There are a few charming moments but overall I wouldn’t say it’s brimming with the magic or charm of a great story. The drawing is superb, and equally first-rate are the watercolors Grimly used to color the drawings. The written format often allows for such things more easily than the visual, and it would not have been hard to push things a bit without overly impacting the established plot. It was just very “guy gets the girl and everything along with it” and it was awkward how it centered the relationship in the final moments.

GRIS GRIMLY is an award-winning illustrator best known for his "macabre" yet humorous books for children and young adults. There are only two or three scenes that really aren't in the movie and I can't tell if it is just my bias as someone who is so familiar with the movie or if they really are cheesy scenes. Feels like the movie playing as you read it; had bits not in the movie, along with bits missing from within the movie not in the book.But this book did leave me sitting on the fence a little bit, which is why I have gone down the middle and awarded 3 stars. The book is a hefty, handsome tome - perfect for your fall coffee table decor, even if you don't choose to read it. The perfect spooky story to read during the autumn/fall season, especially if you’re a 90s kid who’s feeling nostalgic. Bonus points if you play atmospheric spooky music in the background while you read to enhance the vibe! The book has a copyright of 2022, so evidently Disney believes interest in Hocus Pocus remains strong.

Apparently the movie is now a cult classic (I have never seen it) starring Bette Midler as the evil head witch Winnifred Sanderson. He lights the Black Flame Candle, accidentally releasing a coven of malicious witches, the infamous Sanderson sisters, from the afterlife. This deluxe novelization of the cult classic Halloween tale Hocus Pocus, illustrated by renowned artist Gris Grimly, is a must-have for fans of the film. GRIS GRIMLY is an award-winning illustrator best known for his “macabre” yet humorous books for children and young adults. If you are one of the many that love to watch the first movie multiple times every year, thinking it's flawless.Only Gris Grimly's name appears on the cover, but the inside pages reveal that Hocus Pocus is written by someone named A. A teen boy (with an annoying little sister) who recently moved to Salem, Massachusetts, from Southern California and doesn't believe in witches (but has a crush on a local girl who does), sets some particularly nasty witches loose on the town and has to work with crush girl, annoying sister, and a talking cat try to fix his macho boy mistake. Pero cuando me enteré que iba a salir el primer libro ilustrado por el gran Gris Grimly no pude evitar comprarlo.

The main reasons I picked up the book was that it would be a nice addition to my personal library and for the illustrations by Gris Grimly. There were a few (very small) newly-added bits that I wanted to read more about, but they weren’t the focus and didn’t get the time they deserved. The book is actually a novelization of a screenplay from a live-action movie produced by Disney that came out way back in 1993. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The resurrected witches will stop at nothing to consume the lives of children to make themselves young.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I made a point of reading a little bit of this every night before bed, laying it on top of my cozy orange blanket. One can tell that Grimly was inspired by the appearances of the actors who originally portrayed the characters, but he made sure to put his own twist upon them to give them a whole new look.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Using the script from the film and stunning, full-color illustrations from the immensely talented Gris Grimly, I loved this book! Relive the classic Halloween film Hocus Pocus with an Illustrated Novelization that retells the story alongside stunning original artwork from Gris Grimly!I am just a little disappointed because I was hoping the written version would emphasize more of a dark atmosphere kind of thing, and maybe make some changes or add something to the plot. I read the novelization of Hocus Pocus a few years ago when the novelization came out with the "sequel book" (the book sequel is completely different form Hocus Pocus 2 the movie). Outside of the publishing world, he has contributed his unique vision to film, animation, apparel design, and consumer products. Also, there are some weird lines about Allison and Max that are pretty cheesy and unnecessary, such as the line about him feeling able to conquer the world with her beside him.