The Hunger (novel)
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- This article is about the novel by Whitley Strieber. For the novel by Knut Hamsun, see Hunger (novel).
The Hunger (1981) is a novel by Whitley Strieber. The plot involves a beautiful vampire named Miriam Blaylock who takes human lovers and transforms them into vampire/human hybrids.
This novel is unusual in that it discusses the practical problems of vampirism, such as the difficulty in obtaining victims and concealing frequent murders. The Hunger also suggests a science-fiction explanation for vampirism, stating that the vampires are a distinct species that bear a physical resemblance to humans. They are not truly immortal, but do not age after reaching physical maturity and are extremely strong and difficult to kill. Miriam discovers that some vampire traits, such as prolonged youth, can be transmitted to humans by performing a blood transfusion.
A film adaptation of The Hunger, directed by Tony Scott and starring Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve, and David Bowie, was released in 1983.
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| Whitley Strieber |
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| Novels: The Wolfen (1978) | The Hunger (1981) | Black Magic (1982) | The Night Church (1983) | Warday (1984) | Wolf of Shadows (1985) | Nature's End (1986) | Cat Magic (1986) | Communion (1987) | Transformation (1988) | Majestic (1989) | Billy (1990) | The Wild (1991) | Unholy Fire (1992) | The Forbidden Zone (1993) | Breakthrough: The Next Step (1995) | The Secret School (1996) | Confirmation: The Hard Evidence of Aliens Among Us (1998) | The Coming Global Superstorm (2000) | The Key (2001) | The Last Vampire (2001) | The Path (2002) | Lilith's Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life (2002) | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | The Grays (2006) | 2012: The War for Souls (2007) |
| Films |
| Wolfen (1981) | The Hunger (1983) | Communion (1989) | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | The Grays (2008) | 2012: The War for Souls (2010) |
