The Best Episodes of The Hunger Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.2/10(257 votes)

   #1 - The Swords

   S1:E17/20/1997

   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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   Director:Tony Scott

   Writer:Howard A. Rodman
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   6.0/10(240 votes)

   #2 - Menage a Trois

   S1:E27/20/1997

   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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   Director:Jake Scott

   Writer:Jordan Katz
3. 

   6.4/10(164 votes)

   #3 - Necros

   S1:E37/20/1997

   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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   Director:Russell Mulcahy

   Writers:Steven Salzburg, Audrey Salzburg
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   6.8/10(153 votes)

   #4 - The Secret Shih-Tan

   S1:E47/27/1997

   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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   Director:Russell Mulcahy

   Writer:David Preston
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   6.2/10(126 votes)

   #5 - Bridal Suite

   S1:E58/3/1997

   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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   Director:Érik Canuel

   Writer:Clair Noto
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   6.3/10(130 votes)

   #6 - Room 17

   S1:E68/10/1997

   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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   Director:Érik Canuel

   Writers:Craig Miller, Mark W. Nelson
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   5.5/10(112 votes)

   #7 - Anaïs

   S1:E78/17/1997

   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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   Director:Darrell Wasyk

   Writer:Terry Curtis Fox
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   5.1/10(112 votes)

   #8 - No Radio

   S1:E88/24/1997

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

   Director:Howard A. Rodman

   Writer:Marianne Ackerman

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   Director:Howard A. Rodman

   Writer:Marianne Ackerman
9. 

   5.7/10(118 votes)

   #9 - But At My Back I Always Hear

   S1:E98/31/1997

   A professor is stalked by a young female student.

   Director:Patricia Rozema

   Writers:Patricia Rozema, Marianne Ackerman

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   Director:Patricia Rozema

   Writers:Patricia Rozema, Marianne Ackerman
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    4.9/10(112 votes)

    #10 - Red Light

    S1:E109/14/1997

    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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    Director:Christian Duguay

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    6.0/10(103 votes)

    #11 - I'm Dangerous Tonight

    S1:E119/21/1997

    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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    Director:Russell Mulcahy

    Writer:Gerald Wexler
12. 

    6.4/10(110 votes)

    #12 - The Sloan Men

    S1:E129/28/1997

    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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    Director:Darrell Wasyk

    Writer:Bruce M. Smith
13. 

    5.8/10(100 votes)

    #13 - A Matter of Style

    S1:E1310/26/1997

    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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    Director:John Hamilton

    Writer:Unknown
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    5.6/10(86 votes)

    #14 - Hidebound

    S1:E141/23/1998

    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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    Director:Jeff Fazio

    Writer:Gerald Wexler
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    5.4/10(93 votes)

    #15 - Fly by Night

    S1:E151/31/1998

    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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    Director:Pierre Dalpé

    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox
16. 

    5.0/10(90 votes)

    #16 - A River of Night's Dreaming

    S1:E162/6/1998

    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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    Director:John Warwicker

    Writer:Bruce M. Smith
17. 

    5.5/10(88 votes)

    #17 - The Lighthouse

    S1:E172/20/1998

    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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    Director:Darrell Wasyk

    Writer:Bruce M. Smith
18. 

    5.6/10(108 votes)

    #18 - The Face of Helene Bournouw

    S1:E182/27/1998

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

    Director:Richard Ciupka

    Writer:Harlan Ellison

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    Director:Richard Ciupka

    Writer:Harlan Ellison
19. 

    5.4/10(99 votes)

    #19 - Plain Brown Envelope

    S1:E193/6/1998

    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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    Director:Michel David

    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox
20. 

    5.4/10(98 votes)

    #20 - The Other Woman

    S1:E203/13/1998

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

    Director:George Mihalka

    Writer:David Taylor

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    Director:George Mihalka

    Writer:David Taylor
21. 

    6.6/10(96 votes)

    #21 - Clarimonde

    S1:E213/20/1998

    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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    Director:Tom Dey

    Writer:Gerald Wexler
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    5.7/10(103 votes)

    #22 - Footsteps

    S1:E223/27/1998

    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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    Director:Jimmy Kaufman

    Writer:Unknown