Hokum (2026) – Review: A Masterclass in Pure Irish Dread

There is a beautiful irony in a film called Hokum turning out to be one of the most genuinely terrifying, meticulously crafted slices of slow-burn folk horror to hit screens in years. When a movie explicitly names itself after a word that means “nonsense” or “trite rubbish,” it is practically daring critics to sharpen their knives. Yet, writer-director Damian McCarthy—the…