query: what are the names of the witches in hocus pocus

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) near Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx sees his little sister, Emily, spirited away to the cottage of three witches. There, the Sanderson sisters, Winifred, Sarah and Mary, cast a spell on Emily to absorb her youth and regain their own, killing her in the process. Thackery confronts the witches who transform him into an immortal black cat to live with his guilt for not saving Emily. The townsfolk, led by Binx's father, capture the witches. But before being hanged, Winifred's spellbook casts a curse that will resurrect the witches during a full moon on All Hallows' Eve when any virgin lights

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) the movie, in an attempt to prove there's nothing to the story. Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker; written by Neil Cuthbert and Mick Garris, and based on a story by Garris and David Kirschner. It follows a villainous trio of witches, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts. Although it was not a critical or commercial success when it was first released, "Hocus Pocus" has become a cult film, largely from annual airings on

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker; written by Neil Cuthbert and Mick Garris, and based on a story by Garris and David Kirschner. It follows a villainous trio of witches, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts. Although it was not a critical or commercial success when it was first released, "Hocus Pocus" has become a cult film, largely from annual airings on the Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family). On October 31, 1693

pos: Thora Birch Birch appeared in the fantasy comedy "Hocus Pocus" (1993) at the age of 10, opposite Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker. The film saw her play the younger sister of a teenage boy who inadvertently resurrects a villainous trio of witches. "Hocus Pocus" rated average with reviewers and made a modest US$39 million in the US, but became a cult film due to strong DVD sales and large television following. In the 1994 comedy "Monkey Trouble", Birch portrayed a girl who adopts a Capuchin monkey trained to pick pockets and burglarize houses. The movie had a mixed reception,

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) 2014, it was announced that Disney was developing a supernatural-themed film about witches, and that Tina Fey was on board as a producer and star. However, "Deadline" debunked rumors that the film was a sequel to "Hocus Pocus". In November 2014, Bette Midler said in an interview that she was ready and willing to return for a sequel. She also said her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy were interested in reprising the roles of the Sanderson sisters as well, but stressed that Disney had yet to greenlight any sequel. In November 2015, Midler stated in a Facebook Q&A

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) who plot to continue their plan to suck out the souls of all of Salem's children, beginning with Dani. Escaping, Max steals Winifred's spellbook on advice from Thackery. The witches pursue them to a cemetery, where Winifred raises her unfaithful lover Billy Butcherson as a zombie to chase them on foot. The witches try to acclimate to the 20th century, but are horrified when they discover Halloween has become a holiday. The witches plan to achieve their goals or they will be disintegrated at sunrise. They pursue the children across town using Mary's enhanced sense of smell. Max, Allison and

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Dani find their parents at a Halloween party at the town hall, where Winifred enchants the partygoers to dance and sing until they die. At Jacob Bailey High School, the children trap the witches in a kiln to burn them alive. While celebrating, the witches' curse revives them again. Not realizing that the witches haven't truly died, Max and Allison open the spellbook in an effort to reverse the spell on Binx. The open spellbook reveals the location of the group, and the witches track them down and kidnap Dani. Sarah then uses her siren-like singing to mesmerize Salem's children,

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Max drinks it in order to force the witches to take him instead of Dani. The sun rises just as Winifred is about to finish draining Max's life force, and due to standing on hallowed ground in the cemetery, she turns into a stone statue, before she is disintegrated into dust along with her sisters. With the witches now gone, a satisfied Billy returns to his grave and Thackery dies, freeing his soul. He thanks Max, Dani and Allison for their help, and bids farewell to them, before he and Emily walk into the afterlife. As the end credits begin,

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) luring them to the Sandersons' cottage. Max and Allison rescue Dani and Thackery by tricking the witches into believing sunrise came an hour early. Back at the cemetery, Max runs into Billy, who cuts open his stitched up mouth and insults Winifred, joining Max to protect Dani. The witches attack and Winifred attempts to suck out the soul from Dani with the single vial of potion she retrieved from her cauldron. Thackery leaps on Winifred and knocks the potion out of her hand into Max's, but is then thrown to the ground and mortally wounded. Rather than smashing the vial,

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Intervention Tour, Bette Midler appeared on stage dressed as Winifred Sanderson. Her Harlettes appeared with her dressed as Mary and Sarah, and the three of them performed the film's version of "I Put a Spell on You". On September 15, 2015, the "Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular" was introduced at the Magic Kingdom as a part of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The show introduces new actresses as the Sanderson Sisters, who try to make a villain party and summon or attract various Disney villains in the process. In September 2016, entertainment critic Aaron Wallace published "Hocus Pocus in Focus: The Thinking

pos: Hocus Pocus (soundtrack) (some of which did not appear on the official release). The music was conducted by Debney and orchestrated by Brad Dechter and Don Davis. James Horner was originally slated to score the film, but became unnavailable at the last minute, so Debney had only two weeks to score the 96-minute film. Prior to the production of the film, Horner wrote a two-minute theme for Sarah (commonly known as "Come Little Children"), which ended up being used in the film, and featured in Intrada's edition of the score (officially titled "Sarah's Theme"). Hocus Pocus (soundtrack) Hocus Pocus is the score for

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) behind-the-scenes retrospective. Over the years, through various outlets such as strong DVD sales and annual record-breaking showings on Freeform's "13 Nights of Halloween", the film has achieved cult status. Various media outlets such as Celebuzz and Oh No They Didn't have reiterated such claims. In its 25th anniversary year in 2018, the first week of "Hocus Pocus" viewings on Freeform averaged 8.2 million viewers. A special called the "Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash" was filmed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and features interviews with members of the cast, including Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, as well

