear
27 minAug 31, 1997
A professor is stalked by a young female student.
10Red Light
27 minSep 14, 1997
A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.
11I'm Dangerous Tonight
27 minSep 21, 1997
A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.
12The Sloan Men
26 minSep 28, 1997
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.
13A Matter of Style
26 minOct 26, 1997
A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.
14Hidebound
26 minJan 23, 1998
A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.
15Fly by Night
26 minJan 31, 1998
A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.
16A River of Night's Dreaming
26 minFeb 6, 1998
A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.
17The Lighthouse
26 minFeb 20, 1998
A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.
18The Face of Helene Bournouw
26 minFeb 27, 1998
A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.
19Plain Brown Envelope
27 minMar 6, 1998
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.
20The Other Woman
26 minMar 13, 1998
The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.
21Clarimonde
26 minMar 20, 1998
A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.
22Footsteps
26 minMar 27, 1998
A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.
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