Spell-binding! Instagrammer matches pictures of Hocus Pocus filming locations with stills from the classic Disney movie
- These fascinating pictures show the exact filming locations for Hocus Pocus in Salem, Massachusetts
- Pictures were snapped by Instagrammer Courtney Steers, 26 years after the movie was released in 1993
- Locations included in the pictures are Allison’s House, John Bailey High School and the Old Town Hall
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A Hocus Pocus sequel is seemingly in the pipeline for next year, so now’s a good time to grab a broomstick for a trip down memory lane – to the filming locations of the original 1993 movie.
These fascinating pictures show some of the exact spots in Salem, Massachusetts, where the Disney movie was filmed, matched with scene stills from the cult flick, which tells the story of three witches who are accidentally resurrected on Halloween by a teenage boy.
The amazing images were snapped by Instagrammer Courtney Steers.
She visited the grand Ropes Mansion, which doubled as Allison’s house in the movie and the place where the three witches come back to life to haunt children.
Steers also snapped Phillips Elementary School, which is John Bailey High School in the movie, and the Old Town Hall from the memorable scene where the witches sing the classic song I Put A Spell On You.
Scroll down to see the spell-binding images…
Ropes Mansion on Essex Street in Salem, which was used as a Hocus Pocus location. The huge property was portrayed as the place where the character Allison lived. In the movie, the three witches are resurrected here by Max
An image showing the building on Salem’s Ocean Avenue that doubled as Max and Dani’s house, left. Pictured right is another shot of Ropes Mansion, which is now a museum
This image shows the building that doubled as the John Bailey High School in Hocus Pocus – Phillips Elementary School on South Washington Square, which is now a block of apartments
Phillips Elementary School, left. In a famous line from the film, witch Winfred, played by Bette Middler, described it as a ‘prison for children’. Pictured right is the Old Town Hall in downtown Salem, which is now a museum
The Old Town Hall in Salem, pictured, features in a memorable scene where Winfred sings the classic song I Put A Spell On You
The picture on the left was captured at Salem Common. Many of the movie’s street scenes were captured here. On the right Steers shows us how the special effects team had fun with the Ocean Avenue house used as Max and Dani’s abode. In the film the beams of light shooting out of it summon the witches after Max and Allison open a creepy spell book
A building in Salem Pioneer Village doubled as Thackeray’s house at the start of the film (left). The village, known as ‘America’s first living history museum’, recreates 17th-century colonial life
The three witches in Hocus Pocus, played by (from left to right) Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker