Dost thou loveth "Hocus Pocus"? Then today's blog post is for thee!
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I honestly don’t remember the first time I saw “Hocus Pocus”, but I know it immediately fell in love. To me, it is the pinnacle of Halloween storytelling. The film has everything: it’s set on Halloween in Salem, MA. There are killer trick-or-treating scenes. It’s an adventure! The villains are witches, and there is an amazing cemetery where all the best action in the story takes place.
What more could you want from a Halloween story?
Not much, I would argue, except maybe to live inside that story all year long. And today, we’re going to try to do that for one very important reason: July 16, 2018 celebrates the 25th anniversary of the film’s release.
(Oh yes, my friends, this film was released in the dead of July, not October. Shocking, right? But I think that just adds to its charm in being a cult classic.)
So how do we live inside “Hocus Pocus” all year? Well, short of visiting the filming locations across Salem (my girl Alyse at ThingsToDoInSalem.com has them for you here), you can always load yourself up on the clever movie-themed goodies that are available!
Today I’m sharing 30+ of my favorites, plus giving you a chance to win 10 of them, plus a few surprises! Keep reading for the giveaway details.
30+ Things You Need if You Love “Hocus Pocus”:
Click on any image or title for the purchase link.
Black Flame Candle Enamel Pin – $10
A virgin lit the candle…was it you? Step up your pin game with this black flame candle enamel pin.
“Hocus Pocus & the All-New Sequel” – $9.03
Did you grab a copy of the novelized version of “Hocus Pocus”…plus a new sequel that follows Max and Allison’s daughter, Poppy? Can’t wait to read mine! (BTW, if you love reading Halloween books you need to read this post.)
“Hocus Pocus in Focus” by Aaron Wallace – $15.95
And as long as you’re reading “Hocus Pocus”, you should grab a copy of this book filled with behind-the-scenes stories, theories and more on the film.
It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus Shower Frosting – $12.95
This apple cider-scented shower frosting is just the thing to make your bathroom a fall wonderland! Also check out Wonderland Magic Bath Co.’s Sanderson Sistas shower frosting for more fall faves (cranberry, apple and pumpkin!).
Come Little Children sign – $30
Immortalize Sarah’s siren song that lures the children of Salem to the Sanderson Sisters’ home with this wood sign.
Sanderson Sisters Tee – $22+
Show your love for your favorite brewers of hocus pocus with this graphic tee.
Lost Soul Enamel Pin – $10
My favorite ghouls over at Two Ghouls Press have some killer “Hocus Pocus” merch, including this Billy Butcherson enamel pin!
Salem Witches Pennant – $13
Also from Two Ghouls Press, everyone’s favorite witches from Salem on a pennant banner! And you know how I love a good pennant banner…
Mary Throw Pillow – $19.99
Last Halloween season, Spirit Halloween released a killer collection of “Hocus Pocus” goodies which are still (or once again!) available on their website. You can also grab the Sarah and Winnie throw pillows.
“Hocus Pocus” Blind Pack Keychains – $7.99
If you scored on of these last Halloween, consider yourself lucky! It was nearly impossible to hunt them down and even harder to find the full collection. I managed to score a Dani and Binx, but you can take your chances with what’s available online for the time being.
“Hocus Pocus” Pop Figures – $36 for set, $12.99 each
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock this past week, Spirit Halloween is exclusively selling Sanderson Sister Funko Pop figures this season! You can pre-order them now – all three sisters are available for $36 or you can buy Sarah, Winifred and Mary for $12.99 each.
“Hocus Pocus” Candle – $9.99
Also from Spirit is this candle featuring Thackery Binx and the spell that turned him into a black cat.
Sanderson Sisters Fleece Blanket – $29.99
One more goodie from Spirit Halloween! I love the design on this fleece blanket. It’d be perfect for curling up under, enjoying a mug of pumpkin tea and watching my fave Halloween movie. (Y’know, if it ever got cool enough in Texas during October…)
Thackery Binx is my Spirit Animal Tee – $22
Show your love for the REAL hero of “Hocus Pocus” with this adorable spirit animal tee.
“Hocus Pocus” Tank Top – $19.99
Or show your love for the Sanderson Sisters with this word art tank!
Thackery Binx Throw Pillow – $26.95
Wouldn’t this be the perfect addition to your living room for Halloween season…or even all year long?
Dani Art Print – $8+
How cute is this art print immortalizing Dani with a nod to the Morton Salt Girl?
“Hocus Pocus” Bath Bomb Trio – $7.50
Brew up your own fun with these clever “Hocus Pocus”-themed bath bombs from Pixie Dust Grotto!
Handpainted “Hocus Pocus” Mug – $16
Perfect for drinking my morning brew out of!
Black Flame Candle – $12
Virgins beware! Great harm may befall you should you light this candle.
“Hocus Pocus” Kitchen Towel – $13
Kitchen towels are always my weakness when it comes to Halloween decor, and I love this embroidered towel.
Sarah Sanderson Minimalist Print – $10+
I’ve always loved the Sanderson Sisters’ wardrobe, and these minimalist prints that focus on their costumes are perfection. Check out Winifred and Mary too.
“Hocus Pocus” Art Print – $10+
One more art print because I couldn’t resist these caricatures of the sisters.

Dani Dennison T-Shirt – $23+
I love this Dani T-shirt design with some serious 90s beach vibes.
Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus Leggings – $23+
These would be the perfect Halloween leggings to throw on after work in October…or, y’know, all year long.
Booooook Patch – $8.50
Need a bit of “Hocus Pocus” flair for your backpack, denim vest or a jacket?

“Hocus Pocus” Prayer Candles – $33 for set
Worship the Sanderson Sisters? Now you can with these prayer candles from The Eternal Flame.
Booook Enamel Pin – $9.75
I love all the detail to this enamel pin, from the infamous spell book to the black flame candle.
“Hocus Pocus” Mood Mug – $14+
This mug is so simple yet so perfect. This is my look before my morning coffee.
“Hocus Pocus”-Inspired Art Print – $19.99
When this was released as a T-shirt design with Cavity Colors last year, I fell IN. LOVE. But I missed my chance to buy! It’s good to know I can still grab this incredible art as a print.
Billy the Zombie Coffin – $25
The detail on this coffin inspired by Billy is nothing short of perfection. I love the colors and the creativity behind this piece, which would be perfect on a shelf, added to a vignette or to keep on your dresser to store a few treasures all year long.
Amuck Amuck Amuck Print – $5
Cauldron of Color has a ton of amazing pieces, and this “Hocus Pocus” mural is no exception.

Shhh! I’m Watching “Hocus Pocus” Wine Glass – $18
The Burlap Wine Sack released a series of “Hocus Pocus”-inspired wine glasses last year, and they are all so good! This one is my favorite, though.
“Hocus Pocus” Candle and Bath Bombs – $22.95
Each one of these bath bombs has a unique scent for each sister, as does the candle.
It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus T-Shirt – $16.99
This one might not be outright “Hocus Pocus”-themed, but I love the font, colors and saying. And really…isn’t it all just a bunch of hocus pocus? ??

“Hocus Pocus” Garland – $14.75
How perfect is this garland? It would be perfect for a “Hocus Pocus”-themed Halloween party!
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Win a “Hocus Pocus” Prize Pack from Spooky Little Halloween
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Hocus Pocus”, I’m giving away 10 of the items featured in this post…plus a few bonus surprises! Here’s what you could win:
- The Burlap Wine Sack Shhh! I’m watching Hocus Pocus wine glass
- Cauldron of Color Amuck Amuck Amuck art print
- The Eternal Flame prayer candle set
- Pixie Dust Grotto bath bomb trio
- Two Ghouls Press pennant, Lost Soul pin and small pinback set
- Wonderland Magic Bath Co. It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus and Sanderson Sisters mini shower frostings
- “Hocus Pocus”-inspired handmade bracelets from Candace
- “Hocus Pocus & the All-New Sequel” from Miranda of Spooky Little Halloween
- Plus 2-3 surprise “Hocus Pocus” goodies from Miranda’s personal Halloween collection
How to Enter:
Leave a comment on this post telling me why you love “Hocus Pocus”.
Then, for extra chances to win (and you have a LOT of extra chances here – 19 to be exact – so take full advantage of them!) visit or follow me and all my giveaway sponsors at the links in the box below! Each verified visit or follow equals one additional entry for you:
The giveaway closes Monday, July 23, 2018 at 12:01 a.m.
A winner will then be drawn at random and announced on Spooky Little Halloween’s Twitter, Facebook AND Instagram accounts on Tuesday, July 24 no later than 1:30 p.m. CST (Convert to your local time.) The winner will also receive an email notifying them of their win with additional instructions for claiming their “Hocus Pocus” Prize Pack.
Best of luck!
Happy haunting,

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Susie L.
Oh my gosh, this is my favorite halloween movie of all time. i’m not one for super scary or gory movies so this one ticks my boxes – it’s spooky, but most importantly it’s fun and funny. bette midler is just amazing in this role. i love anything rooted in the lore of salem and the witch trials so this one gets bonus points for the setting alone. and i’ve always wanted to live in that gorgeous victorian house that danny and max move into! sigh. is it halloween yet?
Rachel Orellana
I love Hocus Pocus! It’s part of my regular spooky-lite rotation with The Addams Family, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, and some others that I can share with my son.
Olga gutierrez
Hocus pocus is an all time fave since my youngin days! WatcHing it eveRy year not only on halloween Takes me back To the days where i wasnt adulting lol you know the good old day!. A movie I wIll neve get tired Of ????
Rachel
I LOVE HOCUS POCUS! IT’S IN ROTATION WITH THE ADDAMS FAMILY, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BEETLEJUICE, AND OTHERS AS PART OF MY SPOOKY-LITE ROUTINE THAT I HAVE WITH MY SON.
Tiffany R.
I was never a big fan of hocus pocus until my daughter fell in love with the movie at 2 years old! We watch this one all the time, and she loves pretending she’s Dani. We also affectionately refer to each other as jerkface (saying “I love you, jerkface” was fun to get a reaction out of her grandparents, haha!)
William Prosser
Great Article, I might have clicked on a few links and will now be ordering them…. :P good luck everyone too! so many great hocus pocus prizes. <3
LiSa B
Hocus pocus is my all time fave! I watch it a few times every halloween season (trust me my husband isnt pleaSed lol). What i love most about it is the storytelling. It really does encompaSs eveRything halloween shoUld be. They dont make movies like that anymore. It reminds me of a simpler time in My life. Movies like hocus pocus, halloweentown, double double toil and trouble (with the olsen twins). It reminds me of youth, trick or treating at night, telling scary stories, everything seeming so grand in childhood. Its definitely a classic!
Laura McCartney
I love hocus pocus because it’s a movie that I can watch with my kids and it’s family friendly
Michele
One of my all time favorite halloween movies along with the addams faMily. This movie reminds me of my childhood and the feeling of excitement for fall/halloween. I always love that they play it multiple Times on freeform For 13 nights of halloween. This movie never gets old. It’s a classic!
Karistan Cooper
I have always loved Hocus Pocus because I enjoy all things witchy! One of my favorite memories is watching this movie with my cousin all throughout the year. :)
Joanna
Hocus Pocus has been one of my favorite movies since i saw it in the movie theatre as a kid. last halloween i introduced it to my kids, and my daughter loves it so much that when she recently got two kittens she named them dani and binx! for us it’s the perfect halloween (and year round) movie.
Bett Laskowski
I love Hocus Pocus!!! Its extra spooky, and extra fun! THe real reason why it’s my top 3 favorite movie is because ive always been a huuuuuge fan of Bette Midler! Infact thats how i got the Name Bett! My mom was always obsessed eith her, sO she started calling me that also! Plus, she sings, like me! Ive always had a huge love for the theatre, and Midler is a huge inspiration. The movie is also really funny, which is a hige win!
Any movie with witches, set on halloween,singing, and humoR will always be a favorite in my booooooooooooooooook!
Jena
Hocus pocus Is just obe or thise movies you can watch over and over again and never get tired oF it. Then i went to salem state college and was able to see Some of The sites that are in the movie and it made it even more special!
Ashley Voltz
I adore hocus pocus because it puts me in the mood for the fall season. In my ideal world, it would be set up just like Salem in the hocus pocus movie year round. I love the feelings and warmth the movie brings to my soul, and that tingly feeling in my arms and legs that reminds me how magical the fall and Halloween is!
Ellysha D
I love hocus pocus because it gives me all the feelings of fall and halloween. I especially love the setting of the film with the leaves, pumpkins and all the colours. It is one of my all time favourites. ????????????
Diana
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for a chance to wiN!
I love Hocus Pocus because BinX rocks my world! Also, bette midler singing “i put a spell on you” gives me life!
Bonus side efect: Imagining all the awkward real-life Conversations wheN parents have to explain the worD “virgin” to their Children.
Jillian
Ah, this is so cool! Hocus pocus is my go to halloween movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. I adore salem, MA so much and in fact, i got in engaged in salem. this is such an incredible giveway! i am about to just throw my money away at these shops!
Ally Pfeiffer
Hocus Pocus is the epitome of Halloween movies. It incorporates everything that a great movie, but especially a Halloween movie, needs. There is comedy, just enough scare and a wonderful cast and soundtrack that brings everything together. I have seen many Halloween movies in my time but this will always be my favorite.
Ward
I don’t Rememeber the First time i saw hocus Pocus either. It has been my fav halloween movie since i was young though! My plan is to dress as winifred sanderson in drag this year!!! I watch the movie all times of the year and so wish they had done a sequeal.
Jacky
I love hocus pocus, because it is the first Halloween movie I remember Watching! We watch it every year on Halloween and more, so some of my happiest memories come from watching this movie with friends and family. Plus, hocus pocus is what started my love of witches & black cats.
This movie is Halloween for Me. It is Magic!
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Kathleen
Hocus Pocus has become a family tradition. Somehow ‘magically’ it never gets old or fails to make us laugh.
Megan w
Hocus-pocus is one of my all time favorite movies. I love that it takes PLACE in Salem, shows a small glips of the witch trials, the witch’s, costumes, music, special FX, story line. All of it is amazing. I love most of all it’s a movie I can watch with my son.
Sandra
Happy birthday hoCus poCus! It is so amazIng that this movie means so much to so many
People out there, including me.
We didn’t have a movie theater in town as a kId, but i remember renting this one as soon as it came out on Vhs! It was one of the Rare movies that my parents, my grandma, my sister and i could all agree on To watch anytime and loved it. It was a crowd pleaser in my house. i have so
Many cherished memories Watching it with my whole family (including when it wasn’t halloween season!)
On a more hilarious Note, Thackery binx in his flOwy whIte shirt had me feeling some kind of way as a younGling that i hadn’t totally felt beFore! ???? Thanks Binx!
Stephanie
I really fell in love with hocus pocus when I was 10 or 11. i spent the summer at my step-sister’s babysitting my step-niece. It was almost then end of the summer AND hocus pocus aired on tv one night and i couldn’t miss it. Since then i have watched it yearly and have since purchased the dvd. I now watch it whenever i can and have seen it at least 2 or 3 this year already. I love THE movie because it is magical and the feeling of warmth and innocence i get whenever i WATCH. It will always be one that will be in the rotation.
Rachael
Man, where do I start? I just adore Hocus pocus for the sheer Magic of it. I’ve loved it since I was a child, and love it still. It just Takes you away to a magical, enchanted place!!!
Erin Bates
I love hocus pocus because it captures so much of the halloween magic. Offbeat witches, Crunchy leaves, cats, maGic, i love every bit of it. :)
Alexis D.
Hocus Pocus has been my all time favorite halloween movie since the early 2000s! When I was very little, I ‘d always ask my babysitter to put on “POCUS POCUS” even in the middle of July! (Funny because Hocus Pocus actually permiered in july 0f 1993!)
This movie goes down in the books for me! It will be a movie that I watch with my future children and a movie that will forever be a part of my halloween traditions!
Katie Roberts-McBurnett
I loved Hocus Pocus as a kid. But as a practicing witch and super lover of all things halloween/samhain, it encompasses everything I love from both my childhood and my beliefs. *sets off sprinkler system with a lighter and exits*
Gro tapper
I loooove Hocus Pocus. My fave Halloween movie. It got everything! Sandersen sisters are my fave witches. I dressed up as winnifred on my first ever halloween party. I just love everything about it. The music, the fairytale scenery, the storyline…. i could go on. There is no halloween without hocus pocus!
Alejandra
I lov Hocus PocUs cause It was my fir encounter with halloween and the witche of salem as a kid. I live in mexico sO gett to kn ho th act hall cult was amazed me and I’ve been fascinated wi salem eVer sinc. Also this movir has the perfect “halloween vibes”. The Town scenes that follow the opening story where yo can see the leaves, the school, the graveyard were just dreamy for mE as i’ve never seen something like that where i liVe. It had me automatically looking for a cozy spot to watch it, and all the colors I love from Autum are contained in this particular halloween movie the way only 90’s movies knew how to get autumny colors.
Nancy Pyter
Love this classic movie! Great with the family and It has inspired me to have my Witches brew party, the second annual this year!
Ellysha D
I love houcs pocus because it gives me all the feelings of fall and halloween. I especially love the setting of it with all the leaves, pumpkins and colours. It’s one of my all time favourites !
alexis
Happy silver birthday to Hocus Pocus!
Hocus pocus has been my favorite movie to watch during Halloween since I can remember. I would always ask my babysitter “can we watch pocus pocus!?” — even if it was in the middle of july ;-)
This movie goes down in the books — it will be a movie i’ll show my children in the future and a movie that will forever be a part of my Halloween ritual!
Chelsea wyciNski
HocUs pocus has always been a must for me! Im not sure how young i was when i saw it for the first time but i was rally little. I remember watching it with my dad and loving how halloweeny it was. By four halloween was my favorite holiday (i mean i got to dress up and get candy…come on) so anything hAlloween related i ate up like crazy!! I didnt own hocus pocus until recently (movie were expensive in the 90s!) so i relied on the library rentals and tv spots…and when i saw that opening Scene scroll across my Tv it meant one thing…halloween is here!!! Twenty some years later and i still get that excitment when i sit down anD watch my favorite sisters try to Suck the lives from the children of salem. Happy almosT halloween and happy anniversary sanderson’s!