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) musical score for "Hocus Pocus" was composed and conducted by John Debney. James Horner was originally slated to score the film, but became unavailable at the last minute, so Debney had to score the entire film in two weeks. Even though he didn't score the film, Horner came back to write the theme for Sarah (sung by Sarah Jessica Parker, more commonly known as "Come Little Children") which is featured in Intrada's Complete Edition of the score. Debney released a promotional score through the internet containing 19 tracks from the film. Bootlegs were subsequently released across the internet, primarily because

pos: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) that "after all these years and all the fan demand, I do believe I can stand and firmly say an unequivocal no" in response to a question about a sequel. In June 2016, actor Doug Jones mentioned that Disney had been considering a sequel, and behind the scenes discussions were in place to possibly continue the series. In October 2016, Sarah Jessica Parker was asked by Andy Cohen about a sequel. Her response was, "I would love that. I think we've been very vocal that we're very keen." In "Hocus Pocus in Focus: The Thinking Fan's Guide to Disney's Halloween

pos: Charles Rocket the case. Rocket was 56 years old. Charles Rocket Charles Adams Claverie (August 28, 1949 – October 7, 2005), known by such stage names as Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy, and, most famously, Charles Rocket, was an American actor, comedian and television news reporter. He was best known for his tenure as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live", for his role as the villain Nicholas Andre in the film "Dumb and Dumber", and for his appearance as Dave Dennison, Max and Dani Dennison's father, in Disney's "Hocus Pocus". Rocket was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of Mary Aurelia (Fogler)

pos: Charles Rocket Charles Rocket Charles Adams Claverie (August 28, 1949 – October 7, 2005), known by such stage names as Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy, and, most famously, Charles Rocket, was an American actor, comedian and television news reporter. He was best known for his tenure as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live", for his role as the villain Nicholas Andre in the film "Dumb and Dumber", and for his appearance as Dave Dennison, Max and Dani Dennison's father, in Disney's "Hocus Pocus". Rocket was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of Mary Aurelia (Fogler) and Sumner Abbott "Ham" Claverie. He attended

neg: Thomas Ady the Dark" contains the first record of the nursery rhyme Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John. His book also is one of the earliest references to the origin of the word hocus pocus as a Latin-like phrase used by a conjurer to distract his audience from his sleight of hand, which also relates to where the word hoax comes from. See the articles Hocus Pocus (magic) and hoax on Wikipedia for more information, as well as the etymologies for hoax and hocus pocus. An extract from his book, "A Candle in the Dark: Or, A Treatise Concerning the Nature of Witches

neg: Hocus pocus (magic) Hocus pocus (magic) Hocus pocus is a generic term that may be derived from an ancient language and is currently used by stage magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. The earliest known English-language work on magic, or what was then known as "legerdemain" (sleight of hand), was published anonymously in 1635 under the title "Hocus Pocus Junior: The Anatomie of Legerdemain". Further research suggests that "Hocus Pocus" was the stage name of a well known magician of the era.

neg: Sarah Jessica Parker "Flight of the Navigator", a Disney science fiction film. In the romantic comedy "L.A. Story" (1991), Parker took on the role of a ditzy aspiring spokesmodel meeting a television meteorologist; both the film and her performance garnered positive reviews. She would star with Nicolas Cage, as the girlfriend of a commitment-phobe man, in the film "Honeymoon in Vegas" (1992), and play one in a villainous trio of witches in the Disney fantasy family comedy "Hocus Pocus" (1993), alongside Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy. "Honeymoon in Vegas" was a critical and commercial success, while "Hocus Pocus" rated average with reviewers and

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) a tale of how the cat was once a boy who was changed into a feline three hundred years ago by three witches. "Hocus Pocus" started life as a script by Mick Garris, that was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 1984. The film's working title was "Disney's Halloween House", it was much darker and scarier, and its protagonists were all 12-year-olds. Garris and Kirschner pitched it to Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment; Spielberg saw Disney as a competitor to Amblin in the family film market at the time and refused to co-produce a film with his "rival." Various rewrites were

neg: Hocus-Pocus and Frisby them what happened, they enjoy a laugh at what they of course take to be another of Frisby's tall tales. Mr. Frisby often mentions nicknames that he claims to have received, which pertain to his tall tales. These nicknames include (ordered as mentioned): For his 63rd birthday, Mr. Frisby received a trophy from his friends, which declared that he was the "World's Greatest Liar". Hocus-Pocus and Frisby "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" is episode 95 (season 3, number 30) of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". Somerset Frisby has a general store/gas station in a small town, and the townsfolk

neg: Hocus pocus (magic) folkloric Norse magician Ochus Bochus: As an alternative to other theories, it may simply be pseudo-Latin with no meaning, made up to impress people: Hocus pocus (magic) Hocus pocus is a generic term that may be derived from an ancient language and is currently used by stage magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. The earliest known English-language work on magic, or what was then known as "legerdemain" (sleight of hand), was published anonymously in 1635 under the title "Hocus

neg: Hocus Pocus (song) Hocus Pocus (song) "Hocus Pocus" is a 1971 song from "Moving Waves", the second album by Dutch rock group Focus. It was written by guitarist Jan Akkerman and flautist-keyboardist Thijs van Leer. An edited version was released as a single (with "Janis" as the B-side) on the Imperial Records, Polydor and Blue Horizon labels in Europe in 1971, but it did not chart in the UK until 1973. A faster re-recording, "Hocus Pocus 2", was released as a single (with "House of the King" as the B-side) in Europe in 1972. "Hocus Pocus" c/w "Hocus Pocus II" ["sic"] was released

neg: Doop (band) over a fast-paced big band sample. In the US, a remix of the track by American house artist David Morales was released. Under the name Hocus Pocus, the duo were best known for their single "Here's Johnny", which reached No. 1 in Australia. Doop (band) Doop are a dance music production duo from the Netherlands formed by Ferry Ridderhof and Peter Garnefski, who have also recorded under the name Hocus Pocus and various other project names. They were producers and band members of Peplab. In 2011, Doop released an EP called "The Doop eepee", produced by Ferry Ridderhof, containing the

neg: Hocus Pocus Hall UV spiderwebs and on occasion had a makeover to “the mystery of hocus pocus Hall” which featured a new sound track. On the 13th September 2018 on the resorts social media they have said that the Hocus Pocus Hall is for SALE. ‘Situated in the unusual location of our Theme Park and Zoo, the one-of-a-kind Hocus Pocus Hall would make a magical home! It has some unusual but charming features, including a spinning tunnel, a mirror maze and a farting chair’ It was revealed on 17th October that Hocus Pocus Hall would be redeveloped as a Room On The Broom

neg: The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park is a 1972 live-action/animated television film made by Hanna-Barbera featuring the characters from "The Banana Splits" television series. Mixing live action sequences shot at Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio with animation, the film follows the Banana Splits as they attempt to rescue a young girl who is kidnapped by a power-hungry witch. Like many animated Hanna-Barbera productions of the 1970s, "The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park" contained an inferior laugh track created by the studio. "Hocus Pocus Park" was first broadcast as an

neg: Broom the original appearance. This flight was also in "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" as well as "Hocus Pocus". In eSwatini, witches' broomsticks are short bundles of sticks tied together without a handle. Flying brooms play an important role in the fantasy world of Harry Potter, used for transportation as well as for playing the popular airborne game of Quidditch. Flying brooms, along with Flying carpets, are the main means of transportation in the world of Poul Anderson's Operation Chaos. The Flying Broom () is a feminist organization in Turkey, deliberately evoking the associations of a Flying Broom with witches. It is used

neg: European witchcraft concocting potions in large cauldrons. Witches typically ride through the air on a broomstick as in the Harry Potter universe or in more modern spoof versions, a vacuum cleaner as in the "Hocus Pocus" universe. They are often accompanied by black cats. One of the most famous modern depictions is the Wicked Witch of the West, in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Witches also appear as villains in many 19th- and 20th-century fairy tales, folk tales and children's stories, such as "Snow White", "Hansel and Gretel", "Sleeping Beauty", and many other stories recorded by the Brothers Grimm.

