Hocus Pocus 2, Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, and every other movie you can stream from home this weekend
This weekend Hocus Pocus 2, the long-awaited sequel to the classic 1993 fantasy comedy starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy finally premieres on Disney Plus. If that doesn’t sound like your particular bag of trick-or-treat candy, not to worry — there’s plenty more spooky (and non-spooky) good movies to rent or stream this weekend.
We’ve got The Munsters, the new Rob Zombie comedy film (yes — I’m as surprised at that description as you are) based on the classic 1960s horror sitcom, Andrew Dominik’s biographical drama of Marilyn Monroe starring Ana de Armas, and the adult animated special Entergalactic starring Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi and Jessica Williams (Love Life) all premiering on Netflix. There’s also the supernatural comedy horror My Best Friend’s Exorcism on Prime Video, and the social media horror thriller Sissy on Shudder. Not to mention the black horror comedy slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies on VOD. See, there’s so much to choose from!
Here’s everything new you can watch at home this weekend.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Disney Plus
Hocus pocus, Hocus Pocus is back! Nearly 30 years after the original, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy reprise their roles as the Sanderson sisters. This time, they’re joined by Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) and Doug Jones (nearly every movie monster you’ve seen for the past decade).
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
If your first reaction to this is “Rob Zombie made a Munsters movie???” — you are not alone.
The heavy metal singer-songwriter/filmmaker may be best known for his gnarly horror movies (that deserve a better reputation than they have), but he returned to his roots for this low-budget comedy adaptation of the
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