Kelsey
This movie has been my favorite Halloween movie since i was little, it is the reason i aM moving to salem. I visted the filming locations a few years back and it was the coolest experience and now i cant wait to live there.
Jessica h
Where do i start?! Hocus pocus has been my favorite movie since before i can even remember. i grew up watching the movie year round, but non stop during the halloween season. it is what fueled my love for all things halloween and what caused me to become so obsessed with salem mass. my boyfriend and i started going there religiously when we first started dating and he proposed to in Salem on october 13th which just so happened to be friday the 13th. When we got our first dog we named him binx (my fiance is allergic to cats) and i even have a hocus pocus tattoo in my halloween inspired sleeve. our wedding will also have elements of the movie since i love it so much! It is a movie I can watch time and time again and never get sick of and that always brings back such great feelings of nostalgia. I can’t wait to watch it with my kids one day and share my love of Halloween with them too!
Colbye Krebs
25 years ago… man thats crazy! I was 2 when this iconic movie came out. This movie has done so much for me over the years. Its def brought my family together and turned my frown upside down. I can remember any time of year, my older brother and i would get out our vhs of hocus pocus, pop it in and it would always bring a smile to our faces. It still does to this day, anytime im feeling blue i watch this Most wonderful movie. ThaNk you hocus pocus and thank you for reminding me of all these wonderful halloween/ great memories!! <3
Kelsey
Hocus Pocus has always been my favorite halloween movie since i was young, i love everything about. This year my sisters and i are going to be the sanderson sisters it is going to be fabulous. I went to the filming locations on a little tour in Salem and it was so much fun. It is also one of the reason i am moving to salem. Cant wait for halloween only 108 days. ????
Diana willis
I love Hocus Pocus it always reminds me of being a kid and what Halloween is all about. A little magic and adventure.
Trish P. Murray
I Remember when Hocus Pocus was filming and i couldn’t wait to see it on opening day. I fell in love with everything about the movie on my first viewing and i just keep loving it more through the years. From the songs to the setting to the nostalgic 90s feel, i just adore this movie! Thank you for hosting such an awesome giveaway and for pointing me in the direction of about 18 more things my collection is lacking!
missi raftelis
Hocus Pocus is a movie that we literally watch all year long. I am “the crazy halloween lady”. My go -to theme for decorating is usually a witch and black cat theme so it’s pretty startling why I don’t have any Sanderson Sister STUFF?? That is certainly going to change this year. Thanks for all the great products & inspiration!
Claudine
Wow – great article. i just love hocus pocus because it brings me in the right mood for fall and halloween. I just watched it 5 years ago for the first time, as in germany we don’t had a lot of halloween Movies airing, as there’s no halloween over here. So I decided to go take a plane to the US each and every year to experience halloween there ;-) Hocus pocus is something I watch before our vacation and this year I’ll be visiting the Hocus Pocus House in Salem for the first time. So excited!
(PS: unfortunately it’s not counting my extra chances above, when visiting the facebook pages)
Amanda
I can’t explain how much i love Hocus pocus! My mom also has a halloween obsession and she got me started at a young age. Halloween has always been a source of joy aNd bonding for us. Hocus Pocus became my favorite movie and i have now seen it so many times i can recite the entire movie by heart. I literally burned out 2 DVDs from watching it so often ???? it’s just the most magical movie. It has it all- the spirit of Halloween, a great group of heroes, a talking cat, and 3 hilarious witches. I remember being small and seeing Allison’s house all decorated for Halloween with the jack-o-lanterns in the front yard and thinking “i want to live there when i grow up!”. I was fortunate enough to visit Salem in 2015 (including all of the Hocus Pocus filming locations!) and it was a dream trip! In shOrt, Hocus Pocus is a movie i could never tire of. I watch it when i’m Happy, i watch it when i’M sad, i watch it because it’s Tuesday ????
Amanda Hedges
Hocus pocus is literally the feeling and spirit of Halloween in the form of a movie. When I see Hocus pocus it means the Halloween season has begun and it just gives me all the feels and nostalgia. It’s always the first movie I watch and the last movie I watch for the season (and of course many times in between too). Would love to win the awesome giveaway to celebrate 25 awesome years of the best movie!
Jessica H
WHERE DO I START?! HOCUS POCUS HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE MOVIE SINCE BEFORE I CAN EVEN REMEMBER. I GREW UP WATCHING THE MOVIE YEAR ROUND, BUT NON STOP DURING THE HALLOWEEN SEASON. IT IS WHAT FUELED MY LOVE FOR ALL THINGS HALLOWEEN AND WHAT CAUSED ME TO BECOME SO OBSESSED WITH SALEM MASS. MY BOYFRIEND AND I STARTED GOING THERE RELIGIOUSLY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DATING AND HE PROPOSED IN SALEM ON OCTOBER 13TH WHICH JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE FRIDAY THE 13TH. WHEN WE GOT OUR FIRST DOG WE NAMED HIM BINX (MY FIANCE IS ALLERGIC TO CATS) AND I EVEN HAVE A HOCUS POCUS TATTOO IN MY HALLOWEEN INSPIRED SLEEVE. OUR WEDDING WILL ALSO HAVE ELEMENTS OF THE MOVIE SINCE I LOVE IT SO MUCH! IT IS A MOVIE I CAN WATCH TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND NEVER GET SICK OF AND THAT ALWAYS BRINGS BACK SUCH GREAT FEELINGS OF NOSTALGIA. I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH IT WITH MY KIDS ONE DAY AND SHARE MY LOVE OF HALLOWEEN WITH THEM TOO!
Danielle
Hocus pocus is one of my all time favorite movies, i just love it!! My sister and i saw it in the theater together back in ‘93, she was only 5 and i was 16, so that holds a special place in my heart! Our whole family all watch it Together every year!!! Everything about the movie is just so great!! I’m also super eXcited that my family iS going to salem this year to see all the hocus pocus filming spots!!! Counting down the days!????????
Calvin SWan
I fell in LOVE with Hocus Pocus the very first time i watched it. And i still fall in love with it even more every time i watch it again. Its one of THOSE MOVIES where there’s always something new to look for. Whether it’s just one line from something you want to buy, or the words to one of Winifred’s spells, i can always find something new to intice me to watch Over and over and over. Not to mention, Hocus Pocus is one of those movies that just bring spooky viBes with it every time. So its bound to get you in a halloween-y mood! ????????
Vicki Garrett
It is just such an iconic movie! People of all ages love it. I fell in love with it as a kid and now my kids love it just as much! It’s so hilarious!
Amanda H
Hocus pocus is just the quintessential Halloween season movie. It gives me all the feels and is so nostalgic, just makes me so happy. I watch it whenever I need to feel cozy and pretend it is fall. Would love to win this awesome giveaway and celebrate 25 years of the best Halloween (or let’s be honest just overall) movie of all time!
Jenn
Hocus Pocus is one of my all time favorite moVies! (I Even have a ‘book’ tattoo!) When i was a kid and now as an adult. You can watch it & take a break from life for a while, its a timeless movie.
Gareth
I am a very late comer to this party, I had heard of the movie for years but never had a chance to see it until around October 2011, I remember thinking I was enjoying this much more than I should be .
Amanda
I love hocus pocus because of the scenery and vibe Of the town during the best night of the year. Everything and everyone is so festive, something i wished happened in my town :) its a dream of mine to visit salem, so Its fun to see it as the setting of an iconic halloween movie. And of course We cant forget everyones Favorite witches!
Ally Pfeiffer
Hocus Pocus is the epitome of Halloween Movies. It has the perfect balance of comedy, just enough scare and the perfect cast and soundtrack to transport you to Halloween all year round. My favorite part about HP is that everyone is able to relate to one of the characters and it is a family friendly movie for all ages. The fact that the movie is still a cult classic after 25 years is highly impressive! It will always be my favorite movie.
hope marbut
I love Hocus Pocus especially the i put a spell on you scene plus it has one of my favourite singers and actresses bette midler.
Melissa
Hocus pocus is the epitome of halloween for me. Bonus, i can watch it with my kids!
Sarah Jahier
What a great giveaway! I love Hocus Pocus since it takes me back to my childhood – I so wanted to move to Salem after seeing it (ummm, and still do!). It creates the perfect Halloween atmosphere and I think it embodies how we all wanted our Halloween nights to go as kids – full of adventure, candy, a little bit of danger, and lots of running amuck, amuck, amuck!
Anna
I love these 3 actresses, especially bette midler, plus the set and props are visually rich in detail.
Ashley Clifton
I love hocus pocus because I love Salem and I adore witches, I’m a witch myself. Therefore witch humor is dear to my heart lol… The costumes, the singing, and a cute little witch named Danni ????????. It’s hard to explain how I love everything about hocus pocus.
Stephanie
Hocus Pocus is a classic from my childhood. I watched it w my Mom, we both love Bette Midler, and now my kids beg to watch it every Halloween (And throughout the year). We know all the lines! to see Doug Jones with his his character acting and Gary and Penny Marshall are always enjoyable. I just love it. And Halloween, being our Christmas and our major holiday, I think we need THis prize pack in our lives. Amazing, miranda!
Eric
I’ve always loved the story in this movie!! Classic!! The songs in it are also catchy, very enjoyable!
Heather
Ive always beEn OBSESSED with Halloween and witches! This is why i have such a Love for hocus Pocus! It combineS two of my favorite things together! I love the characters! It takes me back to my childhood, whch was the GREATEST decade of all time, the 90s! Its a good fAmIly film which is why i love it too! The CHARACTERS are full Of spunk!
Alexis D.
I apologize for the multiple comments! I was having a hard time submitting and it looks like all the times I tired finally went through! SO sorry everyone!
Alexis
Katie
HALLOWeEN is my favorite holiday, and every year my sister and I can’t wait to decorate for the season! I watch hocus pocus literally every time it comes on tv, no matter what time of year it is, and sometimes break out the dvd in between those times. This movie came out when i was little, and i love it just as much now as i did then. My family just got two kittens, and we named one binx and the other Dani. In other words, i’m a big fan of this movie! :)
Diana Cruz
I remember the first time I saw this movie, I WAs ABOUt 5 years old. Ever since then I have fallen in love with the movie. I watch it every year during that halloween time. If there’s a marathon on the television I will watch it over and over and over. I love it so much I even bought the DVD and continue to watch it over. THis has got to be my favorite movie of all times, it’s a classic that never gets old.
Kimberly Lawson
I love Hocus Pocus because it Is truly magical. In every way. I can never get tired of watching it. I want to live it. How perfect would that be?! ???????????? This giveaway is amazing! What a dream it would be!
Lisa
Not Only do I watch this gem at Halloween but I sneak it in a few times during the year. Been watching since the beginning. My children and grandchildren as well. This is a staple as I’m known to many as the “queen of Halloween” here in Las Vegas. My love started as a child and I continue to have my annual Halloween Haunt and party. Nothing HAs touched as many hearts and minds, over the decades, quite like Hocuus pocus. It’s JULY AND TIME TO GET MY PARTY ORGANIZING IN GEAR. I’LL BE RUNNING AMUCK, AMUCK, AMUCK! BEST OF LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER. HAVE A WONDERFUL SEASON. ????
Mary culpepper
I begged my mother To take me to the theater when hocus pocus premiered. She did, and then i went back the very next day with my cousin. I also made her take to The mall to buy the movie Poster. I was 10. I watch It year round with my 3 kidDos. Hocus poCus isnt Just a movie, its a nOstalgic feeling of childhood fun and a love of all things spooky. Im so happy that i have passed that feeling onto my 3 children.
Erica Dye
My 2 sisters and i started watching hocus pocus when it first came out (we waited until halloween). we have watched it together every year since then and now that we all live in different places, we will either facetime or text while we watch it. it’s tradition and i love it
Patricia Kellogg
I DID go see this in the movie theater. I think it was set up to go to video (that’s what it was on in those days of olde) There’s a Follow up book?? I gotta get that. I tinkered with a follow up with Hocus Pocus and Lost Boys that involved the children. Lost Boys did the movie though. Amazing how much Hocus pocus stuff has hit the halloween decor in only the last few years. ok, enough of my yapping. time to go run amuck and find that boooooook
Miranda McLane
hOCUS POCUS is my all time favorite halloween movie. I love bette midler so much and have always wanted to dress up like her :)
Victoria
Hocus Pocus is the first Halloween movie i ever saw, eVen though you had your Halloween specials and cartoons; ill never forget when i was introduced to the movie i IMMEDIATELY fell in love. Hocus pocus brings a sOrt of feeling of at home and will always be a halloween tradition!
Emily Lund
This is hands down my very favorite Halloween movie! I saw it in the theater as a teenager, and it quickly became a classic for me. its so funny!
Jennifer T
Hocus Pocus is what started my love for witches and everything witchy. I was 4 years old when it came out, and after seeing this movie I was a witch for halloween for about 5 years straight after, and I still love dressing up as a witch as a 28 year old. My 5 year old daughter is even infatuated with witches after I had her watch Hocus Pocus with me. I don’t think there is anything more QUINTESSENTIAL witch than this movie! IT is the epitome of that amazing sassy witch that you can’t help but love and want to be! I don’t think I will ever get tired of watching Hocus Pocus or dressing up as a Sanderson sister!
Richelle Ehrenhard
I saw the movie when i was young. And again a few years back! The movie brings me in halloween spirit! This movie and instagram makes my black little halloween heart bigger!
What a great giveaway!
Scott
Hocus Pocus is a staple in my family’s halloween celebration and since halloween is everyday for us the film is essentially a staple for our home. I fell for the Sanderson sisters back when the film was released and engrafted itself into my childhood. I’m thrilled that my wife and i get to share such a fantastic nostalgia with our kids!
Jamie raatz
OMG I need all of this stuff!! I’ve always loved HOcus pocus, its gotta be my favorite Halloween movie besides the halloweentown movies! I’m going to Salem in October and I can’t wait!!
Emma eisner
Hocus Pocus was my favorite halloween movie growing up! It was perfect for halloween with interesting characters and i loveD how the town loved and believed so strongly in witches and halloween! I remember being young and watching this movie after tricker treating what good memoRies and NostalgIa it brings.
tonya parks
I love hocus pocus for many reasons my mom and I watched it year together EVERY TIME IT CAME ON IT A GREAT FAILY MOVIE .NOW THATS SHES PASSED I WATCH IT EVERY YEAR WITH MY SON WHO LOVES IT TO MY HOME IS FILLED WITH HALLOWWEN LOVE ALL YEAR LONG .OUR FAMILY HAS A HALLOWEEN PARTY EVERY YEAR AND WE WATCH IT WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS AND WE DRESS UP AS THE WITCHES AND WE ACT OUT THE MOVIES SUCH FUN.
Lindsey Johstono
I absolutely love Halloween. It is my favorite holiday and it is my wedding anniversary. So naturally Hocus Pocus is one of my all time favorite movies. Witches are my favorite type of Halloween character. I love that Hocus Pocus is family friendly and I can’t wait to share my love for Hocus pocus with my son.
Zombiemuffin
I loVe it because as a peculiar child it was one of my fav. It was so nice to have spooky moVies like this to feed my soul. ????
Cassidy
GRowing up halloween has always been my FaVoRite holiday as my mother had always loved all thIngs halloween and spooky. Hocus pocus was my absolute favorite holiday film to wATch. I now love waTching the Love for halloween my son has and he adores this movie. We waTch it toGether all YeaR long!
Jessica Burke
I love hocus pocus because its the first movie i have watch to get me in the halloween sPirit anD it always brings back Mem from my child hood i watched hocus pocus growing up! It was actually released 4 days before i was born haha! I turn 25 july 20th ????
Monica
To me, the setting is quIntessential New England in the fall. It represents the perfect mix of scary, fall, candy and Disney!
Nicole
Hocus Pocus is a classic, hands down! It’s not Halloween without this movie.
I remember watching it all when I was a little girl and always wanted a dress like Sarah Sandersons. And Billy is my favorite!
I even have a CAT now named Binx (Yes he’s a black cat of course!).
Here’s to 25 years!!
Dionella
I love hocus pocus because it’s one of the best halloween movies ever made and really holds up after 25 years. not to mention, the over the top performances are the best.
Angel Cullen
What is not to love about Hocus Pocus? Hocus pocus is one of my top 3 of all time favorite movies. I am 52 now and every time it is on TV I get a giddy feeling and have to watch. (I have it on Dvd as well-but watch it on tv as well.) To me, it is halloween perfection.
Christina
Hocus Pocus was one of the first movies that I watched as a child that sparked my love for Halloween! (I had the biggest crush on the kid that played Thackery Binx too haha.) My mom was a big part in introducing me to this movie and now with my daughter I have done the same and she has a big love for Halloween as well! This movie will forever be a classic.
Jen
By far, our favorite Halloween movie! I absolutely loved it growing up and was able to share with my children. So bittersweet since losing my sweet boy. We try to keep the Halloween traditions going in his memory, though. ????
Haylie
I absolutely love this movie!! Autumn is my favorite season and Halloween is my favorite holiday, I even got married on Halloween in 2009!! We watch hocus pocus the 1st of October every year!! My kids are learning to love it too!! I am so excited for the sequel book and new pop figures!!
Ileana
I love hocus pocus and have since I was a kid. I watched it all the time and still do as an adult. I met my current girlfriend four years ago and our first date was watching Hocus Pocus and eating dinner (in the middle of august).
Christina
Hocus Pocus is the ultimate comfort movie for me when i am feeling down or when i need some autumn vibes to help me through the scourching summer (like now lol). I remember desperately wanting dani’s Halloween costume growing up. I love how the film showcases salem, Ma and the overall halloween spirit.
Alejandra enriquez
I love this movie so MUCh because is totally AMAZINg i use to love this movie when i was little and now im 26 and still love it, it capture the essence Of halloween ♡
Melissa s
Hocus pocus was my first spooky movie experience! It launched me headlong into being obsessed with all things weird and that obsessIon has lovingly followed me thru to adulthood.
