Night Ot The Demon

Night Ot The Demon

From FolknHell by Andrew Davidson, Dave Houghton, David Hall

May 28, 2026 · 58 min · Season 1 · Episode 23

About this episode

The hosts discuss the film 'Night of the Demon' with guest Ramsey Campbell, exploring its impact on folk horror and its cinematic elements.

Stone circles, satanic runes and one of the greatest horror performances in British cinema. Andy, Dave and David are joined by legendary horror author Ramsey Campbell to dig into Night of the Demon , a film that helped shape folk horror decades before the genre even had a label. The demon gets debated, the atmosphere gets worshipped, and scepticism does not fare especially well. This very special FolknHell episode with the legendary horror writer Ramsey Campbell joining the boys to talk about his all time favourite horror film, Jacques Tourneur’s Night of the Demon . Before getting to the film itself, the conversation detours through folk horror’s literary roots, The Hungry Moon , Arthur Machen, Lovecraft, Penda’s Fen , and why British landscapes still feel uniquely suited to supernatural dread. Once the film begins, things get gloriously obsessive. The hosts get stuck into the film’s extraordinary atmosphere, Ted Scaife’s cinematography, Ken Adam’s production design, and Neil McGinnis’ astonishing performance as Julian Carswell, a charming occultist who might genuinely have summoned something infernal. There is plenty of debate around the decision to show the demon so early…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Davidson, Dave Houghton, David Hall

Guest: Ramsey Campbell

Topics covered

  • folk horror
  • horror cinema
  • British landscapes
  • supernatural dread
  • film analysis

Keywords

  • Night of the Demon
  • folk horror
  • Ramsey Campbell
  • horror film
  • British cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Night of the Demon, The Hungry Moon, Penda’s Fen

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