The Extremely-Creepy First Glimpse Of Neon’s New Supernatural Horror Is Half Of Keeper’s Previews

Osgood Perkins’ newest horror film Keeper was secretive in its advertising, and for good motive. The deliberately perplexing trailers promised a thriller on the coronary heart of an unsettling romance, and whereas opinions have not been variety to Keeper, there’s undoubtedly loads of slow-burn pressure constructed over the film’s runtime.

There may be additionally some really creepy and disturbing imagery that can persist with you lengthy after the credit roll. Keeper‘s third act and ending, specifically, paid off the thriller on the film’s heart in what some will discover to be a surprising method, given there have been only a few hints in regards to the final path it was heading coming into the film.

Nonetheless, previous to the film’s starting, many audiences have been handled to the everyday slew of theatrical trailers for upcoming films, together with one with imagery that may have made a extra lasting impression with its personal unsettling photographs. It was the primary time that this trailer had been seen, as there was no on-line launch previous to Keeper‘s launch, but it surely kicked up the hype for a undertaking that has been gestating for months.

The Trailer For Damien McCarthy’s Hokum Is Taking part in Earlier than Many Screenings Of Keeper

The trailer for Hokum reveals just about nothing in regards to the film in addition to the title, it was positively laden with horror imagery revealed in fast succession. On-line dialogue boards like Reddit have been abuzz with feedback that the Hokum trailer was the very best a part of Keeper, and whereas that might not be honest to Keeper, it speaks to the extent of impression the 30–40-second trailer had.

Hokum is due out in 2026, though no formal launch date has been revealed but, provided that rising horror powerhouse Neon simply acquired the film in August 2025. Along with the extremely creepy first trailer, which is anticipated to debut on-line briefly order, there are quite a lot of indicators that Hokum might be successful when it lastly debuts in theaters.

Director Damian McCarthy is capturing Hokum in his hometown of West Cork, Eire, and whereas he is comparatively new to cinema, he is proven loads of promise. His low-budget function movie debut Caveat (2020) was well-received by critics, whereas his breakthrough follow-up, the haunting Irish horror movie Oddity, was on many “better of” lists by the tip of 2024.

Per Deadline, the film shall be anchored by horror/thriller veteran and Severance star Adam Scott, who will star as a reclusive creator who travels to Eire to scatter his dad and mom’ ashes, solely to seek out that the inn he is staying at is tormented by the malevolent spirit of an historical witch. The intimate setting ought to permit Scott to actually shine, and supply McCarthy with an ideal folks horror canvas on which to color.

It appears unlikely that Hokum has an exorbitant price range, however with the hype of McCarthy’s identify connected after the success of Oddity mixed with the star energy of Adam Scott, Hokum looks as if a surefire wager for profitability. I am much more enthusiastic about it after seeing the primary few photographs of the film forward of Keeper, which definitely did persist with me even when they have been solely transient flashes with no context.