I fondly remember my first introduction to Clive Barker. I
was a kid an the 1980s and my favorite thing to do was to browse Walden Books
at the local mall, looking for something new to read. I especially like horror
(big surprise) and was in awe of Stephen King. One day, on the big table
stacked with new releases at the front of the store I saw some crazy cover art.
A man in a jail cell was surrounded by disembodied eyes. The book title, In the
Flesh, sounded like something right up my alley and I had to have it.
It didn’t take long before I was looking for all of Barker’s
books (In the Flesh was the American title for one of the volumes of Barker’s Books
of Blood). I was a fan.
Being a fan I was extremely excited when Candyman hit
theaters several years later. It was
based on a story from the Books of Blood titled “The Forbidden”. The
film (starring Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen) transported Barker’s story from
Liverpool to Chicago and changed the subtext from one about class to one about
race. And it was perfect.
Candyman is an absolute classic; one of the best slasher-adjacent
films ever made.
Now producer Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) and
director Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) are bringing the world a sequel of
sorts. The trailer is here and it is something to behold.
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