Marnie Cromwell (Kimberly J. Brown) is whole heartedly obsessed with Halloween. Witches, vampires, ghosts – Marnie is attracted to the strange and exciting aspects of Halloween. Like so many others, Marnie longs to feel special and part of something bigger. The problem is, Marnie’s mother Gwen (Judith Hoag) is all too eager to keep her three children far away from Halloween or anything to do with magic.

On the eve of Halloween, their grandmother Aggie (Debbie Reynolds) shows up at their home and clearly has magical powers. Marnie overhears Aggie and her mother speaking about her and discovers a wonderful secret, she is a witch! Marnie, Dylan (Joey Zimmerman), Sophie (Emily Roeske) follow their grandmother on her way home only to find themselves in Halloweentown. Marnie soon discovers there is much more to being a witch than meets the eye. Evil forces are a foot, working to undo the sanctuary that harbors all of Halloweentown’s exotic residences. The Cromwell’s have to work together to help save Halloweentown.

One of Disney channels best and most original holiday movies of all time, Halloweentown. I recently had the pleasure to ask Judith Hoag (the mom in Halloweentown) some questions about the Halloweentown series.

You can also download the exclusive Halloweentown theme ringtone, enjoy! Continue reading below:

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I remember when Hocus Pocus made its way onto VHS tape. We didn’t own a VHS player in our house, so we had to rent one from the local video rental store. The VHS player came in a suitcase and I remember how excited I was to watch the movie again and again. In the 1600s the Sanderson sisters Winnie ( Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy), steal the life force of children to stay alive and young forever. The witches draw a child into their cottage and steal the life force of a young girl, Emily. Emily’s brother Thackery tries to stop them only to be forever transformed into a black cat. The town folk charge the cottage to hang the witches for stealing Emily’s soul, but not before Winnie casts a curse that allows them to be resurrected by a virgin.

300 years later, the town tells lost tales of the three Sanderson sister witches and their evil plot to take children’s souls. The cottage is turned into a museum and gift shop and later closes due to “spooky things happening there.” Max and his family move from Los Angeles to Salem and things are not going well. The parents leave Max and his sister for a town hall Halloween party and Max bumps into his new love interest Allison, on Halloween night. Allison declares that her mother used to run the old witches museum before it closed. Looking for a spooky adventure, a skeptical (of all things Halloween) Max, his sister and Allison enter the old witches’ cottage. Upon entering, they are startled by a black cat and find something very interesting, the black flame candle. The black flame candle is said to raise the spirits of the dead on Halloween night if lit by a virgin. Max, still not believing in all the hocus pocus, lights the candle. The cottage comes to life with lights, the cauldron lights with flames and the three Sanderson sisters walk through the door.

Though Hocus Pocus has plot holes and was not well received by critics, it remains a cult classic and reruns every Halloween season on TV. It has some great scenes and well written dialogue and comedy. Seeing it as a child, the word “virgin” is salted throughout the film. I had no idea what the word meant, and it’s probably one of Disney’s VERY few films not meant for kids. A couple of fantastic scenes are “‘tis a black river” and “What is this contraception? I call it, a bus.”

Another great part about Hocus Pocus is the soundtrack. There is some great score music as well as two of the most well known songs to Hocus Pocus fans; “Come Little Children” and “I Put a Spell On You.” In honor of Hocus Pocus, I have put the Hocus Pocus soundtrack online and you can download it now, enjoy!

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One of the great things about the iPhone, iPod or iPad is the customization for seasons and holidays. I like to my devices to reflect the festive time of year by changing my wallpaper, ringtone and playing Halloween and Christmas apps. I have sorted through some terrible, some not so terrible and some rather great free Halloween apps. Below is a list of some of the best free apps available:

Zombie Smash: The undead try to enter your home, with simple finger flicks and some handy gadgets; you too can smash some zombies. It has easy game play and crystal clear graphics, the music also has a 90s nostalgic sound.

Halloween Countdown: Is exactly how it sounds, it features preset or custom wallpapers and sound with a simple countdown of the days until Halloween. There is also a pro version with additional features like Halloween hangman. continue reading this entry »