Paula Kelly
First of all who doesn’t love hocuS pocus!? GrowinG up everyone always told them that i reminded them of dani and to this day my boyfriend still tells me that! Haha i also share a birthday with the movie so we’ve always had a special bond (i’m just a little older haha) Hocus pOcus will forever be a fan favorite for halloween movies.
Wenona Napolitano
I LOVE Hocus Pocus. We watch it every year.
Sarah cassidy
I love hocus pocus so much that i travelled from london, uk to salem, ma. My fiance knows that this is my faVourite fIlm, And that i named my cat after it, so he proposed to me on the steps of the rope’s mansion and We watched hocus pocus that night. I watch it every year but since the Proposal i watch it and cry with happiness! ????
Roxanne Rhoads
We watch Hocus Pocus as a family every year. Its fun and gets us in the halloween mood. sometimes we watch it halloween night after trick or treating.
Maggie A
No matter what time of the year it is whEN I watch Hocus pocus I feel all the awesome fall/Halloween emotions! I love that the story takes place in salem, I love how Hocus Pocus is a mix of scary and funny. Honestly, I could go on and on and on. I love every single thing about Hocus Pocus. Most of all I love how when I watch it I always feel that same Halloween happiness I felt as a kid. ????
Stephanie Unterricht
Hocus Pocus has always been my favorite Halloween film ever since I was a little child. it has the perfect mixture of spookiness and comedy to make it an endearing classic that holds up to the test of time. I love history, and I’ve always enjoyed learning about Salem so the fact that this movie takes place there and has to do with witches is perfect for me.
Eg
I LOVE hocus Pocus because it really sets off the fall season for me. I have a long list of moVies i watch in october and this is always a favorite ????
Becky Webster
I love the pure comedic hilarity of the sanderson sisters!!! I also enjoy the underlying theme of family and love between brothers and sistERs exists.
I can’t forget the wonderfully performed music nUmber of “i put a speLl on you”.
Alejandra enriquez vargas
I love this movie because is amazing, i love it SINCe i was a kid and every time i watch hocus pocus it gives me the Feeling of halloween, it capture the WHOLe ESSENce of halloween ????????
Destiny Andreen
Oh man. Hocus Pocus is the first movie I watch to kick off my Halloween season. I remember the first time I saw it, I believe we rented the vhs the following year of its release. instantly fell in love, i’ve always loved halloween but we have or well maybe had, a seriously lack of halloween movies set at halloween time in the early 90s. (honestly, i still feel like we do, there are lots of amazing movies to watch during our beloved season, but how many are actually at halloween time?)
lets see what else do i love. winifreds costume is serious goals. if i knew how to sew or had money to commission one in my size i’d probably wear it every year for halloween (oh heck i’d wear it around the house!) i had a serious 90s crush on Jason Marsden, the voice of thackery binx. (still do!) i feel like he was in a lot of my favorite 90s shows (bmw, step by step, the torklesons, eerie indiana which also had omri katz! aka max) . the music, i mean the score for the movie is great, come little children is haunting, but i think i put a spell on you is my most favorite. instant halloween party jam.
Ashley Dioses
Hocus Pocus Is My all time favorite Halloween movie. I sing Sarah’s song all the time, in the shower, to my boyfriend, alone in the house, etc. it begins on halloween day and ends at dawn the next morning which is how a halloween focused movie should be. it contains spells, potions, a dark book, and despite being quirky and fun, it has a dark side to it. the villians want to eat and steal children’s lives. this movie is absolutely amazing and i look forward to watching it every year.
Abby
When i was a little girl, Hocus Pocus was the very first spooky movie i had ever seen— and i feLl in LOVE! That was the Defining moment in my life that started my love for halloween and the history of witches.
I always longed to be a SandErson sister!
Fast forward 20 years Later and i Meet the love of my life, whose last name just so happenS to be sanderson ;)
Last year we got married, and i finally got to become a Sanderson!
iSn’t it crazy how life plays out?
Sarah H.
BOOOOOKKKKKK!!!
a halloween favorite for me since I was little! So many great CharActers and one linErs that are still so funny No matter how many times i watch!
Chelsea b
I LoVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HOCUS POCUS! It’s hard to pick a favorite aspect. If i had to, i would say i espEcially love it because it was released The day before my first birthday, 25 years aGo! It makes me feel that much closer to the movie :)
Lourdes
My cousin and i watch Hocus pocus religiously, we have ever Since we were kids and to this day we can still recite the movie line by line. Even though we don’t live toGether anymore every year we will all get on video chat and watch it together that way. It’s something we will always cherish and it’s spooky halloween magic will never get old.
Molly rose McGrane
HOCUS pocus is my favourite movie ever, my mum and I watch it all the time <3 she has been watching it SINCE it came out and a good few years ago she let me watch it (I'm 13) we can't even wait until Halloween to watch it we love it so much! Best movie of all Time. Ps I love all your stuff it's amazing ???? xxx
Rachael G
I love Hocus Pocus because When i was younger, i was weird and loved spooky and creepy Things. Hocus pocus Made me feel right at home! Its the ultimate halloween classic. My husband and i watch it every year, its a family tradition!
Selena L.
HOCus Pocus will always be a favorite of mine. No matter what time of year you watch it, it makes it feel like it’s fall/Halloween. It brings back memories of trick or treating as a kid and how the streets were once filled with kids in costumes and laughing. I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out and thinking it was the best movie ever! It still holds up, it’s funny and has an amazing lineup of characters. Binx!❤ Hocus pocus is what Halloween is all about!
BryN
I have loved Hocus pocus since The first time i viewed it. I remember playing make believe with my friends at recess that we were the sanderson sisters. It Is tradition to watch it every halloweEn. As an october baby, i naturally love all things Spooky. I would be jazzed to win any item from the list. Thanks for the consideration. ????????????
Nicole
Hocu Pocus is my favorIte halloween movie!
Sara T.
Hocus Pocus is hands down my all time favorite halloween movie. I grew up watching it and a few years ago, two of my best friends and I dressed up as the sanderson sisters (my favorite costume to date). It’s timeless.
Emily R Malone
This movie is my most favorite movie of all time. My birthday is on Halloween, and ever since I was little we have watched it numerous times. My most favorite memory of this move is every year at the END of November my mom and I would pull out the Halloween decorations, and we would turn it on and make the hous as spooky as possible while watching the Sanderson sisters try their best to get the all the little children to come AND “play”. I now have a little girl on the way, and can’t wait to keep this wonderful movie in our lives.
Martha
This is my favorite Halloween movie of all time! My sostwr and i still have memories of waiting for halloween season to start so it would play on cable! WHenever i way h it i wish i was a kid again bc i have so many memories of how halloween used to be in the 80’s and 90’s. I have a toddler and shes watched and bc i love it so much she does too. It inspires me to make halloween great for her.
Kate Hershberger
What is there not to loVe about hocus pocus? It doesnt feel Quite like halloween until i’ve Watched it. It never gets oLd no matter how many times you watch it. It’s truly timeless.
Drew
I love Hocus Pocus because has a kid we would watch it as a family and have such a great time watching it, it was a yearly tradition. Now that i have my own kid we watch it together every year, not just during halloween, its her go to feel better movie when shes had a bad day.
Kaitlyn Bedford
I love hocus pocus because its just oozes nostalgia for me. I remember watching it when i was younger and loving it so much and that love continues today. It’s peRfect for all ages, it epitomizes Halloween, and its set in my dream town, Salem, Massachusetts. I watch it all year, no matter the season. ????
Lola Malone
Hocus pocus is a Halloween tradition at our house. I’ve watched it every year with my kids for as long as I can remember, and we quote it year round.
Sydney M
Hocus pocus is a classic. it is funny, spooky, and encompasses everything that is halloween. it is kid and adult friendly, a movie anyone can enjoy. it is so different from other movies in that it never gets old. the characters are lovable and unique. It is just too great not to love.
Holly p
Oh boy, where do i even beGin? Lol!! Ive been watching hocus pocus since i caN even remEmber. HallowEen wouldnt be halloween without the sanderson sisters to me. I used to lay on the floor and prop my little feet up and just let all my childhood troubles fall away watching hocus pocus, and i think thats why its such an important movie to me. It puts me back there, with all that 90’s furniture, The decorations, that was the best time. This movie will forever be one of my top faves.
Eden
Hocus Pocus was one of my all time favorite movies growing up! Still to this day it is the first halloween movie I watch. I remember when i found out i could buy it on dvd i was so excited because it made it that much easier for me to watch it all year round! Halloween is my favorite time of year and a few years back I finally got to go to salem in the fall to be exact and i loved every minute of it. all I could think of the whole time was running into the sanders sisters or billy hahaha. I love all the things in the list and have already started shopping for most of them! fingers crossed I can win this giveaway!! Happy Haunting
Penny Snark
I actually never saw hocus Pocus until I was in college (#fakehalloweenfan) but since then I’ve absolutely fallen in love. it’s such a perfect mix of spooky, funny, kitschy, and creative…all the things I love about Halloween!
Brooke
I am an absolute Halloween junkie. Born in October, I’ve always had a love for Halloween. My dad actually turned to me to horus pocus when I was a kid. And ice always loved it. I have a hocus pocus inspired TATTOO. I love how it was a “scary” movie for kids but qasnt an actual horror film so it was fun for the whole family. The last 5 years a Halloween tradition I had for myself and have done with my son the last 3 years has been watching HOCUs pocus on repeat with our cozy clothes, door open and listening for Trick or treated (after his trick or treating) .
Eric
my GRANDFATHER did two great things for me . Inspired my love for Halloween and SHOWED me the movie hocus pocus. Before him HALLOWEEN wasn’t a big deal because my parents told Me it wasn’t but one Halloween one NIGHT I STAYED my GRANDfathers house which was DELICIOUSLY decorated for Halloween unlike my house. There were paper GHOST, spider webs smiling jack o lanterns and my GRAMPA as the vampire. He told me he has a special treat for me and FLICKed on Disney channel. ” Hocus pocus will be playing soon” I didn’t know what he was talking about about we were soon both Put under the movies spell in dark living room eating junk on Halloween night. It WAS one of the best HALLOWEENs in my life and over the years whenever I got THe chance I would go over and watch scarry MOvies with him and hocus pocus was always a must. He has since HAVe died but our wicked ritual continues . Hocus pocus and HALLOWEEN brought us closer And I’m forever grateful.
Abby
HocUs pocus is a movie so dear to me! It reminds me of many timEs in my childhood that i would put this movie on at anytime of the year and instantly be taken to my own little halloween world! This movie still brings me joy to wAtch when i am patientlh awaiting october????
Louise Du Cray-Medley
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Hocus Pocus is just a perfect movie. I remember watching it at the neighbor’s house when I was a kid and just wanting my whole life to be and look like that. Everything in it is so iconic, from binx to billy to Alison’s hooded coat to the witchy sets to the songs to everything any sanderson sister ever says or does or wears. This movie made me long for a haunted New England Autumn that I, a California girl, have literally never lived through or even seen. And it still does! Hocus pocus is just the most campy, fun, bright, weird movie. It has everything, and honestly influenced my style, patterns of speech, and life choices more than I should probably admit. Some 90s movies don’t stand up to the times, but Hocus Pocus is just the best every time I watch it. Once I was visiting my cousin outside of Boston, and we were trying to figure out what to do with our time as a family. ‘Do you want to go to salem while you’re here?’ she asked me. UM. YES. ‘Do you want to rewatch Hocus Pocus tonight and then drive around to all the filming locations tomorrow?’ she asked. UM. YES YES I DO. And we, two adults with jobs and responsibilities, did just that and had the absolute time of our lives. Hocus Pocus as a movie and as a cultural touchstone just brings everyone so much joy. I kind of want to leave work and go watch it right now.
Kayla suddarth
I love Hocus pOcus! I Could (and do) watch this movie all year round. It doesnt really feel like halloween untill you kick it off wIth A LITTLE hocus pocus. Plus the sanderson sisters are by far my FAVORITE disnEy villians.
Diane
Hocus Pocus and Halloween go hand in hand. Gets me in A spooky, Fall kinda feeling.
Keelee
Hocus pocus is not just mine but also my 6 year Old daughters favorite halloween movie. We watch it year round in our house. We absolutely love the sanderson sister.
Izziee Nesham
Hocus pocus came out the year I was born and it has been my favorite film ever since!! Last Halloween I went as Mary and my sister went as winny. Everyone was taking pictures of us and we won first place for best costumes! We are going to Disney world this Halloween and I am super excited to see the Mickey’s not so scary Halloween party with the Hocus pocus show!!!!!! I also also excited as I’ve just brought my first house and I will have a whole room just for my inner goth and it will be Hocus pocus top to bottom. Halloween all year round.
I would absolutely love to win more then anything!!
Jessy Dietz
I actually hadn’t seen hocus pocus for the first time (all the way through) until recently. I’m freakin’ 29 years old!! My favorite thing about it is the asthetics, colors, and the genuine fall/ Halloween feel to it. A friend of mine also used to look a lot like Sarah Sanderson. My daughter loves it and will actually choose that movie OUT of a Redbox instead of something new.
Norwegian Halloween
Oh wow! Where to start! ???? Houcus pocus is the movie I start and end October with! It is so cozy and fun! It always gets me in that spooky Halloween mood and the characters are hilarious!
This is one of my favorite Halloween movies of all time ????
Aubrey G
I don’t even know where to begin! I was Born in ’88, so this movie has been a tradition For me ever since it came out! I always remember halloween being my favorite, and anything related was no exception. Aside from naturally falling in love with this movie, it holds a lot of Nostalgia for me. Watching it always takes me back to the first time and all the feelings it gave me growing up. Being young, Dani was always my favorite, and as i grew older and more into the witchier side of things, i was much more drawn the Sanderson Sisters’ characters, becoming my Light hearted witchy icons (a stark contrast from another favorite set of witches from The Craft.) Hocus Pocus never fails to make me feel young again, making me reDIscover the beginning of my halloween oBsession.
Chantelle Daigle
Few movies bring to mind such good Halloween memories as Hocus pocus! I’ve watched it EVERY year since CHILDHOOD and now MY children watch it TOO.
Brittiany PeRkins
I love hocus poCus bc its a mOvie that loves halloween as much as i do. Halloween in salem? I mean its actually perfect. Black cat. Halloween parties. Witches. It is the epitome of halloween. Its he halloween equivalent Of Home alone
Kalvin coyle
This is one of my all time FAVORITE movies, i remem wait iMpationAlly for it to come out. Before my transition I wanted to look like Max or ThaCkery Binx, i used to pretEnd i was thackery binx as a kid. I even Dressed up as him for halloween. Which im totally going to do this year again and actually get photos this time. This movie is like a staple of my childhooD, i totally introced it to my friends kids and my neice and nephew. Its so awesome to see how many people love and cherish this film!
jENNA
HOCUS POCUS, THE ONLY MOVIE i QUOTE FRONT, BACK LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS MOVIE MADE MY CHILDHOOD. i REMEMBER BEGGING MY MOM IF WE COULD LIVE IN A TOWN WHERE THEY DECKED OUT FOR HALLOWEEN. WHERE YOU’D GET HUES OF ORANGE AND YELLOW WHEREVER YOU WENT. I CAN RELATE. DANI AND MAX ARE THE SAME AGE APART AS MY OLDER BROTHER AND YOU KNOW WHAT? DANI AND I ACTED EXACTLY THIS SAME. THIS MOVIE HAS SO MANY MEMORABLE SCENES, FROM THE DYNAMIC JAY AND SILENT BOB TYPE DUO, JAY AND ERNIE (I MEAN ICE!) IF I COULD PERFECT JAYS LAUGH I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE OLD DUDE DRESSED AS SATAN AND INVITES THE LADIES IN (OKAY TARTFACE!). THIS MOVIE IS NOSTALGIC, IM SO GLAD THEY NEVER BUTCHERED IT WITH A BAD SEQUEL. A MOVIE LIKE HOCUS POCUS IS IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN AND I START LAUGHING WHEN ANYONE I MEET TELLS ME THEY HAVEN’T SEEN IT. MAN, HOW ARE YOU EVEN LIVING? GREAT DIALOG, GREAT SCENERY AND OF COURSE THE EPIC-NESS OF THE SANDERSON SISTERS WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON FOR MANY MOONS TO COME.
Jolene Haley
omggg! I am obsessed with hocus pocus. I love that you are doing this giveaway. Thank you! I’ve always been obsessed with witches, so for me, that was the natural draw. besides the fact, of course, that all three witches are incredible actresses.
beyond that, i love animals and zombies and they are perfect together! lol. zachary binx still has my heart and i’m no longer a kid. hahaha.
anyone else madly wanted to be allison as a kid?
Isabel
This Film is the meaning of “everydaY It’s halloweEn.”
It has been From A childhood favorite to a yearly tradition. Growing up with this movie i would always make a comparison of my two sisters and i with the sandErson sisters. Even now as adults We still have a witchy intuition and Go down through memory lane Every time we see hocus pocus. Its not just a family film, but gets us feeling that autumn and halloween is near!????????????????
Kalvin
I love This movie, ill watch it all year round. Not only does it have an amazing cast but the story line is perFection. Before my transition from FTM i wanted to look like either thAckery Binx or Max but Thackery in human form and cat form is my favorite. I remember dressing up as Thackery for halloween for a few years. Tot going to do it again this year and actually get phOtos of it this time.
Annie
i would watch this with my childhood best friend every single time we had a sleepover, so like once every single week. I just fell in love with this movie, and it only gets better with age!
Jillian Hensel
I LOVE hocus pocus because it’s one of the FEW classic, family FRIENDLY, fun HALLOWEEN MOVIES out There AND ALSO BECAUSE I Absolutely love bette midler!!!!!
Emily
I would love to won this for my wife! This is her all time favorite movie and it would be awesome to surpr her with this aWesome GIveaway!
Gladis
i remember seeing hocus pocus for the first time when i was 10 And ImMediatedly fAlling in love with it. I love all things witchy, halloween, and autumn so What better movie that has all three. My daughters love it as well and we watch it year Round. ????
