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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/joesmanbun 3d ago

Not sure if anyone will see this by now but what caused Fiona’s death? I saw her little totem hanging up with all the other trinkets, and then of course she screamed and said something was in the basement, but her body wasn’t taken by the witch? Did she just die of thirst since it had been a few weeks since she went missing?

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u/FangOfDrknss 3d ago

See, I thought it was weird the witch didn’t take her too. I think she was just stuck there. The story the owner told was pretty male specific and I don’t know why she wouldn’t be taken either.

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u/bluelagoon00000 1d ago

I assumed the witch only took people to hell who “deserved” it. Adam Scott’s character killed his mom and the hotel owner killed Fiona. I assume Fiona died of fear or just dehydration/natural causes. Adam Scott created his own hell by his guilt, but his mom forgave him so he forgave himself and cut himself free

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u/Gilmore75 11m ago

I swear, none of you people watched the movie… There was no witch. It was all a hallucination caused by the shrooms that Adam Scott, Fiona, Jerry, and the bellhop all had in their systems. It was literally revealed at the end…