“Since it’s Halloween next week, I’m recommending ‘Candyman’ (1992), a Chicago-related horror film.

“Candyman is set in the near north side of Chicago. It tells the story of an anthropologist researching an urban legend of the victim of a hate crime whose spirit continues to kill for revenge in the present day. Candyman intertwines themes of racial divides and the subjectivity of reality.

“If you are looking for a scary movie to watch this Halloween, I recommend Candyman—almost 30 years after the first time I saw it, I still can’t look into a mirror in a dark room without shivering…”

–Josh, ELI Pedagogy Specialist

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On Tuesdays this Autumn, we’re having the ELI staff recommend a favorite film. Have you seen this movie? What did you think?