Jordan Peele offers terrifying yet thoughtful scare with 'Candyman'

Jordan Peele offers terrifying yet thoughtful scare with 'Candyman'

If you watch this VHS tape you die in seven days.
No...
If you say Bloody Mary thirteen times, she shall appear.
No...
Wait, was it Beetlejuice?
Still no, but the same principle applies to “Candyman,” (i.e, repeat its name five times in front of a mirror), and Nia DaCosta's new film might be enough to scare you away from ever testing the superstitious phrase in real life – lest you should summon the titular hook-handed killer.
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Equal parts cerebral, political and gross-out, "Candyman" is a worthy addition to the library of top-notch social thrillers being built by Jordan Peele and it marks a stunning step forward for director DaCosta, who had just one indie under her belt, the well-received crime drama "Little Woods."

"Candyman" – uh, oh, how many times has his name been typed by now?