Candyman (1992) 4 of 100

Susan's History with this movie: This is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. The script is amazing and the story is from the mind of Clive Barker. I'm going into this one with great love.

Play by play:

Helen is a graduate student in pursuit of proving some of the greatest urban legends. She is married to Trevor the Professor, who is very shifty from the start. Helen becomes intrigued by the story of The Candyman. We come to find out that the legend of Candyman involves saying his names 3 times in a mirror and then that person would be killed with his hook. Helen decides to investigate this legend first hand. Helen is skeptical thinking that all of the stories are myths explained by a serial killer rather than a supernatural boogeyman as told in stories. She investigates further by going to the buildings that some of the stories come from. She wants to prove that the poverty of daily life in this neighborhood is why the Candyman tale was made up.

Helen and her girl Bernadette discover a painting of Candyman in a ghetto apartment they break into. To be fair….Bernadette was so cool during this scene telling Helen she was crazy to be crawling around these apartments but Helen wouldn’t hear it. She’s all about the story.

Back to a dinner with Helen’s pretentious husband Trevor and his friends. We then hear the story of Candyman. (You will have to watch this film or read the book to get this story…sorry…It’s too good for me to write up)

So Helen goes back to the projects and is wearing less “cop like” clothing. She thinks Candyman is not a supernatural being but a gang member. She then gets her ass beat……by gang members. The gang members are then arrested.

Everything is all good now in Helen’s life. She thinks that the Candyman legend was all a story and she has put those men behind bars.

Helen is happy now…relaxing in her apartment when….. a lot of crazy ass shit happens. And then more crazy shit happens.

This is one of those films that I would never be able to give justice to by giving a play by play. Let’s just say……the urban legend comes true and kicks her ass.

I will leave you with this. Trevor gets what he deserves…….. 

Feminist Slasher Project Research: 

Herione = Helen.  99% of this film is showing how strong and determined Helen is. She gets beat down and keeps coming back for more. You can take the end of the film however you want, but she still comes out on top. Bright Green Light in for the Feminist Slasher Project.