Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- brooding
- darkly comic
- late night horror viewing
- rainy evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and well cast, while noting that its slow, meandering pacing sometimes weakens the horror tension.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story centers on a haunted Irish inn said to be associated with a witch and uses a remote rural setting.
Ohm travels to Ireland to scatter his parents' ashes, while the family's past and supernatural disturbances converge around the inn and a significant tree.
Novelist Ohm Bauman arrives while completing the final volume of his celebrated trilogy and becomes entangled in the inn's haunting.
The remote country hotel is presented as notably quirky and unsettling, with characters including Mal, Jerry, Fiona, and Alby shaping its atmosphere.
Films like Hokum, and why
1408
Shared haunted-property horror, psychological unease, and an isolated protagonist confronting supernatural disturbances.
Grave Encounters
Shared found-footage-adjacent haunted-location atmosphere, escalating paranormal encounters, and an isolated hotel setting.
The Wicker Man
Shared folk horror, Irish setting, witchcraft, rural isolation, and disturbing local legend.
The Shining
Shared writer protagonist, remote lodging, grief-haunted isolation, and supernatural psychological pressure.
Movie Details
- Director
- Damian McCarthy
- Release Date
- 2026-04-29
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (886)
Cast
- Adam Scott
- Peter Coonan
- David Wilmot
- Florence Ordesh
- Michael Patric
- Will O'Connell
- Brendan Conroy
- Ezra Carlisle
- Austin Amelio
- Mallory Adams
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hokum about?
- A prickly novelist's attempt to lay his parents' ashes to rest at a remote Irish inn awakens a witch-haunted nightmare.
- What is Hokum like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hokum as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hokum violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hokum as mild.
- What did critics think of Hokum?
- Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and well cast, while noting that its slow, meandering pacing sometimes weakens the horror tension.
- Which films are like Hokum?
- Films with a similar feel include 1408, Grave Encounters, The Wicker Man, and The Shining.
- How long is Hokum?
- Hokum runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hokum?
- In United States, Hokum is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