neg: Hocus Pocus (novel) overcrowded prison run by a Japanese corporation. His employer, and occasional acquaintance, is the prison's warden, Hiroshi Matsumoto. After a massive prison break, Eugene's former college is occupied by escapees from the prison, who take the staff hostage. Eventually the college is turned into a prison, since the old prison was destroyed in the breakout. Eugene is ordered to be the warden of the prison, but then becomes an inmate, presumably via the same type of "hocus pocus" that led to his dismissal from his professorship. The use of the term "hocus pocus" ("all my hocus pocus, all my blah

neg: Hocus Pocus Hall attraction based on the book by Julia Donaldson . www.chessington.com/2019 Hocus Pocus Hall Hocus Pocus Hall was a gothic-themed house of mirrors at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England. Originally the site of several mansions dating back to 1348, "Burnt Stub Mansion" was a private feature for years, before opening as "Hocus Pocus Hall" in 2003. It closed in 2018 to be redeveloped as a Room On The Broom attraction. The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, today called "Burnt Stub" was built in 1348 in Chessington. In the English Civil War it became a royalist

neg: Hocus Pocus Hall Hocus Pocus Hall Hocus Pocus Hall was a gothic-themed house of mirrors at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England. Originally the site of several mansions dating back to 1348, "Burnt Stub Mansion" was a private feature for years, before opening as "Hocus Pocus Hall" in 2003. It closed in 2018 to be redeveloped as a Room On The Broom attraction. The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, today called "Burnt Stub" was built in 1348 in Chessington. In the English Civil War it became a royalist stronghold, later being razed by Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary forces giving

neg: Hocus Pocus (group) Hocus Pocus (group) Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop / Jazz band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of "hip-hop", "jazz", "soul" and "funk". Originally being 20syl's brainchild, Hocus Pocus was formed in 1995, and gradually gained attention in the late '90s. The band, however, reached significant commercial and critical success in 2006 with the re-release of 2005 LP "73 Touches", the "Hip Hop?" single (featuring The Procussions) having hooked many listeners who were curious about its blend of French, English, and acoustic/electronic elements. Though quite far removed from legendary bands evolving in that same

neg: Hocus Pocus (group) resulting in a charting single, "Ongoing Thing". "Motifs II" was released in 2015. Earlier members included Cambia, Yves-Dominique Richard and Yannick Busi. Hocus Pocus (group) Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop / Jazz band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of "hip-hop", "jazz", "soul" and "funk". Originally being 20syl's brainchild, Hocus Pocus was formed in 1995, and gradually gained attention in the late '90s. The band, however, reached significant commercial and critical success in 2006 with the re-release of 2005 LP "73 Touches", the "Hip Hop?" single (featuring The Procussions) having hooked many listeners who

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) endnote citations. The town of Salem has celebrated its connection to "Hocus Pocus", while local filming sites have become an attraction for fans as the movie's legacy has grown over the years. In 2018, the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, an annual Salem festival held every October, was "Hocus-Pocus" themed in honor of the movie's 25th anniversary. A representative for Destination Salem also reported a huge uptick in tourism for the 25th anniversary year, stating: "There’s always been a ‘Hocus Pocus’ component to the visitors to Salem, especially in October. But it’s like the film’s following grows every year.” In July

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) as a costume contest hosted by Sharon and Kelly Osbourne. It aired on Freeform October 20, 2018. In October 2011, the Houston Symphony celebrated various horror and Halloween classics, including "Hocus Pocus", with "The Hocus Pocus Pops." On October 19, 2013, D23 held a special screening of "Hocus Pocus" at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, to honor the 20th anniversary of the film. Nine of the cast and crew gathered for the screening, and hundreds of D23 members attended. Returning members included Kathy Najimy, David Kirschner, Thora Birch, Doug Jones, Vinessa Shaw, and Omri Katz. During her Divine

neg: Hocus Pocus (novel) blah blah", "my own experiences in public-relations hocus pocus") implies that it is intended as a euphemism for "bullshit". Throughout the novel Hartke avoids profane language (with the express exception of the words "god" and "hell"), due to his conviction that profanity entitles people who don't want to hear unpleasant information to close their minds to the important underlying message. This may be understood as an allusion to the frequent attempts to ban Vonnegut's books on grounds of obscenity. Hocus Pocus (novel) Hocus Pocus, or What's the Hurry, Son? is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Like many of Vonnegut's

neg: Hocus Pocus (novel) Hocus Pocus (novel) Hocus Pocus, or What's the Hurry, Son? is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Like many of Vonnegut's novels, "Hocus Pocus" uses a non-linear narrative and has a plot centered on a major event heavily alluded to until the final chapters. The main character is Eugene Debs Hartke, a Vietnam War veteran, college professor, and carillonneur who realizes that he has killed exactly as many people as the number of women he has had sex with. The character's name is a homage to American labor and political leader Eugene V. Debs and anti-war senator Vance Hartke, both

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) are trapped in a kiln. The exterior for Max and Dani's house is a private residence on Ocean Avenue in Salem. "Hocus Pocus" was released July 16, 1993 and came in at #4 at the box office with $8,125,471. It dropped from the top 10 after two weeks of release. The film was released the same day as "Free Willy". The unusual summer release of "Hocus Pocus" is said to be due to Disney not wanting it to compete against their other Halloween-themed film, "The Nightmare Before Christmas", which was due for release the coming October by Touchstone Pictures. The

