![]() These starter-kit horrors - penned by the young-adult genre’s answer to Stephen King, R.L. Odds are, if you grew up in the early 90s, you owned a Goosebumps book. ![]() Odeya Rush, Jack Black, Ryan Lee and Dylan Minnette star in Goosebumps. Under the directorial eye of Home Alone editor, Raja Gosnell, and boasting a perfectly-placed cast including Matthew Lillard’s Shaggy, Freddie Prinze Jr as Fred, Sarah Michelle Geller as Daphne and Linda Cardellini as Velma, audiences are treated to a family-friendly adventure that’s as colourful and larger-than-life as its ever-popular after-school cartoon counterpart.īy sticking closely to the formula and visuals that made the series such a beloved hit, Gosnell and Gunn deliver a movie that’s campy, creepy and a perfect fit for those rainy October afternoons. Thankfully, the filmmaker - likely best known for his earworm soundtracks and penchant for blue humour - keeps things happily PG-13 here while ushering Hanna Barbera’s most popular animated export into the real world, complete with everything you might expect, plus a few surprises thrown in for good measure. It’s easy to forget that 2002’s live-action Scooby-Doo was written by Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad helmer James Gunn. Matthew Lillard in Scooby-Doo: The Movie. Ghostbusters: Afterlife - NOW with a Sky Cinema Membership Head to Disney+ and you can enjoy a Hocus Pocus double-bill. Joining them are some familiar faces - like Winnifred’s dusty-ex Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones) - alongside new heroes Becca (Whitney Peak) and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo) and a guest appearance by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham as the Sanderson Sisters’ old-school mentor.įor the most part, Hocus Pocus 2 is worth the wait and definitely the most eagerly-awaited family frightener of recent years. Read more: Hocus Pocus 2 : Doug Jones says returning as Billy Butcherson was 'surreal' Directed by 27 Dresses filmmaker Anne Fletcher, this long-awaited sequel reunites Winnifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy) and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) for a sing-song-filled second outing that rewards fans of the original while treading new ground. (Disney)Ģ8 years after the Sanderson Sisters were last banished from Earth, a new duo of unsuspecting virgins accidentally summon them back to present-day Salem where their thirst for eternal youth continues in Hocus Pocus 2. Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in Hocus Pocus 2. A Harry Potter-esque fantasy with franchise written all over it, it’s fun for both kids and adults. When their dreams are suddenly answered, they can hardly believe their luck, but things quickly take a turn that tests their friendship when their destinies are unexpectedly switched. ![]() It follows Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), two pals desperate to leave their tiny village behind and start new lives at a magical school that trains heroes and villains. Read more: Everything new on Netflix in October Story-wise, this one takes everything you know about familiar fairytale tropes - think evil witches, brave heroes and fantasy creatures - and flips them on their head in a colourful fantasy epic that comes complete with Feig’s trademark slick, loose humour. ![]() ![]() (L-R) Michelle Yeoh as Professor Anemone, Charlize Theron as Lady Lesso and Kerry Washington as Professor Dovey in The School For Good And Evil.(Helen Sloan/Netflix)ĭirected by Bridesmaids’ Paul Feig, The School of Good and Evil is an adaptation of author Soman Chainani’s popular young adult series of the same name and hits Netflix on 14 October 14. Ebert probably wouldn’t be keen to know that it’s available to stream on Disney+ - but we are, and that’s where you can find it. These days, it’s considered a cosy autumnal classic and mandatory pre-Halloween viewing for many horror fanatics looking for something light. Read more: Everything new on Disney+ in OctoberĬut to 2022 and Hocus Pocus and its witchy trio - led by Bette Midler’s Winnifred, Kathy Najimy’s Mary and Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sarah - have gathered an unlikely cult following from horror fans and the drag world alike. In fact, movie boffin Roger Ebert only gave it one star, labelling it a film “desperately in need of self-discipline.” However, audiences have since come around to the magic, music and goofy mischief of the Sanderson Sisters and their quest to drink Salem dry. This Halloween fantasy about three witches with a thirst for children’s souls pretty much came and went with little fanfare while leaving critics cold. (Disney)īack in 1993, not much was made of Hocus Pocus. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker star in Hocus Pocus. ![]()
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