Jon Towlson considers how Candyman might be read both as a "return of the repressed" and as an example of nineties neoconservative horror.

There's a new candy shop in town and it's all the rage. In fact, you could say that children are dying to get in. The problem is, they don't always come out. It's too bad Mr. Krinkle's Candy is so good!

How does the dark half of a split personality win the girl?

... Candyman's Grocery. The men looked at Lynda as she walked toward them. “Hello, gentlemen, how are things going?” she asked. No one spoke, though they nodded their heads in her direction. Then Slim asked, “What brings you this way ...

The candy man brings joy to everyone's hearts with his delicious candies. In this story his quest is to make the princess of the village smile. The candy man meets many people along his journey to the castle.

Candyman lined notebook