Hokum

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When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

Critics Consensus

A classic haunted house story enriched with atmospheric folklore and perfectly-timed shocks, Hokum further solidifies writer-director Damian McCarthy as a modern master of horror.

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Audience Says

Adam Scott plays the perfect detestable prick in Hokum, a gripping, atmospheric folk-horror that trades a bit of pacing for some truly effective jump scares.

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

May 16

B+

Hokum does exactly what it intends to do, stirring up a suffocating miasma of terror and nerves.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

May 14

The story sometimes wavers between the hard-to-follow and the nonsensical. But it is never less than creepy, and dread (the most underrated ingredient in horror) suffuses the film.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

May 6

The film is efficiently tense, despite some clunky exposition, and delivers a handful of highly effective jump scares.

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Aglaia Berlutti

El nacional

1d

In *Hokum*, directed by Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy, horror takes the form of a kind of supernatural revenge that also explores folk horror from a fresh perspective. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

May 24

3/5

While this horror movie is a little short on story and scares, it makes up for those drawbacks with Scott's caustic performance and an irresistible Ireland Halloween haunted-hotel atmosphere.

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Travis Johnson

Blunt Magazine

May 23

Hokum doesn't rewrite the horror rulebook, but it certainly adds its own weird chapter.

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Josiah

1d

Pretty good movie! Great jumpscares! Just took a little bit to get to the story

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Dan R H

4d

May be bits of hokey dialogue, exposition and dialogue but I loved Oddity and Hokum is another win from McCarthy win for me! His Jump scares wreck me every time.

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Adam

4d

Makes me want to see a prequel

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Eric G

5d

good atmospheric slow burn with some Irish folklore thrown in. Forgiveness and comeuppance both occur. Very little gore but good jumpscares

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Christopher

5d

Meh. Good tension, not great and I laughed about 3times which I enjoyed doing. Those hotel characters were DUMB and ANNOYING.

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Jake

6d

Great occult movie with a twist that was actually well done and not thrown together last minute to “subvert audiences expectations”

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Synopsis

When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

Director: Damian McCarthy
Producer: Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Derek Dauchy, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde
Screenwriter: Damian McCarthy
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Spooky Pictures, Cweature Features
Rating: R (Violent/Disturbing Content|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.4M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1