Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman… We’re back with our final installment in this HalloRe’ewind series of seasonal recommendations and our last pick comes from Patrick, who has chosen the 1992 classic Candyman. Oh no, that’s five!
In the notorious project of Cabrini-Green, in the neglected housing blocks that sit in the shadow of the wealthiest districts of Chicago yet remain riddled with crime and gang activity, a gory folk tale has the residents of those towers under its spell: the hook-handed spirit of a brutally murdered man from a century before. University grad student Helen braves the dangerous turf in pursuit of the truth behind the tale, convinced that it’s merely a superstitious avatar for the everyday horrors the local population face. But is she inviting disaster by refusing to believe?
Joining Patrick are Gali, Devlin and Matt as they discuss the curiously British origins of this very American horror, the tenor of the era that lent it an urgent timeliness, and the power of myths that saw a whole generation of kids daring each other to say his name in the mirror.
Outro Song - 'Sweets for my Sweet' (1963) - The Searchers
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