Country of Origin: Ireland,United Arab Emirates,United States
Language: English
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A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.
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Hokum (2026), directed by Damian McCarthy, follows horror writer Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) who checks into a haunted Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, blending Gothic supernatural elements with folk horror.
The film marks an Ireland-UAE co-production and premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Festival before Neon's U.S. theatrical release on May 1, 2026, earning strong praise for its direction and performances.
McCarthy, fresh off his SXSW hit Oddity, crafted Hokum around a "prickly" protagonist unraveling amid witch hauntings and personal grief in the hotel's honeymoon suite.
Adam Scott revealed in interviews that one chilling scene was so intense it made him "audibly yelp" during filming.
The story culminates in a fiery hotel escape where Ohm confronts chained horrors, his mother's ghost, and a pursuing witch in the basement.