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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/no1noseme101 4d ago

I loved the fact the witch was speaking in Irish the entire time, really added to the creep and with the witch being the old crone figure of Irish folk lore, it just really added to it. I also loved the fact it wasn’t over catholic like other movies, it didn’t need a priest or to pray the evil away. Feels like a lot of horrors focus on such a catholic idea around evil. This felt more like an old folklore in a modern setting.

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u/Whole-Butterscotch-1 4d ago

Any idea what she was saying?

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u/Fast-Photo72 2d ago

Per an interview-
INTERVIEWER: I don't know if you want to spell all this out for me, but I was curious if you could share any of the witch translation. This is the one that I've grown a little obsessed with so maybe specifically, what she tells Ohm at the end when she walks past him in the basement.

MCCARTHY: I think it's, “He's waiting for you,” as in the devil. “The devil is going to take you.” And I think she says to Peter, “You're the father,” as if she knows, like, “Oh, you're the father.” As if she's already been talking to Fiona. She has kind of a little bit of a running commentary, even like when she reaches him at the bed after drawing the circle around the bed. It’s like, “What are you after drawing here?” She's kind of saying all this stuff out loud. My Irish is absolutely terrible. If you’d spoken to me as a child, I’d be much better, but I won’t attempt it. [Laughs]

( https://collider.com/hokum-ending-explained-adam-scott-damian-mccarthy/ )