Hokum (2026)
We've been expecting you.
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 29 April 2026 |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Director | Damian McCarthy |
| Starring | Adam Scott, Peter Coonan and David Wilmot |
| Runtime | 108 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | TMDB users 6.8/10 |
| Budget | $5 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Hokum is a 2026 horror thriller directed by Damian McCarthy. It runs 108 minutes, which is just enough time for a novel to stop being a retreat and start being a trap. Adam Scott plays Ohm Bauman, a writer who goes to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes. Instead, he finds the honeymoon suite haunted by a witch and a disappearance that forces him to face his own history. The tagline is "We've been expecting you." It is a story about how the past does not let you leave.
What the critics said
Critics embraced it with the enthusiasm of people who finally got a good scare. Rotten Tomatoes reports 90% positive reviews from 199 critics, averaging 7.4 out of 10. Metacritic assigns a weighted score of 76, landing in the "generally favorable" range. The consensus calls it a classic haunted house story that cements Damian McCarthy as a modern master of horror. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a B.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $5 million. The worldwide total came to $25 million. That is a 5x return, which cinema accountants call a hit and everyone else calls a Tuesday. In the US and Canada, it pulled in $17 million, with the rest coming from other territories. On TMDB, users rate it 6.8 out of 10.
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Sources
- Hokum on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q133397105 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Hokum (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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