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Hokum
A suffocating folk-horror nightmare drenched in icy grief, where ancient myths bleed through shadow-draped hotel halls, trapping a broken man inside the burning labyrinth of his own unatoned guilt.
Hokum
Hokum

"We've been expecting you."

29 April 2026 United States of America 108 min 6.9 (670)

Director: Damian McCarthy

Cast: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Will O'Connell

Horror The Burden of Unprocessed Guilt & Trauma Folklore as a Cloak for Human Evil Misanthropy and Cynicism as Emotional Shields Spiritual Atonement and Forgiveness
Budget: $5,000,000
Box Office: $24,117,049

Hokum — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

It's all complete hokum.
— Ohm Bauman

Context

Delivered at the hotel bar while discussing the legend of the locked honeymoon suite with Fiona and Alby.

Meaning

Encapsulates Ohm's rigid skepticism toward local folklore while providing the film's title.

If they could find a skull, it would mean hope.
— Ohm Bauman

Context

Heard during the opening desert sequence and typed in his hotel room.

Meaning

Establishes the literary motif of finding hope within a barren desert, echoing Ohm's internal emotional journey.

She isn't here to hurt you. She wants you to live.
— Jerry / Ohm's Mother

Context

Spoken inside the honeymoon suite during Ohm's ghost confrontation.

Meaning

Represents the central emotional turning point, releasing Ohm from the guilt of his mother's accidental death.

You thought you were hiding behind a legend... but the legend was waiting for you.
— Ohm Bauman

Context

The climax in the hotel catacombs as the hotel burns around them.

Meaning

Highlights the irony of Mal using folklore to hide a murder, only to fall victim to the very supernatural forces he dismissed.

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