Amanda MuRphey
I remember the first time i saw this movie but what inrem most iS The first time my mom b it for all 4 Of us kids, it was one of the most maf guft ever! Now as im older i have VISITED salem and went to the sights were it was fiLmed which made me cry! This move is my child!
Cassandra hutchinson
Hocus Pocus is hands down one of my all time favorite movies. I love bette middler and halloween is my fave. It is just a fantastic movie. And the kids love it too! Lol.
Hailey B
This Giveaway is crazy!! Im so happy to find other people as obsessed with this movie as i Am! This mOvie has been a constant in my life since it came out. I have a tradition every halloween where i watch it, as ive gotten older I have to throw in some wine in the mix, of course! I adopted a black Kitten last year who was abandoned, and i named her Binx. This movie means the world to me!
Hannah brewer
I’m so excited for this giveaway
Ashley
Along with the Nightmare before christmas, hocus pocus is the best halloween movie! I have been Obsessed wIth hocuS pocus since i was a kid & watch it every year. Halloween brings me such joy anD happiness & this movie is the epitome of halloween!
Alicia clements
Hocus pocus has been a staple in my househOld for maNy years. I RemEmber whEn it hit the theaters and i saw it for the first tIme. it always gives me that warm, snuggly feeling that i asscoiate with autumn and halloween. I think i’ll go watch it rIght Now.
Leigh Lazar
being born in 1993, hocus pocus is one of the first movies i remember waTching. At the age of 4, i Got a black cat and named him binx because i thought he would talk to me. I Was hooked to say the least. The movie Played a huge role in what id later be interested in: witches, magic, halloween. Im now 25 and i am getting married this year – on halloween of course – and my bridal showers theme is hocus pocus (obsessed?!) My wedding is taking place at a cabin in the woods, whIch will be decorated in all things spooky. These items would make mine and my fiances day Even morE speCial!!
Genevieve Quiles
Watching this movie around fall/HAlloween is badica a traDitIon now. I reme my aunt taking me and my twin sIster to see this in the movies and we loved it. I’ve always wanted a talking cat like binX thaNks to disney. Tbh, i still do ????
Suzy Kelly
HOcus pocus is in my blood by this point, it is etched into my soul. Yes that is dramatic but it is deserved. IT was Winifred that drew me in, every part of her, her look, character, voice, humour, everything. She was incredible. Mary and her wondrous comedy, Sarah and her lucky rats tail, how can you not get lost in this film? And who didn’t wish their books had that big eye? As a child it was Halloween, witches, talking cats and fun
As an adult it is all that AS Well but it is a lifestyle and a connection to those that share that lifestyle.
CLARE Barbone
I’ve loved Hocus Pocus for as long as I can remember! I was obsessed with witches when I was younger! I watch it every halloween! IT’S funny how I rooted for Max, Dani, Allison, BILLY, & binx….yet I loved the Sanderson sisters too! They were so funny and I loved their style! I went to Salem 2 years ago and saw most of the filming locations, it was so cool & a dream come true! Especially seeing the Dennison house in real life!
Kris C
When I first became goth Hocus Pocus was one of the first movies I watched. It made me fall in love with Halloween and want Halloween to be year round! I love this movie cause it reminds me of being a baby bat. And to be fair I think my personality is a mix of all the Sanderson sisters lol !
Jade Crow
I love Hocus pocus because ITs the perfect Halloween movie! It’s one of the few Halloween classics that can always transport me to HALLOWEEn Day/night! I Can watch it over and over again! It’s absolutely perfect! ????
Helena aka Spooky
Omg I love Hocus Pocus!!! I have watched this since I was a wee little baby. I told my mom that I was a witch when I was 4 and have always been in love with this movie. Your such a doll for doing this giveaway!!!!
Kris C
I first saw hocus-pocus right after becoming goth.It was the first Halloween movies I had ever seen. I fell in love with it, and in love with Halloween. I still wish Halloween could be year-round. So I try to live spooky every single day. This movie is so fun and funny I absolutely am in love with it!
Genevieve Quiles
I love Hocus Pocus. It has become a tradition watching it around fall/Halloween. I can still remember when my aunt took me and my twin sister to see the film in theaters (YES! I remember that). We walked out of that theater in love with what would be our favorite Halloween movie. This film is definitely nostalgic for me and reminds me of a simpler time. ????????
Ashlee
My all time favorite movie! I used to drive my parents nuts when I was a kid and made them constantly rent it from blockbuster. Then they got smart and bought the movie haha! Probably the best Halloween movie out there. Bette Midler truly shines as Winifred.
Shelia Dorantes
I love every little thing about Hocus Pocus. Visited Salem a few years ago and saw the sites. Going back this October for more!
Amanda N
How do I love this movie? Let me count the ways! I consider Hocus Pocus to be the movie that gave me an eternal obsession with all things Halloween. As a child I would watch it at my babysitter’s house *every day*. Like clockwork, I would wait patiently for wheel of fortune to be over, and each evening I would watch the movie. My babysitter would ask me sometimes if I wanted to watch a different movie, but I never wanted to, nor did I ever get tired of it! My love for this film has carried well into my adult years, and it will never lose its magic in my eyes. I watch it anytime I want to recapture that Halloween feeling, when it’s not October just yet, and also screen it for my annual pumpkin carving party. I force any of my friends who’ve never seen it to watch it too haha!
Amanda
How can somebody NOT love Hocus Pocus? It’s such a perfect Halloween movie. There is just something about it that’s so magical and wonderful. I’m only 30, so I feel like this movie has been a part of my life forever. I’ve watched it at least once every year since it came out. I believe that Hocus Pocus (along with Tim Burton) gave me my strong love for all things Halloween. I just love it so much!
Edyn Rashae
Omgoodness all those comments and fellow Hocus Pocus fans!!!! I absolutely love this movie! It is my top, number one movie of all time! Hocus Pocus is the only movie I can watch year round and not tire of. It puts me in the Halloween spirit when I’m feeling down. I love to play it even if it’s just on in the background, it motivates and inspires me while working on new art. To be honest every Halloween has been slightly disappointing because it will never live up to my fantasy Halloween that I have imagined from watching way too much Hocus Pocus. Lol! One day I hope to experience an in real life Halloween even slightly as magical as the movie itself!
Emerald Greene
What a great giveaway! I’m 30 and Hocus Pocus has always been my favorite movie. There’s just something about the movie that makes it feel like home. I can pretty much recite the whole thing. I had such a crush on Binx and in elementary school we would play and I was always Sarah, my favorite (my lucky rat tail!). Long live the nineties!
I was lucky enough to go to Salem a few months ago with my two girl friends where we explored and did all of the witchy things and I got a souvenir tattoo of Winifred’s booOOOOOooook!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Noelle Villandry
????????????Love hocus poucus have been watching it Since I was a little girl! Even though I watch the movie year round there is something nostalgic and wonderful about watching it in October :) love the give away prizes ! ⚰️????????
Samantha Long
I love Hocus Pocus because Halloween has always been an important part of my life and and this film completely captures that magical feeling of being a child on Halloween.
Tiffany R
I love Hocus Pocus because of the overall vibe I get from the movie. It puts me right into a crisp Fall day where the air is cool and leaves are falling.. and the town is all decorated for my favorite holiday, HALLOWEEN! It is an AWESOME movie that reminds me of my childhood and just fills my heart with all things Halloween. I’ve been watching this movie every Autumn for as long as I can remember. It is definitely an iconic Halloween time movie for me!
Cara Moon
Hocus Pocus came out the year I was born, it’s the movie I credit for my earliest obsessions with wanting to be a witch, this movie plays all year round in my home, it’s my go to comfort movie, my nostalgic childhood feels, I credit this movie for my love of black cats and spell books as a little girl, I’ve never stopped dreaming of having powers and casting spells, and I’ll never stop falling in love with Hocus Pocus! wiiitchhyy womaaan, seee how higgggh she flieeesss ????????♒️????✨
Steffy Navarro
Hocus Pocus is my absolute favorite Halloween movie ever! So much so that my daughter sometimes gets irritated at me when we watch it because I can recite it word for word. Luckily she loves it now almost as much as I do so she cuts me some slack. It is a classic in my opinion and Halloween would not be Halloween without the Sanderson Sisters. My room is decorated in Halloween theme all year long. I am the happiest in fall, halloween time, watching Hocus Pocus with my baby girl. And I can’t be friends with anyone who doesn’t share my affection for any and all things Hocus Pocus. Hocus Pocus is life! Especially for a Halloween fanatic like myself❤
Bernice East
How Fantastic! I love the atmosphere of the movie. I’m Halloween 365 so Hocus Pocus is my happy place! My whole family enjoys it year round.
Kirsten S`
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!! One of my all time fave Halloween movies. I watch it all year long.
Amber Ranco
Hocus Pocus captures the essence of Halloween in New England that I love so much! The imagery, the magic, the spookiness of Halloween night. And like for many others, it’s nostalgic for me. My sister and I would look forward to the airing of the movie every year on the Disney channel. We’d be curled up on the couch in our PJ’s and a big bowl of popcorn in our lap. One year we decided to record all of our favorite Halloween DCOM’s on VHS lol I still have it!
Tori FernleyHull
I can’t actually remember when I first watched Hocus Pocus. My mum told me about it as she is a big Bette Fan! Of course I was interested as anything to do with witches & mythological beings was simply astonishing to me! I have loved that movie ever since (I just love Mary!) I love the humour and jokes behind it all (ICE ppfftt haha!) , plus how they still keep the spook factor going is great! To this day I still get choked up about Thackery Binx (I adore cats!)
Taylor
I have loved hocus pocus so long I can’t even remember the first time I saw it. It has been my mum and I’s fall tradition since I was a little girl. My mum was always so busy when I was a kid but whenever it was on tv she would drop everything (a rareity) and watch it with me. We still make sure we watch it together once a year! And now I’m carrying on the hocus pocus love to my own kiddos :)
Kimberly
I love Hocus Pocus because honestly it just makes me so warm inside! Ever since I first saw it on Disney channel I’ve been hooked. I remember going to my mom and asked her what a virgin was and she told me someone who had never kissed someone haha thanks hocus pocus! The fall time just makes me my happiest and it wouldn’t be the same without a good hocus pocus night with pumpkin carving and candy apples
Maicie Bender
Hocus Pocus was actually the first ever Halloween movie I ever saw as a kid, and immediately fell in love. That fully began my Halloween and Witchcraft obsession. I found the DVD and Blu-ray bundle at Target for a score of $5 and it was my best purchase to this date! I watch it weekly amonst The Addams Family and Beetlejuice. Thank you for the opportunity! Have a spooky evening!
Kyla
I watch hocus pocus every year with my mom. We both love it so much. We find ourselves quoting lines from the movie throughout the year. It’s a tradition to watch it every Halloween!
Krissy
I don’t remember when I first saw it but I was young. I love it because it was one of a few movies I saw when I was young that sparked my love of magic, witches and the supernatural. It has added Magic to my life ????
Dana Delfino
Don’t even know where to start. Hocus Pocus is an all time favorite and a must watch for me every Halloween. It’s a tradition. I love the magic and spirit it brings. You instantly get into Halloween mode as soon as the name is mentioned. I grew up watching this movie and now I get to share it with my daughter who loves it just as much as I do. I thought no I’m going to watch Hocus Pocus tonight!!!!!
Portia
Miranda,
All of the goodies you posted are amazing! I hope whoever wins them truly appreciates them :)
Now, Hocus Pocus has always been a favorite movie of mine. Every Halloween, my mom and I would watch it with our orange lights lit and the purple lighted cat in the window standing guard. Thackery Binx will always be my favorite character, but Winifred’s quips were always entertaining. The cemetary, Old Victorian homes, and streets lined with pumpkins amd colorful leaves always made me happy.
Although I live in Tennessee, I am originally from MICHIGAN. The weather was not always a perfect Fall TEMP and we would have the occasional trick-or-treating in snow SUITS. No matter what, though, you could always count on having plenty enough cool, crisp Fall nights with hot cider, donuts, beautiful foliage, and a cozy blanket put to good use. I have definitely associated this movie with those perfect Fall nights and am always taken back to those cozy nights every time that I watch it.
Our family usually watches this movie about 5 times. Last year, for the first time, my kiddo really watched it and loves it. It’s spooky with a good balance of silliness that he can understand is not real. Even if we don’t have the cool, crisp Fall nights each year, at least we have Hocus Pocus to make us feel like we do.
My Halloween-loving SOUL LOVEs this movie. Happy 25th to a great one!
Heather
Hocus Pocus is my top favorite halloween movie. I actually watch it all year long, because sometimes you just need a little hocus pocus in your life. When September rolls around it is on at least once a week at my house all the way until November. It is a classic you just can’t beat. I’m really excited to read the book and get some Hocus Pocus themed shirts this year.
Kerlia Rockwood
Hocus Pocus was really a game changer for me. My parents were pastors and I grew up very restricted and controlled in what I saw and what my environment was like. We didn’t even celebrate Halloween. Which as a child can be devastating. But this would come on tv every year and sometimes I was lucky enough to be at a grandparents or friend’s house and was able to watch it and enjoy the spooky fun. It introduced me to pagan beliefs in a fun mythological kind of way and really helped me not be afraid of anything spooky but really revel in it. It started my history obsession going off into colonial era witchcraft and how witches have been treated throughout the ages. It made me realise how badass women are and how sometimes equally misunderstood.
As an adult the movie has been a year long favourite, not just on Halloween. My two kids love it. And in a way the Sanders sisters have become a funny archetype in my own “witchling” journey. They give me the warm fuzzies what can I say?!! I love the movie oh so much and regardless of if I win it was nice going down memory lane and realising how much of an impact the movie really had on my life!
Johnathan Fells
I have watched Hocus Pocus since it’s original release and continue to watch it a couple times a year. I love this movie because of so many things such as; the actors, Bette Midler plays her character so well and doesnt really get the recognition she deserves for it I dont think. The theme of the over all movie (Salem, witches and Halloween) The special effects for its time was great, the songs that were sang in the movie….these are the reasons I love the movie. It’s a huge comfort to watch, I know every word off by heart, its my go-to Halloween movie…im even going on the “Hocus Pocus Tour” in Salem to see the many locations that were filmed there in the movie. I just love it. Plain and simpltle. :)
Delanie Dougherty
I love Hocus Pocus because it brings me back to the nostalgia of my childhood and watching it every Halloween with my brother.
Halloweenette Creepette
The first time I saw Hocus Locus I had three children of mine with me. The oldest was almost 10 the middle was 6 and my youngest was almost 4. We were so excited to watch it. My middle child loved cats so the movie was so exciting to have a black cat in it. We were scared together but it was such a fun movie. We watched it many times in the years that followed… and as my middle child was older she loved the teen scenes. I loved it thoroughly…. the witches with their magic book. Today I think how true that all seeing eye is on that book when it comes to our cell phones. We have an all seeing eye with our cells phones and I know you better cover up your cell phone because it will see everything and send a signal up in the air…. just like the book…. a signal sent up in the air. Cell phones send their signals up in the air. So we all better BEWARE!!! There is a lot of truth to that movie.
Corie
Hocus Pocus is very near and dear to my heart. It was the very last movie I watched with my grandma before she passed away I remember her saying now corie we have to watch this every year on Halloween! And I have kept that promise she made me. I watch it every year on the anniversary of its debut,every Halloween and on the day my grandmother passed. Ok I watch it all year round lol. But this movie holds very special feelings for me it reminds me of when I was younger and trick-or-treating in the 90s I had so much fun dressing up and going out trick-or-treating and then coming home and celebrating by watching this movie every night on Halloween this movie will forever be near and dear to my heart! Halloween is everyday!!!
Autumn R. I.
I love this movie so much!! It’s everything!! I was pretty late in the game about watching it. I was in my 20s! And for someone who loves Halloween I could not believe I haven’t seen it yet!
I love this movie because of all the decorations and lights in the movie! And of course the door to door trick or treating!
Oh and btw…love how your blog looks now!
Michelle
I love Hocus Pocus! It is just such a fun movie and a little spooky at the same time! Bette Midler is perfect as Winnie and the costumes are amazing!
I showed the movie to my girls last year and they loved it!
I have always been a huge Halloween fan being born in October. This is a great contest!!
Sylvana G
Wow. Hocus Pocus has such a hold on me. An absolute favorite Halloween family film. Perfectly casted. Iconic costumes. A cute, well rounded story, fantastic makeup effects and special effects (Binx still holds up to this day!)
Thanks for the opportunity!
Jill Chambers
I have loved Hocus Pocus since I was a child! How can you not!?! It has the perfect amount of kitsch. It contains everything that everyone loves about Halloween: witches, trick-or-treating, black cats, zombies, spells, legends, etc. it just makes me feel good. Fall hasn’t truly started until I’ve watched Hocus Pocus!
Manda
I’ve loved Hocus Pocus since it came out, and I’m old enough to remember the hype. My friends and I were so excited we would put on plays in my backyard. We had no idea what the movie was about yet, so we just made it up as we went.
Tianna
Hocus Pocus embodies everything I love about Halloween! The fun of dressing up, the quirkiness, the silly games and spooky traditions. It was the movie that made me want to be a witch! It intrigued my interest in Salem and it’s history as well as the history of Halloween. I’m 35 now but I still watch this movie every year. It brings back memories of sleep overs with my sister and friends, making costumes, baking treats and decorating the house. Every year I still watch it while I drink some apple cider and eat Halloween cookies!
Emily Ashton
Hocus Pocus is one of those watch-every-year movies that gives me those nostalgic feels. I grew up on this movie, and have been obsessed with Halloween/Witches/Ghosts/Spooks for most of my life, as many October babies are (it’s July 16th, and I just did my first round of Halloween shopping for the year, despite the massive amount of eye-rolling from my partner..). Winning this prize pack would be amazing, and would help amp up my current Halloween-y collection.
Can’t wait for the season to begin >:)
Leanne
I would live to win this prize as this film is special to me and my daughter…shes just turned 21 so i would give this to her as a gift so she never forgets the time we spent watching this when she was small and having these prizes would always remind her of the special times and memories we had of watching this over and over again . As they grow up quick and it would no mean so much to both of us .
