SummaryWhen 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.
Directed By:Damian Mc Carthy
Written By:Damian Mc Carthy
Hokum
Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
78% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
22% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Apr 27, 2026
100
Uncertainty is a genre trope this director is particularly gifted at manipulating. So many horror films are incoherent due to a lack of good writing; if anything in McCarthy’s script isn’t fully clear, it’s in the same manner that life itself fails to make sense.
Apr 30, 2026
90
Hokum is a refinement of what came before, not a rehash: a terrifically composed throwback that knows when to play things grounded and when to embrace the horror for its full potential.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
61% Positive
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
31% Mixed
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
7% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Jun 7, 2026
10
This is the best horror movie i have watched in many years, its so scary and creepy throughout the whole thing, the trailer makes it seem like any other horror movie, when this is so much more unique. Saw another review say its like a Horror Videogame -Movie, and i cannot disagree with that.
Hope to see a Hokum 2 that might follow someone else, somewhere else, some other time -else...
10/10 for me
May 3, 2026
9
Atmospheric and genuinely creepy! The last 30 minutes had me on the edge of my seat. If you liked "Oddity" you will love this one. The director seems to get better and better with each of his films.
Apr 30, 2026
83
Hokum is the latest fruit of McCarthy’s chameleonic gifts, and his best film yet.
May 11, 2026
75
As counter-programming to the early summer season's blockbusters, this delivers better than a lot of the more expensive titles against which it is competing. It serves as a potent reminder that a well-crafted atmosphere and a singular, focused vision can be far more terrifying than a hundred million dollars' worth of digital effects.
Apr 30, 2026
70
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.
May 7, 2026
60
It is an amusing and gruesome premise, which writer-director Damian McCarthy stretches out into a convoluted, bizarre extended narrative.
Apr 30, 2026
40
Despite the heavy metaphors and emotionally weighted hauntings, there’s nothing new here – it’s all painfully dull and familiar horror territory.
Jul 12, 2026
8
Good, realistic characters, ok acting and well written dialogue. I was expecting some stupid ghost movie, this is more like a psychological thriller with investigation and ****.
Jun 28, 2026
6
I’d like to give this a better rating because of the suspense factor but Ohm and Mal? How are those even names? Mal hardly appears on the radar and the scene where he sets fire to the hotel needed more development.
Jun 10, 2026
6
I like the location and setup. It's pretty low on energy and doesn't really expand in any notable way throughout its runtime.
Jun 4, 2026
3
Boring, bad, cheaply made and terribly acted excluding Adam Scott. Some of the acting was that bad it was like watching an episode of Faircity.
Jun 22, 2026
0
Analizando este metraje, me he dormido de la forma más placentera posible y lo peor de la pelicula es que se muere yanfri. Muy mal
Production Company:
- Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
- Tailored Films
Release Date:May 1, 2026
Duration:1 h 51 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Check in.
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Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 4 Nominations
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
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