Episode 117 - Hokum
About this episode
The episode discusses the film Hokum, exploring its themes of grief and hidden emotional wounds within a horror context.
🎬 Mindframes Show Notes Hokum (2026) Directed by: Damian McCarthy Written by: Damian McCarthy Starring: Adam Scott IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35628972/ Episode Summary In this episode of Mindframes , Michael and Dave discuss Hokum (2026), a slow-burn Irish folk horror film from Damian McCarthy centered on a cynical horror writer who travels to a haunted inn to scatter his parents' ashes—only to uncover hidden violence, buried grief, and a terrifying supernatural presence lurking within the hotel. The discussion explores the film's atmospheric craftsmanship, old-school suspense techniques, creature design, and overwhelming sense of dread. Along the way, the hosts compare Hokum to films like The Shining , Hereditary , The Witch , and Barbarian , while debating whether the film's emotional revelations are genuinely effective or too indebted to familiar Stephen King-style trauma storytelling. 🧠 Thematic Discussion Hokum explores the relationship between hidden spaces and hidden emotional wounds. The film presents grief as something buried, locked away, and left unresolved until it begins to poison both individuals and communities. Through the haunted architecture of the inn…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave Canfield, Michael Cockerill
Topics covered
- Irish folk horror
- grief and trauma
- supernatural elements
- suspense techniques
- emotional revelations
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Hokum, The Shining, Hereditary, The Witch, Barbarian
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