Damian McCarthy's Hokum has been 10 years in the making
Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy discusses his latest horror film Hokum, a decade in the making, which follows a writer encountering a malevolent witch at a remote Irish hotel. The film continues McCarthy's tradition of atmospheric, location-driven horror seen in his earlier works Caveat and Oddity. He attributes his success in crafting effective jump scares to a combination of genre familiarity, instinct, and careful planning.
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Follow Followed Like Thread Link copied to clipboard Add us on By Jake Kleinman Published Apr 30, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT The Irish filmmaker behind Oddity and Caveat reveals how he cast Adam Scott, why he loves witches, and the secret to a good jump scare { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": "1", "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position":"2", "name": "Interview", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/interviews/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position":"3", "name": "Damian McCarthy's new horror masterpiece Hokum has been 10 years in the making", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/hokum-director-interview-damian-mccarthy/" } ] } Damian McCarthy's new horror masterpiece Hokum has…
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