

Meet Doug the Demon
Doug the Demon is the world’s most extreme fire eater — a professional welder by day, and a fire-eating world record holder by night. He can east red hot coal, lick a red hot knife, and eat fire from metal cutting torches. He doesn’t just entertain with flame; he understands it down to the molecule. From the welding shop to the world’s stages, Doug fuses science and spectacle like no one else.
🔥 Performance Highlights:
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Founder/Headliner with the award winning Circus of Hell, CanSpin Group of the Year 2019 (10+ years touring)
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TV appearances on Wild & Weird America, Outrageous Acts of Science, New York Post's Extraordinary People, and more
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Appeared as the Devil in award winning "Don't Die Until You're Dead" music video
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Private and public events across North America
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Collaborations with bands, festivals, and underground fire circles
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Custom performances for art galleries, music festivals, Halloween events, weddings, and many more
With more than a decade of professional performance under his belt with the award-winning Circus of Hell, Doug has stunned audiences with fire breathing, fire eating, and flame-based stunts that defy both fear and physics. Doug’s expertise is rooted in decades of precision, heat control, and flame mechanics. He combines big flames and a demonic persona for unmatched visual intensity on stage
Doug’s act isn't just entertainment. It’s superhuman industrial performance art.
Announcing: New Extreme Fire Eating Act Debut
Doug the Demon recently debuted a world-first fire stunt: he is the first known person to successfully fire eat using two full-size propane metal cutting torches.
This death-defying performance combines his deep technical knowledge of flame from his welding career with his unmatched physical control as a fire performer, creating a visually stunning and scientifically incredible act never before seen. With this acting, he is advancing the ancient art of fire eating and making circus sideshow history.
This new act is available now for live bookings, media coverage, and special event features.
1.2 MILLION organic views of Demon's cutting torch extinguishes in this vid on Instagram
Watch Doug the Demon's notable past appearances:
New York Post's Extraordinary People
Don't Die Until You're Dead Music Video
Outrageous Acts of Science, Season 8, Episode 5, "Seriously?!"

Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.
1-780-618-5319

What People Say
I've done it with a Coleman torch but this is a whole other level.
- Auzzy Blood
You are a god...among men....
- Peter Excho, Pexcho's American Dime Museum
No - he's not gonna - not in his mouth! Ahhh I can't watch this!"
- Hakeem Olusayi, Astrophysicist, Outrageous Acts of Science episode, "Seriously?"
You know the cool Uncle in the family, the one that likes to impress the kids by licking his fingers and using them to put out a match? Doug from HellnBack's latest video is kind of like that - if your uncle is Ozzy Osbourne from the eighties.
- RightThisMinute, the Viral Video Show
Thank God this guy is on stage and not in a mental hospital where he belongs.
- D Quin Hanuman, Facebook review

Media & Press Inquiries
Doug is currently available for interviews and features — especially for:
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Welding and trades industry podcasts
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Fire and circus performance shows
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Extreme stunt, sideshow & oddity feature segments
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Discussion of being called "superhuman" or "possessed," including being exorcised— twice
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Conversations on fire safety, both in fire performance and/or welding
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Doug brings a knowledgeable, no-BS voice to fire arts. He is equally fluent in metallurgy and madness.
Social Media
Fire Performance:
Circus of Hell on Instagram, 4.4 K followers
Doug the Demon on Facebook, 2 K followers
Circus of Hell on Facebook, 2.2 K followers
Welding:
Hell 'N' Back Welding on Facebook, 6.6 K followers
Hell 'N' Back Welding on Instagram, 3.3 K followers
YouTube
Hell 'N' Back Welding channel, 8.3 K subscribers
Personal Profiles:
Doug Thompson Facebook profile, 3.4 K followers
Doug the Demon TikTok, 820+ followers
Associated Personal Profiles:
Sisu van Hell (partner) TikTok, 4 K followers
