Hokum is a horror film starring Adam Scott in a never-before-seen role. The actor will essay the role of ‘Ohm’, a troubled writer grappling with painful memories and regret. However, things take a turn when he checks in at an Irish hotel tied to his parents’ past. While unsettling, the film is rich in emotional depth, focusing on ‘Ohm’s’ inner struggles and delivering an ending which most of us didn’t expect. Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Inside the nefarious force of a witch in Hokum
The film centres around a witch who is presented as a mysterious supernatural force tied to a local legend. For the unversed, this witch is believed to drag lost souls into a nightmarish afterlife, and had been contained in the hotel’s abandoned wedding suite by the former owner. While the film doesn’t delve into the witch’s details, she isn’t the true villain of the story but rather a symbol of inevitable death. Which brings us to our real antagonist: the hotel’s manager, ‘Mal’, whose actions drive the conflict, highlighting the contrast between human malice and the witch’s more elemental and inevitable presence.
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