Candyman 1992 - Tumblr Posts
"The pain, I can assure you, will be exquisite. As for our deaths, there is nothing to fear. Our names will be written on a thousand walls. Our crimes told and retold by our faithful believers. We shall die together in front of their very eyes and give them something to be haunted by. Come with me and be immortal." Horror Character Appreciation - Tony Todd as The Candyman in Candyman (1992) dir. Bernard Rose
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 1990's edition — (07/31) ↳ Candyman (1992)
Here is the #1 most legendary black slasher for Black History Month🖤💛
Here is the #1 most legendary black slasher for Black History Month🖤💛
Now do Carrie with the Candyman
Why is nobody talking about Anthony McCoy from Candyman 2021?! He’s prefect! :(
Halloween Film Frightstival Day 1: Candyman (1992)
I can tell why this is a classic and I appreciate that it doesn’t overuse blood, jumps, and screams to get its scares (not that those are bad, just that a “what’s real/what’s not” vibe works well too)
There’s obviously themes of race which I was a bit worried about at the beginning (90s horror movie talking about the “ghetto” seems potentially problematic at first, especially since the writers/directors/producers were majority white) but I was happy to be proven wrong. I’m no film scholar and I’m definitely not an expert in portrayals of Black people, but I felt like I noticed a subversion of tropes like the white savior.
Also HOLY FUCK, THE BEES!!! That was so fucking cool that I started reading the wikipedia page to learn about the production and apparently Virginia Madsen was severely allergic to bee stings and she still filmed that scene?? And Tony Todd negotiated a $1,000 bonus for every time he was stung ($23,000 total) which is honestly king shit
Okay now don’t laugh at me for this, but why did the second act remind me so much of The Haunted Mansion? Who knew “I’m a ghost and you’re actually my dead wife” was such a common plot? I also sensed that they maybe meant for that to be a twist but I was eight steps ahead and guessed that much earlier than the reveal
Additional don’t laugh at me: the characterization of the Candyman was a little camp, no? Just a bit?
Anyway, good film 👍 it feels like one I’d need to watch more than once to get the most out of it
Candyman (1992) - dir. Bernard Rose