There is a several incidents like this, where the 17th century witches encounter modern wonders that mystify them.

Doug Jones as William "Billy" Butcherson, Winifred's love interest who was poisoned by her in 1693 and resurrected as a zombie 300 years later. Witty and engaging attempt to debunk myths such as astrology, fortune telling, psychism, religion, and other myts people clutter their reality with. There is absolutely nothing in the novel to indicate that Allison is a witch; she’s just highly intelligent.For a long time, he was the only one who knew about Poppy’s bizarre family history involving the Sanderson sisters. Winifred used a household broom, Sarah a mop, and Mary (portrayed by Kathy Najimy) had the honor of utilizing this vacuum to soar through the air. As others have already mentioned in their reviews, the book for the most part is exactly like the movie, with the characters using the same dialog. There are some illustrations which are a two page spread, or taking up the whole of one page, but then some which are just half a page.

In 2018, the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, an annual Salem festival held every October, was Hocus Pocus-themed in honor of the film's 25th anniversary. The novel demonstrated that he’s not the kind of big brother who usually gets that angry with his little sister.

Max Dennison has moved from LA to Salem, and he just doesn’t believe in the parts of Salem’s history that revolves around witches.