Hocus Pocus

Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 8 a.m.

Oh look, another glorious podcast! This time it is 1993 and on a swelteringly hot July 16th and a film about three witches and an ambitious virgin debuts to middling box office returns and harsh critic reviews. It should have been the end of the road, another failed Hollywood grab for a family friendly Halloween movie. Via the black flame candle, 90s kids, and replays on Disney and Freeform, this film gets resurrected and becomes a staple in every Halloween loving home. How does a failed children's Halloween movie become a classic staple of the season? Find out this week as we talk about Hocus Pocus.