15 Movies to Watch After 'Hokum'

Hokum review: a gothic chiller set in a creepy Irish hotel that expertly weaves horror tropes

We are used to seeing the excellent Adam Scott (Severance, Parks and Recreation) in likeable nice guy roles. In Hokum, however, he plays a curmudgeonly and prickly bestselling novelist called Ohm Bauman. Deliberating over the ending to his series of popular novels, Bauman has decided to take a trip to the rural Irish inn where his parents stayed on their honeymoon, to scatter their ashes. The remote Bilberry Woods Hotel in the off-season is a fa…

15 Movies to Watch After 'Hokum'

The journey into the fog-drenched landscapes of Ireland and the "puzzle box" terrors of Hokum invites a closer look at films that bridge the gap between psychological grief and supernatural dread. These stories utilize isolated settings and decaying environments to mirror the internal collapse of characters grappling with loss and the weight of the unknown.From the ritualistic folklore of rural communities to the claustrophobic corridors of haun…

5 horror movies made by comedy stars to watch after Adam Scott's new scary flick Hokum

Big Screen Spotlight | As Adam Scott's new horror film Hokum hits theaters, here are 5 more times comedy stars swapped laughs for screams

‘Hokum’ Interview: Damian McCarthy Knows What Scares You

'Hokum' / Courtesy of Neon Watch out, because filmmaker Damian McCarthy has a knife. And with it, he’s quickly carving out a distinctly terrifying space for himself within the world of modern horror. Across only three feature films, the Irish director has demonstrated a sharp wielding of atmosphere and a commitment to delivering nightmarish, old-school dread. With his third feature, Hokum, only in theaters May 1, that momentum shows zero signs o…

9 Haunted Horror Movie Hotels We’d Hate To Stay In

With Damian McCarthy's haunted hotel horror HOKUM hitting theaters tomorrow, we're taking a trip to some of the genre's most lethal lodgings. Don't bother unpacking.

‘Hokum’ Gets Creepy Final Posters; In Theaters Tonight

From writer-director Damian McCarthy (Oddity, Caveat), Oddity checks into theaters tonight from Neon. To celebrate, we have a creepy final poster, along with character posters of Adam Scott (“Severance”) David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), and Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”). Scott stars in the horror film as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the st…