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Final trailer for Damian McCarthy’s “HOKUM” will haunt you

Monday, April 20, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Check into a hotel where you may not check out.

HOKUM, the latest film from writer/director Damian McCarthy (ODDITY, CAVEAT), is coming exclusively to theaters May 1 from Neon. Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric and Will O’Connell star; the synopsis: “When novelist Ohm Bauman [Scott] 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.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).