Hokum

Oh man, I love a good ghost story & writer/director Damian McCarthy’s HOKUM is certainly that. It’s a spooky, dark, compact, well acted, sometimes riveting, sometimes heartbreaking, and eventually down right terrifying, ghost story. Its quiet, unassuming, downright sneaky nature may result in it not exactly taking the world by storm but even better, it’s the type of creepfest that one could return to again and again for years to come when a supernatural fix is needed. My only complaint is that it was not released in the autumn season as it takes place on Halloween but I suppose you can’t have everything. I know I’ll be returning to it in Octobers to come because it’s that rare seasonal film that leans into the old school spirit of the holiday rather than the more commercial and garish presentation of it that’s more ubiquitous today. This is the type of haunting tale that stays with you and its attention to detail insures each viewing will likely deliver fresh discoveries. I love that…