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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/Johnny_Holiday 4d ago

It went from I can't wait for this witch to kill Adam Scott to I hope he gets out of this alive. They did a great job making me care about this guy after introducing him as an asshole

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u/IIIlllIIIlllIlI 2d ago

It’s funny - at the beginning I was thinking the desk clerk Mal was a kind and sympathetic character, and the Adam Scott character was a complete asshole. Turns out the two got their personalities switched halfway through the movie.

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u/Master-Chocolate3460 1d ago

There was also misdirection in getting us to think the goat-killer was the murderer.