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NEON Reveals Final Trailer for ‘Hokum’

by Thomas Tuna
written by Thomas Tuna

Moments ago, NEON released the final trailer for their upcoming feature Hokum. The preview, which can be seen below, shows Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) encountering something horrifying at a remote inn.

The official synopsis of the film reads “When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.”

Directed by Damian McCarthy, the film stars Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Will O’Connell, Michael Patric, Brendan Conroy, Austin Amelio, Ezra Carlisle, and Mallory Adams.

The film is set to arrive in theaters on May 1, 2026. Keep it locked to Horror News Network for more on Hokum.

Thomas A. Tuna is a comic book veteran who began his writing career back in the ’70s with Charlton Comics, contributing to such horror titles as Ghost Manor, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves and Ghostly Haunts. Most recently, he has served as a writer and editor (with more than a smattering of horror yarns) for such comic book websites as Hyper Epics and Red Moon Features. Some of his favorite horror flicks include Jaws, Salem’s Lot, Dracula (with Frank Langella) and Blade. His favorite horror comic books? Tomb of Dracula (by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan) and Swamp Thing (by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson).