Hokum
Directed by Damian McCarthy
When novelist Ohm Bauman 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. From TMDB
298 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 77 | 8 | 114 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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| Lemmy * | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Some viewers find Hokum genuinely scary and atmospheric. [1][2][3] Many praise Adam Scott's performance and the film's folk horror elements. [4][5][6]
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Cheap jumpscares: the lazy way out This is yet another prime example of the damage Shyamalan has inflicted on contemporary, supernatural-based cinema and plot-driven horror. Damian McCarthy has once again resorted to involuntary physiological reactions triggered by auditory overexposure. It is a bargain-bin technique that dilutes any chance of genuine suspense by drowning out the visual experience with abrupt volume …
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The Irish woods are dark and deep in everything Damian McCarthy has written and directed, following a terrifying tradition of depicting isolated homes, and buildings -- possessing terrible secrets, curses, and presences. Natch, the Irish Tourism Board may ask McCarthy to start setting his films elsewhere! From CAVEAT to ODDITY, and now HOKUM, McCarthy succeeds presenting unnerving atmosphere for his protagonists -- …
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Perhaps the vicar was just clearing his throat at his Christening, but anyway it's author "Ohm" (Adam Scott) who is about to conclude the final instalment of his legendary "Conquistador" trilogy when he is reminded that he still has the ashes of his parents in a cupboard, alongside a photograph of his mum leaning against a giant tree. He decides that the best place for them to rest is under that very tree, so he …
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Hokum (2026) is a structurely sound supernatural horror film set in Ireland. Adam Scott discards his nice guy uh shucks ways for a lean into a dickish writer who finds himself pulled in a vortex of violence. Efficient # of jump scares to get the job done. Rating: 8.75/10 😱 ☘️👻 #filmsky #horrorsky
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I saw Hokum tonight and it’s my favorite horror movie of the year so far. It’s legitimately scary, with a great story and a beautiful ending. I loved it so much! #HokumMovie
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Critics, per Wikipedia
Hokum grossed $17 million in the USA and Canada, and $8 million from other territories, for a worldwide total of $25 million. The film made $2.6 million from 1,860 theaters on its first day of release in the United States and Canada, including an estimated $900,000 from Thursday night previews. It debuted with $6.4 million and finished fifth at the box office. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 199 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "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…
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Reactions
60 of 298 · most liked firstFollowing recent trends ("Skinamarink", "Hokum") here are some free horror movie title ideas for Hollywood: Okily Dokily Neener Neener Kitchy Kitchy Koo Pish Tosh Bing-Bong Oh Bugger Mekka Lekka Hi Mekka Hiney Ho Wowzers!!!! Whoopsy-Doodles Malarkey Wheeeeeeeee Holy Shneikes
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw Hokum, and I love how every Damian McCarthy movie is, like, "Could a depressed person do THIS?" and "this" is always just "survive a ghost story," and it works for me every time.
positive · AI labelView post →First look at Adam Scott in Damian McCarthy’s ‘HOKUM’ The film follows a horror novelist who travels to an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware that the inn is rumored to be haunted by a witch.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘HOKUM’, a new horror film starring Adam Scott, is now Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 89% Read our review: bit.ly/HokumDF
neutral · AI labelView post →‘HOKUM’, a new horror film starring Adam Scott, is now at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Read our review: bit.ly/HokumDF
neutral · AI labelView post →Highly recommend seeing Hokum in a theater, like @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social and I did today at Laurelhurst. Gem of a film, by the durector of creepy off-beat Oddity. Given a larger canvas, Damian MCarthy delivers a truly scary entanglement of the spooky. Both fresh and delightfully old-fashioned
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re digging ODDITY, you’re gonna dig his next film HOKUM coming theatrically in just a few weeks! #mutantfam #lastdrivein
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Hokum (2026) Dir: Damian McCarthy A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.
neutral · AI labelView post →Horror movie review: Hokum 8.8/10 VERY solid horror movie, more suspense-y with a few good jumpscares. Interesting plot with a couple holes that weren’t big enough to detract from the experience in the moment. Also -1 pt for slow chalk drawing, buddy.
positive · AI labelView post →Adam Scott is set to star as “A horror novelist who visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch" in HOKUM, the latest from Oddity filmmaker Damian McCarthy: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/385363...
