(OPINION) A Texas mother has warned American families that watching Hocus Pocus 2 could result in evil spells being cast in their homes – and potentially even open the gates of hell.
Jamie Gooch, 33, of Troy, has urged parents to not let their children watch the PG-rated movie Hocus Pocus 2, which premiered on Disney+ September 30 to huge anticipation, with original stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy all returning. ‘A worst case scenario is: You unleash hell on your kids and in your home,’ the mom-of-three told KWTX.
Seemingly on the verge of tears, Gooch continued: ‘It grieves me, the thought of exposing our kids to darkness.’ The family has not celebrated Halloween in ‘four or five years,’ Gooch revealed. She is a conservative Christian who runs a farm with her husband. They celebrate harvest each year – but not Halloween itself. In a Facebook post, which has since been made private, Gooch encouraged other mothers to be the ‘gatekeepers of our homes,’ saying she wanted to ‘sound the alarm’ on the new movie to ‘protect’ children.
‘After all, the whole movie is based on harvesting the purity of children’s souls so that witches may live on…What is happening when we watch these films? What are we subjecting our minds to? What are we welcoming into the homes of our families?’ she questioned in the Facebook post on September 26.
The Texan went on to say that the ‘truth’ about witches and warlocks in the ‘satanic church’ is that they ‘abuse and sacrifice children in their “spiritual rituals.”‘ Gooch believes that simply watching a film about witches and spells could implicate viewers in their evil doing, even when it is fictional.
‘So before you hit play on the night of the premier of this movie, please ask yourself if not only your mind, but your children’s minds, are strong enough to ward off the hypnotization and bewitching trance that will be coming through your screen to aid the desensitization of the coming evil in this world,’ she wrote.
‘Don’t fall victim to the schemes of hell.’ She went on to say that she ‘fallen into the trap a time or two’ and had to endure ‘spiritual warfare’ because of it. The mother told KWTX that she’s personally seen how things on TV have become ‘manifested in real life,’ but did not elaborate on her previous experiences with witchcraft.
‘Everybody thinks it’s fake and innocent, but they could be casting any type of spell that they want to, anything could be coming through that TV screen and into your home,’ she told the local outlet.
She encouraged others to ‘take in all the options’ and to ‘overthink’ things to make sure mothers are keeping their children safe. Since posting the now-viral monologue, Gooch has received plenty of criticism, but others have come to her defense.
‘As I leaned in closer to the Holy Spirit I started to see things differently. Halloween wasn’t just a innocent day anymore, but a very important day for Modern Witches and Satanic sacrifice,’ fellow mother Krista Mainard wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. ‘The innocent movie I once watched was not innocent anymore, as I remembered the entire emphasis of the movie was to take the souls of Children. What about my Children?’ READ MORE
