Not to Sound Witchy, but a Modern Hocus Pocus Is a Recipe For Disaster

Many plot points in Hocus Pocus break down when modern technology is considered — if Max, Dani, and Allison had smart phones that they could google the history of Salem with, they wouldn't really need to explore an old museum or flip through ancient spell books. If they'd had their iPhone flashlights, Max wouldn't have needed to grab one of the (conveniently available) lighters that he eventually uses to light the Black Flame Candle. It becomes harder to justify their actions throughout the movie with 2018 conveniences — it was just a different, more-convenient-for-movie-plots time in 1993.