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) the Black Flame Candle. Thackery guards the cottage to ensure no one summons the witches. 300 years later (Halloween 1993), Max Dennison is feeling unsettled from his family's sudden move from Los Angeles to Salem. Max takes his younger sister Dani trick-or-treating, where they run into Max's new crush Allison. Allison mentions that her family owns the Sanderson cottage as a museum. Max, in an effort to impress Allison, invites her to show him the Sanderson house to convince him that the witches were real. Investigating inside the cottage, Max lights the Black Flame Candle and inadvertently resurrects the witches,

neg: Mango Plumo on a quest that sees him discover information about planets and stars along the way. Some time after Mango returns from his Space adventure, his Family is awoken by an earthquake. In "Mango Plumo's Earth Adventure" Mango hops towards Professor Funnybones house and asks what is happening. Professor Funnybone explains that Hocus Pocus has returned and has stolen the six wonders of the Earth and locked them in chests inside his castle. The player assists mango in his adventure to find the keys to the chests and restore the six wonders, and to undo the damage Hocus Pocus has caused.

neg: Abra Kadabra (comics) the Society. He was last seen in "" off-panel, being attacked by Professor Zoom. In the final issue of the mini-series, Abra is seen to have survived Zoom's attack and says Zoom should have made sure he was dead. Abra Kadabra makes his post-DC Rebirth debut in the "Titans" series. He first appears as a bumbling and terrible party magician known as Mister Hocus Pocus. When Lilith forms a psionic link with Wally West to try and uncover who or what removed 10 years of history from everyone's memories, she accidentally awakens Abra Kadabra from within Mister Hocus Pocus. Abra

neg: The Procussions the bill, playing 15 cities with Tribe & Rhymefest. While touring France in 2004, The Procussions connected with French hip hop group Hocus Pocus, beginning a longstanding relationship which has seen continued collaboration between the two groups. The Procussions have featured on two tracks with Hocus Pocus, "Hip Hop?" (from their 2005 release, "73 Touches"), and "Vocab!" (from their gold-selling 2007 album, "Place 54"). Mr J. and Stro also featured on their 2010 release, "16 Pièces", contributing to the tracks "Signes de Temps" and "I Wanna Know." 20Syl from Hocus Pocus has featured on and remixed a track for Mr

neg: Hocus-Pocus and Frisby Hocus-Pocus and Frisby "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" is episode 95 (season 3, number 30) of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". Somerset Frisby has a general store/gas station in a small town, and the townsfolk know him well for the tall tales he spins of his experiences, from his heroism in war to his inventions to his advice to presidents and captains of industry, all of which he fabricates. His friends gather in the store to hear him spin his stories, which they find very entertaining, and he often accompanies himself on harmonica. That evening, as he is alone

neg: Hocus Pocus (song) the backdrop for in-car footage of Ayrton Senna's qualifying lap at the Monaco Grand Prix. The song was prominently featured in a scene of the 2017 film "Baby Driver". Hocus Pocus (song) "Hocus Pocus" is a 1971 song from "Moving Waves", the second album by Dutch rock group Focus. It was written by guitarist Jan Akkerman and flautist-keyboardist Thijs van Leer. An edited version was released as a single (with "Janis" as the B-side) on the Imperial Records, Polydor and Blue Horizon labels in Europe in 1971, but it did not chart in the UK until 1973. A faster re-recording,

neg: Hocus Pocus (song) takes the form of a rondo, consisting of alternation between a powerful rock chord riff with short drum solos and then varied solo "verses" (in the original all performed by Thijs van Leer) which include yodeling, eefing, organ playing, accordion, scat singing, flute riffs, and whistling. The single version is significantly edited from the album version. "Hocus Pocus 2" is a slightly faster version with some funk elements and rhythms added. It was released as a single in its own right in Europe and was the B-side to the North American release of "Hocus Pocus". When performing live, Focus would

neg: The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park episode on the weekly program "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" on November 25, 1972 and continued to air sporadically well into the 2000s, via cable networks Cartoon Network and Boomerang, both of which also aired reruns of its parent series. The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park is a 1972 live-action/animated television film made by Hanna-Barbera featuring the characters from "The Banana Splits" television series. Mixing live action sequences shot at Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio with animation, the film follows the Banana Splits as they attempt to rescue a young

neg: 31 Nights of Halloween from previous years. ABC Family rebranded itself as Freeform in 2016, but continued airing 13 Nights of Halloween. 13 Nights of Halloween lineup was released on September 14, 2016. The 2016 line up features films such as "Hocus Pocus", "Corpse Bride", "Scooby-Doo", "", "Monsters University", "Practical Magic", and "Death Becomes Her". The line up for Halloween day includes Steven Spielberg's classic "The Goonies", "The Addams Family", "Addams Family Values", and two back to back airings of Disney's cult classic "Hocus Pocus". Ratings for 2016's 13 Nights were overall down. "Hocus Pocus" was the highest rated film, with its highest viewing

neg: Hocus Pocus (soundtrack) Hocus Pocus (soundtrack) Hocus Pocus is the score for the Walt Disney Pictures Halloween comedy film of the same name. It was composed and conducted by John Debney. The original soundtrack was released on July 1, 1993 through promotional release by Debney, containing 19 tracks from the film. Several bootlegs were released on the internet, mainly because the promotional release misses the entire opening sequence music. On September 30, 2013, Intrada Records re-released a special edition containing the entire score from the film plus bonus material, including alternate takes of some tracks. In 1993, Debney released an assembly of the

neg: Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins () is a 2013 Danish-Norwegian-Swedish animated feature film directed by Torill Kove. It is based on the book of the same title from the Alfie Atkins book series by Gunilla Bergström. Alfie Atkins wants a dog for his birthday, but his father says he's way too small to take care of it. When he goes to school later on, he's also told by the bigger children in school that he's too small to play with them. Alfie then meets an old man that can conjure money out of thin air and decides

neg: Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins to use his help to gain a dog. Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins () is a 2013 Danish-Norwegian-Swedish animated feature film directed by Torill Kove. It is based on the book of the same title from the Alfie Atkins book series by Gunilla Bergström. Alfie Atkins wants a dog for his birthday, but his father says he's way too small to take care of it. When he goes to school later on, he's also told by the bigger children in school that he's too small to play with them. Alfie then meets an old man that can

