Damian McCarthy has created some serious nightmare fuel with his horror movies but after “Hokum” he has plans for one more before moving onto a new genre…
Damian McCarthy has a reputation for making some of the creepiest and most terrifying horror films in recent history with his latest nightmare fuel being unleashed on May 1 with the release of “Hokum.”
But despite gaining quite a popular following after receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews for his first two horror films “Caveat” and “Oddity,” the Irish writer and director is already plotting his move to a new genre. In fact, McCarthy revealed that he already has an idea for his next horror film but that is also expected to be his final horror film.
“I definitely want to make one more out-and-out horror film just to see if I can take everything I’ve learned and apply it,” McCarthy told Polygon.
“Something’s kind of clicked with me now. If I was to do it again, I’d put everything into it, and then I think I’d move on.”
That’s probably devastating news for horror fans who have come to admire McCarthy’s original horror stories with high expectations and great reviews thus far for “Hokum” ahead of its release on Friday.
While you can obviously never say never when it comes to a filmmaker’s plans for the future, McCarthy says he already has an idea in mind that he wants to map out for his next movie, which could end up as his best considering everything he’s learned from making his first three films.
“It’s self-contained, almost like a classic haunted house movie,” McCarthy said. “Somebody just cannot leave a property. I think there’s something really fun about that.”
As much as McCarthy wants the chance to flex his creative muscles and make a different kind of film after plans for his next horror movie, he always wants the chance to scare audiences. So while “Hokum” and his next planned project might be his final true horror films, McCarthy expects he’ll always find a way to terrify the audience even if he’s moved onto a different genre.
“I’d always like to stay in horror somewhat,” McCarthy said. “So even if I make a crime movie, there’s still that element of horror in there.”
“Hokum” lands in theaters nationwide on Friday. Check out the trailer below:
