The ultimate trailer for Hokum, a horror movie starring Adam Scott as a reclusive novelist who goes to an Irish inn that has a surprisingly giant variety of lifeless goats round it, lets us know in no unsure phrases that this film will scare the socks off of you.

(It additionally delivers the right backhanded menace: “Go residence, when you nonetheless seem like your passport image.” Sick burn—NO ONE seems to be good in a passport photograph!)

The Neon movie comes from writer-director Damian McCarthy, whose earlier credit embrace Caveat and Oddity. In it, Scott’s character is on the inn to scatter his dad and mom’ ashes. Whereas there, he finds out one of many lodge’s employees is lacking (and there are a bunch of lifeless goats scattered round, if the trailer is any indication), and that the inn is/was the house of an historical evil witch.

The movie seems to be like strong horror fare from the trailer, and it’s fascinating to see Scott (Severance, Parks and Recreation) play an unlikable character the viewers in the end roots for. The film additionally apparently has one thing for everybody—whereas the ultimate trailer doesn’t mirror this, McCarthy has stated that the movie has some good laughs, not simply evil chortles from the traditional witch taking over area in Ohm’s room on the inn.

Along with Scott, Hokum stars Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Will O’Connell, and Michael Patric. It premieres in theaters on Could 1, 2026.

Take a look at the ultimate trailer beneath.