Editors' Picks: Not-So-Scary Movies For Scaredy Cats14 of 17
Hocus Pocus | Available to Stream on Disney+
Plot: A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Our Take: Halloween should not come and go without at least one annual viewing of this cult Disney favorite, and thanks to frequent showings in marathons like Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween, it’s not a tough one to catch. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker are entrancing and funny as the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches resurrected three hundred years after their death, and it’s hard not to get into Bette Midler’s performance of “I Put a Spell on You.” Plus, what 90s kid didn’t have a crush on Thackery Binx? — Hannah
Plot: A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Our Take: Halloween should not come and go without at least one annual viewing of this cult Disney favorite, and thanks to frequent showings in marathons like Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween, it’s not a tough one to catch. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker are entrancing and funny as the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches resurrected three hundred years after their death, and it’s hard not to get into Bette Midler’s performance of “I Put a Spell on You.” Plus, what 90s kid didn’t have a crush on Thackery Binx? — Hannah