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Hocus Pocus fans left ‘crying with excitement’ as Bette Midler posts first look at epic Halloween reunion

HOCUS Pocus fans have been left 'crying with excitement' as Bette Midler posted a first look at the epic Halloween reunion.

27 years after the classic Halloween film hit screens, viewers are finally going to see witchy Sanderson sisters back together.

Hocus Pocus stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy will reunite for a Halloween special
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Hocus Pocus stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy will reunite for a Halloween specialCredit: Kobal Collection - Shutterstock

Bette, 74, posted a first look at the trio's costumes ahead of her yearly Hulaween fundraising gala.

The actresses were rolled back the years as Bette along with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy looked exactly as the spooky flick was first released.

The buck teeth, stacked hairdos, and flowing dresses are transporting us right back to Salem.

The caption read: "Your 3 fav witches - @sarahjessicaparker @kathynajimy & ME - are returning for 1 night only on 10/30 at 8p ET!

Bette posted a photo of the trio taking pictures in their witch costumes
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Bette posted a photo of the trio taking pictures in their witch costumesCredit: Instagram

"'In Search of the Sanderson Sisters” is the best thing to happen to #Halloween since Hocus Pocus + Reeses Pieces."

Fans lost their minds after hearing the news, as one fan exclaimed: "I am SOOOOO excited for this!! 😍"

Another viewer yelled: "👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 THIS IS ALL IVE WANTED FOR YEARS❤️��🏾"

While a user viewer added: "There is hope for 2020!!!!!!!"

In Hocus Pocus the Witches come back from the dead to terrorize the residents of a town in New England
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In Hocus Pocus the Witches come back from the dead to terrorize the residents of a town in New England

The virtual event, scheduled to take place the day before Halloween, is titled In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover.

It will see the Bette, Sarah and Kathy reunite and pay tribute the popular mid-90s film, in which their characters come back from the dead to terrorize the residents of a town in New England.

The gang want to go one further as Midler, Parker, and Najimy are all keen on Hocus Pocus sequel.

Hocus Pocus first hit screens in 1993
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Hocus Pocus first hit screens in 1993Credit: Rex Features

Midler told Entertainment Tonight last year: "Oh my goodness me. Oh, I hope they get to me before I’m a corpse.

"We wanna fly again. I hope Disney+ is a big success and I hope we get to do it, because [Winifred] is of course one of my favorite characters…. I can’t wait to read the script. We’re gonna see what happens."

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker stoked further speculation with an Instagram post celebrating the movie.

When a fan asked if another movie was in the works, Jessica revealed: "We have all said yes. Now we wait."

Bette Midler performs I Put A Spell On You in from the film Hocus Pocus
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