Virginia Madsen stars as Helen Lyle while Tony Todd stars as Daniel Robitaille / Candyman ... Before he became a vengeful spirit, he was an artist and son of a slave in the late 19th century ...

Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears ...

Candyman is revered in horror cinema, with Virginia Madsen playing the tenacious grad student Helen Lyle. Her character becomes trapped in the dark tale of a hook-wielding spirit (with Tony Todd ...