Candyman

Many cultures have urban myths which speak of a boogeyman, in most they are stories of injustice or mob violence that led to a senseless murder. These tales are then told to kids as a means of scaring them into obedience or to put them to bed. The one I best recall is that of Bloody Mary, the idea is that you say her name in the dark in front of a mirror and her image appears and with a shocking glance. This idea is better known to those familiar with Clive Barker’s story "The Forbidden", which was adapted into the Candyman movies and cast with the dynamic Tony Todd. The idea for the bogeyman has been used in many other movies in roles which more or less are not really zombie or mummy movies. The most famous of boogeymen has to be Michael Myers in the original Halloween, this character ranks up there as being one of the most terrifying movie monsters in cinema history.
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