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)
The Swords 3.5
Air date: 1997-07-20
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
Menage a Trois 4.0
Air date: 1997-07-20
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
Necros 4.0
Air date: 1997-07-20
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
The Secret Shih-Tan 3.5
Air date: 1997-07-27
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.
Bridal Suite 4.0
Air date: 1997-08-03
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers
Room 17 4.0
Air date: 1997-08-10
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.
Anaïs 4.0
Air date: 1997-08-17
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.
No Radio 3.5
Air date: 1997-08-24
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.
But At My Back I Always Hear 3.5
Air date: 1997-08-31
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: A professor is stalked by a young female student.
Red Light 3.5
Air date: 1997-09-14
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.
I'm Dangerous Tonight 4.0
Air date: 1997-09-21
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.
The Sloan Men 3.5
Air date: 1997-09-28
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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.
A Matter of Style 4.0
Air date: 1997-10-26
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.
Hidebound 6.0
Air date: 1998-01-23
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.
Fly-By-Night 3.5
Air date: 1998-01-31
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.
A River of Night's Dreaming 3.5
Air date: 1998-02-06
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.
The Lighthouse 4.0
Air date: 1998-02-20
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.
The Face of Helene Bournouw 3.5
Air date: 1998-02-27
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.
Plain Brown Envelope 4.0
Air date: 1998-03-06
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: 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.
The Other Woman 3.5
Air date: 1998-03-13
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.
Clarimonde 3.5
Air date: 1998-03-20
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.
Footsteps 3.5
Air date: 1998-03-27
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.
Seasons
Episodes 22
Episodes 22
Episodes 3