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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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Swords" is the best rated episode of "The Hunger" season 1. It scored 6.3/10 based on 234 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".

  • The Swords
    6.3/10234 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

  • Menage a Trois
    6.0/10221 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

  • Necros
    6.4/10147 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

  • The Secret Shih-Tan
    6.9/10141 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

  • Bridal Suite
    6.3/10116 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

  • Room 17
    6.3/10119 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

  • Anaïs
    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: N/A

  • No Radio
    5.3/10104 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

  • But At My Back I Always Hear
    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

  • Red Light
    5.1/10103 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

  • I'm Dangerous Tonight
    6.2/1092 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

  • The Sloan Men
    6.4/10100 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

  • A Matter of Style
    5.9/1093 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

  • Hidebound
    5.5/1077 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

  • Fly-By-Night
    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: N/A

  • A River of Night's Dreaming
    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

  • The Lighthouse
    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

  • The Face of Helene Bournouw
    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

  • Plain Brown Envelope
    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: N/A

  • The Other Woman
    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

  • Clarimonde
    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

  • Footsteps
    5.8/1094 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