It's not Halloween without a little hocus pocus. Read these top Hocus Pocus quotes to get excited for spooky season!
75 Hocus Pocus Quotes That Will Put a Spell on You
Updated Sep. 25, 2024
Just a bunch of hocus pocus? You betcha! Nothing short of witchcraft can account for the thrills, chills and cackles that arise from Hocus Pocus. It’s one of the most beloved Halloween movies of all time—and one of the most quotable. You only have to wait until Oct. 1 to hear someone whip out Hocus Pocus quotes like Winifred Sanderson’s iconic, “Oh, look. Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!”
The 1993 film, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, follows three witches summoned back from the dead by a couple of kids in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween. Their goal? To steal the lives of Salem’s children before the sun comes up so they can live forever. With the help of a talking cat, a zombie and their own smarts, the kids must outfox the witches and save the children of Salem from the sisters’ twisted plan.
It sounds intense, but don’t be fooled—the movie is full of Halloween humor, hilarious high jinks and even a witchy dance break or two. In fact, it’s such a holiday hit that a sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, was released in 2022 to the delight of fans everywhere. The follow-up is full of the same magic that makes the first movie so popular, though this time it’s two teenage girls who accidentally unleash the Sanderson sisters onto Salem and have to stop their scheme with the help of some new (and some familiar) faces. So are you ready to be spellbound? Grab your broomsticks, gather your coven and read these memorable Hocus Pocus quotes from the movies.
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Hocus Pocus quotes
1. “Oh, look. Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!” —Winifred Sanderson
2. “Oh, come on. It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus.” —Max
3. “I smell children.” —Mary Sanderson
4. “I am beautiful! Boys will love me!” —Sarah Sanderson
5. “You know, I always wanted a child, and now I think I’ll have one … on toast!” —Winifred Sanderson
6. “It says, ‘Form a circle of salt to protect from zombies, witches and old boyfriends.” —Allison
7. “Let’s light this sucker and meet the old broads.” —Max
8. “Besides, it’s a full moon outside. The weirdos are out!” —Dani
9. “Wench! Trollop! You buck-toothed, mop-riding firefly from hell!” —Billy Butcherson
10. “Dead man’s toe!” —Sarah Sanderson
11. “No! No, he’s a good zombie.” —Max
12. “Oh, cheese and crust. He’s lost his head!” —Winifred Sanderson
13. “Hang him on a hook and let me play with him?” —Sarah Sanderson
14. “I’m sorry, Emily. I had to wait 300 years for a virgin to light a candle.” —Thackery Binx
15. “It doesn’t matter how young or old you are! You sold your soul! You’re the ugliest thing that ever lived, and you know it!” —Dani
16. “I suggest we form a calming circle.” —Mary Sanderson
17. “Damn, damn, double damn!” —Winifred Sanderson
18. “Come little children, I’ll take thee away…” —Sarah Sanderson
19. “We’re young!” —Mary Sanderson
20. “I’ll have your guts for garters, girl!” —Winifred Sanderson
21. “You’re going to turn me into one of those fat, useless, contented house cats.” —Thackery Binx
22. “What a fool to give up thy life … for thy sister’s.” —Winifred Sanderson
23. “Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm! I need one of those instant ice packs. You girls are givin’ me a fever! Yow!” —Bus driver
24. “This is terribly uncomfortable.” —Sarah Sanderson
25. “Take good care of Dani, Max. You’ll never know how precious she is until you lose her.” —Thackery Binx
26. “Why, why, why was I cursed with such idiot sisters?” —Winifred Sanderson
27. “Amok! Amok, amok, amok, amok, amok…” —Sarah Sanderson