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Fan's Guide to Disney's Halloween Classic," the first full-length book written about the movie. The book includes a foreword by Thora Birch and afterword by Mick Garris. Billed as a "lighthearted but scholarly look at the film," the book analyzes the movie's major themes, which it identifies as festivity, nostalgia, home, horror, virginity, feminism, Broadway-style musical moments, sibling rivalry, "Spielbergian" filmmaking style, Disney villain traditions, and more. Wallace also analyzes Walt Disney World's Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular as part of the movie's legacy and includes "the largest collection of "Hocus Pocus" fun facts and trivia ever assembled," complete with extensive

neg: Media manipulation scams as hoaxes. A common aspect that hoaxes have is that they are all meant to deceive or lie. For something to become a hoax, the lie must have something more to offer. It must be outrageous, dramatic but also has to be believable and ingenious. Above all, it must be able to attract attention from the public. Once it has done that then a hoax is in full effect. The word hoax became popular in the middle to late eighteenth century. It is thought to have come from the saying 'hocus pocus'. Hocus pocus means meaningless talk which is

neg: Hocus pocus (magic) Some believe it originates from a corruption or parody of the Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist, which contains the phrase “"Hoc est enim corpus meum"”, meaning "This is my body". This explanation goes back to speculations by the Anglican prelate John Tillotson, who wrote in 1694: This claim is substantiated by the fact that in the Netherlands, the words "Hocus pocus" are usually accompanied by the additional words "pilatus pas", and this is said to be based on a post-Reformation parody of the traditional Catholic rite of transubstantiation during Mass, being a Dutch corruption of the Latin words ""Hoc est

neg: Chessington World of Adventures festive show named "A Christmas Gift" is performed several times throughout the day as well. During the last two weeks of the theme park season, Chessington hosts its biggest event - Howl'o'ween, previously known as Halloween Hocus Pocus. During the event the park is decorated for halloween with spiders, grave stones, voodoo dolls, skeletons and cobwebs as well as large, coloured eyes. Some actors also roam the theme park and zoo dressed as witches, vampires and zombies. During the event, halloween themed attractions open, rides also operate in the dark. Many of the rides and areas at the park have

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) impressive cast." "The Miami Herald" called it "a pretty lackluster affair", adding this comment: "Despite the triple-threat actress combo, "Hocus Pocus" won't be the "Sister Act" of 1993. There are a lot of gotta-sees this summer, and this isn't one of them." "The New York Times" Janet Maslin wrote that the film "has flashes of visual stylishness but virtually no grip on its story". Ty Burr of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a C-, calling it "acceptable scary-silly kid fodder that adults will find only mildly insulting. Unless they're Bette Midler fans. In which case it's depressing as hell"; and

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) the exhausted partygoers are freed from the spell and return home. Meanwhile, at the Sandersons' cottage, Jay and Ernie, two male bullies who earlier tormented Max and Dani, remain imprisoned in their cages while passing the time singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". The film ends with Winnie's spellbook opening its eye. In the 1994 TV documentary "Hocus Pocus: Begin the Magic", and on the film's Blu-ray release, producer David Kirschner said he came up with the idea for the film one night. He and his young daughter were sitting outside and his neighbor's black cat strayed by. Kirschner invented

neg: Frosty the Snowman (film) the children go to play in the snow where they build a snowman. After debating and rejecting several names such as "Christopher Columbus" and "Oatmeal," a girl named Karen chooses the name "Frosty." Hocus Pocus, Hinkle's rabbit, comes out of the school with the hat, which lands on Frosty's head, bringing him to life. When Hinkle sees this, he takes the hat back after a gust of wind blows it off Frosty's head. Hinkle refuses to give the hat back, telling the children that when they grow up, they'll learn that snowmen cannot come to life and leaves. Hocus brings

neg: The Discoverie of Witchcraft attracting widespread attention to his scepticism on witchcraft. William Shakespeare drew from his study of Scot's book hints for his picture of the witches in "Macbeth", and Thomas Middleton in his play of "The Witch" likewise was indebted to this source. Through bibliographies, one may trace modern grimoires to this work. The chapter on magic tricks in Scot's "Discoverie" was later plagiarised heavily; it was the basis of "The Art of Juggling" (1612) by S. R., and "Hocus Pocus Junior" (1634). Scot's early writings constituted a substantial portion (in some cases, nearly all) of the text in English-language stage magic

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) October 12, 1992. The film is set in Salem, Massachusetts, but most of it was shot on sound stages in Burbank, California. However, its daytime scenes were filmed in Salem and Marblehead, Massachusetts during two weeks of filming with principal cast. Production was completed on February 10, 1993. Pioneer Village, a recreation of early-colonial Salem, was used for the opening scenes set in 1693. Other locations included Old Burial Hill in Marblehead, where Max is accosted by Ice and Jay, the Old Town Hall in Salem, where the town Halloween party takes place, and Phipps Elementary School, where the witches

neg: Witches' Brew (film) for various chairmanships of faculties take place. While the script's touch is notably lighter than in earlier film versions, verging on comedic in places, the story is basically the same. Several of the wives practice witchcraft in order to advance their husbands' careers. Joshua Lightman (Richard Benjamin) does not believe that his wife Margaret's spells and hocus-pocus have been helping her, and makes her cease practising witchcraft. Immediately things begin to go wrong for Lightman. He cuts himself shaving; he is accused by a male student of having accosted him (which loses him the chairmanship of the psychology department); and

neg: 31 Nights of Halloween air throughout the whole month of October. The full lineup includes classics like "Edward Scissorhands", "Toy Story of Terror!", "ParaNorman", "The Witches of Eastwick", "Monster House", "Hotel Transylvania", "Monsters, Inc.", "Monsters University", "The Haunted Mansion", "The Nightmare Before Christmas", "Clue", and The Addams Family. The entire marathon will then conclude with six back-to-back screenings of "Hocus Pocus" on October 31. There will also be several nostalgic flicks with no Halloween tie-in featuring "Mulan", "Bolt", "The Goonies", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Frozen", "The Breakfast Club", "Jurassic Park", "Big Hero 6", "Mr. Mom", "Willy Wonka and

neg: Jason Marsden he was the voice of Peter Pan in "Peter Pan and the Pirates", which ran for two seasons and in 1992, he landed the role of Dash X in "Eerie, Indiana". He lent his voice to Thackery Binx as a black cat in Disney's "Hocus Pocus" and reprised the role in the "Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular". His next roles included voicing Goofy's son Max Goof in Disney's "A Goofy Movie" (1995), as well as in the sequel "An Extremely Goofy Movie" (2000) and also had a role in "White Squall" (1996). Marsden also did the voice of Garrett Miller on

neg: 20syl "Just Us vol.1" or "Original Bombattak". 20syl, originally a graphic designer, graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts in Nantes Métropole. He began his musical career in his bedroom at his parents' house in Rezé. In 1995, 20Syl and Cambia released their first mixtape, "Première Formule." Recorded in a makeshift studio, the first self-produced cassette was sold in the courtyard of their school. In 1997, they associated with DJ Greem, a high school friend of 20Syl, to form the group Hocus Pocus, and released their first album as a trio, "Seconde Formule", in 1998. Hocus Pocus mixes elements specific

