{{wiktionary|hocus-pocus}} '''Hocus-pocus''' 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:
{{TOC right}} ==Books== * ''Hocus Pocus'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut * ''Hocus Pocus: A Tale of Magnificent Magicians'', a 2007 book by illusionist Paul Kieve * ''Hokus Pokus'', the 2007 book in the ''Sisterhood: Rules of the Game'' series by Fern Michaels
==Film, television, and plays== * ''Hokuspokus'', a 1926 German play by Curt Goetz ** ''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 ''Frosty the Snowman'' * ''Hokus Pokus'', a 1989 skateboarding video released by H-Street * ''Hocus Pocus'' (franchise) ** ''Hocus Pocus'' (1993 film), a Halloween-themed fantasy-comedy film by Disney, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy ** ''Hocus Pocus 2'', 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 Heart * Hocus Pocus, a 1968 music band later known as UFO * Hocus Pocus, a 1994 music band previously known as Doop * Hocus Pocus (group), 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 Takahiro Nishijima, 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 ''Painting With''
==See also== * Sir Hokus of Pokes, a character in the ''Oz'' book series * Griever de Hocus, a character from ''Griever: An American Monkey King in China'' * Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
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