Candyman

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Universal Pictures is delighted to announce the 6th February 2006 release of the long awaited Collector's Edition of Candyman, one of the greatest horror films of the 90s. This electrifying shocker is directed by Bernard Rose and inspired by horror maestro Clive Barker's short story The Forbidden.

Compiling a thesis on urban legends, Chicago graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen - Sideways) discovers the prevalent superstition surrounding the legend of "Candyman" (Tony Todd) - a hook-handed killer, linked to a number of murders in the city's run-down projects - who will appear if his name is recited five times into a mirror.

A senior professor, hearing of Helen's research, explains the historical basis for the legend, detailing how Candyman is believed to be the vengeful spirit of a former slave who, though initially respected in academia, was set upon and mutilated by an angry mob when accused of taking a white mistress.

When Helen flaunts her intellectual confidence by reciting Candyman's name five times, she sets in motion an inevitable series of supernatural events culminating in a series of grisly killings.