Ever since Jordan Peele rattled horror cinema’s cage with his mind-blowing racial thriller Get Out, people have wondered if he would take on the ultimate African American slasher icon: Candyman. Peele has expressed his appreciation for the character, most notably in Shudder’s documentary Horror Noire about the history of black horror. Now, a first trailer has been released for the Peele-produced and co-written new version of Candyman, and it’s everything fans want and more.For those readers not immersed in all things bloody and dark, Candyman is an urban legend who lives in the projects of Chicago. Created originally by Clive Barker for his Books Of Blood series (Barker, of course, is better known for his films Hellraiser and Night Breed), the character is the vengef...
