6.3/10237 votes#1 - The Swords
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/1997
A man gets into a relationship with a woman who can survive being peirced by swords.
Director: Tony Scott
Writer: Howard A. Rodman
6.0/10224 votes#2 - Menage a Trois
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/1997
A wheelchair bound woman uses her nurse in a plan to seduce a young workman.
Director: Jake Scott
Writer: Jordan Katz
6.4/10149 votes#3 - Necros
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/1997
A man named Philip Casnoff falls for a beautiful woman. Her old companion, however, may be a vampire.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Steven Salzburg, Audrey Salzburg
6.9/10142 votes#4 - The Secret Shih-Tan
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/1997
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
6.3/10117 votes#5 - Bridal Suite
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/3/1997
A couple on their honeymoon discover a horrible truth about a bed that is said to have been cursed for all adulterous lovers
Director: Erik Canuel
Writer: Clair Noto
6.4/10120 votes#6 - Room 17
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/10/1997
A man rents a room in order to watch a special set of erotic movies.
Director: Erik Canuel
Writer: Craig Miller, Mark W. Nelson
5.6/10100 votes#7 - Anaïs
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/1997
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
5.3/10103 votes#8 - No Radio
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/24/1997
A kidnapper gets more than he expected when he abducts his married lover.
Director: Howard A. Rodman
Writer: Marianne Ackerman
5.8/10107 votes#9 - But At My Back I Always Hear
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/31/1997
A professor is stalked by a young female student.
Director: Patricia Rozema
Writer: Marianne Ackerman, Patricia Rozema
5.1/10104 votes#10 - Red Light
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/1997
A supermodel lives in fear over flashes from the lights of cameras,believing that they will steal her soul.
Director: Christian Duguay
Writer: N/A
6.2/1093 votes#11 - I'm Dangerous Tonight
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/1997
A red dress by a famous fashion designer causes strange behavior in the people who wear it.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Gerald Wexler
6.4/10101 votes#12 - The Sloan Men
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/28/1997
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
5.9/1094 votes#13 - A Matter of Style
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/26/1997
A young inept burglar is bitten by a beautiful vampiress, who tries to teach him how to be a vampire.
Director: John Hamilton
Writer: N/A
5.5/1078 votes#14 - Hidebound
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/23/1998
A young female security guard is attacked by a murderous spirit visible only to her.
Director: Jeff Fazio
Writer: Gerald Wexler
5.5/1084 votes#15 - Fly-By-Night
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1998
A mental patient haunted by horrible wartime flashbacks gets shut up with a vampire.
Director: Pierre Dalpé
Writer: Terry Curtis Fox
5.1/1082 votes#16 - A River of Night's Dreaming
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1998
A female convict escapes from a prison transport and hides at the home of an elderly woman.
Director: John Warwicker
Writer: Bruce M. Smith
5.8/1080 votes#17 - The Lighthouse
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/1998
A lighthouse-keeper, trapped at his post during a hurricane, begins to question his sanity.
Director: Darrell Wasyk
Writer: Bruce M. Smith
5.7/1097 votes#18 - The Face of Helene Bournouw
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/1998
A reporter investigates a woman whose beauty literally drives men mad.
Director: Richard Ciupka
Writer: Harlan Ellison
5.6/1092 votes#19 - Plain Brown Envelope
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1998
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
5.6/1091 votes#20 - The Other Woman
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/1998
The mistress of a married man has visions of being murdered by his wife.
Director: George Mihalka
Writer: David Taylor
6.7/1090 votes#21 - Clarimonde
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1998
A strange beautiful woman seems to get a thrill from seducing men about to become priests.
Director: Tom Dey
Writer: Gerald Wexler
5.8/1095 votes#22 - Footsteps
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/27/1998
A lovely vampiress who seduces and drains a different man every night meets a man who claims to be a vegetarian.
Director: Jim Kaufman
Writer: N/A
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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Swords" is the best rated episode of "The Hunger" season 1. It scored 6.3/10 based on 237 votes. Directed by Tony Scott and written by Howard A. Rodman, it aired on 7/20/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Menage a Trois".