When you think of the candyman, what comes to mind?
Sweets? Happy children?
Well, this is a different kind of candyman. All you have to do is believe in him. Believe and fear him.
What happens if you don't?
Read to find out.
Based on the 1992 film...
After saying goodbye to the little girl, I venture into the forest. Opening the door, I saw everything as it was.
Turning on my lamp, I walked up the stairs, into another hallway.
As I walked, I felt a chill down my spine. I heard a whisper... A deep whisper.
"Koko..."
My head shot up in shock.
"Who's there?..." I asked.
"Don't be scared, Koko... Walk..."
And even though I didn't want to, I was forced to walk towards the end of the hall, into a mysterious room.
As I entered, the door slammed shut.
"Koko, look at me."
And at the other end of the room, stood a tall figure.
"Who... Who are you?"
"Don't be afraid of me Koko. You know me. You summoned me."
And he walked towards me into the light.
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"Candyman..."
"Why don't you believe in me Koko? Haven't I made it clear that I'm not a force to be reckoned with?" He whispered menacingly.
I tried to run, but he held me back.
"Don't run. Running does no good, Koko. You can't run from me."
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And I woke up. In my own apartment.
What just happened?... It must have been a nightmare since I did that stupid thing last night.
I hurriedly got up and ready, running to Chaeyeon's place with no time to spare.
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"I found this book on creepy old legends. Try and go through it when you can." She said and handed me a dirty old book.
"Chae, there's something off." I whispered.
"What is it?" She got a drink and sat down.
"Whenever we talk about... you know what... No matter who does, something happens... Ranging from creepy to scary." I explained.
"Maybe it's all coincidence?" She suggested to me.
I opened the book and started flipping through the pages. I landed on one with a picture of the figure I saw in my dream...
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"Here..." I said in shock.
Chaeyeon took the book and started reading.
"The legend of the Candyman..."
"Long ago, in the early 1900s, there was a wealthy man who owned a large clothing producer. His son, the heir, was named Kim Taehyung. A charming and handsome man, he had a high status in society due to his father. He had everything. One day, he met a beautiful Japanese woman named Sakura, and fell in love. She loved candy, and always shared her favorites with him. The two married, and we're happy. However, society did not approve of his relationship with a woman of Japanese descent. After he got her pregnant, her father was furious, and led an ambush against him. It ended with him cornered, and they cut his left hand off with a saw. His torment was not over, as they destroyed a local beekeeper's hive and smeared the honey all over him. The bees hated it, and swarmed him until he was stung to death. After death, he came back with a hook replacing his missing hand, taking revenge on everyone. Everyone who ever doubts him, everyone who sees him as a joke. He will get them."
I realized something. "Chae, the woman we saw in the photo was his lover!"
