Adam Scott’s Hokum is the latest horror obsession for fans, as the supernatural film is all set to hit theaters on the first of May. Like a lot of horror films, fans are wondering if they should sit through the credits for an extra treat and if the film leaves something for the viewers, a post-credits scene.
So the first thing to answer, clearly, is that based on all available reviews and coverage of Hokum ahead of its release, there is no confirmed post-credits scene. Reviewers have called its final scene one that could not have been any better, suggesting the film wraps with intention and closure rather than a dangling hook.
What is Adam Scott’s Hokum about?
Adam Scott stars as Ohm Bauman, a bitter alcoholic novelist who travels to the remote Billberry Woods Hotel in Ireland to procrastinate on finishing the last book in his popular Conquistador series. While there, he also plans to scatter his parents’ ashes at the site of their honeymoon.
Then we meet Cob, the man in the hotel who tells Ohm a horror story about the honeymoon suite. The suite is apparently haunted by a Cailleach, an Irish folklore figure representing an old woman or hag connected to winter and the supernatural. Despite several warnings, Ohm pays no heed.
On the other hand, there’s also tragedy in Ohm’s past. When he was a kid, he accidentally shot and killed his mother, which eventually led to him having a strained relationship with his father, who was an alcoholic. This triggered years of self-loathing for Ohm, and the haunted hotel becomes the place where all of this collides.
What happens at the end of Hokum?
Adam Scott’s Ohm attempts to kill himself but ends up surviving, but he soon wakes up and is caught between another tragedy. One thing leads to another, and he ends up in the last place he should be at: the honeymoon suite, where horror lurks.
An important part of the film is a story that Ohm is writing, which starts the film and, in the end, ends the film. The story involves a Conquistador who is stranded in a desert with a child. Apparently, there’s a map inside the child’s head, and the Conquistador contemplates breaking a bottle over the child’s head to retrieve it. This represents Ohm’s belief that he must destroy his own vulnerability to survive his guilt. By the end, as he recovers in a hospital bed, he changes the scene entirely: In his new version, the child in the story doesn’t accept the hit and instead throws the bottle away, rejecting the Conquistador’s violence. This shift is the emotional spine of the whole film, representing Ohm’s hard-won move toward self-acceptance.
The film comes from Damian McCarthy, who has previously made Oddity and Caveat. It’s also refreshing to see Adam Scott in a horror role, specifically as he’s most known for his role in Severance. All in all, it’s a movie worth watching, if nothing else but for Adam Scott’s haunting performance.
Hokum will be in theaters on May 1, 2026.
Edited by Nibir Konwar