Candyman (1992), directed by Bernard Rose and based on Clive Barker’s short story The Forbidden, is a haunting urban horror film set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing projects. Starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd, the story follows a graduate student investigating a local legend — the vengeful spirit known as Candyman — who is said to appear when his name is spoken five times in a mirror.
Candyman (1992), directed by Bernard Rose and based on Clive Barker’s short story The Forbidden, is a haunting urban horror film set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing projects. Starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd, the story follows a graduate student investigating a local legend — the vengeful spirit known as Candyman — who is said to appear when his name is spoken five times in a mirror.
