Directed by: Sidney HayersWritten by: Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, and George BaxtBritish horror film Night of the Eagle was retitled Burn, Witch, Burn! But that doesn’t mean it’s not a fun little time capsule. Anya Taylor-Joy is riveting as Thomasin, a teen girl who comes under suspicion from her banished family after losing her infant brother to an unseen kidnapper. This movie didn’t quite connect with audiences when it was released, which is a shame because a Jim Henson-produced adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic (starring Anjelica Huston, no less) is just the type of off-the-wall ‘90s filmmaking that we’re all missing right about now. There’s a lot to love here, but a big part of the appeal is Michelle Pfeiffer once again witching it up as Lamia. For those of us out there who don't love to be scared to death by ax murderers and evil children and Satan and crazy people sewing other people's body parts together and stuff, the sweet and playful Halloween movies out there have always been a salve. Find books like Practical Magic (Practical Magic #1) from the world’s largest community of readers. What’s not to love? Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is the tale of Chihiro, a young girl trapped in the spirit world.

Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson reunited after Zombieland to star in one of the most confusing movies in recent memory. Caine’s speech about how magic works to trick the audience is still the best example of the art. There are plenty of spells and hexes to entertain the most hardened cynic. You can find her @aandeandval wherever social media accounts are sold. Directed by: Duwayne DunhamWritten by: Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey, and Ali Marie MathesonNot all Disney Channel Original Movies are created equal, but then they don’t all star the late, great Debbie Reynolds as a witch named Aggie Cromwell. In order to list comparable films to Practical Magic we've weighed up a multitude of elements such as movie genre, storyline and featuring actors. It was difficult to narrow it down to just one Harry Potter film, but Cuaron’s won out for featuring some of the most spectacular magic moments of the series. Her performance is so iconic that she’s still the image most of us conjure when we hear the word “witch.”. Now You See Me revolves around four magicians who pull off elaborate heists as the Four Horsemen, in the hopes of getting into an order of “actual magicians” called The Eye. In fact, witch Asa Vajda (a wonderfully vampy Barbara Steele) is more of a vampire than a witch, though she’s called the latter throughout the film thanks to a pesky curse she places on her brother’s heritage line. Starring Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, and featuring David Bowie, there are truly dramatic and highly intelligent moments in the film. Bewitched creator Sol Saks cited Bell, Book and Candle and I Married a Witch as inspirations for his classic TV series. Plus, it’s the fear of the titular witch that makes that trio spiral out of control. Another great romance, but this time the paranormal element isn't witches but ghosts: specifically, the ghost of Patrick Swayze.

In the spirit of other contemporary anthologies like Creepshow, the movie version is a mostly great series of shorts connected by a frame tale. That is literally all you need to know. If you love iconic celebrities witching themselves up, you will love Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus. Practical Magic (1998) That’s largely thanks to Fairuza Balk’s Nancy, a witch who is equal parts terrifying and relatable. Directed by: Janet GreekWritten by: Tracy TorméOK, so it’s not quite The Witches of Eastwick — it’s certainly not remembered so fondly, if at all — but Spellbinder does have Kelly Preston as Miranda, a witch on the run from her coven. The story might sound familiar, but the execution is pure Zombie: This is precisely the brand of highly stylized weirdness many of us have come to know and love. Though it is unfortunately not a film based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Wiccan, Ron Howard’s Willow certainly has its merits. This movie also features Viola Davis, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Irons, and Emma Thompson — let’s show it some respect.

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