'I was always a fan': Damian McCarthy on having Severance star Adam Scott in his horror in West Cork

Hokum looks set to further augment the reputation of the rapidly-rising Bantry filmmaker, writes Esther McCarthy

Adam Scott in a scene from Hokum by Cork filmmaker Damian McCarthy. 

Shot in his native Bantry, Damian McCarthy’s last film, Oddity, was a major international hit, lauded by film critics as one of the spookiest horrors of the year in 2024.

It was the kind of success that proves to be a career changer — yet the former electrician turned filmmaker couldn’t have anticipated the actor at the top of his wishlist for his next film would soon be shooting in his backyard. Fresh off the streaming sensation and cultural phenomenon that was Severance, its star Adam Scott was one of the many film fans who had found — and loved — Oddity.