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
The SwordsA man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.28m2E2Menage a TroisA wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.27m3E3NecrosA man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.28m4E4The Secret Shih-TanA gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.28m5E5Bridal SuiteA couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers26m6E6Room 17A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.26m7E7AnaïsAn architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.27m8E8No RadioA kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.27m9E9But At My Back I Always HearA professor is stalked by a young female student.27m10E10Red LightA supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.27m11E11I'm Dangerous TonightA red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.27m12E12The Sloan MenThrough a shocking revelation by her future mother-in-law, a young woman comes to realize her fiance and his father aren't exactly human.26m13E13A Matter of StyleA young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.26m14E14HideboundA young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.26m15E15Fly by NightA mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.26m16E16A River of Night's DreamingA female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.26m17E17The LighthouseA lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.26m18E18The Face of Helene BournouwA reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.26m19E19Plain Brown EnvelopeOn 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.27m20E20The Other WomanThe mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.26m21E21ClarimondeA strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.26m22E22FootstepsA lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.26m
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