Horror In Color: CANDYMAN

Watch Trailer Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd

One Night Only: Thursday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m.

Join us for a special event screening of the classic horror film from 1992!

Admission is FREE, but tickets are required

Halloween will be here before you know it! So, as a spin on the fantastic Heroes In Color Series we did earlier this year, we’ve teamed up once again with local movie-lovers Dr Gordon Briggs and Brandon Thompson to bring you a scarier version: Horror In Color!

Our special cocktail for the event will be “The Candyman’s Sweet Revenge – a riff on “The Bees Knees” with West End Distillery Eleven Square Dry Gin, honey, and fresh-squeezed lemon juice…yum!

Enter our raffle for a chance to win a sweet-as-honey Candyman tee or a wicked Candyman Funko Pop figurine!

We’ll also have a pre-show trivia contest, and we’d love for everyone to dress in costume…you know Gordon will!

About the Film

In her effort research a thesis on contemporary folklore and urban legends, grad student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) finds herself exploring Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project as she seeks to track down more info on the mysterious “Candyman” – a murderous, hook-handed boogeyman who is said to appear out of nowhere if someone utters his name five times in front of a mirror. Skeptical at first, Lyle figures the story to simply be a coping mechanism for the downtrodden residents. However, when a Lyle unearths more of the story, she ends up getting more than she bargained for as she comes face to face with The Candyman himself!

Directed by Bernard Rose (Paperhouse, Immortal Beloved), this classic horror film was adapted from a short story by horror icon Clive Barker and features an excellent performance by Tony Todd (Platoon, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9). Three decades later, both the film and the character continue to rank highly on horror film-related “Best Of” lists.

This event has been made possible by the following sponsors: The Mathson Family and The Pub, The Ohio University Division of Diversity & Inclusion, and The Ohio Arts Council