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.

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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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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

2d

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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David Fear

Rolling Stone

May 6

This eerie riff on The Shining feels as if the Irish writer-director has a better grasp on both the catch-and-release tension that the genre needs and the balancing of sharp shocks and slow-simmering dread.

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Sara Heredia

Sensacine

9h

3.5/5

...Hokum looks to the most classic codes of horror, but uses them with enough intelligence and personality to make them feel fresh. [Full review in Spanish]

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Shalini Langer

The Indian Express

10h

1/5

This dark film – in story, and particularly in treatment – gets almost everything wrong when it comes to pacing, neither giving its actors any room, nor letting its characters grow into people.

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Miguel Ángel Romero

Cinemanía (Spain)

1d

4/5

Hokum transforms into a perfect blend of psychological thriller, folk horror , and witchcraft, drawing us into every corner of a single setting. [Full review in Spanish]

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April

39m

I enjoyed this movie. The story line and writing is good. I was definitely a little scared. The only thing is I feel like there was some things that were left unexplained.

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Ethan

2h

I love supporting original horror and this movie delivered. A must see while you can especially if you enjoy indie horror. This movie was actually a little scary and unnerving. Fantastic sound design. A little spoiler but this movie is a murder mystery layered with Irish folklore. I will be waiting to buy this.

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mike k

4h

I liked it. Was it terrifying no but the writing and acting were good. I think it will be a classic. I think they could have spent more time on the supernatural.

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Chris

4h

Best horror movie in years

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Caitlin

4h

One of the scariest movies I've ever seen!! Soooo good!!

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David P

5h

It's like a bitter stew with a lot of undercooked vegetables. When I want to walk 15 minutes in on Adam Scott's character but I stuck it out for a friend's recommendation. Too much pieces of plot in here too many things. Just watch 1408 again, it's cleaner.

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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
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.4M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1