Damian McCarthy’s horror film Hokum begins streaming on Hulu on October 10. The release date places the Irish ghost story exactly three weeks before Halloween.
Adam Scott stars as Ohm Bauman, a novelist who travels to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes. He becomes entangled in the staff’s stories about a witch said to occupy the honeymoon suite. The plot also involves a disappearance and a part of Bauman’s past he intended to avoid.
The supporting cast includes Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Brendan Conroy, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell, and Austin Amelio.
Hokum opened theatrically through NEON on May 1. It earned $6.4 million in its first weekend. The film received a B CinemaScore and a Certified Fresh rating.
This is McCarthy’s third feature and his first with an American lead. His 2020 film Caveat and 2024 film Oddity preceded this project. Oddity won the Midnighter audience award at SXSW and the same prize at Overlook.
Hokum premiered at SXSW in March. The film is now available for streaming on Hulu.