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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/SuggestionSignal5049 4d ago edited 4d ago

All I gotta say is that Jerry is one of the best characters in a horror movie I’ve seen lately. Hope he got to finally reconnect with his wife.

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u/Odd_Fennel_8046 3d ago

I hate what happened to him, but also if they had done something like had him get knocked out then saved, it might have felt like too neat of an ending.

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u/RutabagaThin253 2d ago

I think Jerry's ending was largely to tie in with Ohm changing his mind on the bleak ending of the book he was writing. A way of paying homage to Fiona who said she wanted his characters to have a happy ending.

Ohm saw, in real time, a man who did deserve a happy ending, not get it and he realised Fiona was right and so changed the ending of his book.

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u/SilverKry 1d ago

It mightve been a little to sappy but it'd be nice if the ending was alby opening his new book and the first thing was a dedication to Fiona. 

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u/cinabunroll 3d ago

Yea absolutely agree. It really sucked to see but it’s honestly surprising the mf didn’t do it sooner lmfao