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The Best Episodes of The Hunger Season 1

Every episode of The Hunger Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Hunger Season 1!

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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
    The Hunger Season 1 Episode 4 - The Secret Shih-Tan
    6.9/10(154 votes)

    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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  2. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 21 - Clarimonde
    6.6/10(96 votes)

    S1:E21

    A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.

    Director:Tom Dey
    Writer:Gerald Wexler

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  3. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 3 - Necros
    6.4/10(166 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writers:Audrey Salzburg, Steven Salzburg

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  4. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 12 - The Sloan Men
    6.4/10(112 votes)

    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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  5. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 1 - The Swords
    6.2/10(264 votes)

    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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  6. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 5 - Bridal Suite
    6.2/10(127 votes)

    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
    6.2/10(132 votes)

    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 2 - Menage a Trois
    6.0/10(246 votes)

    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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  9. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 11 - I'm Dangerous Tonight
    6.0/10(105 votes)

    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
    5.8/10(103 votes)

    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 9 - But At My Back I Always Hear
    5.7/10(119 votes)

    S1:E9

    A professor is stalked by a young female student.

    Director:Patricia Rozema
    Writers:Marianne Ackerman, Patricia Rozema

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  12. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 22 - Footsteps
    5.7/10(106 votes)

    S1:E22

    A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.

    Director:Jimmy Kaufman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 14 - Hidebound
    5.6/10(87 votes)

    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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  14. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 7 - Anaïs
    5.5/10(113 votes)

    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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  15. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 17 - The Lighthouse
    5.5/10(90 votes)

    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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  16. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 18 - The Face of Helene Bournouw
    5.5/10(111 votes)

    S1:E18

    A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Harlan Ellison

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  17. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 15 - Fly by Night
    5.4/10(95 votes)

    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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  18. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 19 - Plain Brown Envelope
    5.4/10(101 votes)

    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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  19. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 20 - The Other Woman
    5.4/10(99 votes)

    S1:E20

    The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.

    Director:George Mihalka
    Writer:David Taylor

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  20. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 8 - No Radio
    5.1/10(114 votes)

    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 16 - A River of Night's Dreaming
    5.0/10(91 votes)

    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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  22. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 10 - Red Light
    4.9/10(113 votes)

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Secret Shih-Tan" is the best rated episode of "The Hunger" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 154 votes. Directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by David Preston, it aired on 7/27/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Clarimonde".