neg: Focus II albums, reaching No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 8 on the US "Billboard" 200. "Hocus Pocus" was released as a single in 1971, but did not chart until 1973 when it reached No. 9 in the US and No. 20 in the UK. The album is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. The single "Hocus Pocus" was Focus' biggest hit and gained the band international popularity. The song, similar in some regards to the riff-driven hard rock of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, anticipated many aspects of

neg: Hocus Pocus (song) in a 2008 McDonald's commercial featuring the website Line Rider; in a 2010 Nike football World Cup advertisement titled "Write the Future"; in the third season episode of "My Name is Earl" entitled "Early Release", when Earl is locked in solitary confinement; and in the 2008 "Supernatural" episode "Ghostfacers". The song was sampled for J. Cole's 2010 single "Blow Up". "Hocus Pocus 2" was included in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania V5 "Rock to Infinity" and was also used in the 2014 remake of "Robocop" during a live-fire test with Robocop against a large number of robot drones and the character Mattox.

neg: Thomas Ady "one of the bravest and most rational of the early protests". I will speak of one man ... that went about in King James his time ... who called himself, the Kings Majesties most excellent Hocus Pocus, and so was called, because that at the playing of every Trick, he used to say, Hocus pocus, tontus tabantus, vade celeriter jubeo, a dark composure of words, to blinde the eyes of the beholders, to make his Trick pass the more currently without discovery (Thomas Ady, "A Candle in the Dark", 1655). This quote from "A Candle in the Dark" was used

neg: Arrowverse in his attempts at revenge, was released in May 2018. Written by Richard A. Knaak, the novel is titled "The Flash: Climate Changeling". In May 2017, it was announced that Abrams Books would be releasing two trilogies of middle-grade novels for "The Flash" and "Supergirl", written by Barry Lyga and Jo Whittemore, respectively. The first of these novels, "The Flash: Hocus Pocus", was released on October 3, 2017. The novel takes place in an alternate timeline where the show's "Flashpoint" event never occurred, and The Flash must fight a villain known as Hocus Pocus who can control the minds and

neg: Focus (band) at Vernon's request and recorded a new cut of "Hocus Pocus" titled "Hocus Pocus II", released exclusively for the American market. Later in the month, the band retreated to Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire to record a fourth studio album. Akkerman had expressed a wish to put down "great ideas" he had written over the past year, but extensive touring had left the band physically and mentally exhausted which reduced their eagerness to write and record new group material. Vernon recalled Akkerman's reluctance to take part in the sessions which to him, "led to the final dissolving of the Akkerman/van

neg: 20syl to hip-hop (scratches, samples, rap) to an instrumental sound influenced by jazz, soul and funk. Alongside Hocus Pocus, they created in collaboration with DJ Atom and DJ Pfel, a group called C2C (Coups2Cross). C2C was the world champion DMC team four years in a row from 2003 to 2006. They found the collaboration of two MCs and a DJ did not work on stage and went their separate ways; 20Syl continued his productions and DJ Greem invested specifically in C2C. In 2001, 20syl worked again with DJ Greem and Cambia on stage as Hocus Pocus. The same year, they created

neg: Media manipulation typically designed to trick others or conceal the truth about a situation. It is thought to be derived from a conjuror in the time of King James who called himself 'The Kings Majesties most excellent Hocus Pocus', where he would perform a trick and call out a phrase beginning with "hocus pocus". The key word in something becoming a hoax is "public". A lie or a deception only becomes a hoax when it is acknowledged by the public. A popular hoax that is evident in today's times would be the 'Microwave your spoon' hoax. This hoax originated from a video

neg: Focus (band) van der Linden replaced Smaak on drums and in July 2006, Niels van der Steenhoven replaced Dumée on the guitar. This line-up recorded "Focus 9 / New Skin", the ninth Focus studio album released in September 2006 by the Dutch label Red Bullet Records, which currently owns the band's back catalogue. In May 2010, Nike included "Hocus Pocus" as the main theme in its 2010 FIFA World Cup commercial, Write the Future. The advert aired on television worldwide which generated renewed interest in the band and led to "Hocus Pocus" entering the UK Singles Chart at number 57. In 2011,

neg: Mr. J. Medeiros bill, playing 15 cities with Tribe & Rhymefest. While touring France in 2004, The Procussions connected with French hip hop group Hocus Pocus, beginning a longstanding relationship which has seen continued collaboration between the two groups. The Procussions have been featured on two tracks with Hocus Pocus, “Hip Hop?", from their 2005 release, "73 Touches" and "Vocab!", from their 2007 album, "Place 54", which earned them a Gold record in France. Mr J. and Stro were also featured on their 2010 release, "16 Pièces", contributing to the track, “Signes de Temps”. Mr. J. Medeiros appears as a solo artist on

neg: Heart (band) Fisher, David Belzer (keys), and Jeff Johnson (drums). After Ann Wilson joined (in 1970 or 1972), the band was renamed Hocus Pocus. Mike Fisher, Roger's brother, was set to be drafted into the military. Nancy Wilson has stated that when he did not report for duty, his home was raided, but he slipped out a rear window, escaped to Canada, and became a Vietnam War "draft dodger". One day in 1972 (or 1971), Mike crossed the border to visit family, and by chance, met Ann at a Hocus Pocus (or White Heart) show. According to Nancy, that meeting was "when

neg: Chessington World of Adventures the Chessington Sea Life Centre. Also in 2010, the Wanyama reserve was opened, giving the Africa-themed Safari hotel guests a view of animals The Wild Asia area was also added, with its KOBRA ride. In 2011 the Ocean Tunnel and surrounding rooms in the Sea Life Centre were re-themed to Azteca. In 2012 a new land themed to Africa replaced ToyTown. In 2013, Chessington introduced "", with visitors touring the area in a safari truck. In the same year, the annual Halloween Hocus Pocus event included a new attraction, "The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall", featuring projection-mapped visual effects. In

neg: Abanazar (pantomime) Abanazar (pantomime) Abanazar is a magician and the primary antagonist in the Aladdin pantomime. He was also the basis for Jafar in the Disney version of Aladdin. The character first appeared in the harlequinade "Aladin" in 1788 as 'The African Magician', but was given the name Abanazer in 1813 in "Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp" at Covent Garden Opera House in 1813, described as 'A New Melo-Dramatick Romance', and revived in 1826. Other names which have been used for the character are Mourad, Abel el Nesir, Kiradamac, Abanazac and Hocus Pocus. It was with Henry James Byron's "Aladdin or the

