I recommend most of Barker’s work as he is truly a master of horror. While Tony Todd is and forever will be the Candyman, Barker’s portrayal of him in The Forbidden was different, but no less creeptastic. We don’t get an origin story in The Forbidden, but the classic line of, “Be my victim” is there. And the premise of immortality through victim-hood and fatality underlies the end. For me, Candyman was one of my favorites and still is. Clive Barker’s ‘The Forbidden’ The Humble Beginnings of the ‘Candyman’ Franchise Published 2 years ago on SeptemBy Harrison Abbott When it comes to big-screen adaptations of his. It is a story about urban legends come to life, of how a downtrodden community protects their own. Any that are familiar with Barker’s writing knows that he has a way of creating a setting. The juxtaposition of new construction that was the pride of the city that quickly turned into abandoned flats and tagged walls are beautifully described from the outset. His depiction of the dilapidated housing estate sets the mood early, while in sharp contrast to Helen’s home life with Trevor clearly separates the haves from the have nots.Īlong with his setting of mood and tone early on, Barker increases the tension as a slow burn at first, but then cranks up the heat (*spoiler: quite literally at the end) and the readers are racing toward the character's final demise. This is one of those stories where I can’t definitively decide which is better, the story or the movie. Clive Barker's tale The Forbidden provided the inspiration for the cinema Candyman this adaptation of the story is still set in the UK and.

It opens a Pandora’s box that unravels everything he knows. The Forbidden is a short story by Clive Barker that inspired the movie Candyman. A meet-scare encounter with someone who grew up in the infamous neighborhood exposes Anthony to the details behind the blood-chilling urban legend that is Candyman.

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