Hokum (2026) | Damian McCarthy has a formula, and it's still scary as hell

About this episode

The episode discusses the horror film 'Hokum' and its themes of trauma and witchcraft.

A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch. Combine trauma, witchcraft, and creepy bunnies for a Damian McCarthy soup content warning at 12:47 spoilers begin at 14:32 ghostbeast.com check our Youtube and TikTok for video content music provided by The F-use support us at ghostbeast.bigcartel.com and merchyeah.com/ghostbeast contact us at podcast@ghostbeast.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd, Becca

Topics covered

• horror
• witchcraft
• trauma
• film review
• scary content

Keywords

• Hokum
• Damian McCarthy
• horror film
• witchcraft
• creepy bunnies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hokum

Places: Irish inn

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