Updated on 23 June 2021: Every horror fan worth their salt will remember the original Candyman film.

Based on a short story by Clive Barker, the 1992 movie follows Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) as she collects urban legends for her sociology project. It’s through this research that she stumbles across the story of a mythical serial killer named Candyman.

Lyle, keen to learn more, visits Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing projects, where she’s met with hostility and distrust by the residents who tell her more stories about “the ghost of an artist and the son of a slave”. While there are some differences to the tales, all agree on one thing: Candyman can be summoned by saying his name five times while facing a mirror – whereupon he will promptly kill the summoner with a hook jammed on the bloody stump of his right arm.

To be honest, even if you haven’t seen the OG film, you can probably guess what happens next. Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candym… and, yup, a whole lot of murder.

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