hocus pocus – VoVatia (original) (raw)

I Put a Spell on You

We’ve started watching movies and television that relate to Halloween or horror, so here are two of those films: Hocus Pocus – Beth had already seen this, but that was twenty-seven years ago when it was new. She said she liked … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Halloween, History, Holidays, Humor, Magic, Music, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged bette midler, dee wallace, garry marshall, greta gerwig, hocus pocus, jocelin donahue, kathy najimy, penny marshall, salem witch trials, sarah jessica parker, satan, satanic panic, the house of the devil, thora birch, witches |

The Language of Magic

When magic words appear in books and other media, they’re usually either total nonsense or based on some dead language, often Latin. The common term “abracadabra” is thought to be based on Aramaic, with the phrase “Avra Kadavrai” meaning “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Harry Potter, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged abracadbra, avada kedavra, earthsea, glinda of oz, hocus pocus, incantations, language, magic, queen zixi of ix, true names, ursula leguin |