Hokum is a 2026 Irish folk-horror film about a novelist drawn into a witch legend at a remote inn.
At a glance
| Release date | May 1, 2026 (United States theaters); October 10, 2026 (Hulu) |
| Director | Damian McCarthy |
| Starring | Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Austin Amelio |
| Genre | Folk horror |
| Distributor | NEON |
Plot summary
Ohm Bauman, a reclusive novelist played by Adam Scott, goes to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes at the place they spent a honeymoon. The staff tell him an old witch haunts the honeymoon suite. A woman disappears. The visions that follow are tied to his own past, not only to the local story.
Spoiler section: the ending
The inn’s legend is not a story Ohm can research his way out of. The disappearance and the suite are the same problem. The film leaves him inside the confrontation rather than handing the witch a last speech.
Production and behind the scenes
McCarthy directed after Oddity. Producers include Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, and the Tailored Films team. NEON released it. Streaming debut is Hulu on October 10, 2026, after a May 1 theatrical opening.
Release and reception
Theatrical opening was May 1, 2026. Hulu date is October 10, 2026. Reviews treated it as an atmosphere piece in the line of McCarthy’s earlier films.
Cast
- Adam Scott as Ohm Bauman
- Peter Coonan
- David Wilmot
- Florence Ordesh
- Austin Amelio
Trivia
- The honeymoon suite is the haunted room, not the whole inn.
- It streams on Hulu starting October 10, 2026.
- Focus keyword: Hokum 2026.