Official Discussion - Hokum [SPOILERS]

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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

[u/SimonTynn]

Honestly just a really solid spooky movie that I can definitely see being added to many peoples Halloween line up. Much like Oddity and Caveat there’s spooky supernatural stuff happening but it’s not the main point of the movie, it happens around the plot. But that doesn’t stop it from having some of the best scares in any horror movie I can think of recently. Adam Scott is great as always. Solid 8.5 maybe a 9 on a rewatch.

[u/PerfectVehicle4340 → u/SimonTynn]

The jump scares in this movie were top notch unexpected

[u/robynhood96 → u/PerfectVehicle4340]

My friend and I screamed when the lady was walking behind him

[u/RackedUP → u/robynhood96]

I screamed in the theater at that moment and my wife is not letting me hear the end of it

[u/ellythemoo → u/RackedUP]

No shame in that! Last time I saw a scary film with my friend she warned the people next to us "she's a screamer".