In the second film, the people of New Orleans had created an actual altar in the attic of the Sullivan mansion, the shrine having skulls, candles and a large wall painting depicting Candyman in a crucifix stance. Also, during the events of the first film, the Cabrini Green's African-American community created a make-shift pyre which they set ablaze, an obvious ritual used to appease the spirit. the residents of Cabrini Green and New Orleans, have a habit of participating in offerings to the vengeful apparition.ĭuring the first film, a run-down apartment flat houses a sort of altar in Candyman's name a pile of chocolate sweets with razor blades inside their packages is placed in front of a large graffiti mural depicting Candyman's screaming head. Furthermore, Candyman does not kill his believers if they abandon their faith in him instead, he chooses to murder the people who have called him out as being superstition (such as Helen Lyle, who in the first Candyman movie told a young boy from Cabrini Green that "Candyman" had merely been an alias used by serial killers in order for them to get away with their crimes). He refers to the denizens of his burial grounds as his "followers" and "congregation". Candyman takes his role as a god to quite literal religious lengths. He implies self-omnipresence by identifying himself with the rumors and imagery based around his name and likeness, further claiming that without such things he is "nothing", making it clear that he enjoys hearing people talk about him. His sole motivation is to keep the rumors and stories surrounding his death alive, as he believes that the longer people talk and fear him, the more he will continue to haunt the land - which is later shown to be true.Ĭandyman is also shown to possess a severe god complex. Candyman, while well-spoken and articulate, is portrayed as being incredibly self-absorbed, narcissistic and vain, valuing his reputation over human life. But, rather than render the land of Cabrini Green, or the Sullivan household (depending on which movie we follow) uninhabited, Candyman preferred to keep the denizens in the dark, unaware of his existence until they made the mistake of summoning him. His hair is jet-black and curly, but kept very short.īecause of the unjust tragedy surrounding his death, having been murdered under false pretenses as an act of revenge, Candyman arose from the grave and became a wrath-driven specter, haunting the land where he had been executed. Underneath it is his skinless ribcage and hollowed-out abdomen, which forms a hive infested with live honey bees. His trenchcoat is used to conceal his grotesque mutilations - the product of the torture that he suffered shortly before his death. His attire consists of a large, brown fur trenchcoat, a white cravat around his neck, gray pants, a pair of polished leather shoes, and a bloody hook in place of his right hand, which he uses to mutilate his victims. The Candyman is usually portrayed as a lean, tall, African-American man, six feet and five inches, usually towering over the other characters in the Candyman movies. He is portrayed by Tony Todd in the whole series, who also played Grange in The Crow, Captain Darrow in The Rock, Earl Jenkins in Smallville, King Deucalion in Minotaur, Shadow in Shadow: Dead Riot, Benjamin Juma in the 24 franchise, The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Dreadwing in Transformers Prime, Zoom in the Arrowverse, Darkseid in the DC Animated Movie Universe and Luther Thompson in Scream. As with Clive Barker's earlier slasher icon, Pinhead, the character of Candyman was intentionally designed to be very charismatic and articulate, his main source of fear being derived from his warped sense of reasoning. He returns in the 2021 movie with the same name. He appears as the titular main antagonist of the original Candyman, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh and Candyman: Day of the Dead and the overarching antagonist of Candyman (2021).ĭespite his nature as a brutal killer and a vengeful spirit, Candyman has an especially tragic past compared to most horror icons, which arguably made him more sympathetic, though he was nevertheless just as dangerous and deadly as any other slasher movie villains. Daniel Robitaille, better known as Candyman, is the titular main antagonist of the Candyman franchise, based off of the short story " The Forbidden" from the anthology book Books of Blood written by Clive Barker.
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