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Filmsky #Moviesky Nuts! (2016) Hokum (2026) Scarlet Sails (1961) Sting of Death (1966)
neutral · AI labelView post →Hokum (2026) is a structurely sound supernatural horror film set in Ireland. Adam Scott discards his nice guy uh shucks ways for a lean into a dickish writer who finds himself pulled in a vortex of violence. Efficient # of jump scares to get the job done. Rating: 8.75/10 😱 ☘️👻 #filmsky #horrorsky
positive · AI labelView post →Watching a 2 star movie (Whistle) Right after a 5 star horror movie (Hokum) just makes you appreciate how fucking good Hokum is. The ultimate masterclass in show don't tell. The only film I've ever seen come close to the cornetto trilogys set ups and pay offs.
positive · AI labelView post →folk horror film HOKUM is now available on digital and you should watch it because it’s underrated, creative, one of the best of the year so far #horrorsky #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Holy shit, @crobertcargill.bsky.social Hokum was fan-fucking-tastic!!! I love going into a movie that I know nothing about and am completely blown away by. I mean, I got a private screening, basically, and I had to collect my feelings before I left.
positive · AI labelView post →Re-watched Hokum tonight and damn, do I love this creepy, haunting movie. So smart, well done, & atmospheric. But also, make a movie about a haunted inn/motel/hotel and odds are I'm going to love it. Because most of them kick ass: The Shining, 1408, The Innkeepers, now Hokum. Ghost stories ROCK 👻
positive · AI labelView post →🎙️ Streets of Fire (1984) 🐐 Hokum (2026) - 2nd time! 🔑🔑🔑 Inferno (1980) 🐈 The Cremator (1969) #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →An Irish Nightmare - We explore the real folklore behind new horror movie HOKUM: bloody-disgusting.com/longform/395...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hokum director probably scratching his head about why their film didn't make 80 million opening weekend. The market's so strange
neutral · AI labelView post →May 2026 will be a massive month for ORIGINAL HORROR – HOKUM, OBSESSION, BACKROOMS & more: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/394138...
neutral · AI labelView post →HOKUM director Damian McCarthy has revealed that he's writing a new haunted house horror movie. But will it be the Irish filmmaker's final horror film? bloody-disgusting.com/movie/394850...
neutral · AI labelView post →This got slept on. Interesting story, horror in the right spots. Had me on the edge of my seat in some places. Great stuff. Recommend. #Hokum #horror #FilmSky #MovieSky #HorrorSky
positive · AI labelView post →I saw Hokum tonight and it’s my favorite horror movie of the year so far. It’s legitimately scary, with a great story and a beautiful ending. I loved it so much! #HokumMovie
positive · AI labelView post →!! NEW VIDEO !! With my most anticipated horror film HOKUM releasing next week, I revisit an Irish murder mystery that references it: ODDITY! youtu.be/ak3BH349rm0 Comments and shares appreciated!
neutral · AI labelView post →Dear American friends, today Hokum premieres in US cinemas. I helped my friend, brilliant supervising sound editor, sound designer & mixer @stevefanagan.bsky.social, with some creepy sounds for the film and is credited as additional sound designer. Check it out if you get the chance.
neutral · AI labelView post →Feels like this is gonna be a good weird movie year. Lots of treats. I'm really excited for Hokum
positive · AI labelView post →Hokum is basically just a really really good Silent Hill movie and I would like ten more
positive · AI labelView post →Now this is Good Eating. My #LastFourWatched are usually NEVER this broad & high scoring. Every #film was an achievement in its respective genre, & all four were massively entertaining. Hokum The Odyssey Avatar Aang The Last Airbender Spider-Man Brand New Day #LetterboxdFriday #Filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →HOKUM is a thought-provoking horror film that unleashes some frightening moments upon its audience, reeling us into an unhinged nightmare worth exploring. Spoiler-Free Review of "Hokum" in Theaters: A Trippy and Terrifying Gem! tvfanatic.blog/2026/05/04/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →NEON's horror movie HOKUM starring Adam Scott has been rated "R" for "some violent/disturbing content, and language." Expect the trailer TODAY.
neutral · AI labelView post →Dropping our HOKUM YouTube review friday!! Who dug this film? 👍👎
neutral · AI labelView post →The best horror film of 2026 (so far), Damian McCarthy's Hokum is a haunted hotel chiller filmed in West Cork in Ireland. Adam Scott gives a great, multi-layered performance as a writer who crosses the path of an Irish witch. Out May 1 in UK and US. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/04/30/h...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd strongly argue that Hokum doesn't belong in this conversation at all. The other two films are thematically centered around the morality of abortion. Hokum doesn't even broach the topic in a film about a writer forced to confront their self-loathing and past.
