The Hunger (TV Series) Necros (1997) User Reviews

First Decent Episode

[zeppo-2 · 5/10 · 29 September 2006]

At last, a reasonable episode! Helped by been based on a story by horror writer, Brian Lumley, the sex here for once actually relates to the plot.

A beautiful woman is the companion of an old man. What is their relationship? And who exactly is using whom? Is he a sort of vampire feeding on her youth? If you are a reader or viewer of horror films, stories, etc, it shouldn't take you long to figure it all out. But it all comes together nicely and is pretty well acted and filmed, so as be enjoyable. No classic but compared to others in this series, it is a mini-masterpiece.

Makes me wish for a Necroscope series

[movieman_kev · 7/10 · 29 November 2009]

Based on Brian Lumley's short story of the same name from 1986 and subsequently collected in his collection 'Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi' (which I recommend picking a copy of up), this episode of "The Hunger" was all the better for it as the sex scenes were actually part of the story-line and didn't feel tacked on just for the sake of Showtime viewers. The twist at the end was a tad too easy to surmise, true, but I enjoyed this episode none the less. Off topic, but this makes me long for more of Lumley's work to be films as shows or movies, Necroscope would work nicely as a series of films.

Eye Candy: Céline Bonnier goes full frontal

My Grade: B

The Devil

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 1 August 2021]

In New Orleans, the wolf William Cobb (Philip Casnoff) sets his eyes on a woman called Helma (Céline Bonnier) and soon his friend Dino, who owns the restaurant and hotel where he is loged, explains that she is married with an old man called Nero (Leonardo Cimino) that the locals believe is the devil. William does not give up of Helma and soon they schedule an encounter. What is the secret of Nero?

"Necros" is another predictable tale of "The Hunger", but also with an intriguing story. The conclusion is not exactly what expected but is good. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Necros"