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The Best Episodes of The Hunger

Every episode of The Hunger ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Hunger!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Hunger Season 1 Episode 14 - Hidebound
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Hidebound

    S1:E14

    A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.

    Director:Jeff Fazio
    Writer:Gerald Wexler

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  2. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 4 - And She Laughed
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - And She Laughed

    S2:E4

    In this homage to Repulsion, Jane (Jennifer Beals) thinks that she's having trouble with a Peeping Tom and that the police could help but when she sees a pair of eyes staring at her through the letterbox and begins having nightmares, her mental health crumbles.

    Director:Jean Beauchemin
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 3 - Necros
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Necros

    S1:E3

    A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writers:Steven Salzburg, Audrey Salzburg

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  4. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 20 - Double (aka Beyond Any Measure)
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Double (aka Beyond Any Measure)

    S2:E20

    The myth of the Doppelganger has lasted for centuries and receives a modern updating here as two identical women meet but realise the differences between them are in their personalities - one is normal whilst the other is plagued by nightmares. Their meeting, however, results in a battle for their souls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 2 - Menage a Trois
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Menage a Trois

    S1:E2

    A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.

    Director:Jake Scott
    Writer:Jordan Katz

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  6. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 5 - Bridal Suite
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Bridal Suite

    S1:E5

    A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers

    Director:Érik Canuel
    Writer:Clair Noto

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  7. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 6 - Room 17
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Room 17

    S1:E6

    A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.

    Director:Érik Canuel
    Writers:Craig Miller, Mark W. Nelson

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  8. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 7 - Anaïs
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Anaïs

    S1:E7

    An architect spends his time fantasizing about a made-up woman he calls "Anais" but the imaginary woman begins to have real desires.

    Director:Darrell Wasyk
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  9. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 11 - I'm Dangerous Tonight
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - I'm Dangerous Tonight

    S1:E11

    A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writer:Gerald Wexler

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  10. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 13 - A Matter of Style
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - A Matter of Style

    S1:E13

    A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.

    Director:John Hamilton
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 17 - The Lighthouse
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Lighthouse

    S1:E17

    A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.

    Director:Darrell Wasyk
    Writer:Bruce M. Smith

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  12. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 19 - Plain Brown Envelope
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Plain Brown Envelope

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Michel David
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  13. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 7 - Night Bloomer
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Night Bloomer

    S2:E7

    An ambitious marketing executive is finding that his work is suffering and that his manager is stifling his ideas until, that is, he meets an attractive woman who offers to change his life for the better and all with one little seed.

    Director:Érik Canuel
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 11 - Brass
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Brass

    S2:E11

    When a young man inherits an ornate mirror following the death of his Satanist father, he finds that it reveals his father's attempted use of black arts. As the dead man's son continues his father's work, he puts the lives of those around him in danger, particularly when he forges a link to Hell through the power of the mirror.

    Director:Jeff Fazio
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 14 - Wrath of God
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Wrath of God

    S2:E14

    An apartment block is the focus of a series of murders mostly of gay men and this attracts the attentions of a man (Anthony Michael Hall) who claims to be a student of all things evil. But when he visits the landlord of the building, are acts of evil really on his mind.

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writer:Bruce M. Smith

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  16. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 18 - Approaching Desdemona
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Approaching Desdemona

    S2:E18

    In a story that will be familiar to many Internet users, a couple's life together deteriorates when he finds an adult website that offers bizarre sexual fantasies.

    Director:Jason Hreno
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  17. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 22 - The Suction Method
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Suction Method

    S2:E22

    Carpet cleaning may not have been the most terrifying of events before now but when middle-aged Max celebrates after having his wife leave town on business, she books Redemptive Cleaners to come in her absence, who have an most unique method of dealing with errant husbands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 1 - The Swords
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - The Swords

    S1:E1

    A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.

    Director:Tony Scott
    Writer:Howard A. Rodman

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  19. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 4 - The Secret Shih-Tan
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Secret Shih-Tan

    S1:E4

    A gourmet chef is paid an enormous amount of money to prepare a meal from a secret book called Shi-Than.

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writer:David Preston

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  20. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 8 - No Radio
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - No Radio

    S1:E8

    A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.

    Director:Howard A. Rodman
    Writer:Marianne Ackerman

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  21. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 9 - But At My Back I Always Hear
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - But At My Back I Always Hear

    S1:E9

    A professor is stalked by a young female student.

    Director:Patricia Rozema
    Writers:Patricia Rozema, Marianne Ackerman

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  22. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 10 - Red Light
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Red Light

    S1:E10

    A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.

    Director:Christian Duguay
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 12 - The Sloan Men
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Sloan Men

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Darrell Wasyk
    Writer:Bruce M. Smith

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  24. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 15 - Fly by Night
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Fly by Night

    S1:E15

    A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.

    Director:Pierre Dalpé
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  25. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 16 - A River of Night's Dreaming
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - A River of Night's Dreaming

    S1:E16

    A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.

    Director:John Warwicker
    Writer:Bruce M. Smith

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hidebound" is the best rated episode of "The Hunger". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jeff Fazio and written by Gerald Wexler, it aired on 1/23/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "And She Laughed".