Hocus Pocus Review with Historical Commentary

10/03/22 • 60 min

Join us for a fun bonus episode, as we review both Hocus Pocus movies and share our thoughts on the real history of the Salem Witch Trials, as it relates to the films.
SPOILER ALERT. We take a deep dive into the details of Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2.
We discuss:

What we like, as well as what we're not so fond of.
How events in the movie compare to events in the real-life Salem Witch Trials and other witch-hunts.
The identity of Sarah Jessica Parker's ancestor who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch-Hunt.
Theories about the origins of the Sanderson sisters.
Easter eggs.
Modern-day witch-hunting.

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What we like, as well as what we're not so fond of.
How events in the movie compare to events in the real-life Salem Witch Trials and other witch-hunts.
The identity of Sarah Jessica Parker's ancestor who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch-Hunt.
Theories about the origins of the Sanderson sisters.
Easter eggs.
Modern-day witch-hunting.

The case of Esther ElwellDiscord
thoushaltnotsuffer.com
TwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTok

Support the show

Previous Episode

Salem - Ballet Des Moines

An interview with Ballet Des Moines' Tom Mattingly and Jami Milne about their new ballet Salem, which tells an original story based upon the Salem Witch Trials and, using the medium of dance, shares a powerful message about how fear can turn us against each other.
Links:
Salem - Ballet Des Moines
Tickets

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Connecticut Witch Trial History with Beth Caruso and Tony Griego

Joined by author Beth Caruso and activist Tony Griego, we discuss the history of witch trials in colonial Connecticut. We talk about the first person to be hanged for witchcraft in the American colonies, Gov. John Winthrop Jr, the link between illness and witchcraft accusations, how a Christmas party led to accusations, and more.
Join our Discord to discuss the episode with us.Beth Caruso, One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America's First Witch Hanging

Beth Caruso, The Salty Rose: Alchemists, Witches & A Tapper In New Amsterdam
Annie Eliot Trumbull, "One Blank of Windsor", Literary Section, Hartford Courant , December 3, 1904 (requires newspapers.com subscription or free trial)

John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England

Paul B. Moyer, Detestable and Wicked Arts: New England and Witchcraft in the Early Modern Atlantic World

Petition

Mary-Louise Bingham’s YouTube video about Connecticut victims

CT W.I.T.C.H. Memorial https://www.facebook.com/ctwitchmemorial

Salem Witch-Hunt https://www.facebook.com/SalemWitchHunt/

The Witch Trials Hysteria History of the American Colonies https://www.facebook.com/groups/witchtrialshistory

Samuel Wyllys Papers https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15019coll10

A Note on Numbers

45+ total accused

14 convicted

11 executed

15 acquittals and 14 convictions (includes Elizabeth Seager (acquitted twice and convicted once)). The other cases did not go to trial.

Activism Timeline:

2005: “ad hoc committee”

2008/2009 attempted legislation

2016 CT W.I.T.C.H. Memorial

2022 Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project

Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast links

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Witch Hunt - Hocus Pocus Review with Historical Commentary

Transcript

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"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."

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Welcome to a very special episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast. Thank you for joining us. We are thrilled to discuss the Hocus Pocus movies. What a bunch of fun. We'll discuss the entertainment value, and we'll get into the history, as we go along. Beware. Major spoiler alert. We will ge