It’s October, which means horror films and Halloween-themed movies are dominating television sets all over the world. One film in particular tends to get significant watch-time during the Halloween season, and that is none other than Disney’s cult-classic comedy film Hocus Pocus.
Hocus Pocus has become an annual Halloween tradition in many households, and with it available to stream on the Disney+ subscription service, it’s safe to say that tradition will continue for many. And while Hocus Pocus fans re-watch the movie this year, they may want to do so with an interesting fan theory in mind that potentially changes the entire context of the plot.
While it’s not a new idea, there is an interesting theory that Allison from Hocus Pocus, one of the film’s protagonists and the love interest of main character Max, is more than she seems. In fact, she may very well be a witch herself, and there is some compelling evidence that points in that direction.
When Hocus Pocus viewers first meet Allison, it’s during a scene at Max’s school, where the class is learning about the legend of the villainous Sanderson sisters and the lore behind it. Max, having just moved to Salem from California, dismisses the Sanderson sisters legend and doesn’t take it seriously, instead using his time in class to try to flirt with Allison. Max’s attempt to pick up Allison is a surprisingly bold move, especially since he’s the new kid in school, but there may be an explanation for that behavior that we’ll explain in a bit.
In any case, Allison rejects Max’s advances, but the two cross paths later when Max conveniently stumbles into a Halloween party at Allison’s house. The party is a strange masquerade-style affair where a ton of people are walking around in similar-looking Victorian-era costumes and masks. No one at the party, besides Allison, acknowledges the arrival of Max or his younger sister Dani, and the party itself seems bizarre.
The implication seems to be that Allison’s family is part of some kind of secret group or society, maybe all being direct descendants of the Salem townspeople who originally killed the Sanderson sisters. It’s revealed at this party that Allison’s family actually owns the Sanderson sisters’ house and used to run it as a museum, implying that Allison’s family has an even closer connection to the situation than she may let on.
Much later in the film, after the protagonists believe that the witches have been successfully defeated, Allison takes a look at Winifred’s spellbook, despite Binx’s warnings. If Allison is a regular human being with no magical abilities of any kind, there’s no real reason for her to look through the spellbook to begin with, implying that she may have something to gain from flipping through its pages.
Allison opening Winifred’s spellbook alerts the Sanderson sisters to the group’s location, resulting in Dani being kidnapped. But when they arrive, Allison is able to use some knowledge she got from the book against them, utilizing salt to protect herself and Max, while also using it as a weapon.
During this encounter, Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Sarah Sanderson calls Allison a “white witch.” If nothing else, this at least confirms that benevolent white witches may exist in the Hocus Pocus universe, and so while Allison herself may not necessarily be a witch, perhaps her family has some connection to them.
But if Allison is secretly a witch, perhaps she is the one that set the entire film’s events in motion, and in an effort to do away with the Sanderson curse once and for all. We never see Allison do any kind of magic on-screen, but the theory goes that she possibly put a spell on Max to make him enamored with her, as well as get him to light the Black Flame Candle.
The Black Flame Candle is what resurrects the Sanderson sisters to begin with, and it’s what gives the protagonists the opportunity to get rid of them once and for all. The Sanderson sisters are clearly able to use mind control-like magic, and so maybe that’s what Allison did with Max. This would explain Max’s dumber decisions throughout the movie, at the very least.
Of course, it’s possible that fans are looking a bit too much into this, and that Allison is just as she seems. After all, there is far more evidence that Allison isn’t a witch than evidence that she is, but it’s a fun theory to think about nevertheless. Perhaps if the Hocus Pocus sequel ever materializes, fans will learn more about Allison, and maybe they will get more satisfying answers to some of the first film’s lingering questions.
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