The Spellbook is an evil magic book owned and used by the Sanderson Sisters (Winnie, Mary and Sarah) to create potions and cast spells, and it plays a major antagonistic role in the 1993 live-action Disney movie Hocus Pocus. It is generally just referred to by Winnie as Book.
What is special about the witches Book in Hocus Pocus?
This means that the book is actually sentient and highly intelligent. As an unholy record of evil magic bestowed by the Devil himself, the book itself is protected by magic, and therefore cannot be burned or destroyed by traditional means.
For their evil activities, Winifred and her sisters were sentenced to death by the Salem townsfolk in 1693, and later resurrected by Max Dennison in 1993. Upon her return, she and her sisters aspired to consume the life forces from children in order to achieve eternal youth and immortality.
Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson is the main antagonist in Disney's 1993 film Hocus Pocus and its 2022 sequel. She is the eldest and most intelligent witch who lived during the time of the Salem Witch Trials, along with her two sisters: Mary and Sarah.
Who is the witch that gave the Sanderson sisters the Book?
She is portrayed by Hannah Waddingham. The Witch Mother is a powerful witch, with the ability to transform into a bird, and resides in Salem. She was the one to gift the Sanderson Sisters their sacred spellbook and introduce them to witchcraft.
Hocus Pocus - I Put A Spell On You (Official Music Video)
What is the truth of the Sanderson sisters?
The answer is more complicated than you might think. CNN reported that the Sanderson sisters are fictional characters. There were not three sisters named Winifred, Sarah and Mary who were executed for practicing witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
But before they are hanged in the town square, Winifred casts a curse that will resurrect the sisters during a full moon on All Hallows' Eve if a virgin lights the Black Flame Candle in their cottage. Binx devotes his life to guarding the cottage to ensure that no one can bring the witches back to life.
William "Billy" Butcherson is a supporting character in Disney's 1993 film Hocus Pocus and its 2022 sequel, portrayed by actor Doug Jones. He was the obsession of Winifred Sanderson, whom she poisoned after she caught him cheating on her with her youngest sister, Sarah.
Technically, a "where are they now?" story on Hocus Pocus character Emily Binx would be rather morbid — even by Halloween standards. She was murdered by a trio of sassy witches in the last 1600s and, you know, has been dead and ghostly ever since.
Although Sarah is an airhead (much to Winifred's frustration) and often says or does stupid things, her unique power -her enchanting, siren-like voice- makes her a very powerful, dangerous, and valuable witch.
The Sanderson Sisters were executed in 1693 after taking the life force of a young girl and turning her brother into a black cat (though the people of Salem believed they had killed him, too), and they continued their evil plans in 1993 by attempting to lure the children of Salem to them so they could take their life ...
It turns out Isabella is the descendant of Elizabeth, the daughter of a fourth, secret Sanderson sister, and she discovers later in the book that she also has magical abilities, similar to Becca in "Hocus Pocus 2."
It is generally just referred to by Winnie as Book. This cursed spellbook was said to be given to Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson by The Devil himself. It is bound in human skin, it contains the recipes for her most powerful and evil spells. The book has a human eye on the…
A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Old Burial Hill is an ancient graveyard located in Salem, Massachusetts. It contains gravestones that date back to the 1600s. Witches are unable to set foot in here since the site is on hallowed ground. The tombs of William Butcherson and Emily Binx are located here.
While the three sisters were portrayed as truly magical individuals with a craving for children's souls to keep themselves young, their characters were based on real women, who were innocent people, murdered for being supposed witches.
Entranced by her voice and deaf to Thackery's frantic cries, she willingly follows Sarah into the woods all the way to the Sanderson Sisters' cottage. Bewitched, she sits docilely in a chair and obediently drinks their life potion, failing to recognize Thackery when he barges in to rescue her.
Over two decades have passed since the movie hit theaters, the pair of actors who played Thackery Binx have remained quite busy in Hollywood. At the beginning and at the end of Hocus Pocus, Max, Dani, and Allison's old timey friend Thackery Binx appears as an alive human being and a ghost of a human being.
From Hocus Pocus to Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, Doug Jones has had a prolific career in Hollywood, embodying many of the most memorable characters in film history. But despite his whopping 150 IMDb credits, it's rare he's ever recognized.
Max drinks the potion that witch Winnie intended for Dani, so Winnie tries to suck Max's life force instead. Max manages to knock Winnie off her broom and onto the ground. Since Winnie is standing on hallow ground, she turns to stone.
The magic and charm of Disney's Hocus Pocus come from its three antagonists, the Sanderson Sisters, which the movie explains each has powers that are arcane, evil, and dangerous. Mastering a nefarious magical aptitude, Mary, Sarah, and Winifred are a force to be reckoned with, no matter what century conjures them up.
Disney boss Sean Bailey confirmed that Hocus Pocus 3 was in the works in June 2023, following the long-awaited sequel being a hit on the streaming service. Hocus Pocus 2's director, Anne Fletcher, is returning for the new movie, according to TheWrap.
Her curse also ensured that the three sisters survived Allison's plan to burn them alive in a kiln. Necromancy: Through a spell that she cast independently, Winifred summoned Billy Butcherson from his grave as a zombie to do her bidding.
