Candyman

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Candyman is an American horror film released in 1992. The film follows Helen Lyle, a graduate student in Chicago, who accidentally summons the Candyman while investigating local urban legends. The titular character is the ghost of a black man lynched for having an affair with a white woman. The film was praised upon its release for its surprisingly complex themes of racial divides in Chicago, in particular its depiction of Cabrini Green, a majority black housing complex. The film was popular enough to receive two standalone sequels, and a "spiritual sequel" directed by Jordan Peele released in 2021.

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"Candyman (1992)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/59207?sid=f15f4692-003d-424…

Clark, Collis. (2018, November 27). "Jordan Peele to co-write sequel to horror film 'Candyman'". Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/27/candyman-sequel-jordan-peele/

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