SeriesSupernatural Vampire Gothic

The Hunger1997

Name: The Hunger
Genre: Supernatural, Vampire, Gothic, Psychological
Released: 1997-07-20
Rating: 6.3

“What do you hunger for?”

Created by Jeff Fazio

6.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.2TMDB 6.1

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Year

1997

Seasons

Network

Showtime

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 3 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

A prestige horror anthology series that weaves together standalone tales of desire, obsession, and the macabre, each introduced by a charismatic host. Stories range across vampires, ghosts, and darker human hungers, united by a seductive gothic atmosphere and a strong undercurrent of eroticism. With David Bowie fronting the second season, the series carries an unmistakable air of cool, stylish dread. It's adult horror that lingers on the blurred line between pleasure and destruction.

Content: Soft-Core Sexual Content, Adult Themes, Violence, Depictions Of Cannibalism

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E14 · Hidebound

6.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E14 · Hidebound

6.0

★ 3.2 avg· 9h 45m total· Jul 1997 → Mar 1998

S1.E1 · The SwordsPremiere
2.7
Jul 20, 1997 · 28 min · Dir: Tony Scott
A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
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S1.E2 · Menage a Trois
3.3
Jul 20, 1997 · 27 min · Dir: Jake Scott
A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
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S1.E3 · Necros
5.4
Jul 20, 1997 · 28 min · Dir: Russell Mulcahy
A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
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S1.E4 · The Secret Shih-Tan
2.7
Jul 27, 1997 · 28 min · Dir: Russell Mulcahy
A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.
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S1.E5 · Bridal Suite
3.3
Aug 3, 1997 · 26 min · Dir: Érik Canuel
A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers