Adam Scott Gets Terrified in HOKUM Trailer

'Hokum': Adam Scott is stalked by a witch in terrifying trailer for the NEON project

NEON revealed the official trailer for his new horror project, Hokumfrom the screenwriter and director Damian McCarthy (Caveat, Oddity). And from what we see in the preview… we are not prepared. McCarthy's new film delves deep into folk horror, with a story that follows novelist Ohm Bauman (played by Adam Scott of Severance), who retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, where he is consumed by stories of a witch who haunts the bri…

'Hocum' Trailer Previews Turnip Jack O' Lanterns in Irish Folk Horror Movie

We thought we could not be more excited for the next horror film from the director of Oddity, but then we saw the jack o’ lanterns in the official trailer that dropped today for the new Irish folk horror movie Hocum, including what appears to be some that are carved into turnips, as in how the ancient Halloween tradition began in Ireland. The official synopsis: “When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashe…

Adam Scott Gets Terrified in HOKUM Trailer

In his first two feature films—Caveat in 2020 and Oddity in 2024—Damian McCarthy has proven himself to be a master of cursed objects and messed-up locations. Be it a dilapidated house with a weird bunny toy or a mental asylum and a wooden homunculus, his horror sets a mood and creeps you out. We already saw in the initial teaser of his new film, Hokum, the uncanny strangeness of a…horse…person. In the full trailer, we see Adam Scott contending w…

Official trailer and poster for “HOKUM” take you into a very haunted hotel - Rue Morgue

Official trailer and poster for “HOKUM” take you into a very haunted hotel By MICHAEL GINGOLD The new film from the creator of ODDITY takes a deep dive into frightening folk horror. Neon releases HOKUM to theaters May 1. Written and directed by Damian McCarthy (ODDITY, CAVEAT), it stars Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric…

New Hokum Trailer: Adam Scott Faces Witch Legend in Damian McCarthy’s Coastal Horror

Neon has debuted a new official trailer for Hokum, the upcoming supernatural horror film from Irish writer-director Damian McCarthy, with “Severance” star Adam Scott taking the lead. The project follows McCarthy’s breakout success with Oddity, which premiered at SXSW and captured the festival’s Midnighter Audience Award, helping establish him as one of the more distinctive voices currently working […] The post New Hokum Trailer: Adam Scott Faces…