Shelby Ivey
Growing up in Michigan, I am lucky enough to see the leaves change colors and feel the air chill every Autumn. One of my yearly traditions is watcing Hocus Pocus a million times. The movie is nearly as old as I am, so it has been a staple in my life from the begining. I remember getting so excited when the tv would light up with the golden opening sequence and the words “Hocus Pocus” would appear. I no longer have to wait to see it on tv because I own the DVD. Lol. I love Hocus Pocus because it really showcases Halloween the way I remember it. Staying out all night, going on adventures with friends and without parents, and letting your imagination carry you and show you things you can only dream of. Things in the world have since changed, and being a mother now I know my 4 year old won’t expierience Halloween the same ways I did growing up. But I can always pop in my Hocus Pocus DVD on a chilly fall night and show her my childhood nostalgia. Bonus points for me because I raised a little Halloweirdo like me and she loves the movie already and requests ro watch it on her own!
Dani
I’ve always liked the movie growing up. But it wasn’t until I went to college that I truly realized my love for the film. It was there that my friends and I bonded over the movie. Learning bit by bit of the script, memorizing obscure details about the movie. And even since graduating, this film has kept us together even when we are all over the country.
Victoria W
I have loved the movie Hocus Pocus since I was a little girl. I watched it so many times when I was younger because I always dreamed of a fall in Salem. In 2014, I found a little black kitten after a thunderstorm. After being told my she was a he it didn’t take long before I named him Binx. My little forever Halloween kitty. Now we watch it together ever year ???? It is not fall for us without a visit from the Sanderson sisters & Binx.
Bella Colgan
I love Hocus Pocus because every single Friday night when I was a kid, my nana would take me to the local video store so we could rent it. We always had a bunch of cats and she always let me call them Binx. For years after, I dressed up like a witch and pretended to lure children to my house ????. Mostly I love Hocus Pocus because it’s reminds me of the amazing times I had with my nana.
Amy
Hocus Pocus is my absolute favorite Halloween movie. I grew up watching it and remember when it was released :) I love all things spooky. Fall is my favorite season and Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I feel like the season can’t officially start unless I have watched Hocus Pocus to kick it off right.
Garrett Engle
Hocus Pocus was always something I found solace in. Being a weird little queer kid, I didn’t have many movies that I felt spoke to me or moved me but this one always did. The comedy, the heart and the life changing moment that was watching Bette Midler perform I Put A Spell On You. Every Saturday morning I would run downstairs grab my VHS of the movie and put it on. I would stand in front of the TV set with a Cape made from blankets and recite the entire film as Winifred and then give the performance of my life during that number. I dressed up as Winifred back then and I’m still doing at 22 years later every chance I get. Sanderson for life!
Amy Tkac
Hocus Pocus is one of my favorite movies. I grew up watching and still start the season off each year with a re-watch. Halloween is my favoite holiday and I live for all things spooky. I think the movie is amazing and a staple of the fall season!
Deidre L.
Hocus Pocus holds such a dear place in my heart! It’s one of my earliest memories, sitting cuddled up on the couch with my mom , a tall glass of chocolate milk, just enamoured by these witty yet clueless lil witches. I adore this movie, the nostalgic feeling I get just thinking about it makes me feel like I’m 4 all over again. It’s forever Halloween in my soul! (Also, really wish I could find one of those cool Halloween parties Max’s parents throw irl? I’ve never been to a party that hopin’ in my life.)
Katylynn
I love Hocus Pocus! It’s one of my all time favorites. They don’t make movies like this anymore. It’s fun and when you think it’s ending, it’s just getting better.
Shaun S.
Hocus Pocus is one of my all-time favorite movies. I loved it as a kid, now as an adult I watch it and reminds me of my childhood. I watch it every time it is on every year. :)
sean Telepo
I love hocus pocus because it’s all things Halloween, my second favorite movie ever and it can always get me out of a bad mood!
Travis
Nothing captures my two favorite things quite so perfectly. 90’s nostalgia and Halloween. It’s one of few movies I can watch over and over again and never be sick of.
Charlhynn
The reason why I love Hocus Pocus is that it’s not like the typical scary Halloween movies, I’m not a fan of gorey and scary movies so when I saw HP on Disney when I was little I was intrigued by the name of the title. The storyline is perfect not to corny or anything like that, to wrap this up it’s difficult for me to pinpoint what I love about this movie it has the right amount of magic and fall. It’s just fantastic and one of my favorite movies to watch religiously during Halloween season and other times throughout the year when I want a trip down nostalgia lane, or if I just want to see the gorgeous fall scenes to escape heatwaves ????
Jess
This was my favorite movie as a kid. I watched it so many times I still have the lines memorized (as so many Hocus Pocus fans probably do). Now as an adult I have the movie poster on my wall and still ritually watch the movie each October. I think what drew me to love the movie so much was the magic, the dark (albeit Disney themed) setting such as corpses coming back to life in an old cemetery and spooky witches’ houses, and of course that the movie’s plot was during my favorite holiday. I watched it long after October was gone and even in the dead heat of summer to the point that my friends got sick of me putting in the tape (they didn’t have as good of taste as I do). I’m convinced at one point I wanted to BE a Sanderson sister. As an adult now, I am not a Sanderson sister, nor a witch, but I DO still have a special place in my heart and memory of this movie and of the good feelings it still gives me when I watch it.
Angel
Hocus Pocus is an enjoyable family friendly movie. I love watching this movie and can’t wait to read the book!
Amber
Hocus pocus has been a favorite since I was a child, my cousins and I would watch it all of the time growing up and now I start playing it as early as March to get ready for fall. My fiancé almost proposed to me in front of Ropes mansion (Alison’s house) last summer when we were in Salem visiting all of the films locations. We even won a costume contest 2 years ago dressed as Winifred and Billy. I’m pretty upset that they still haven’t came out with a sequel.
Crystal W.
Hocus Pocus has always been a tradition in my family. My sisters and I have always been obsessed with Halloween and always decked our house out as kids, well we still do till this day ???? hocus pocus is the perfect Halloween movie! It brings the perfect fall vibes and you can feel the magic in the air when it’s on. I’m so happy I found a Halloween community to be a part of! ???? you all!!
Britt v
Hocus Pocus was a great childhood memory reminding me of the joy and innocence of Halloween and remembering every year you get to be a kid again for a night!
MadMar
I’ve been in love with Hocus Pocus since the first time I saw it. Which was when it first came out. It gives me the warm and fuzzies every time I watch it. Actually I’m currently watching it with my daughter. We watch it all year long????♀️ ????
Emily
Hocus Pocus is the thing I look forward to the most every Halloween. It reminds me of growing up and the big Halloween party my mom threw for me every year.
Destiny
I love Hocus Pocus because it was one of the two movies, the other being Halloween town, to help me fully realize that I was spooky at heart.
Mary O
Hocus Pocus brings back so many great childhood memories I have of Halloween. I get just as excited watching it today, as I did when I was a little girl. Hocus Pocus holds a special place in my heart and watching it will always be a great Halloween tradition.
Autumn Marcum
I don’t even know where to begin on my love for Hocus Pocus! I remember watching it on Disney during Halloween time when I was young and it just makes me feel that warm and fuzzy feeling and puts me in the fall mood!
Samantha
I don’t even know where to begin. Hocus Pocus has always been a favorite for me. I remember when I was younger waiting for the reruns of it on Disney channel or on ABC family. Then I found it on DVD and watch it year round ????. I’ve always loved Salem and the witch trials. I’ve been loved Halloween and all things spooky. Last year for my birthday in october, I even planned a trip to Salem specifically to visit Hocus Pocus stops. We stayed across from Allison’s house in the movie (ropes mansion). I actually just watched it last night too!
Amber
Ugh, this post has me in ALL the feels!!!! I wanted to be a Sanderson Sister so bad, let alone loved every bit of Hocus Pocus the 711 times I’ve watched it! Thackery and the soundtrack are just two of my favorite things about the movie. Also, this epic list has me needing all of it badly. <3
Brynne
I have loved and watched Hocus Pocus for 25 years. I watch it year round and I can quote the movie word for word if it was ever put on mute. Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday, it is also my husbands birthday ????????. Hocus Pocus is the BEST Halloween family friendly movie.
Christy
Hocus Pocus is my favorite Halloween movie because it brought my mom and closer. We watch it all throughout the year because Hocus Pocus is such a great movie that it needs to be watched constantly.
Christy
Hocus Pocus is my favorite Halloween movie because it brought my mom and closer. We watch it all throughout the year because Hocus Pocus is such a great movie that it needs to be watched constantly. I love it.
Morgan
I absolutely adore hocus pocus. The costumes, the friendships, the sisters! Somehow the movie made me believe in the magical. I don’t even remember the first time i saw it, I feel as though I was born knowing this movie!
Danielle
I grew up watching Hocus Pocus every Halloween while getting ready for trick or treating. It always set the mood for a great night. Since then it’s become my favorite movie and I watch it year round! My dad still texts me and tells me every time its on TV because he knows I’ll want to watch it!
Suzy
I love Hocus Pocus so much because of the Halloween atmosphere in the film. There is so much Halloween imagery and I love it! Also, it takes place in Salem, MA and I live in MA!
Andrea Lavoy
I love Hocus Pocus because it reminds me of being a kid during the best time of year. It’s a fun movie with great characters!
Ashli
I’ve been infatuated with Halloween since I was very young, and I remember watching Hocus Pocus on the Disney Channel (I believe, or ABC) for the first time and becoming obsessed with it! I think I made my mom buy it for me that week. I related to Dani, because I was about the same age, and ended up dressing as a witch for many Halloweens in a row due to this film. This is also when I first learned the history and mystery behind Salem. This movie has remained a classic to me, and is a must see several times a year, but especially on Halloween! It wouldn’t feel like the season without Hocus Pocus.
Lindsay Kroeger
I love Hocus Pocus! I love having a Halloween movie to watch that isn’t super scary or gory. It’s so nice to just curl up with some hot chocolate on a fall night, and watch a more lighthearted, fun movie like Hocus Pocus! :)
Clorissa Swisher
Where do I even begin with how amazing this movie is ! This has been one of my all time favorite movies ever since I was a kid. I could watch this over and over and some how it never gets old. For Halloween last year I was Sarah and I made a Binx costume for my baby boy. I plan on doing the same thing this year ! I just can’t get enough of Hocus Pocus.
Heather Rigby
I love Hocus Pocus because it was the movie I got every single time I went to blockbuster as a kid! My dad always got annoyed I would always pick it :P
Lyndsay
Hocus Pocus is a fun movie you can watch all the time and actually gets funnier the older you get. That’s how you know the Halloween season has officially started-free form starts Hocus Pocus marathons
Martha Castillo
Hocus pocus is one of my childhood favorites! And now it’s my daughters as well, along with nightmare before Christmas, corpse bride and so on I’m glad I could share this all with her as to many think of my liking as “weird” but we love it!!! ????????????
Katie B
There are so many reasons why I am in LOVE with Hocus Pocus. It came out when I was four and it’s really one of my earliest memories. I think the biggest reason it’s so special in my heart because it reminds me of happier times. I was the kind of kid that watched movies on repeat (my poor parents) I was either watch Hocus Pocus or The Little Mermaid. I remember my Mom who had an amazing voice singing I put a spell on you every time that part came on no matter how many times I watched it in a day. I know every line in the movie. When I had to stay with my Aunt and Uncle when my Mom was in the hospital they put it on to cheer me up and my Uncle was amazed with me reciting the whole movie. I watched it so much I wore out my VHS tape and they had to get me another. I watch it on tv any time it’s on now (my poor fiancé) even though I have the DVD. I put it on when I decorate and watch it every day of October. I’m planning my Hocus Pocus tattoo now. Hocus Pocus is like therapy for me. When I’m depressed I put it on and for an hour and thirty six minutes I’m that happy kid who didn’t know what loss or pain was.
Katie
There are so many reasons why I am in LOVE with Hocus Pocus. It came out when I was four and it’s really one of my earliest memories. I think the biggest reason it’s so special in my heart because it reminds me of happier times. I was the kind of kid that watched movies on repeat (my poor parents) I was either watch Hocus Pocus or The Little Mermaid. I remember my Mom who had an amazing voice singing I put a spell on you every time that part came on no matter how many times I watched it in a day. I know every line in the movie. When I had to stay with my Aunt and Uncle when my Mom was in the hospital they put it on to cheer me up and my Uncle was amazed with me reciting the whole movie. I watched it so much I wore out my VHS tape and they had to get me another. I watch it on tv any time it’s on now (my poor fiancé) even though I have the DVD. I put it on when I decorate and watch it every day of October. I’m planning my Hocus Pocus tattoo now. Hocus Pocus is like therapy for me. When I’m depressed I put it on and for an hour and thirty six minutes I’m that happy kid who didn’t know what loss or pain was.
Crystal Avalos
What’s not to love ?! Hocus Pocus taught us that a ring of salt will always protect you, virgins shouldn’t light black flame candles and that black cats are our ultimate guardians . This movie makes us laugh, makes us cry and will never get old no matter how many times we watch it, so it deserves to be cherished in its own right .
Kelli
So of course everything about Hocus pocus is my favorite. But it’s the little things for me. The beautiful fall weather in the beginning, Allison’s dress at her family costume party, the black flame candle.. and of course binx! I used to cry so hard for binx. It’s just one of my favorite movies ever, not just Halloween movies.
Jake Caputo
The first time I saw Hocus Pocus was in the theater when it was released. I was eight years old. I’ve watched it every year since and last year introduced it to my two year old. It quickly became her favorite movie. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s been watched easily over 100 times since last Halloween. No regrets.
Emily stanson
My love began in September 1994 in the new release section at great American video. I picked it up and in kindergarten I declared I wanted to be a witch. I fell in love with the sisters.i tried to convince my family every Friday when we went to the video store to rent my beloved movie. When great American video closed in the early 2000s the owner gave me a copy of the movie seeing as I rented it the most. I own it on video, dvd and have it on dvr. It’s a family tradition and favorite and I watch it year round. My fiancee has been trained when Hocus Pocus is on you sit down, shut up and watch. My wedding is inspired by the movie and can’t wait this October we will be wed! And on Halloween we will watch it as a big family. I’ve Introduced countless people to my favorite movie and they have all loved it. My niece and nephew FaceTime me every time Hocus Pocus comes on and we watch it together.
Karyn Wolfsohn
I love hocus pocus because it is just a great movie. And it’s the perfect movie to start the Halloween countdown in my house. My kids love it. We kick off the countdown in August with hocus pocus followed by Halloweentown series. And hocus pocus gets a weekly play.
Amber S.
I love Halloween and watch and love scary movies and such. I do have young children so i want them to watch movies with me and Hocus Pocus is always at the top of the list! I loved it when I was young and still to this day . Now I get to pass on a great classic onto my kids. I had no idea that there were series of books about the Sanderson Sisters and would love to read them!
Angela poison
Hocus Pocus is my entire life ! If i could watch it everyday i would but my boyfriend would proably die lmao! Its been my tradition to watch it eveyday starting october 1st-31st! I myself belive i am a witch ???????? and i myslef want that BLACK FLAME CANDLE ! And i named my freaking black cat BINKX when i was a baby! Hes no longer around but always in my heart ! I hope i win your beautiful GOODIES ! It will “MAKE ME SICK” if i don’t ????????????????
Valerie
When we were kids my mom would not let us celebrate halloween. So I would sneak watch it at my cousins. Now that I am an adult it is one of my favorite treasured movies.
Erin Rose Tollefsen
Hocus Pocus, to me, will always be THE greatest Halloween movie ever made! It’s just amazing! The comedy, the music, the costumes–everything about it is just perfection! I must admit that growing up watching this movie as a child always made me wish I could be a Sanderson sister. I just idolized them!
Kayla
i love hocus pocus because it was the very first movie my mom ever took me to see in a theatre! i was really little and she actually had to take me home in the middle of it because i was so scared. it’s just fun to think back on that… it’s very nostalgic for me. i can remember my fear – i hid beneath the seats! only a small child is more afraid of hocus pocus than the sticky, germy theatre floor ???? it was my first taste of the spooky though, and despite being scared i was thrilled and fascinated too… something i have clearly carried into adulthood.
Sue Foss
???????????????????????????? Growing up Halloween was always my favorite holiday. My mom never celebrated it and she would never even buy a pumpkin for me to carve. So I would make construction paper bats & jack o lanterns, kleenex ghosts hung by thread to decorate our little apartment and I would make my own costumes.
Witches always facinated me so I would dress up as one every year and I would change up my costume using whatever I could find around the house. When I had my own kids Halloween was our most important holiday. I would decorate the whole house inside and out. We would make halloween treats for home & school. I would make homemade costumes and we would carve tons of pumpkins. Our favorite thing to do every year was to light up all of my many halloween candles and curl up on the couch watching Hocus Pocus munching on halloween treats. I love Hocus Pocus because it brings out the magic of Halloween in all of us!!!????????????
Krystal
I don’t know where to begin about how much I love Hocus Pocus! I discovered it when I was young and going through a dark time in my life and it really just made me so happy. It gives me nostalgia, it’s something I watch year round. I have a tattoo for it. And I could never ever get tired of it! ????????????
Kimberly Reid
Hocus Pocus is my all time favorite Halloween movie. My son and I make it a tradition to watch it starting at the beginning of October. We always make it fun by adding movie theater theme, by adding popcorn, soda, candy and nachos.
Cheybugda
I love Hocus Pocus cause it is the ultimate Halloween movie . I was not born until 1995 but I’ll tell you this movie is my childhood and it’s one I look forward to and it’s so cool that it’s been so popular since 1993 I just love it it’s cozy it’s really on a top 10 of feel good movies like a cozy blanket .
Taryn
Hocus Pocus is my favorite Halloween movie of all time. I grew up with it. I’ve watched it every year for as far back as I can remember, and I can’t imagine ever missing it lest my Halloween feel completely off. I can’t believe it’s the 25th anniversary, but it makes sense since it came out the year I was born, which is another, smaller reason it holds a special place in my heart!
Elizabeth Axe
hocus pocus has always been one of my fave movies ever since i saw it when i was 10 years old.
