{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F55fda6c6-dbd2-4ed5-b7a4-12511d33bd9e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Dark Discussions Podcast - Episode 474 - CANDYMAN (1992)","description":"\nOne of the more interesting horror monster icons is the villain from the 1992 fright movie, CANDYMAN.\u00a0 The film is based off the short story \u201cThe Forbidden\u201d written by Clive Barker.\u00a0 And the story is from his well received short story collection BOOKS OF BLOOD from 1984.\u00a0 The movie\u2019s growing success led to a number of sequels as well as an upcoming remake.\u00a0\n\n\n\nThe movie is a bit different than the story; the tale has moved from England to the U.S. city of Chicago.\u00a0 Helen (Virginia Madsen), a graduate student, is writing a paper on urban legends.\u00a0 Though curious with many tales, the inner city legend of Candy Man interests her most.\u00a0 As a result her paper can be expanded to include such topics as gentrification, class, and hardship of the poor.\u00a0 While navigating through areas of the city that aren\u2019t safe for a young, attractive woman as herself, her discoveries may lead to a greater danger than people.\n\n\n\nTony Todd stars as the iconic titled villain and brings a menace that tops some of the best monster icons in horror cinema.\u00a0 Though not as well known of his contemporaries, director/screenwriter Bernard Rose turns an interesting topic to a cult classic.\u00a0 Also of note is that Philip Glass scored the film.\u00a0 A Patreon pick from our listeners, Dark Discussions takes a look at this cult classic and give their thoughts.\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e5d7e427-613b-4011-a34c-04fcda05c81b/mast-episode474.jpg"}