Review: Damian McCarthy's 'Hokum' Delivers Atmospheric Horror, Starring Adam Scott
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John Serba
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
Damian McCarthy's new horror film 'Hokum' (now on VOD) is reviewed as a highly effective, atmospheric haunted-hotel story starring Adam Scott. The review positions McCarthy alongside emerging horror auteurs like Zach Cregger and Osgood Perkins, noting his previous film 'Oddity' (2024) was also memorably atmospheric. The article suggests McCarthy may have a masterpiece in him soon.
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Jury's still out whether McCarthy is of Zach Cregger status or in the bubbling-under category next to Osgood Perkins, but this new film and its predecessor, 2024's memorably atmospheric Oddity, tell us the guy might have a masterpiece in him someday soon.
Severance/Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott anchors this compelling haunted-hotel story, playing an irascible writer who ends up in
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