"Scott was "certainly" worried about going too far in the scenes that introduce Ohm to the audience. "I was like, 'Oh God, I hope they can stay with this guy,'" the actor tells Inverse. "Those first few scenes are pretty harsh.""
"McCarthy is well aware that any audience member might quietly be praying for Ohm to get humbled in the worst way possible after this scene. "From that point, then it's all about working his way back; winning back the audience.""
"Though Scott's character is knowingly tempting fate when he makes a toast "to bleak endings" at his hotel bar, McCarthy hesitated to grant him his wish. Hokum is a lot kinder than it had any right to be - give or take a few gruesome scares, and a trip to the gates of hell."
In horror narratives, protagonists typically need to be likable or relatable to engage the audience. The film features Ohm, a pretentious author portrayed by Adam Scott, who initially displays unlikable traits. His journey to a hotel in Ireland to scatter his parents' ashes reveals his menacing behavior. Both Scott and director Damian McCarthy express concern about maintaining audience connection with Ohm. The character's arc involves a struggle to redeem himself and win back the audience's favor, despite his dark tendencies and a toast to bleak endings.
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