Amanda
This is one of my childhood favorites. I think it’s the best since there’s also some adult humor in it as well which I think helps keep us interested. {Plus Dani telling Max to “At least you would have died like a man!!” was the best!! :D } Bette Midler was a perfect casting choice!
Sereniea
I love Hocus pocus because it just reminds me dressing up as a witch every year for Halloween and embracing the magic of it all!
Chey
What is not to love about Hocus Pocus?! I have been obsessed with this movie since I was a little girl and used to dress up as Winnie for Halloween. My son who is 7 also loves this movie! There is just something captivating about it!
Brandi
Hocus Pocus is obviously one of the greatest movies ever made. I’ve always been interested in Witches since I was young. I usually dressed up as a witch for Halloween and Winifred was one of my first. Bette Midler is amazing! I’m still waiting for my secret powers and talking cat.
Nicole
When I was younger I thought that the human version of binxs was cute. Plus who didn’t want a sassy talking black cat as a pet? The sisters clothes were amazing plus that sassy attitude always made me laugh.
Michelle Teel
I’ve been such a fan of your blog for a long time!! Hocus Pocus was the first Halloween movie I can remember watching. I was literally in kindergarten at the time and we watched it at my after school day care. Ever since that day, my love for all things hocus pocus and Halloween related grew more and more!
Throuthehaze
I love the ambience of the movie, it really gives me all the Fall and Halloween feels. Plus Bette Midler is awesome.
Katie
I love hocus pocus! It is such a fun movie and reminds we of my childhood.
Shirelyn Ikeda
Hocus Pocus is truly a great film. The cast, setting and soundtrack is outstanding. It’s just a fun film. I’ve introduced this film to every one of my nephew’s and nieces. This year July 16th my 5 year old niece watched for the first time and love a it. It’s a Halloween tradition in my home.
Ashlyn
Hocus Pocus has always been a favorite of mine. It embodies everything I loved growing up. It’s light hearted and fun, it’s funny. It’s great costume inspiration for Halloween! It’s a classic. I turn to it whenever I need a pick-me-up.
Gayle Daniel
I love this movie! It has been a Halloween tradition in our home for years. The costumes and acting so much fun. Adults can watch it and have as much fun as kids watching it. What a cool giveaway!
Mandee M
Halloween isn’t Halloween until I have watched my Hocus Pocus!! It is the epitome of the season for me and I watch it throughout the year to hold me over!! ????⚰️????????♀️????♂️❤️
fairydustnpeppersacks
Halloween has been a HUGE deal in my family ever since my daughter and son were babies! We have watched, “Hocus Pocus,” every October and it has become a tradition. We absolutely adore the plot line, giggles, costumes, actors! So, now I have 3 grandsons that come along with my now grown, adult children as well. I make a beef stew & apple cider for supper, then we watch the movie, followed by a bonfire with hot chocolate & caramel apples. Our Halloween season just wouldn’t be complete without watching this much loved classic & it fills me with so many memories of amazingly fun filled Halloween seasons past!
Stephanie Lopez
Hello ! My name is Stephanie. This film completely changed my life for the better and it mold me into the person I am today. It made me get through tough times as silly as that sounds but every time I found myself sad, I would watch this film and hugged my beautiful black cat and felt better every time. After so many horrible months of being without electricity, since I am from Puerto Rico and Hurrican María destroyed everything, all I could think about was about how sad Halloween was going to be without watching my favorite film. Months later, I watch it almost every week and I’m very grateful to be able to watch it and I appreciate it the movie even more. It brings me joy and completely happiness. It makes me feel like a child again where everything was okay and safe. I have two instagrams; @Ghostlylouise – Where I have more Post and Followers and the One I entered with – @thehauntingoflouise ; Which doesn’t have a lot of followers but there I feel like my actual self and I don’t care for followers, I just want to show what I love! I really do hope I can win this and be so utterly happy, because The Sanderson Sisters where like crazy family members to me. Like I mentioned before, I even have a Black Cat and I really feel like the reason why I love Halloween so much is because of the bonding between the characters and how crazy yet incredibly beautiful their journey was. I even got a Pumpkin tattooed because everything is just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! I’m Crossing my fingers that I can win this and have some beautiful Hocus Pocus Magic around my apartment ????????
Nicole
I love Hocus Pocus. It’s one of my favorite movies. The first viewing means fall is officially here. I love going up to Salem and seeing filming locations.
Katie Gast
I looove Hocus Pocus because it brings me right back to every Halloween growing up. Me and my siblings counting our candy haul in our costumes in front of the tv with Hocus Pocus in the background, waiting for our mom to finish cooking a big pot of chili, and having our whole house inside and out covered in halloween decorations!!!
Vanessa
Hocus Pocus has been the underlying connection between two of my closest cousins and I. I remember watching Hocus Pocus on repeat at my Aunt’s house with them. We used to force our first grade class to re
Courtney Hawkins
Hocus Pocus is one of those magical movies that bring back so much nostalgia for everyone. Itransports me back to my childhood, and my love for Halloween, every time I watch it which is why it’s my favorite movie.
Alison
I have that blanket (as I posted on the Spooky Little Book Club FB page). I would love a pair of those throw pillows to go with it.
Gilbert
Hocus-pocus is just one of those perfect Halloween movies like The Worst Witch! Fun for everyone
JordanMay Twigs
Oh my!!! This is the holy grail of all things Hocus Pocus for sure!! I’m so excited that you’re doing this giveaway and that there are as many Hocus Pocus fans out there as their are!! This film came out when I was 4 years old. And I still to this day have my original copy of VHS!! I’ve watched it every year on Halloween and admittedly more often since I whined and begged my parents to buy it for me. I had a black cat that I used to pretend was Zachary Binx and would play dress up with all the time. Ahhhhh I’m so excited for Halloween!! Happy haunting and stay spooky my dear!!
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Amber Townsend
Hocus Pocus is Halloween to me!! The magic, the jokes, the witches. It brings me back to a time where life was simple and spooky. Now I get to share it with my daughter
Christina Cruz
I fell in love with Hocus Pocus when I was a kid, I loved how scary it was and Sarah Jessica Parker Salt scene really peaked my interest in Halloween and the occult. When I grew up I rediscovered it and fell in love for all the little nuances and hilarious dialogue. It is a classic that I have seen way way too many times haha ????????️
Kate
I love Hocus Pocus because it’s fun to watch! I love it doesn’t take itself too seriously. I love the relationship between the sisters. I also love the music.
Lela Burch
Hocus Pocus takes me back to the magic of being a kid. Watch it every time with a smile, no worries or cares in the world. Always the same happy magical feeling every single time I watch it!????✨????
Melanie
I have loved Hocus Pocus for as long as I can remember. I’ve always loved Halloween and the non-horror movies that surround the holiday (I love some horror movies, too, but I enjoy the festiveness that comes with Halloween more). It’s always been a classic must-watch during October :)
Marci Rodriguez
Hocus Pocus is the Halloween town I would love to be on Halloween night! I would love to at the dance or be one of the kiddos trick or treating, or even be the pretty young girl that lives in that beautifully Halloween decorated house!
Gail Hoeker
I have always been a Halloween fanatic and Hocus Pocus is one of the best movies ever!
Virginia
Hocus Pocus embodies the best parts of my childhood: Halloween nights! I love that I can practically smell the candy and pumpkins whenever I watch it. I don’t think I’ll ever not cry at the end when Binks is saying goodbye and passing on, or cackle maniacally every time they trick the Sisters in the school! It’s my favorite go-to movie on gloomy days, no matter what time of year it is!
Christina J
I remember watching this at home for the first time and being sick. I felt so cruddy but I was SO entertained. It made me wish I had grown up in salem or lived in a small spooky town with great halloweenish history. I think I put a spell on you is one of my favorite movie music performances also. It has some of the best most memorable one liners. I mean every single actress and actor in this movie is perfection. I will never grow too old for this movie or tire of watching it at Halloween.
Ashley
This is amazing! Such a collection. Hocus Pocus was my favorite movie as a kid. I would watch it non stop year around. I wore that VHS out and when I went to college, I literally brought 3 DVDs, one being Hocus Pocus. I had no shame. I related so much to Dani as a kid, sassy, compassionate and loved Halloween! I hate to say it, but I hope I win!!! :-)
Ashley M.
This is amazing! Such a collection. Hocus Pocus was my favorite movie as a kid. I would watch it non stop year around. I wore that VHS out and when I went to college, I literally brought 3 DVDs, one being Hocus Pocus. I had no shame. I related so much to Dani as a kid, sassy, compassionate and loved Halloween! I hate to say it, but I hope I win!!! :-)
Sara Olson
I am OBSESSED with this movie. I’m obsessed with all things Halloween for that matter. I actually have an entire room in my house woth black walls and toys/memorabilia dedicated to horror and Halloween. If I were to win I would treasure these gifts forever.
Angela Reed
My mom took my brother and I when it came out in theaters!! We were hooked since that day and watch it every year!!
Kelly
I adore Halloween…I believe it was because of the parties my mom would throw me as a kid but also Hocus Pocus…I watched it a million times. I am not into gore or super scary things. This is light and fun with just enough spooky for when I was young. It had the magic but also shows the fun light hearted trick-or-treating. I also adore the music!!
Kyle Kielty
I love Hocus Pocus so much! I was almost 9 when I first saw this movie. Growing up, my mom always loved Halloween, and pumpkins are my favorite thing ever. (Uncarved specifically, but Jack o Lanterns are a fav as well!) Hocus Pocus has been my favorite movie ever since then. I think it strikes up so much nostalgia in me that I just feel incredibly happy when I watch it. (So of course, I watch it all year round!)
Dice Goblin
I was 4 years old when Hocus Pocus came out, and I remember my parents taking me to see it. My life was forever changed. All of the essence and magic of Halloween was so gloriously captured before my very eyes and I was absolutely captivated. That day I realized I had another wonderful escape from the world and yet another film to watch to inspire my love and obsession for Halloween. It’s more than just a favorite film or a story. It’s a tradition. Hocus Pocus holds such a special place in my ????. Nothing can compare or even comes close.
Vanessa
Take 2 I was cut off previously!
Hocus Pocus has been a Major theme in my life! It’s a crucial part of my closest cousins and mine relationship! We used to watch the movie on repeat together all the time especially in October! Now we watch the movie over the phone together since we live apart. We are all October babies mine being the day before Halloween! Clearly it’s my favorite holiday! We used to play Hocus Pocus in the backyard at our Grandma’s house for hours pretending to shake salt around dug up graves! We also used to try to force our First grade class to reenact the part where Binx turns into a cat before class started! Typical I have a cat named Binx. My greatest Halloween costume achievement was when my cousins and I finally were able to go out as the Sanderson sisters! It was a Halloween we’ve been preparing for our entire lives! I was Winifred the bossy one, my boy obsessed, bubbly, blond wig wearing cousin was Sarah of course, and we forced our youngest cousin to be Mary which she pulled off perfectly! We are constantly quoting Hocus Pocus and have such a bond over that movie!! If I win this sweepstakes I will be sharing the wealth! Also, I’ve already got my eye on some amazing items for presents from this blog especially the Billy pin!!! Ok sorry this was so long I just really love love love Hocus Pocus!!!! My life would not be the same if this movie did not exist!
vanessa
Hocus Pocus has been a Major theme in my life! It’s a crucial part of my closest cousins and mine relationship! We used to watch the movie on repeat together all the time especially in October! Now we watch the movie over the phone together since we live apart. We are all October babies mine being the day before Halloween! Clearly it’s my favorite holiday! We used to play Hocus Pocus in the backyard at our Grandma’s house for hours pretending to shake salt around dug up graves! We also used to try to force our First grade class to reenact the part where Binx turns into a cat before class started! Typical I have a cat named Binx. My greatest Halloween costume achievement was when my cousins and I finally were able to go out as the Sanderson sisters! It was a Halloween we’ve been preparing for our entire lives! I was Winifred the bossy one, my boy obsessed, bubbly, blond wig wearing cousin was Sarah of course, and we forced our youngest cousin to be Mary which she pulled off perfectly! We are constantly quoting Hocus Pocus and have such a bond over that movie!! If I win this sweepstakes I will be sharing the wealth! Also, I’ve already got my eye on some amazing items for presents from this blog especially the Billy pin!!! Also, did you know Larry Bagby better known as ICE is a country music singer now! Yes we are social media friends! Birthday Highlight was when he sent me a Birthday message! Ok Sorry this was so long I’m just Obsessed and in Love with Hocus Pocus! My life would not be the same if this movie did not exist!!
Russell Etkin
Hocus-pocus is my favorite movie of all time!
Molly Schlottman
I love Hocus Pocus because it has always been one of my favorite movies and always puts me in the Halloween spirit!!
Leah Beth Sharrett
One of my favorite Halloween movies! I watch it with the grands every year!
Danzel
Hocus Pocus has such a great vibe and cast, and reminds me of my high school days and time with my younger siblings!
Alexis Edwards
I love Hocus Pocus because it is one of the favourite movies from my childhood and I get to share it with my children. Halloween is my favourite holiday and I love sharing that love with my family. The acting in this film is superb and it is a film that holds up through the years.
Kristin Haglind
I’m not the fan of this movie, as I’m more of a slasher, demon & classic monsters kinda gal, but my best friend is OBESESSED with Hocus Pocus. It’s literally all she talks about when we talk Halloween, and movies, which is often!
We live in different states and I know this stuff would mean THE WORLD to her!! It’s all so incredibly cute and up her alley.
Amanda Raz
I fell in love when this movie fist came out. I didn’t like regular kid and teen movies so this one hit me right to the core and now I enjoy it with my son!
Roxy Richards
I’ve always loved Hocus Pocus since I was a kid. Watching it every year gives me such great feelings! I love the Sanderson sisters so much!!!! They always make me smile xP
Diane Chambers
Love the movie. Takes me back to a more simpler time in my life. Halloween is a favorite holiday filled with excitement and fun. We’ve been to Salem several times, our favorite times were over Halloween.
Laura Reynolds
I love Hocus Pocus because I can watch it year round and it gives me all the feels. I’m finally taking my dream vacation to Salem this year and the first thing I booked was the Hocus Pocus tour. Can’t wait!!
Laura xoxo
Sarah-jean
When I saw this giveaway I knew I had to enter! I love Hocus Pocus. So much so that I named my betta fish “Binx.” I think that was the first Halloween centric movie I fell in love with as a kid. I watch it all year round!
Erin p.
I love hocus pocus! I love everything about it. Witches have always intrigued me! It’s funny and family friendly! I watch it everytime they play it on tv ,even back to back lol.
Ashley
Hocus Pocus is everything campy, cheesy, child-like, and unapologetically wonderful about Halloween. In the 90’s we still put time and effort into making silly movies like this, and I’m so glad that we did. It incorporates some loose history, identifiable landmarks because it was filmed “on location”, and has a super predictable but fun story line with great cameos and amazing Middler one-liners. The costuming is over-the-top and fantastic, the music is great… There’s nothing not to love about Hocus Pocus. All-around best “ode to Halloween” movie there is. And I mean, hey, it IS Disney.
Kim Bartholomew
I love Hocus Pocus because it’s just a great celebration of Halloween. It’s funny, touching, and well made. It’s a tradition for me every year to watch this movie at least a dozen times in October. I love this movie and I’ll continue to love this movie for the rest of my life.
Anabelle Hassan
You know when you found your calling/interest when you’re younger? When something just hits you so hard making you think and feel “Wow, I just want to be surrounded by this forever”? That’s exactly what “Hocus Pocus” did to me, it made me realize how much I love spooky things and Halloween at a very young age. I’ve always loved things more on the scarier side ever since I was younger, and then I was introduced to this masterpiece that I watch every single Halloween, that I can quote flawlessly and make references of every chance I get. I love the simplicity of “Hocus Pocus”, I love that it’s about Halloween and curses and witches and all things that Halloween SHOULD be. The story is perfect, the characters are on point, and it’s honestly the most perfect Halloween movie to ever exist. Not to mention that Max was, and always will be, my biggest crush E V E R. I remember the day I FINALLY understood what Dani was referring to when she tells Allison that Max loves her “yabos”, I honestly grew up with this movie and I’ll continue to watch it and love it until the end of time.
Angie Mendoni
Hocus pocus is a staple in my childhood! Sarah Sanderson is definitely my spirit animal. The true Halloween celebration in the movie leaves me with fall stained nostalgia. I’ll be visiting Salem MA this Halloween and I’ve already booked the hocus pocus tour!! I hope to win xx
Caitlin Brazile
It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus ????
I have loved this movie since I was a little girl. Everything about it I adore. It is the perfect cute and fun family movie, with a little spooky side. This movie is what got me into witches and spiritual energy. It is the epitome of Halloween. A classic to be remembered, treasured and never to be replicated. The amount of nostalgia I feel from this movie and all of the prizes in this giveaway is a bit overwhelming; there wouldn’t be another person who loves this movie and Halloween more than me… well except for you, Miranda.
Gina Gonzalez
Hocus Pocus is sooo special to me because my mom and I used to watch it all the time when I was younger. My mother became very mentally ill when I was 10 but still to this day she will sit an watch this movie with me. It’s somethig we will always share together, even when she is not feeling 100% <3
Casey
Hocus Pocus gives me a nostalgic feel. I feel the Halloween spirit in the movie and that makes me smile. When I first watched it I fell in love with Max Dennison. Just a few reasons I love this movie. ????
Amanda
I remember going to the theaters to see Hocus Pocus when I was 6 years old! Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and this movie always puts me in the mood for my favorite season! I loved Binx so much and have always wanted a little black cat of my own (maybe someday!). Thank you for sharing all of those cool Hocus Pocus items in this blog! ????
Zach
I love Hocus Pocus so much because nothing gets me into the Halloween spirit like that movie does. I could watch it on loop and never get tired of it. It’s my go to background movie when I’m creating, and my comfort when I’m having a rough day. It was the first movie that I ever wanted the villans to win! There isn’t another Halloween movie like it.
