# Hokum (2026)

> A prickly novelist's attempt to lay his parents' ashes to rest at a remote Irish inn awakens a witch-haunted nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7408835

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Damian McCarthy
- Cast: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O'Connell, Brendan Conroy, Ezra Carlisle
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35672862/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, brooding, darkly comic, late night horror viewing, rainy evening

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