TCP#10: Candyman

Hello everyone and welcome to the October 13th edition of Tuesday Couch Potatoes where we post about a movie each week. This week's theme is Urban Legends. If you happen to know of "an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true," and has now been popularized on the big screen, then come share it with us. Most of the stories are gory, creepy and apocryphal at best. Be prepared to be scared!

I remember vividly The Candyman, a 1992 slasher film and is based on the legend that if you say the name "candyman" five times in front of the mirror, you will summon the spirit of the candyman and will kill you with a hook for a hand. The name came to be because of the manner the "Candyman" was killed: his hand was sawn off, he was covered with honey and stung to death by bees. I think I watched this when I was in high school. I was scared to death while watching this film. I was covering my eyes most of the time that I never really got the most part of the story. Then I watched it again at home in broad daylight and learned about how Helen uncovered the history behind the superstition. I never dared to say the name five times, urban legend or not. I don't want to take risks. Hehehe! The movie received a good reception that it became a trilogy!

Here's a synopsis from IMDB to quote:
"Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears when you say his name five times, in front of a mirror. Of course, Helen doesn't believe all this stuff, but the people of the area are really afraid. When she ignores their warnings and begins her investigation in the places that he is rumored to appear, a series of horrible murders begins. Could the legend be true?"
Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos {makzax@hotmail.com}

Here's a preview if you are up for a scare:


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Thanks for joining us this week! See you next week for another movie feature: Supernaturals.

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