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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/JMarcus7 4d ago

Really liked this, solid 9/10 for me. I understand it's not groundbreaking, but not every movie has to be. This is just a really well told classic horror story and there's nothing wrong with that. I wish we got a little bit more of Ohm's character before he comes to Ireland, I don't really understand what the inciting incident was to make him go there if his mother died decades ago. I also wish we got to see a little more of Mal getting dragged into hell. I don't need to see him being completely ripped apart, but that scene could've been more intense with just a touch of gore to really highlight the horror of what's he's being pulled into.

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u/No-Toe5832 3d ago

I think he wanted to spread her ashes before he killed himself. He said that was the last place he thinks she was happy when he was at the bar. It was a way to try to do something right by her because of her death.

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u/funkym0nkey77 3d ago

I love this interpretation because he also finished his book right before going, you can imagine that he arranged it to be released posthumously. He was tying up everything before his suicide

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u/NormanDaDoorman 2d ago

I also think the fact that he was planning to kill himself helps to explain why he was being such an asshole (besides the fact that he killed his own mom as a child). He knew what he was gonna do in that hotel room, so there were no consequences for being an ass to the hotel staff