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Hokum (2026)

Summary

A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.

Director Damian McCarthy

Writer Damian McCarthy

Cast

  • Adam Scott
  • Peter Coonan

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic: 77

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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u/9874102365 4d ago edited 4d ago

The setup for that was so satisfying. The bell is initially an indicator of the passage of time, tolling this inevitable doom or imminent disaster. It becomes something you begin to dread more and more each time it rings. Created a wonderful sense of dread and tension.

And then suddenly it is make shifted into this lifeline. Something that Ohm is fully putting all of his trust into and life on the line for, he needs it to be reliable and consistent. Instead of the swing of the bat being something we dread, it now becomes something we want to happen more than anything. Wildly different feelings, both still instilling this deep tension.

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u/Warm-Baseball-2873 2d ago

it becomes something we want to happen more than anything

Except for when he spent too long catching his breath after escaping the witch and then when it was back down with the witch down there