Sinanation

Frequent readers would know by now how childhish I can get when it comes to movies. So, it wouldn’t be suprising when I say that my favorite Halloween movie is still Hocus Pocus. Shot in 1993 with Bette Middler and Sarah Jessica Parker, the movie revolves around a boy and his younger sister who move into the small, boring town of Salem from Los Angeles. The boy’s attempts to warm up to the new surroundings are disturbed by the Halloween festivities and his introduction to the Sanderson sisters, the famous ancient witches of Salem. The history of Salem, its importance in Halloween and the terrifying (and sometimes hillarious) events that follow will be enough for the new kid to warm up to the childish requests of his sister and embrace what he hated in the first place. Despite the fact that Bette Middler performs so well as the eldest Sanderson sister, I believe the movie does a fantastic job in portraying the spirit of Halloween from trick or treating to spirits and great costumes. It is especially great for children who have never celebrated or heard of Halloween before.

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