28. “Fine. But everyone here knows that Halloween was invented by the candy companies. It’s a conspiracy.” —Max
29. “You hag! There are not enough children in the world to make thee young and beautiful!” —Thackery Binx
30. “Drop dead. Moron.” —Dani
31. “Come! We fly!” —Winifred Sanderson
32. “Farewell, mortal bus boy!” —Sarah Sanderson
33. “Sisters, Satan has married Medusa. See the snakes in her hair?” —Mary Sanderson
34. “Thackery Binx, thou mangy feline. Still alive?” —Winifred Sanderson
35. “Stuff it, zit face.” —Dani
36. “Dance, dance, dance until you die!” —Winifred Sanderson
37. “I shall always be with you.” —Thackery Binx
38. “I love you, jerk face.” —Dani
39. “Go to hell!” —Billy Butcherson
“Oh, I’ve been there, thank you. I found it quite lovely.” —Winifred Sanderson
40. “‘Tis firm!” —Sarah Sanderson
41. “Maybe you can learn to breathe through your nose.” —Max
42. “Well, I don’t know. Cat’s got my tongue!” —Winifred Sanderson
43. “Got any cash, Hollywood?” —Jay
44. “Goodbye. Goodbye, cruel world.” —Winifred Sanderson
Hocus Pocus 2 quotes
45. “A rotten apple quickly infects its neighbor.” —Reverend
46. “Perhaps we should form a calming circle.” —Young Mary Sanderson
47. “I do not have a temper.” —Young Winifred Sanderson
48. “Magic has a way of uniting things that ought to be together.” —Mother witch
49. “A witch is nothing without her coven.” —Mother witch
50. “Witches are real! We’re all gonna die!” —Young boy
51. “For you never know when you may be cursed on Halloween.” —Gilbert the Great
52. “Another year begins anew, Maiden, Mother and Crone too. We call on thee with one request: Help our intentions manifest.” —Izzy and Becca
53. “Yeah, the spell is gonna hit’cha because the witches are back!” —The Sanderson sisters
54. “If we see a teenager, we will kill it!” —Winifred Sanderson
55. “I smell children!” —Mary Sanderson
56. “Although all thy flattery will not save thee when it comes time for me to fricassee you!” —Mary Sanderson
57. “Holy Lucifer, how did she do that?” —Mary Sanderson
58. “That’s a big ole yikes.” —Izzy
59. “Oh, oh, no. No, not your teeth. They’re your calling card!” —Mary Sanderson
60. “Oh, fie, we have no time for warnings!” —Winifred Sanderson
61. “God, don’t you love it when the recipe requires blood?” —Mary Sanderson
62. “Not to freak out, but the idea of a vengeful maniac obsessed with getting revenge on Salem becoming an invincible, all-powerful vengeful maniac obsessed with getting revenge on Salem sounds very bad for Salem!” —Izzy
63. “That’s not 6 feet under.” —Gilbert the Great
64. “Darn, girl. We look foxy!” —Mary Sanderson
65. “I give up. I’m tired, Winnie. I need, like, a snack and a stool.” —Mary Sanderson
66. “It’s not your mother’s apothecary.” —Mary Sanderson
67. “Why art thou such a pest?” —Winifred Sanderson
68. “You’ve been tricked by teenagers. Again.” —Becca
69. “What a cruel world. We finally have the blood of the mayor in our nostrils, yet we are trapped in salt, like a slab of corned beef!” —Winifred Sanderson
70. “Hello, you withering hag.” —Billy Butcherson
71. “Did we… Did we just do magic?” —Cassie
72. “Oh, Winnie, please, please don’t. Please don’t forget us. Oh, and I know, I know I was your favorite.” —Mary Sanderson
73. “My doing has been my undoing.” —Winifred Sanderson
74. “Over here, you directionless skeleton sack!” —Billy Butcherson
75. “My powers are nothing without my sisters!” —Winifred Sanderson
If you’re anything like us, you grinned your way through these Hocus Pocus quotes. They deliver a hefty dose of nostalgia and are some of the funniest movie quotes ever spoken. And if you’re really like us, you’re settling in for a Hocus Pocus rewatch right about now.
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Originally Published: December 31, 1969
