Video Interview: Bruce Campbell Talks 80s Satanic Panic and His New Role in HYSTERIA!

Just in time for a Halloween binge, HYSTERIA! is now available on Peacock and, having seen most of the series already, I can definitely say that it’s worth your time. An 80s-set horror story that doesn’t feel like it’s focused on nostalgia, HYSTERIA! has a great cast with great chemistry, and it really does a great job of building up its characters, including its supporting cast, which features Bruce Campbell as the chief of police in a town where satanic panic takes hold. During a recent press day, I caught up with Bruce Campbell, where we talked about his new role and his experience with satanic panic in the 1980s.

Synopsis: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.”

ABOUT THE SERIES

• Premiere Date: October 18, 2024 (Binge)
• Writers / Executive Producers: Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman (The Orville)
• Executive Producers: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons, Game Night); Chris Bender and Jake Weiner for Good Fear Content (My Spy, Mulan, Under the Silver Lake)
• Supervising Producer: Scott Stoops for Good Fear
• Director (101 & 108) / Executive Producer: Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer, Kong: Skull Island)
• Series Regulars: Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis and Nikki Hahn
• Recurring Guest Stars: Bruce Campbell, Garret Dillahunt, Nolan North, Elijah Richardson, Milly Shapiro, Allison Scagliotti and Jessica Treska
• Studio: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group
• Format: Drama Series, 8 x 60 minutes Episodes