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FolknHell

Andrew Davidson, Dave Houghton, David Hall

FolknHell is the camp-fire you shouldn’t have wandered up to: a loud, spoiler-packed podcast where three unapologetic cine-goblins – host Andy Davidson and his horror-hungry pals David Hall & Dave Houghton, decide two things about every movie they watch: 1, is it folk-horror, and 2, is it worth your precious, blood-pumping time.


Armed with nothing but “three mates, a microphone, and an unholy amount of spoilers” Intro-transcript the trio torch-walk through obscure European oddities, cult favourites and fresh nightmares you’ve never heard of, unpacking the myths, the monsters and the madness along the way.


Their rule-of-three definition keeps every discussion razor-sharp: the threat must menace an isolated community, sprout from the land itself, and echo older, folkloric times.


Each episode opens with a brisk plot rundown and spoiler warning, then erupts into forensic myth-picking, sound-design geekery and good-natured bickering before the lads slap down a score out of 30 (“the adding up is the hard part!")


FolknHell is equal parts academic curiosity and pub-table cackling; you’ll learn about pan-European harvest demons and still snort ale through your nose. Dodging the obvious, and spotlighting films that beg for cult-classic status. Each conversation is an easy listen where no hot-take is safe from ridicule, and folklore jargon translated into plain English; no gate-keeping, just lots of laughs!


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  • 20 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 48 min
  • English
  • #32
    October 1 · 55 min

    The Borderlands

    Headcams, Holy Ground, And A Very Tight Space

  • #31
    September 17 · 1 hr 11 min

    Loner

    Fake Fish, A Forest God And A Very Unreliable Vlogger

  • #28
    August 6 · 47 min

    His House

    A Night Witch In The Walls

  • #27
    July 23 · 1 hr 2 min

    The Witch

    Black Phillip, Puritan Panic And Living Deliciously

  • #25
    June 25 · 50 min

    Hokum

    Folk Horror In The Basement, Murder Mystery At Reception

  • #24
    June 11 · 41 min

    Kill List

    Cults, Contracts and One Terrible Fate

  • #22
    May 14 · 41 min

    Men

    Green Men, Bad Men, Any Good Men?

  • #21
    April 30 · 54 min

    The Wicker Man

    A Musical, a Mystery, and the Folk Horror Blueprint

  • #20
    April 16 · 43 min

    A Dark Song

    Grief, Glyphs and a Very Long House Share

  • S1 · E19
    April 2 · 38 min

    In The Earth

    This Forest Does Not Need To Hate You To Destroy You

  • #18
    March 19 · 28 min

    Frewaka

    A Red Door And A Head Full Of Questions

  • #17
    March 5 · 38 min

    Sator

    A deer kazoo, a forest that breathes, and a demon called Sator. Sleep is cancelled.

  • #15
    February 5 · 37 min

    Angel Heart

    The Devil Wears a Fedora

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