Small Details You Missed In Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus is a beloved Halloween classic. Who doesn't love to watch the Sanderson sisters tear Salem apart? But even the most die-hard fans haven't discovered all the movie's spooky secrets. These are the details of Hocus Pocus you've missed, one candle, cat, and cauldron at a time.

Timing is everything. As viewers learn right at the beginning of the film, the Sanderson sisters were hanged for witchcraft on October 31, 1693. The filmmakers no doubt chose that date because they wanted to make their return occur exactly 300 years after they died and on an appropriately creepy holiday, Halloween, of course. It's a cool choice, but unfortunately, one that makes the movie slightly anachronistic.

The infamous Salem witch trials mostly took place in 1692, with the last trial taking place in May, 1693. By October, no more witch trials were taking place. This isn't a huge problem, really Hocus Pocus is already taking liberties with history, given the fact that the Sandersons are, well, actual witches.

It's easy to believe townsfolk would have taken matters into their own hands upon being confronted with their powers. And anyway, the villagers hanged the sisters the morning after they sucked the life out of little Emily, so no real trial even occurred. Still, the film depends upon its association with the infamous Salem witch trials, despite taking place after they'd ended in reality.

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After the witch trials | 0:00
Virginity references | 1:20
Binx and the candle | 2:10
Siblings play a married couple | 2:58
A now-famous face | 3:49
Modern witches | 4:42
Binx dies on Emily's grave | 5:47
Left hanging | 6:33
The spellbook's future | 7:14

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