‘Hokum’ Punctuates Its Tale of Grief With Unsettling Frights

Stuck trying to complete his latest book—a trilogy-capper whose arrival is so anticipated it’s teased on a magazine cover—American author Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) decides an inspirational detour is in order. As Hokum begins, he packs up his parents’ ashes and heads to Ireland, intent on depositing their remains in the forest near where they spent their honeymoon.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000750589","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"io9-reviews","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"io9-reviews","TAGS":"adam-scott,damian-mccarthy,hokum,oddity","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); His…

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