Adam Scott is Haunted in Ireland in ‘Hokum’ Horror Film Teaser Trailer

by Alex Billington
December 15, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Long, long ago… deep in the woods… there lived a witch!” Neon has revealed a first look teaser trailer for a new Irish horror film called Hokum, currently set for release in May 2026 – kicking off the summer movie season next year with something extra spooky. This is the highly anticipated follow-up from Irish director Damian McCarthy after his frightening wooden man horror Oddity from last year. An author travels to a remote part of Ireland to spread the ashes of his deceased parents, unaware that his rented accommodation – an Irish inn – could be haunted by a vengeful witch. American actor Adam Scott (who is 1/4 Irish) stars as horror writer Ohm Bauman; with David Wilmot, Austin Amelio, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, Michael Patric, and Will O’Connell. Whoa! Horror fans have to see this trailer. This is a scary, clever, freaky first look teaser with all the flashes of this unsettling footage and some very weird hints. Check it out.

Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Damian McCarthy’s horror film Hokum, from Neon’s YouTube:

When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the most darkest corners of his past. Hokum is written and directed by Irish genre filmmaker Damian McCarthy, director of the films Caveat and Oddity previously, and many other shorts. Produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Derek Dauchy, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Mairtín de Barra; made by Cweature Features, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Tailored Films, Spooky Pictures. This hasn’t premiered at any festivals or elsewhere (yet). Neon debuts McCarthy’s Hokum horror in US theaters on May 1st, 2026 to kick off the summer season. Scary?

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