‘Severance’ Star’s Spooky ‘Shining’ Replacement Is Officially Hulu’s #1 Hit
Hokum, a horror film starring Severance actor Adam Scott, has become Hulu’s most-watched film after arriving on the service this week. Its success adds to renewed interest in haunted-house stories, including The Shining, and shows how a critically praised independent film can find a streaming audience.
Directed by Damian McCarthy, the film follows a writer who visits a remote Irish hotel to scatter his parents’ ashes, where he encounters possible supernatural forces. Hokum earned a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score and made $25 million worldwide against a reported $5 million budget; FlixPatrol ranks it ahead of Hocus Pocus 2, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Coraline on Hulu.
- Adam Scott’s Hokum is now Hulu’s most-watched film.
- The haunted-house horror has a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score.
- It grossed $25 million worldwide on a reported $5 million budget.
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Horror films often build suspense around haunted places, where unexplained events may have a supernatural cause. The Shining is a well-known example: a writer staying at an isolated hotel encounters frightening forces, a premise that has helped make haunted-house stories a lasting part of popular culture.
Hokum is directed by Damian McCarthy and stars Adam Scott, known for the television series Severance. It follows a writer who travels to a remote hotel in Ireland to scatter his parents’ ashes and faces events that may have a supernatural explanation.
The film was made independently, with a reported budget of $5 million, and earned $25 million worldwide. Its reception and later success on a streaming service illustrate how films made on smaller budgets can reach wider audiences after their cinema release.
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