This Is Not A Drill: The New 'Hocus Pocus' YA Novel is Gay

[froodle]

Many of our childhoods were dominated by the classic Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus. Whether you were in it for the wicked spooks, the youthful fun, or the fabulous outfits of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, the 1993 horror comedy made its mark on our culture as a collective, agreed upon, all-time fave. Now, it’s about to get a whole lot gayer.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the film’s release, a two-part young adult novel will be released to commemorate the classic tale. Disney promises a “fresh retelling” of the movie, plus a brand-new sequel that follows the next generation of Salem teens—and the protagonist is a queer little lady!

The sequel novel follows Poppy, the 17-year-old daughter of the original characters, Max and Allison. Poppy comes face to face with the Sanderson sisters and must band together with her friends to save Salem from the witches’ latest sinister plot. In the book’s official character description, Poppy is described as an “introspective aspiring photographer” and a skeptic of her father’s wild stories about evil witches who “musters the courage to share her family’s backstory with her new friend and crush, Isabella Richards.”

That’s right—she has a crush on another girl!

But wait: there’s more gay. Isabella is described as “the most popular girl at Jacob Bailey High and has an admirable list of extracurriculars—not to mention a killer report card. It’s no wonder Poppy thinks no one holds a candle to her.” I’m overwhelmed with adorable teen girl queerness—just end me!

The super queer, super spooky young adult novel is set to be released on July 10th, almost exactly 25 years after the film’s release. If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can pre-order Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel now.

Comments

[deifire]

It's like someone wrote young!me a book!

[froodle]

I was at the shop yesterday and the lady on the till noticed my Hocus Pocus brooch and exploded with excitement about the tie-in book, I was like YES THIS HAS BEEN SO LONG COMING AMIRITE?!

[deifire]

I want to pre-order it immediately, except I have no idea yet what my address will be when it comes out!

[froodle]

And for some bizarre reason there is not an ebook version, which... why, Disney? Why you no want my delicious ebook money?!