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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    #8 - 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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  9. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 18 - The Face of Helene Bournouw
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Face of Helene Bournouw

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Harlan Ellison

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  10. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 20 - The Other Woman
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Other Woman

    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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  11. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 21 - Clarimonde
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Clarimonde

    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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  12. The Hunger Season 1 Episode 22 - Footsteps
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Footsteps

    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 2 Episode 1 - Sanctuary
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Sanctuary

    S2:E1

    When a young drifter (Giovanni Ribisi) arrives at a disused prison seeking help having been shot earlier that day, he sees that it is owned by a famously disturbed artist, Julian Priest (David Bowie), who has one final masterpiece on his mind.

    Director:Tony Scott
    Writer:Bruce M. Smith

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  14. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 2 - Skin Deep
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Skin Deep

    S2:E2

    A young woman seeking a female partner meets Roxanna, an erotic dancer, at a nightclub and they begin an affair. This leads to new experiences of pleasure and pain as well as flirting with death. But when will the flirtation turn serious

    Director:Luke Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 3 - Dream Sentinel
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Dream Sentinel

    S2:E3

    Based on The Sixth Sentinel by Poppy Z Brite, this is the story of a lap dancer wishes for nothing more than to forget her troubled past but the ghost of a killer haunts her and, oddly, wishes to protect her. What, however, will he want in return.

    Director:Chris Hartwill
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 5 - Nunc Dimittis
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Nunc Dimittis

    S2:E5

    The loyal servant of an elderly princess reveals to his mistress that he is dying and may only have a number of days left so she makes one final request - that he find his own replacement amongst the drifters in the city.

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 6 - Week Woman
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Week Woman

    S2:E6

    When an illegal immigrant is threatened with deportation and is offered a marriage of convenience by his partner's lesbian friend, he accepts. Soon, though, he finds that her personality changes week-by-week, from housewife to dominatrix...to killer?

    Director:Podz
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 8 - The Diarist
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - The Diarist

    S2:E8

    Merriam is a witch whose heart was recently broken and she uses her magic for vengeance. Laurissa, though, is also a witch and sets about learning white magic with which to protect Merriam's ex-lover, leading to a battle for his life between the two witches.

    Director:Alain Desrochers
    Writer:Gemma Files

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  19. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 9 - Sin Seer
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Sin Seer

    S2:E9

    Mano is a young man who has a unique gift - he can look into people's eyes and see their darkest secrets. For years, he has avoided eye contact with people but, for even longer, he has avoided mirrors...but what should happen if he looked into one.

    Director:Podz
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 10 - Triangle in Steel
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Triangle in Steel

    S2:E10

    A young man joins a riveting team constructing a new bridge but when he becomes obsessed with the wife of the team's leader. But in a job that requires the trust of those around him when working at great heights, will anyone be there to catch him should he fall

    Director:Adrian Moat
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 12 - Replacements
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Replacements

    S2:E12

    A doctor becomes determined to find out what is happening to the women in his town, after they appear to be turning against the men and becoming obsessed with something unknown.

    Director:Bruce M. Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 13 - I'm Very Dangerous Tonight
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - I'm Very Dangerous Tonight

    S2:E13

    The stunning red dress from Season One - I'm Dangerous Tonight - is back for this episode, in which Henry buys his wife, Sarah, the dress only for her to prove irresistible to others, including Henry's father.

    Director:Alain Desrochers
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  23. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 15 - Bottle of Smoke
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Bottle of Smoke

    S2:E15

    When an elderly woman, who traveled widely in her youth, dies, she leaves her possessions to her young niece, which includes a bottle of smoke that promises the ultimate in sexual fulfillment. But such pleasure comes at a price.

    Director:Jean Beaudin
    Writer:Gemma Files

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  24. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 16 - The Perfect Couple
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - The Perfect Couple

    S2:E16

    A modern day cupid arranges for two people to come together and believes them to be the perfect match. Four years later, though, he revisits them to see how they fared and finds their relationship is troubled. Was his mistake just that...or is his poor matchmaking deliberate?

    Director:Darrell Wasyk
    Writer:Gerald Wexler

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  25. The Hunger Season 2 Episode 17 - The Sacred Fire
    2.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - The Sacred Fire

    S2:E17

    Luann is a kind and generous woman who volunteers to help the homeless find food and shelter but when she meets Nick, who lives on the street, he warns her that there are street people who are aliens in disguise, intent on killing humans.

    Director:Russell Mulcahy
    Writer:Gerald Wexler

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Swords" is the worst rated episode of "The Hunger". It scored 2.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Tony Scott and written by Howard A. Rodman, it aired on 7/20/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Secret Shih-Tan".