Review of Candyman (1992) by Peter C — 01 Dec 2008

I love this. The sequels though are throughly horrible and the original Is the best. From the mind of Clive Barker, whom I adore...:).

This review of Candyman (1992) was written by Peter C on 01 Dec 2008.

Candyman has generally received positive reviews.

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