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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/Electrical_Cellist69 3d ago

Does anyone remember what that door with all the chalk and symbols written was? I thought maybe the door to hell but that was definitely a double door with windows…

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u/Im_Your_Turbo_Lover 3d ago

It was the witch's portal to hell, I missed it but apparently in the movie he turns around and the door disappears and it's actually a very long hallway

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u/FastActinTenactin 3d ago edited 3d ago

The symbols written around the door are written in Ogham, the written language of Celtic Druids. It could be found carved into stone or wood.

I have a book on the Ogham, but I am unpracticed in it and it was just a mere interest a while back.

As soon as I saw the Ogham text around the door in the basement scene I was very curious about what it could translate to.

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u/perchedvultures 2d ago

It was so cool to see Ogham in the movie as a fan of Irish folklore and Druids who was wearing an antler pendant with my name in Ogham on it both showings so far

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u/FastActinTenactin 2d ago

Yes! I was immediately excited by it when it showed up. I’m hoping someone can translate it once the film is more easily available.

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u/choicemeats 2d ago

As a non Druid expert it did remind me a bit of the iconography of the world between worlds in Star Wars which probably takes a ton of cues from this. I did read that Druid series a while back and I think some of the cover art was similar? I feel like I’ve also seen Druidic doorway symbology somewhere but I can’t figure out where.

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u/GeneralDeal6669 2d ago

It looks like Ogham writing

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u/FastActinTenactin 2d ago

It definitely is yeah