Sydney Godfrey
I love Hocus Pocus because it reminds me of my childhood. I have always been a Halloween lover and knowing this movie would be on during that time made it that much more important and exciting to me. Every time I watch it, it takes me right back to being a kid again!
Kelly Carr
Hocus Pocus is a year round movie in my house, I can’t turn it off anytime it comes on the tv and I also have to watch it on dvd multiple times once it becomes fall! My best friend and I use quotes from the movie in our regular daily talks and finally made the trip to Salem to do a Hocus Pocus tour a few years ago!
Katie
I love Hocus Pocus because it reminds me of my childhood. <3 This post made me all kinds of nostalgic and I am going to go broke buying everything! Love you!
Anthony Pritt
I am entering this contest for my fiancé who is a huge fan of the movie. She has been talking about this movie non-stop since we got together. She named the cat Binx. We are saving to go to Salem at Halloween. She is a huge movie locations hunter & this is her dream. I can’t wait to put her in a red cape & take photos of her among the autumn leaves ???? She really is the biggest fan & id love to surprise her with this giveaway. It is such a sweet part of her childhood & I know it would mean the world to her.
Lyndsay Boling
I love Halloween and alll things hocus pocus!! ????????
Jenna Williams
Hocus Pocus has been a part of my life since I was a very little girl. It came out a year before I was born, and I remember the first time my mother showed it to me! I was hooked, and I’ve been watching it every Halloween! My favorite part is where they sang I Put A Spell On You.
Alex
Because it’s not Halloween without Hocus Pocus!
Jessy
My aunt and her “cool” older friends took me to see this the summer I turned 7, naturally, how cool was I?
The movie still brings me the nostalgic feeling of childhood Halloweens, 25 years later. Its a tradition to watch it all through October.
Halloween is a big deal in my family. My mom instilled the horror and excitement in us very young. I’m proud to say that I passed that feeling of Autumn magic down to my daughter, and even put it into my husband who admits Halloween is the real deal. (We even had a Halloween wedding).
Aishling
It literally ain’t Halloween without Hocus Pocus! I remember watching it as a child and how as an adult I watch it just as much! It’s such a perfect Halloween movie ????
Stephanie V
I love Hocus Pocus because of the feeling it leaves me with. I grew up with parents who loved Halloween and horror which had a huge influence on me, and I remember watching Hocus Pocus at a young age. I get the same joy from watching this movie at 28 as I did when I was 7. And let’s be real, there’s nothing more beautiful than autumn in New England!
Leann Nesbitt
Hocus Pocus is one of the most comforting movies from my childhood. It fueled my love for Halloween, October, and everything spooky. It truly is magical.
PS does anyone else sing Come Little Children all throughout the year? Or is that just me? Haha
Kate
I am the 4th Sanderson sister. ????
Kristin
I love all things Halloween, but there’s something special about watching this movie MULTIPLE times when the season rolls around. Bette is amazing & her singing “I put a spell on you” is just bomb. I love that this movie never gets old
Allison Yartz
What’s not to love about this movie. It has been a favorite of mine forever and I hope to get my little one to love it just as much! (Even if she is only a year old!) ????????
Carly
Hocus Pocus is the first movie I watch to kick off my Halloween season every year. My birthday is Sept 27 so i feel like thats the start to Halloween. Hocus Pocus just puts me in the right state of mind! I even live on Thackery street which is so perfect!
Jessica
I love Hocus Pocus because it is the epitome of Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday and it’s one of the movies that started my Halloween obsession. Not only do I watch this movie around Halloween, I watch it all year long. It’s my absolute favorite. It’s an all around fun movie and all the characters are great. It’s definitely a Halloween classic.
Erica M.
Hocus Pocus isn’t just my favorite Halloween movie, it’s my ALL TIME favorite movie. I became obsessed when I was about 5 years old. I remember making my mom put it on EVERY Halloween while we got our costumes ready. Hocus Pocus is my absolute favorite movie not only because of the cast and the fact that it has everything i love (Halloween, Salem, witches, the list could go on) but I love the nostalgia and innocence I feel every time I watch it. My 3 year old daughter seems to be following my footsteps . She walks around singing “Twist the bones and bend the back” and randomly yells, “Sistaahhhs” lol it just warms my heart.
Justina L
Hocus Pocus is the best Halloween movie ever. It’s my go to movie even when it’s not Halloween. I love it because there are so many hilarious quotes like “A muck, A muck, A muck!” Or “another glorious morning….makes me sick!” The movie makes me so happy. The Sanderson sisters are just hilarious together and reminds me of me and my sisters. Love this movie
Haylee Thomas
Omg! I looooove Hocus Pocus. It isn’t fall until I watch this movie, drink hot chocolate, and sit under a blanket. I watch it at least once a day every day in October! My dream is to be able to watch this movie around Halloween when I get my own little family. I also love bath bombs so this whole set is just heavenly to me! I really really hope I win!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
tina
I have learned to love Hocus Pocus so much… because it has become my 3 year old daughter’s favorite movie! We even named her new kitty Winifred :) Seeing it again through her eyes has made it so magical!!
Danielle L.
I have always loved Halloween and I was about the same age as Dani when the movie came out. My nickname growing up was also Dani so this movie has always held a special place in my heart! :) Thanks for doing this give away!
Stephanie smyth
Hocus pocus is one of my favourite films becuase it always calmed me before i slept as a child. It also give the confidence to be who i wanted to be. I believed i could do anything after watching it. (I know that sounds corny) but do you ever watch something and think you are invincible because you are lost in the moment of excitement, happiness and mix emotions. Also after i had my daughter in April 2016. Going to the cinema on Halloween night to watch hocus Pocus was my first time without her and it felt soo difficult until i sat down and got lost within the magic.
HannahF
I love Hocus Pocus because of how SILLY it is. It perfectly encompasses the word “spoopy” for me- it has a great color scheme through the whole thing, amazing villains and main characters, and it’s just…so fun.
Christina
When I was 8 years old my mom took me to see Hocus Pocus in the theaters! I have loved the movie ever since. Now my 4 kids love it and it has become one of our favorite Friday Night and Halloween movies!
Christina Vallez
I’ve loved Hocus Pocus since I was a wee 90s kid. I love the ambience of the movie, the juxtaposition of serious spooky Salem combined with the goofiness of the Sanderson sisters is pure magic.????Halloween of course is my favorite holiday, I’m also a witch and it’s a dream of mine to move up to Mass. and either live in Salem or visit Salem on the regular. Also, really who doesn’t love the Sanderson sisters.⚰
Emma
I love this. Hocus Pocus is such an essential part of fall for me. Every year it kicks off the entire Halloween season (which is September through November, let’s be honest.) Every year in the beginning of September we have a big Hocus Pocus viewing party, we wear costumes and everything we eat and drink is pumpkin! And, of course, we watch the movie. We even play a drinking game (for drinking our pumpkin beer and pumpkin sangria)…every time they say “sisters” or “book!” We take a drink. It’s the best. I look forward to it ALL year long. It just gets everyone in the fall mode (even though it might be 90 outside) and everyone so pumped for Halloween season. And, I have the best Winnie costume that I love to wear. It’s a fabulous night thanks to this wonderful movie. I definitely need this prize pack to put up (and probably keep up all year long cause why would I take it down?!)
Kaitlyn Miyawaki
Back when Hocus Pocus came out in 1993, I was hooked!! I loved Mary (I was three) and I told my mom I just had to have the movie. She searched far and wide and was FINALLY able to find a copy at Blockbuster (yeah it’s been a minute). They told her they’d sell it to her but it was gonna be $99.
She bought it. And it’s been my favorite movie ever since. Like clockwork on October 1sr it comes off the shelf for it’s nightly play and I can relive those memories when I used to play it on repeat every day.
To this day it is one of my favorite movies.
Rachel
Ever since I was a little girl, this has been my favorite movie! I think this is what really sparked my love for Halloween. I remember watching this movie all year long when I was a little girl, but it really felt special around Halloween time! I still watch this movie every chance I get! I think I always expected my nights to go like this on Halloween, but as we all know, it’s all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!
Nicole
I love Hocus Pocus, because no matter how many times you see it, it’s still got its funny moments. The one liners never get boring.
It’s always at the top of my pile when I pull out the Halloween movies!
Cecy Lawlor
It’s a tradition in my home, we watch Hocus Pocus Every Halloween season (& a few extra times during the year). This movie means so much to me, my daughter and husband. Takes me back to my childhood.
Kristin
Hocus Pocus is my favorite Halloween movie. It’s the perfect mix of cute, funny, and spooky, that holds up to this day. I’m a late bloomer horror lover, so Hocus Pocus was always my go to when I couldn’t handle the real scary stuff. (Even still, Billy creeped me out a bit when I was young!). Plus, who doesn’t love a movie with a talking black cat!? Sanderson Sisters forever!
Sushma P
Hocus Pocus is my Halloween movie. I always dressed as one of sisters as a kid, especially as Winnie.
Jackie
Why do I love Hocus Pocus? 2 words: Bette Midler!!!!
Redfoxthing
Hocus Pocus is like… The culmination of childhood Halloween fantastical dream goals- who doesn’t want to go trick or treating, and deal with magic beyond anything seen outside of a tv? Add to that real Halloween parties- a rarity these days, and it’s a Halloween dream come true- a picture of every kid’s wishes for how their holiday would roll out; especially mine. But beyond that, Binx was special to me. His love and care, his colorful character, was endearing; having cats growing up, watching how Binx interacted with the kids, it gave me a greater appreciation for my own cats- their actions were translated by Binx into a visual signal of affection in a way a kid could understand. And Binx was just funny. He’s a small part of the reason why I have a black cat today! So for me, Watching Hocus Pocus takes me back to being a kid, to a carefree time filled with dreams and laughter and lots of candy- and a belief in magic beyond our wildest imaginations; and some questionable costume choices of my own, to boot, haha. Being able to recapture that feeling, and the ensuing afterglow, is magic.
Crystal
The reason I love Hocus Pocus is because it gives me a nostalgic, comforting feeling. It reminds me of when I was a kid watching it on TV, drawing pumpkins for decorations. As an adult, makes me feel warmth and happiness I felt then. It’s my favorite movie to watch when a storm hits!
Sarah
Hocus Pocus is the perfect scene setting movie. The location is perfect, the costumes are perfect, the music is perfect, and when I turn it on it instantly feels like Halloween.
Mary Kate
I love Hocus Pocus because of the fun witchiness of it all! Plus I want Winifred’s outfit!
Kelly Watters
My mom showed me Hocus Pocus when I was maybe around 5 years old. I’ve always been in love with Halloween. Ever since then, we watched it every year. Even though I’m almost 30 now, we still try to keep this tradition going! It definitely holds a special place in my heart, and I will always think of my mom when I watch it. I’m even planning on getting a Hocus pocus themed sleeve!
Juliet Jones
I only saw “Hocus Pocus” last Halloween. During the 90s, I was probably too busy doing teenage things! I’m so fortunate to have found it, all these years later. I went to a local drive-in theater. People were reciting the dialogue and singing the songs outside of their cars, under the stars. It was such a fun experience. I plan on watching each year, with my son.
Ashley
Oh my gosh!! I love Hocus Pocus because its the best Halloween movie of all time. I love the way it makes me feel!! My favorite scenes are the classroom scene..where the teacher tells about halloween and the part where they show up at the Halloween Party at Allison’s house..you see this huge cauldren full if candy and the streamers and you can just taste the apple cider they are drinking!! Excited! Hope I win!! ????????
Michelle
I grew up watching Hocus Pocus every year on Halloween. My boyfriend makes fun of me because I watch it so much, Halloween or not! He caved and bought it for me because he got tired of me asking him if it could rent it ????
Alyse Monroy
I love Hocus Pocus because it combines nostalgia and music for my favorite holiday!
Mikki
I only watched Hocus Pocus for the first time ever 2 yrs ago but I fell in love with it. I love the humor and it’s just Halloween! Halloween is awesome and this movie fits right in with it!
Kristin
I love Hocus Pocus because it not only appeals to all ages and generations, but it’s a fun movie to watch all year long! It’s the perfect movie to watch at random or as a tradition at Halloween! I could write a paragraph (or several) about why I love it, but that truly sums up it up!
Sommer Love
Everything about this movie brings me back to when I was a child. You can smell Fall, taste the Halloween Candy, Feel the fresh crisp air. I Love Watching it. It puts me in the mood to decorate and dress up! I have always loved witches. I used to pretend I was a witch when I was a little girl. (A good witch) Every Halloween I dressed up as one. This movie has humor, lessons, and a beautiful story. This movie is always a must watch during Halloween or during the year when you need your Halloween movie Fix! ????????????
Shannon Alford
I love everything about this movie. It’s a family favorite and my boys and I look forward to watching it every year.
Cassie Maples
Hocus Pocus IS Halloween! I wish I could seriously live inside the movie’s setting. It’s the perfect mix of spooky, campy, funny, and fall. I watch it every year (of course) and I’m excited that my daughter is reaching the age she loves it too!
Tasha
Ive always loved Hocus Pocus! I watch it every year. Its an old favorite. ????????
Suma
Hocus Pocus has always been my favorite! I remember seeing it in the theater when I was 9 years old!! I love it so much I have a huge tattoo of Winifred and my cat is named after her as well. Disney + Halloween = LIFE! ????
Ms.sylviajean / shannon
I love this movie sooooooooooo much. It holds a special place in my heart. My sister and I when we were little didn’t have much and lived in not so great conditions, so to try to make things better we would bond and get closer doing silly things. So this movie was one of them. We would run around singing at the top of our lungs “I put a spell on youuuuuuu” Riding a broom or sticks hahaha. Plus I was super obsessed with binx.
Ms.sylviajean / shannon
I love this movie sooooooooooo much. It holds a special place in my heart. My sister and I when we were little didn’t have much and lived in not so great conditions, so to try to make things better we would bond and get closer doing silly things. So this movie was one of them. We would run around singing at the top of our lungs “I put a spell on youuuuuuu” Riding a broom or sticks hahaha. Plus I was super obsessed with binx. It’s the little things in life that bring us closer to the people we love. I’m glad I got to share this with my sister.
Megan tilley
It has been one of the only halloween movies that didnt scare me so i havealways watched it over and over.
Maliha
I grew up In Massachusetts and was 7 years old when Hocus Pocus came out. I was allowed to watch it when I turned 10 and have loved it ever since. Since I now live in the U.K., the movie has the uncanny ability to remind me of my childhood, of the joys of fall, long lost friends and Halloween. It makes me miss the beauty of the changing leaves; their vivid hues setting forests alight against the indigo sky. It brings overwhelming nostalgia of a childhood spent picking blushing apples and drinking cider in New England ???????????? Above all it brings a smile on my face and lets me revel in my memories and share them with my daughter.
Jessica McManus
OMG!! I’m so excited about this! I have grown up watching Hocus Pocus. It is a Halloween tradition and still amazing to watch anytime year-round! It’s a great movie for kids and has the right amount of adult humor! LOVE IT!!!
kristina daniels
I love this movie because it brings my family together. We have a halloween tradition of watching it together!
Angela Hensley
My sister and I have loved this movie since it came out. We’d watch our VHS tape through out the whole year. We loved acting it out each time. We’d sometimes watch it 2-3 times a day! My sister passed this past November so, holding onto memories like this makes this movie even more special to me. Also, when I finally had kids of my own, I got the DVD and started the tradition with them. This movie is not restricted to Halloween time only. It’s a go to when we’re feeling the spirit.
Amy
I need to win this, just like I need to watch Hocus Pocus all year round to get my Halloween fix! This movie just makes me happy! ????????
Kelsea
Hocus Pocus truly encompasses everything there is to love about both Autumn & Halloween. The film is full of magic, and different hues of orange, and trick or treating, witchcraft, black cats – there’s just a bit of everything. It truly makes me so, so happy. (Even happier that it’s on one of the movie channels as we speak, although Binx has just “died” & joined Emily as a ghost – always gets me this bit). The film just makes my soul happy & gets me excited for Halloween regardless of it it’s a week away, 101 days away (currently), or months and months away. Keeps the spooky little flame alive. Thank you love xx
Carrie
I’ve loved Hocus Pocus since I was a small child! (I was three when it came out!) I live about an hour from Salem and I go visit and see all the locations where it had been filmed, I always thought that was so neat! Hocus Pocus just makes me happy! Every time I wasn’t in the best of moods I would watch it and it would make me feel so much better! It’s the perfect Halloween movie!
Ariel Maczinski
Binx is the best! Anything to do with witches is amazing! Can’t wsit to show my daughter Hocus Pocus this Halloween!!!
Joy
I love everything about this movie. I watch it all year long. I was even Winifred last year for Halloween.
Kelly Reed
Hbcus Pocus has always been a favorite of mine since it came out. Pure 90’s Halloween Love! My mother always hated it so it was a special treat when she would watch it with me. These days my poor husband and son are forced to at LEAST twice each Halloween. Hoping yo make the trip up to Salem this year.
Kelly Reed
Two words: Thackery Binx.
Ashlee
Hocus Pocus has always been my favorite Halloween movie! Well really one of my favorite movies of any genre if I’m being honest! When I was a kid I would pretend that I was in the movie and “cast spells”, and try to get my cat to speak ????. I love this movie because it is all things Halloween, and I LOVE the costumes and decor.
Maddisen Neuman
I think my favorite thing about Hocus Pocus is that it was released in July. It’s like the film makers knew us Autumn-lovers needed a mid-summer pick-me-up.
I didn’t know the movie had been book-ified, so I’m going to have to check that out!
VS
I never saw the movie as a child. In fact it wasn’t until college that I saw it. First time was at this Halloween movie screening on campus. It was in our outdoor theater round on a crispy fall even if with a half moon. The student council served apple cider and we snuggled down into our seats. The person I saw it with ended up being my best friend, and we have been inseparable ever since.
Veronica
I rewatched Hocus Pocus yesterday night in company of a giant pizza???? I just love this movie! I live in a country where everyone hates Halloween????so Hocus Pocus is the best movie to bring some of the Halloween mood here????????
Christopher Sullivan
I’ve always loved Hocus Pocus since I was a kid. I grew up loving Halloween decor and I think what I love most about Hocus Pocus was that every in Salem went all out with the Halloween decor. It is my dream to live in a town like that.
