In the satisfying new horror movie Hokum, Adam Scott plays a misanthropic writer who takes his parents’ ashes to the lonely Irish inn where they honeymooned many years ago. There’s just a few things dampening his stay: surly staff, a local eccentric and a witch haunting the hotel. Hokum was directed by Damian McCarthy, known for making similarly spooky films like Caveat and Oddity.
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