negative · AI labelView post →Now watching 🎥🩸 HOKUM
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s scary movie: HOKUM (2026), directed by Damian McCarthy
neutral · AI labelView post →Hokum |2026 www.imdb.com/title/tt35672862 #NowWatching #filmsky #horrormovies ·a horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch·
neutral · AI labelView post →"My film has the same metacritic score as these other ones! And mine has Adam Scott, whom everyone likes???"- me if I was the Hokum director
neutral · AI labelView post →HOKUM from Damian McCarthy is quite good! A smartly conceived horror film that’s unafraid of leaning into the what makes the genre go. My review via Screen Daily
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw Hokum this week and loved it, I am still thinking about the feast of li’l guys we got from this movie (and the shape language that ties ‘em all together, good stuff)
positive · AI labelView post →Check out our newest episode of the Dead Meat Podcast on Damien McCarthy's Oddity ahead of the release of his new movie, HOKUM!
neutral · AI labelView post →Just saw HOKUM and I loooooove Damian McCarthy's movies. A horror filmmaker who is first and foremost worried about tension, and everything good that comes from it. www.patreon.com/posts/157211...
positive · AI labelView post →if you are looking for a good spooper season movie, this was so scary my watch told me it was worried about my heart rate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokum_(...
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Hokum 🎬🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →HOKUM (2026) Streaming: June 2, 2026 VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.) #Hokum whentostream.com/hokum-digita...
neutral · AI labelView post →HOKUM (2026) Streaming: October 10, 2026 Hulu #Hokum whentostream.com/hokum-sets-h...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching this movie. Hokum. Trailer looks creepy.
neutral · AI labelView post →We gave the AMC “Scream Unseen” showing a second chance (where what movie you’re seeing is a mystery), and I’m glad we did bc it was Hokum! It was so spooky and suspenseful, and perfect for halfway to Halloween 🖤🎃🖤
positive · AI labelView post →Wtf Hokum might be my movie of the year so far (sorry The Drama) I hadn't sweat from anticipation and nervousness while watching a movie till today and that was AWESOME 😅
positive · AI labelView post →Next on my catch up list: Hokum (2026) #NowWatching
neutral · AI labelView post →My interview with Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy on his new film HOKUM is live on @fangoria.bsky.social! HOKUM stars Adam Scott and it's a shrieker - scary, imaginative, and moving. Opens this weekend, and it absolutely should be seen in a theater with a big crowd for maximum screamage! 😱⚡🤩
neutral · AI labelView post →You'll have to wait for my review of HOKUM for my thoughts on the film, but I truly wish I could unsee this character. Nightmare fuel.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just got out of seeing HOKUM 🤔 Nnnnot quite what I thought it would be. Not a bad thing! But the trailers kinda hype it up to be more than what it is. And what it is, is something like a classic literary gothic horror in the modern day; with a dose of Irish folklore (and a couple jumpscares)
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched -A creepy (if slight) video game adaptation #Exit8 -A fun entry in the #Predator franchise -A creepy Irish hotel #Hokum -A janky shark movie #Thrash
neutral · AI labelView post →Hokum is the best Silent Hill movie I've ever seen. Super fun and spooky.
positive · AI labelView post →Adam Scott underrated scream queen tbh. Krampus and Little Evil were great! His new film, Hokum, is written and directed by Damian McCarthy of Oddity and Caveat fame. So I will be there with bells on!
neutral · AI labelView post →Damian McCarthy is three for three! HOKUM is his biggest film yet with an amazing creepy hotel setting with some cool witchy vibes and has some of the best scares of 2026. #SXSW2026 #SXSW
positive · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #lastfourwatched Hokum (2026) One Spoon of Chocolate (2026) Zambo, King of the Jungle (1972) The Face of Marble (1948)
neutral · AI labelView post →HOKUM isn't just a festival standout. It's got a very real chance of being my favorite horror movie of 2026. #SXSW
positive · AI labelView post →HOKUM is a terrifying, witchy horror movie and my favorite movie I saw at #SXSW. Old-fashioned, well-crafted horror at its best www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey, we had Hokum this year, which was a *great* Silent Hill movie
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