FilmRSupernatural Psychological Gothic

Candyman1992

Name: Candyman
Genre: Supernatural, Psychological, Gothic, Folk Horror
Released: 1992-10-16
Rating: 6.7

“We dare you to say his name five times.”

Directed by Bernard Rose

6.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.7Rotten Tomatoes 79%Metacritic 61TMDB 6.7

✍ Review

On the charts

#7·Top Horror Movies of 1992

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Year

1992

Runtime

100 min

Box Office

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$25,792,310

Domestic

$25,792,310

🏆 5 wins & 10 nominations total

The premise

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Horror Vault's take

In the decaying Chicago housing projects, a graduate student researching urban folklore digs too deep into the legend of the Candyman — a hook-handed supernatural killer said to appear when his name is spoken five times in a mirror. What begins as academic curiosity quickly blurs the line between myth and terrifying reality. Tony Todd's commanding presence makes the Candyman one of horror's most haunting and complex villains, elevated further by Philip Glass's iconic score. This is prestige horror that lingers long after the credits roll.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Disturbing Imagery, Racial Trauma Themes, Violence Involving A Child