William Butcherson

* 2022
* 1993
* 1653

"*But now, I must bid you all goodnight. To my eternal rest. At last.*"
―**William Butcherson'**s last words to Becca, Izzy, Gilbert and Cassie Traske, before fading away. [src]
**William "Billy" Butcherson** (died May 1, 1693) was a former boyfriend of Sarah Sanderson. He was later poisoned by Winifred Sanderson, due to her jealously, having previously shared a kiss with Billy. October 31, 1993, Billy was brought back to life by Winifred as a zombie and sent after Thackery Binx, Max Dennison, Dani Dennison and Allison Watts. However, when Billy managed to catch them, he revealed that he was not an ally of Winifred and, in fact, despised her. Billy helped the group defeat the Sanderson sisters and vanquish them. He then laid back down in his grave.

On October 31, 2022, Gilbert dug up Billy in order to assist the Sanderson sisters, who had again been revived. Gilbert misled Billy into believing that he was attempting to destroy them, again, but Billy soon discovered this and refused to help Gilbert. Gilbert followed Billy, stole his head and brought it to the Sanderson sisters. Winifred soon enacted a spell that would make her more powerful, but to her shock, the spell vanquished her sisters. Thanks to the efforts of Becca and her friends, Izzy and Cassie Traske, Winifred was soon vanquished as well, fulfilling her wish to see her sisters, again. Afterwards, Billy recovered his head, made peace with Gilbert and met the trio of friends that had vanquished the witches. Soon after, apparently due to the sisters being destroyed, Billy faded away, happily finding peace in his eternal rest.

## Biography

### Early life

At a point before his death, Billy shared a kiss with Winifred Sanderson. He later become involved with Sarah Sanderson, causing Winifred to poison him. Winifred would later spread a story that Billy was her lover and cheated on her with Sarah, but this was not the case.

### 2022 Resurrection and Moving On

With the Sanderson sisters having been defeated, Billy had one last discussion with Becca, Izzy, Gilbert and Cassie. Within moments, he began to fade. Noticing this, he gladly prepared himself to move on to his eternal rest and completely faded away.

## Characters met

* Becca
* Thackery Binx
* Dani Dennison
* Dave Dennison
* Jenny Dennison
* Max Dennison
* Gilbert
* Izzy
* Mike
* Mary Sanderson
* Sarah Sanderson
* Winifred Sanderson
* Cassie Traske
* Allison Watts

## Behind the Scenes

William Butcherson was portrayed by Doug Jones in two films, by Karyn Malchus (headless) in one film, by Austin J. Ryan (young) in one film and by Amanda MacLeod (headless) in one film.

### Appearances

1. *Hocus Pocus* (first appearance)
2. *Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization*
3. *Hocus Pocus 2*
4. *Hocus Pocus: The Official Cookbook* (mentioned only)

#### Non-canon appearances

1. *Disney Magic Kingdoms* (as a parade float)
2. *Disney Emoji Blitz!*
3. *Disney Heroes: Battle Mode*
4. *In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover*
5. *Chibi Tiny Tales* - "*Hocus Pocus*: As Told By Chibi"

 (September 30, 2022)**Characters:**Winifred Sanderson • Sarah Sanderson • Mary Sanderson • Gilbert • **William Butcherson** • Becca • Cassie Traske • Izzy • Jefry Traske • Mother Witch**Cast:**Bette Midler • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kathy Najimy • Sam Richardson • Doug Jones • Whitney Peak • Lilia Buckingham • Belissa Escobedo • Tony Hale • Hannah Waddingham

 **Books:***Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel* • *Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization* • *The Hocus Pocus Spell Book* • *Hocus Pocus: The Official Cookbook*

 **Games:***Disney Magic Kingdoms* • *Disney Emoji Blitz!*

 **Specials and Other:***Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash* • *In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover* • *Chibi Tiny Tales* - "*Hocus Pocus*: As Told By Chibi"