Kelsey B
Hocus Pocus is hands down one of the best Halloween movies! You know it’s Fall and pumpkins and witches and Halloween anytime that movie starts to creep in. But let’s be real, us purists love it anytime of year. I’m not sure when Hocus Pocus became a staple, probably around when my love of all things witchy started, but it’s a tradition and love I share now with my family. It’s all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus, right?
Sara Bryan
Hocus Pocus has been my favorite movie since I was a child. Halloween has always been my favorite time of year and brings back such happy memories. I used to watch hocus pocus on repeat all year round on VHS that I wore out the tape! My fiancé got me a hand made Book for my birthday this year and it’s one of the best replicas I’ve seen!
Wendy
I saw Hocus Pocus in the theatre with my mom and sister when I was a kid. We didn’t have a lot of money so going to the movies was s Treat. I loved everything about the movie and still do.
Michele
Hocus Pocus was one of the 1st halloween movies my sister and I fell in love with as kids and we both still love as we are adults! It’s just one of those movies for both kids and adults to enjoy. Now that we both have little girls we were excited that they both loved the movie as much as we did !!! So if I will they will for sure be sharing these goodies with me !
Allison Tinnon
Hocus Pocus has been a favorite of mine since I was 4 years old. I love the brother-sister aspect of the story (because I always imagined my brother & I getting into some similar trouble), and I’ve always loved anything witch-related. I love Hocus Pocus the most, though, because it’s something my mom & I share. We watch it all year round, usually at least once a week. It’s an excuse for us to relax together, enjoy time together, but also enjoy one of our favorite movies. If I were able to win, I wouldn’t be able to resist surprising my mom with a few of these goodies as well! Halloween is celebrated all year ’round in my household, so this would be just perfect!
Audrey
Hocus pocus is one of my favorite movies of all time! It makes me so excited for Halloween and everything about fall! It brings back so many amazing memories from being a kid and watching it on 13 days of Halloween!
Calista Pierce
My mom introduced me to Hocus Pocus when I was little and I’ve been in love with it ever since! We have to watch every year when Halloween comes around (and a few times throughout the year, too)!
Brenna Peterson
Hocus Pocus is one of the first movies I remember seeing in theatres with my family. Not only is it my favorite Halloween movie, but just my favorite movie in general.
Anne Marie Wallace
I love Hocus Pocus because it brings the kid inside of me out every time I see it. It’s spooky, mysterious, glorious, witchy, spine chilling, eerie and ominous ????????⚰️????????
melissa ramos
I first watched Hocus Pocus when I was 8. I fell in love. Every Halloween I watch it. Now I watch with my kids who love it. I love everything about this movie. It makes me smile. The sisters of course are my favorite part. They picked the perfect actresses for the parts.
Amy Gravel
I love House Pocus because it brings me back to my childhood, and my favoite city, Salem!
Katie Brown
I love Hocus Pocus so much! I watch even in the middle of summer because I just gives me such a warm cozy feeling of well being and nostalgia. It makes me so happy… just like fall :)
Mandi Ferryman
I LOVE this movie!! Growing up my sisters and I would watch several times a week during the month of October. The 3 of us just adore it so much! We would even dress up and act out the movie. If I won this I’m deffently going to share the prizes with them!
Kait
I love that it always makes me feel like a kid again. Me & my two daughters were the Sanderson sisters for Halloween last year. It was so much fun!
Eva
I love Hocus Pocus because it reminds me of my childhood. I love sharing the experience with my 7 year old she also loves Halloween and Hocus Pocus is her favorite movie. Thank you for a chance to win such great prizes.
Kacy w
Before I lost my grandma, we would have a Halloween party every year. We’d make cauldron cookies and watch hocus pocus and dance to “I put a spell on you.” The movie is very dear to my heart and so is the book. At my grandmothers funeral we even “lit the black candle” to honor her love for the movie and our tradition. Even if I don’t win, this just shows how much Halloween brings us all together, spooky or not. Much love! Stay creepy!
Danielle Brussell
These are some of the best items EVER! ????
Ana Avila
Hocus Pocus is the best halloween movie ever!! I was 17 yrs. old when it came out and since then, I’ve watched it like a million times, not only on Halloween (as a matter of fact, I’m watching it right now with my 2 kids), I love halloween and this movie is perfect, the setting, the atmosphere, it’s not that spooky, it’s funny, it makes me want to jump inside my tv screen and live there forever, I could watch it over and over… I will never get tired of it.
Nicole Diaz
I love this hocus pocus! It gets me in the mood for fall and Halloween anytime of the year!
Ally
Hocus Pocus is one of my favorite Halloween movies along with Nightmare Before Christmas and Beetlejuice. They just don’t make movies like this anymore. The reason I like it besides the obvious Halloween themes is the relationship between Max and Dani. They remind me of me and my cousin growing up and it just makes me smile.
Gale
I love hocus pocus because it makes me feel great and takes me to a place i love and just want to be around every single day with this crazy world we live in this is my happy place
Danielle
I love hocus pocus because it is the epitome of everything halloween and fall even down to the colour of the leaves. The movie is the most classic halloween movie and is not just for kids its for everyone. It is set in the perfect place with the perfect cast and is everything halloween should be. I dont think that anyine who loves this movie just watches it at halloween it is a movie that i can watch at any time of year and can just feel like it is fall and have me craving pumpkin flavours and cinammon and apple cider and oversized sweatshirts and boots
Alyssa Thorsen
I love Hocus Pocus so much I visited Salem on Halloween and did the movie tour. Took pictures outside Allison’s house, Max’s house, city hall… The whole works.
Jillian
I have always loved Hocus Pocus! Halloween and all things spooky have run through my veins since birth and this movie embodies that perfectly. I was 10 when it came out and it is complete nostalgia. ????????
Jillian
I have always loved Hocus Pocus! Halloween and all things spooky have run through my veins since birth. I was 10 when it came out so it is complete nostalgia for me????????
Jess
When I saw Hocus Pocus in the theater it felt like the first movie that was ever made for me. I dressed up like a witch all the time as a kid and used to carry a stuffed black cat on my shoulder. This was my movie. My love for Hocus Pocus never died. It’s now one of my children’s favorite movies. I grew up to finally have a black cat that I of course named Binx. I’m even getting a tattoo of the Sanderson Sisters in a few weeks! This would be the ULTIMATE prize for me and my kids and I would be thrilled to win!
Kayla m - kreepy kay
I love the nostalgia that comes with Hocus Pocus! It takes me back to a simpler time and a more magical time. I love the aesthetic of the whole movie too.
Derek Ross
I actually saw this movie in theaters with my Mom when it first came out! And had a copy of the book version of it too! My mom and I have been huge fans ever since.
Alex Johnson
Hocus Pocus came out the year I was born, so I grew up watching it each Autumn. It really inspired my Halloween appreciation and love of all things spooky ????????????
Regan G
Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I was a kid and I’m lucky enough to live within less than a two hour drive of Salem, MA! I have taken photos in front of Danny & Max’s and Allison’s houses! Hocus Pocus is a classic! It’s hard to describe it’s appeal. It’s silly and funny and campy and magical. And beloved. Perhaps it put a spell on me….
Regan G
Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I was little! There is something special about the whole autumn season that is part fond childhood memories and part something else. Something primitive and magical. I am lucky enough to live within 70 miles of Salem, MA and I have taken photos in front Danny and Max’s and Allison’s houses! Hocus Pocus is a classic! It is silly and funny and campy and fun! But most of all it is beloved. I can’t explain the appeal . Why all these years later I still faithfully watch it multiple times every Halloween. And sometimes just because. Perhaps it’s put a spell on me…
Thanks for the chance to win and for sharing your love of Halloween all year round!
Lauren
Hocus Pocus started my infatuation with witches and spooky things! I’ve watched it religiously since I was a little kid and used to pretend to fly on broomsticks with my little brother( I was always Winnie) I even went to Salem Massachusetts on my honey moon just so I could visit all of the spots from the movie. Everyone knows about my obsession with hocus pocus and is constantly tagging me in everything on social media that has to do with it! I’d be more than over joyed to win this awesome giveaway :)
Lauren Pote
Hocus Pocus started my infatuation with witches and spooky things! I’ve watched it religiously since I was a little kid and used to pretend to fly on broomsticks with my little brother( I was always Winnie) I even went to Salem Massachusetts on my honey moon just so I could visit all of the spots from the movie. Everyone knows about my obsession with hocus pocus and is constantly tagging me in everything on social media that has to do with it! I’d be more than over joyed to win this awesome giveaway :)
Josie
I love Hocus Pocus. It is one of the quintessential halloween movies of my youth. It truly shows the spirit of halloween in my opinion. The town hall party scene is probably my favorite. I’ve always wanted to go to a large costume party like that and of course the “I Put A Spell On You” performance. I even went to Salem, Mass last year to revel in the fall feeling the movie gives exudes.
Peyton c.
I love Hocus Pocus because it brings back so many memories of cozy fall nights as a kid staying up way too late with my mom to watch it! We’ve been planning a Salem trip for years and this year we are finally going! I remember being so mesmerized by the town of Salem and the beautiful scenery in the movie, specifically Max and Dani’ adorable house!
Michelle yeater
I love Hocus Pocus! It is such a awesome Halloween movie! From Bette Midler’s portrayal of Winnie to the setting it is amazing! This giveaway is so great! I would scream if I won!
Dana Curtis
I love Hocus Pocus because it makes me giddy inside watching it. It has great characters, music and reminds me of my favorite time of year.
Alexa
Totally brings me back to childhood. Everytime I watch it it Halloween night!
Arlene Barba
I love Hocus Pocus ????so much!! I remember growing up watching this movie, and loving the ????spooky vibes it gave me as a kid. I have always loved pretending to be a witch just for fun, throwing ????“potions” together and making spells up. ????????????????My sister and I always watch this movie, and we try to watch it multiple times a week in October. It’s kind of a tradition we have, and carving pumpkins???? too! You bet September 1st I’m carving myself a pumpkin and watching Hocus Pocus (if I can find a pumpkin!) It’s truly not fall ????????unless you’ve watched this movie, it will not feel like Halloween if I don’t watch this movie????????????♀️????✨ i will never get tired of watching it! I can’t to start bing watching it again!! Ahhh I love it!????♂️????????????????????????????
Emily
I love Hocus Pocus, because it takes me back to the very beginning of my deep love for Halloween. It’s the first Halloween movie I remember watching, and to this day it is one of my absolute favorites! I can recite it forwards and backwards. Everything about it makes me so happy!
Ashley Buckholz
I have always been obsessed with Halloween since before I can remember. And the first time I watched Hocus Pocus as a child, I was in absolute awe. The costumes, Salem & just the magic of it all. It’s on constant rotation in my house because it just puts me in a better mood over all. Never ever will I get tired of this wonderfully made movie.
Emily
I love Hocus Pocus, because it takes me back to the beginning of my deep love for Halloween. It the first Halloween movie I can remember watching, and continues to be one of my absolute favorites! I can recite it forwards and backwards. Everything about it makes me so happy!
Allyn
OMG! I’ve watching Hocus Pocus since before it was a “thing” and at least since 1994!! I’ve beem singing Come little children for equally as long, as each year, we hold a haunted festivity of sorts for our many, many trick or treaters. I’m a legend in our neighborhood, and the children look forward to visiting our house annually! My eldest, has been watching since he was 4, and my baby, now 12, has been watching at least 8 years as well! I turned my entire family (sisters, neices, friends) onto it, as well as my husband. We were dating at the time, and he didn’t like it! the 1st time we watched. ( not the case with my boys) I was like dude! WTH? I’m not sure that we can be together. Fortunately, he gave it another whirl! He now swears that he loves it. Hmmm….? Lol! This being said, I do believe he is sincere! I’ve loved Halloween, since childhood, and have dressed as a witch more times than I can recall. I’ve always been a witch in my ????!
Missxtiff
Love love love all these items!!! Hocus Pocus was my first movie that I expirenced at a movie theater with my Grammie. I loved it so much and wanted to be Dani or Sarah. This movie is timeless and a favorite all year round. Last year I found The house it was pretty great.
Jessica
I love Hocus Pocus because it is the perfect movie to kick start your spooky cute vibes! (That is if you aren’t living that life all year round ;] )
Samantha Matalka
Hocus Pocus was the first Halloween movie that I fell Inlove with! It’s brings the magic of Halloween alive. It makes me so happy everytime I watch it.
Christina
I loveeee Hocus Pocus! Watched it as a kid and loved it, haven’t stopped watching it since!! And Halloween is absolutely my favorite holiday and finding your page has been so fun!!!!
Lucy
I love HOCUS POCUS is because I have 5 children and when they were younger right after TRICK R TREATING and once they took off their costumes and makeup and jumped out of the bath tubs ,we would all grab out HALLOWEEN BLANKETS and my BOO would make popcorn and we would ALL WATCH HOCUS POCUS, and NOW that 3 of my daughter’s are grown and have their own little familh, they still keep OUR HALLOWEEN FAMILY TRADITION going with their lil ghouls!! I LOVE HOCUS POCUS BECAUSE they have ALWAYS BEEN IN OUR LIVES TO MAKE USE LOVE HALLOWEEN AND NOW THEY ARE DOING THE SAME FOR MY DAUGHTER’S AND THEIR LIL FAMILY’S ! THANK U HOCUS POCUS SOOO MUCH FOR KEEPING OUR FAMILIES SPOOKY AND CREEPY!????????????⚰????☇????????????????
Lucy Stewart
I love HOCUS POCUS is because I have 5 children and when they were younger right after TRICK R TREATING and once they took off their costumes and makeup and jumped out of the bath tubs ,we would all grab out HALLOWEEN BLANKETS and my BOO would make popcorn and we would ALL WATCH HOCUS POCUS, and NOW that 3 of my daughter’s are grown and have their own little familh, they still keep OUR HALLOWEEN FAMILY TRADITION going with their lil ghouls!! I LOVE HOCUS POCUS BECAUSE they have ALWAYS BEEN IN OUR LIVES TO MAKE USE LOVE HALLOWEEN AND NOW THEY ARE DOING THE SAME FOR MY DAUGHTER’S AND THEIR LIL FAMILY’S ! THANK U HOCUS POCUS SOOO MUCH FOR KEEPING OUR FAMILIES SPOOKY AND CREEPY!????????????⚰????☇????????????????
Kaitlyn Williams
Hocus Pocus is my favorite Halloween movie and one of my all time favorite movies! I love it so much I named my Boston Terrier Winifred ( I call her winnie for short). I can remember watching this every Halloween with my mom multiple times during the month of October. Halloween is my and my mom’s favorite holiday, so this movie reminds me of being home. I also love how every time I’ve watched it as I have grown up I found new jokes and details. It is a movie that never gets old for me. I can’t wait to share it with my own children someday.
Adair
Halloween and Hocus Pocus are so intertwined in my mind, I can’t even begin to sort them out! The movie is perfect and it just is my childhood. I am pretty sure Thackery Binx (the cat, not human) was my first crush. I both long for and despise the idea of a sequel since the original was utter perfection. Just like that.
Jessica
I have loved Hocus Pocus since I was 10 years old, throughout the years it has become one of my absolute favorites for a few reasons. Halloween has always been a special holiday for me since I was a child, me and my grandma would put on Hocus Pocus (I still have the original vhs tape we would watch) and watch it while carving our pumpkins for yearsss (even when I became an adult we still continued the tradition) she passed away 6 years ago but it’s still a tradition I do by myself and it brings back some of the best memories of my life so for that Hocus Pocus will always have a special place in my heart and mean a lot to me.
Kate
I LOVE Halloween. Watching hocus pocus is a tradition at our house! We usually end up watching it more than once.
Katheryn
Hocus Pocus screams Halloween to me. I watch it so much year round that my 4 year old daughter randomly asks “Can we watch the scary witch movie?” Halloween isn’t Halloween without it!!
Quincy
My mom and my nana adored halloween. Our house would be all decked out and we would always make little treats. After all the treats were made we’d sit down and watch Hocus Pocus. Sadly they passed away 3 years ago but now I share the tradition (and occasionally every monday night) of making treats and watching Hocus Pocus with my sister. Favorite movie of all time, not just at halloween.
Amanda Silvas
I love Hocus Pocus because it was one of my absolute favorites growing up. It’s always been my favorite to watch around the Halloween season but it’s also a fun movie to watch all year round!
Britney Petrillo
I think the reason I love Hocus Pocus so much is because it takes place in the 90’s so it gives me all the nostalgia from growing up during that time. Also, their version of “I put a spell on you” is ultimate queen status. Funny, cute, spooky, weird and 100% perfect.
Kristy
I wish I could remember the first time I ever saw Hocus Pocus but I can’t. It seems like that DVD has just always been in my collection. I watch it year round and and quote each line. I even dance to I Put A Spell On You. My family has a Halloween party every year and I always want to be Winifred but the idea of that wig freaks me out! I wish I could live in a Hocus Pocus world.
Brandy P
Hocus Pocus is my all time favorite Halloween movie and actually one of my top 3 favorite movies ever! I literally watch it all year. It always gets me in the Halloween spirit and takes me back to when I was a kid. Now I share the movie with my daughter and she loves it just as much as I do. Especially since her birthday is October 30th!!
Shannon
This movie brought my sister and I very close when times were hard when we were little. We sang “I put a spell on youuuu!!!!” Riding on a broom or stick like we were flying. I love how this was a strong bond for us during hard times ♡ I also watch it with my best friend who is like a sister. Bett was my favorite ????????????????????????
Shannon giegerich
Hocus pocus brought my sister and I very close during horrible times when we were children. We used to sing along with with movie and ride sticks and brooms pretending we were witches. This was a fun strong bonding thing for us. I will forever love this movie
Shannon G
In love with this magical amazing movie
Shannon Giegerich
Brought sisters closer together because of hard time. Made us laugh and sing and be happy. Binx is the best same as bett!
Shannon G
Nothing like bringing Halloween to summer. Halloween is year round for me. Hocus pocus is the perfect picture of Halloween and happiness