Spawned from Clive Barker's imagination, Candyman is another product of "The Master Of Horror's" mind. Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) disbelieves the story she hears when she interviews college freshmen about their superstitions. But when she hears about Candyman, a slave spirit with a hook hand who is said to haunt Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green housing project, she thinks she has a new twist for her thesis. Braving the gang-ridden territory to visit the site of a brutal murder, Helen arrogantly assumes Candyman can't really exist... until he appears, igniting a string of terrifying, tragic slayings. But the police don't believe her, and they charge Helen with the grisly crimes. And only Candyman can set her free. She promises him eternity and he holds her up to it. The film centres around Candyman harassing Helen throughout the film, and we see many grisly deaths in the process. A true classic in the sense of originality and story, Candyman is a terrifying and atmospheric film. We love it.