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) executive producing. The following month, Midler said she was not fond of the idea of a remake and she would not be taking part in it. In July 2018, a book titled "Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel" was released, containing a novelization of the film and a sequel story. The sequel focuses on Max and Allison's daughter, Poppy, who grew up hearing the family story of the first film and parents who avoid Halloween as much as possible. Poppy is skeptical of the tale and ends up in the Sanderson house on Halloween, twenty-five years to the day after

neg: Hocus pocus (magic) corpus meum"" and the credo, which reads in part, ""sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est"", meaning "under Pontius Pilate he suffered and was buried". In a similar way the phrase is in Scandinavia usually accompanied by "filiokus", a corruption of the term filioque, from the Latin version of the Nicene Creed, meaning “"and from the Son"”. The variant spelling "filipokus" is common in Russia, a predominantly Eastern Orthodox nation, as well as certain other post-Soviet states. Additionally, the word for "stage trick" in Russian, "fokus", is derived from "hocus pocus". Others believe that it is an appeal to the

neg: Hocus Pocus (group) category (like The Roots), Hocus Pocus' more radio-friendly recipe happened to be very effective. The band came back in 2007 with a mixed live/studio LP, "Place 54", featuring more international collaborations and another hit single, "Vocab!". 20syl (real name Sylvain Richard), the MC of the band, got his name from switching the "syl" and "vain" in his name to form "vainsyl". The number 20 in French, "vingt", pronounced "vain", was then substituted in for "vain", creating "20syl". He has also worked on individual projects, including the release of a solo EP "Motifs" in 2014, which included his collaboration with Oddisee,

neg: Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film) confronts Bugs and reveals his true identity as a vampire, resulting in a duel of "magic phrases" in which Bugs transforms into a baseball umpire. He then turns himself into a baseball bat when the count turns himself into a bat (with "hocus pocus" strangely) to hit the bat-vampire on the head (despite the Count putting on glasses in a futile attempt to keep Bugs from doing so). Bugs gets the best of the Count for the rest of the duel by saying "abracadabra" every time the vampire says "hocus pocus", causing him to be crushed repeatedly by a stone

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) made to the script to make the film more comedic and made two of its young protagonists into teenagers; however, production was stalled several times until 1992, when Bette Midler expressed interest in the script and the project immediately went forward. Midler, who plays the central antagonist of the film (originally written for Cloris Leachman), is quoted as saying that "Hocus Pocus" "was the most fun I'd had in my career up to that point". Leonardo DiCaprio was originally offered the lead role of Max, but declined it in order to pursue "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Principal photography began on

neg: Doop (band) Doop (band) Doop are a dance music production duo from the Netherlands formed by Ferry Ridderhof and Peter Garnefski, who have also recorded under the name Hocus Pocus and various other project names. They were producers and band members of Peplab. In 2011, Doop released an EP called "The Doop eepee", produced by Ferry Ridderhof, containing the single "My Chihuahua". Doop was best known for its eponymous single, "Doop", which reached No. 1 in the UK. The song was influenced by the 1920s Charleston dance and was most remembered for its lyrics, which consisted entirely of the word "doop" sung

neg: Hocus Pocus (song) play the "Hocus Pocus" even faster. TNT used the song as an introduction to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons as well as Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals between the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics during the 1997 NBA Playoffs. The song has also been used in the British motoring show "Top Gear" during one of The Stig's power laps, on series 6 episode 1, testing a Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG; as the exit music on the second series of the BBC TV sitcom "Saxondale"; in the film "The Stoned Age";

neg: 31 Nights of Halloween at 1.308M on October 23rd. The rest of the "Hocus Pocus" airings stayed around 1.000M consistently. "Monsters University" gained 1.234M on that same date. The highest rated showing of "The Addams Family" was 1.116M on October 20th. 13 Nights of Halloween lineup was released on September 12, 2017. The schedule includes films such as Eddie Murphy's "The Haunted Mansion", "The Addams Family", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Sleepy Hollow", "Edward Scissorhands", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and "Bewitched". A Tim Burton film marathon and a "Hocus Pocus" marathon on Halloween were also included in the schedule. Starting in 2018, the special will

neg: Hocus Pocus (song) as a single on the Sire Records label in the United States and Canada in 1973. It reached No. 20 in the UK, No. 18 in Canada, and No. 9 in the US during the spring and summer of 1973. It re-entered the UK charts at No. 57 on 6 June 2010 after being featured heavily on "The Chris Moyles Show" and in a Nike TV advert shown during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song has been covered by the Vandals, and was recorded on their debut LP, "When in Rome Do as The Vandals" in 1984. "Hocus Pocus"

neg: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party was held at the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage. After the show, the villains disperse to different areas of the park for meet and greet opportunities. The show ended in 2014. The following year, a new stage show titled Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular debuted in the same venue with the Sanderson Sisters from "Hocus Pocus", as well as appearances from other Disney Villains including Dr. Facilier (Keith David), Oogie Boogie (Ken Page), and Maleficent (Susanne Blakeslee). Other meet-and-greet opportunities exist during the party, including two Disney Character dance parties, one in Liberty Square in the Diamond Horseshoe with the Disney villains

neg: The Flash (2014 TV series) "Supergirl" novels. The first, "The Flash: Hocus Pocus", was released on October 3, 2017. The novel takes place in an alternate timeline where the show's "Flashpoint" event never occurred, and The Flash must fight a villain known as Hocus Pocus who can control the minds and actions of people. A sequel, "The Flash: Johnny Quick" was released on April 3, 2018, as well as a third novel, titled "The Flash: The Tornado Twins", on October 2, 2018. On October 21, 2016, "The Art and Making of The Flash" by Abbie Bernstein was released. This is a 160-page behind-the-scenes book with

