Candyman
We dare you to say his name five times.
DramaHorrorThrillerbased on novel or bookinvestigationmelancholyurban legendurbanuniversityevilcandymanhook for a handhousing projecturban decayurban gothic
A darkly atmospheric urban gothic horror that uses a supernatural killer to explore class, race, and the power of myth in decaying American cities.
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
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