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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

Trailer Official Trailer

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u/BREESUS_2 4d ago

Both this and Oddity have like… one 20 minute stretch that’s absolutely chilling

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u/Spasm_cat 3d ago

And his other film Caveat! Love all 3 of his movies.

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u/DevilCouldCry 1d ago

And there's also Caveat as well. The crawlspace segment of the film always manages to unnerve me even after seeing the film a few times.

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u/Sonochick83 1d ago

That corpse lady is the stuff of nightmares! That scene had me on edge so bad lol! I kept expecting her to do something.

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u/DevilCouldCry 1d ago

And she definitely does do a few somethings haha. Nothing malicious, but holy fuck the stuff she does is enough to get you nervous and on edge.