WATCH: Trailer creeps in for Irish horror, Hokum

December 17th, 2025 by Marc Comments

Hokum is a film written and directed by Damian McCarthy and stars Adam Scott (Severance), writes Phil at Live for Films.

When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind.


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Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.

Principal photography took place in West Cork in Ireland in 2025.

Hokum hits US cinemas on 1st May 2025.

Watch the trailer:


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