Hocus-pocus Hocus-pocus is a reference to the actions of magicians, often as the stereotypical magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. In extended usage, t ...

is an exclamation used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. Hocus Pocus, Hokus Pokus, or variants may also refer to:

Books

* ''Hocus Pocus'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut * ''Hocus Pocus: A Tale of Magnificent Magicians'', a 2007 book by illusionist

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* ''Hokus Pokus'', the 2007 book in the ''Sisterhood: Rules of the Game'' series by

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Film, television, and plays

* ''Hokuspokus'', a 1926 German play by

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** ''Hokuspokus'' (film), a 1930 German film adaptation of the 1926 Curt Goetz play, directed by Gustav Ucicky ** ''Hocuspocus'' (1953 film), a West German film, starring Curt Goetz himself, directed by Kurt Hoffmann ** ''Hocuspocus'' (1966 film), a West German film in color, directed by Kurt Hoffmann * ''Hokus Pokus'' (1949 film), the 115th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges * Hocus Pocus, the rabbit who turns on his magician owner, Professor Hinkle in the 1969 Christmas television special ''

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'' * ''Hokus Pokus'', a 1989 skateboarding video released by

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* ''Hocus Pocus'' (franchise) ** ''Hocus Pocus'' (1993 film), a Halloween-themed fantasy-comedy film by Disney, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy ** ''

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'', the sequel released in 2022 ** '' Hocus Pocus 3'', the third film in the series currently in development at Walt Disney Pictures * "Hocus Pocus" (''SpongeBob SquarePants''), a 2007 ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode from Season 4 * "Hocus Pocus" (''QI''), a 2010 episode of the UK TV series

Gaming

* ''Hocus Pocus'' (video game), a 1994 Apogee MS-DOS game

Music

Band

* Hocus Pocus, a 1967 music band later known as

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* Hocus Pocus, a 1968 music band later known as

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* Hocus Pocus, a 1994 music band previously known as Doop *

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, a 1995 French hip-hop group

Album

* ''Hocus Pocus'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 1993 film * ''Hocus Pocus'' (Enon album), a 2003 indie rock album by Enon * ''Hocus Pocus'' (Kaela Kimura album), a 2009 J-pop album by Kaela Kimura * ''Hocus Pocus'', a series of albums by Japanese singer

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, known professionally as 'Nissy

Song

* "Hocus Pocus" (song), a 1971 song by the Dutch rock group Focus * "Hokus Pokus" (song), a 1997 song by Insane Clown Posse * "Hocus Pocus", a 2016 song by Animal Collective from ''

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