30TH ANNIVERSARY
Released in the US in 1993 (and in Australia in 1994), supernatural comedy Hocus Pocus introduced the world to villainous witches Winnie, Mary and Sarah Sanderson. Portrayed by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker respectively, the fictional sisters were hanged in 1693, but not before Winnie cast a curse that could result in the trio being resurrected if certain conditions were satisfied.
Jump ahead 300 years and hey, presto! The requirements of the curse were met when teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) lit a black flame candle in the Sandersons’ cottage – and Winnie, Mary and Sarah came back to life to wreak