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Classic," author Aaron Wallace identifies several potential approaches for a sequel, but notes that the project's biggest challenge is the Walt Disney Studios' interest in tentpole projects that promise very high box office returns. In September 2017, screenwriter Mick Garris admitted that he was working on a script for "Hocus Pocus 2" and that it would potentially be developed as a television film for Disney Channel, Freeform or ABC. It was later confirmed that it will instead be a remake to air on Freeform, with "The Royals" writer Scarlett Lacey attached to write, and the original film producer David Kirschner

neg: Hocus Pocus (1993 film) the promotional release missed the entire opening sequence music. The film received mixed to negative reviews from film critics at the time of its release. Reception has since grown to be more positive towards the film, and it has become a cult film. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 28%, based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Harmlessly hokey yet never much more than mediocre, "Hocus Pocus" is a muddled family-friendly effort that fails to live up to the talents of its

neg: 31 Nights of Halloween on October 19, and Hocus Pocus on October 26, also at 1.7 million. The 2015 line up was released on September 2. The highest rated event for 2015's 13 Nights of Halloween was the premier of "Monsters University" at 2.081m viewers, up from 2012's high of 1.7m. "Hocus Pocus", which aired a staggering ten times during the event saw its highest rated showing at 1.7m viewers, even with previous years. The " Adams Family" highest rated showing peaked at 1.6m viewers. Overall the rest of the event peaked around 1 million viewers. The 2015 lineup averaged 1.1905m viewers, down dramatically

neg: Hocus Pocus Hall it its modern name. "Hocus Pocus Hall" is a 4-D walk through attraction that leads throughout the mansion, with no age restriction. Theming includes animatronics such as a wizard and goblins, as well as rotating hallways and 3D paintings, for which 3-D glasses could be worn until the 2017 season where these were removed. The attraction would begin inside the main hall of the building where you were greeted by a preshow involving a wizard and the troublesome goblins of the Hall before the room transformed before your eyes into a room full of goblins and eyes from every corner

neg: The Legend of Frosty the Snowman now married to Sara; and he has been telling us his own story. Though technically a sequel to the classic 1969 Rankin/Bass "Frosty the Snowman," "The Legend of Frosty the Snowman" holds only loose continuity with it. The characters in flashbacks resemble those of the original film but have different names and roles. The young Mayor Tinkerton strongly resembles one of the unnamed children from the first film, and his father also shares the design of Professor Hinkle. Hocus Pocus has a cameo during the bob-sled scene. On the cover of the comic used in the film are two other

neg: Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam and "Foodin" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. Abra and Kadabra were initially intended to be named Hocus and Pocus(which were also the original names in the Pokemon Red and Green Beta Version) for American audiences, but were instead changed to Abra and Kadabra, based on the famous incantation along with Alakazam. Alakazam's Japanese name "Foodin" was inspired by a rough translation of Harry Houdini's last name.

neg: Beer Hall Putsch in my entire life such a change in the attitude of a crowd in a few minutes, almost a few seconds ... Hitler had turned them inside out, as one turns a glove inside out, with a few sentences. It had almost something of hocus-pocus, or magic about it. Hitler ended his speech with: "Outside are Kahr, Lossow and Seisser. They are struggling hard to reach a decision. May I say to them that you will stand behind them?" The crowd in the hall backed Hitler with a roar of approval. He finished triumphantly: You can see that what motivates

neg: Kurt Vonnegut him arrogant and wayward. In "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater", readers may find it difficult to determine whether the rich or the poor are in worse circumstances as the lives of both groups' members are ruled by their wealth or their poverty. Further, in "Hocus Pocus", the protagonist is named Eugene Debs Hartke, a homage to the famed socialist Eugene V. Debs and Vonnegut's socialist views. In "Kurt Vonnegut: A Critical Companion", Thomas F. Marvin states: "Vonnegut points out that, left unchecked, capitalism will erode the democratic foundations of the United States." Marvin suggests that Vonnegut's works demonstrate what happens

neg: Hocus Pocus Hall - the bookcase would move aside leading you through a library corridor and into a trommel tunnel. After the tunnel you reach a generator room where goblins are causing all kinds of chaos in the form of animatronic statues and peppers ghost style projections. Guests throughout the scene are challenged to interact with buttons and pressure pads, even putting their hands in holes for a surprise or two. Guests were then led across pressure pads in what looked like a garden scene before reaching the “farting chair” - a chair which farted when someone was to sit on it. The

neg: Hoax hoax found a mass market in the form of supermarket tabloids, and by the 21st century there were fake news websites which spread hoaxes via social networking websites (in addition to the use of email for a modern type of chain letter). The English philologist Robert Nares (1753–1829) says that the word "hoax" was coined in the late 18th century as a contraction of the verb "hocus", which means "to cheat," "to impose upon" or (according to Merrian-Webster) "to befuddle often with drugged liquor." "Hocus" is a shortening of the magic incantation "hocus pocus", whose origin is disputed. Robert Nares

neg: The Three Faces of Eve to it, this is simply a melodramatic exercise—an exhibition of psychiatric hocus-pocus, without any indication of how or why. It makes for a fairly fetching mystery, although it is too verbose and too long." "Variety" wrote that the film was "frequently an intriguing and provocative motion picture" and that Woodward "fulfills her assignment excellently," but believed that the comedy elements "will undoubtedly confuse many viewers who won't quite be sure what emotions are suitable." "Harrison's Reports" called the film "a fascinating adult drama" and prophetically declared that Woodward's performance was "of Academy Award caliber." John McCarten of "The New Yorker"

neg: The Little People of Killany Woods is not his to give. Mulvaney insists but O'Shaughnessy hits him over the head with the box and runs into the woods. Mulvaney follows him and discovers the "little people" who are small-statured aliens and their spaceship. While O'Shaughnessy laughs and enjoys Mulvaney's predicament, Mulvaney runs back to town and attempts to tell everyone at the pub about what he saw. To his horror, they simply laugh at his claim. This episode is similar to the original series episode "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" where a man who tells tall tales gets abducted by aliens. The Little People of Killany Woods "The

neg: Roger Fisher (guitarist) Hall of Fame as a member of Heart. Roger Fisher (guitarist) Roger Fisher (born February 14, 1950) is a guitarist primarily known as one of the founding members of the band Heart. His tenure lasted from 1963 (in the band's first incarnation) until 1980. The band Heart started out as the Army in 1963 in Seattle, Washington, formed by bassist Steve Fossen and brothers Roger and Michael Fisher. The group went by the names Army, Hocus Pocus, and White Heart before settling on just Heart in the mid-1970s. Ann Wilson joined the band in 1970 and Nancy in 1974; romances

neg: Hocus pocus (magic) This may be William Vincent, who is recorded as having been granted a license to perform magic in England in 1619. Whether he was the author of the book is unknown. The origins of the term remain obscure. The most popular conjecture is that it is a garbled Latin religious phrase or some form of ‘dog’ Latin. Some have associated it with similar-sounding fictional, mythical, or legendary names. Others dismiss it as merely a combination of nonsense words. In some Slavic languages, "pokus" means an "attempt" or an "experiment", as for example in Czech or Slovak language. The word is