Witches Run Amok

Witches Run Amok
Author: Shannon Carlin
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2024-08-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1368094678

The oral history of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, one of the most beloved Halloween movies of all time. In July 1993, Disney’s Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, did not immediately find success, with box office numbers falling far below what was envisioned. Yet somehow the Halloween movie released in the middle of the summer to little fanfare has become an enduring and widely loved classic. Nearly three decades after the film’s initial release, it’s a yearly holiday viewing tradition in households around the world, becoming a not-so-scary rite of passage for kids and their parents, many of whom grew up watching the film about the resurrected witchy trio with their own parents. Hocus Pocus is a movie that has few if any equals; it manages to span a generational divide, uniting boomers and zoomers in their nostalgic love for the boundary-pushing supernatural comedy that in some ways seemed a little too risqué for the millennial kids it was originally intended for. So how did a movie that didn’t catch an initial spark end up casting such a spell on mainstream culture? Witches Run Amok answers that question and more, using interviews from the cast and creative team behind the heartwarming Halloween staple. The book is a love letter to Hocus Pocus’s millions of devoted fans and a fascinating read for anyone who wants to understand how the Disney movie became a pop culture phenomenon.

Magic Lessons

Magic Lessons
Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982108851

In the 1600s, Maria was abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, who recognizes that Maria has a gift, she learns about the 'Unnamed Arts.' When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. She invokes a curse that will haunt her family for generations. And she learns the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life: Love is the only thing that matters.

Witches

Witches
Author: Judika Illes
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2024
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1578638577

"A compendium of witches through the ages--from earliest prehistory to some of the most significant modern practitioners, from famed historical figures to popular literary and cinematic figures--this book offers a complete range of the history of witches and explores who and what is a witch. Also included are travel tips for witches and a guide to the tools of the trade"--

The Once and Future Witches

The Once and Future Witches
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Publisher: Redhook
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316422037

"A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women. The characters live, bleed, and roar. "―Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR Books • Barnes and Noble • BookPage In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in this powerful novel of magic, family, and the suffragette movement. In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box. But when the Eastwood sisters―James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna―join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote―and perhaps not even to live―the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive. There's no such thing as witches. But there will be. An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, motherhood, and women's suffrage—the lost ways are calling. Praise for The Once and Future Witches: "A glorious escape into a world where witchcraft has dwindled to a memory of women's magic, and three wild, sundered sisters hold the key to bring it back...A tale that will sweep you away."―Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author "This book is an amazing bit of spellcraft and resistance so needed in our times, and a reminder that secret words and ways can never be truly and properly lost, as long as there are tongues to speak them and ears to listen."―P. Djèlí Clark, author The Black God's Drum For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Ten Thousand Doors of January.

Enter the Witch

Enter the Witch
Author: Andris Bear
Publisher: Andris Bear
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2018-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A laugh-out-loud cozy paranormal romance Evangeline Winther has just landed her dream job as a librarian in Whisper Grove, NC. The fact that she also discovered she’s the lost heir to a centuries-old coven of witches is not so dreamy. When her gifts make themselves known, Evangeline realizes her picturesque town isn’t what it seems. There are secrets buried here, but even the deepest secrets have a way of rising—especially when she can hear them whispering. Her only hope for solving the mystery of the voices are a hot mechanic and an ornery cat. And she doesn’t even like one of them.

First Steps in Witchcraft: Flash

First Steps in Witchcraft: Flash
Author: Teresa Moorey
Publisher: John Murray
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2011-04-29
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1444141147

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. First Steps in Witchcraft is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to the works of Witchcraft. In just 96 pages, the reader will learn all about the God and Goddess, the Wiccan Rede and much more. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious, First Steps in Witchcraft is a quick, no-effort way to break into this fascinating topic.

#vampireproblems

#vampireproblems
Author: India Watson
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1528971825

Harriet is a vampire, somewhere around her mid four-hundreds, and is literally a perpetual student. Despite having been around since before the Salem witch trials, she has no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her eternity. During one of her lectures, a gunman comes in and shoots her lecturer, which is annoying because they are short-staffed enough as it is. Although Mr. Jones is a demon and can’t die, his biggest concern is the bullet hole in his head and having to apply for a new passport. Harriet needs to solve her lecturer’s non-murder, work out who would want to kill someone who can’t die, and somehow make it through her degree. She reluctantly drags along her overenthusiastic friend, the grumpy werewolf who runs the local coffee shop, and a teenage witch hell-bent on revolution. She isn’t sure how she ended up trying to solve a murder, but anything would be better than writing her dissertation.

OVERPOWERING WITCHCRAFT

OVERPOWERING WITCHCRAFT
Author: Dr. D. K. Olukoya
Publisher: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2015-11-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Books on special areas of spiritual warfare and deliverance are rare. Much more scarce are books on witchcraft operations. The fact that many people go through witchcraft has made books on the subject of witchcraft to be high in demand. This uncommon book offers, in one breath, deliverance prayers, secrets of power over witchcraft, help for those who are going through witchcraft attacks and principles of staying free from attacks from the quarters of witchcraft practitioners. It is a must read for those who seek complete victory over witchcraft.