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:
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)