Why is the horror movie Candyman trending?
CANDYMAN is trending on social media after an eerie TikTok video featuring a disturbing discovery went viral.
The video has racked up more than 700,000 views on the platform.
Why is the horror movie Candyman trending?
Candyman is trending after a TikTok user uploaded a clip in which she discovers a hidden room behind her bathroom mirror.
In the video, user @samanthartsoe takes her friends to her apartment bathroom in New York City after she notices a strong cold draft in the room.
As she removes her mirror, her friends believe there to be a mess of electrical cords lying behind it.
Upon further investigation, the woman then points out how there is a hidden room behind the mirror.
“What if someone is living back there right now?” a friend jokes.
“Have you seen the movie Parasite?” they ask.
“The weirdest part about this is that they didn’t fill it on either side of this hole,” the video creator says.
TikTok users were quick to point out how the setup was alike the movie Candyman.
What is Candyman about?
Candyman, released in 1992, the movie follows graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) who befriends Anne-Marie McCoy (Vanessa Williams) while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago’s Near North Side.
Helen learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder.
A mysterious man who matches the Candyman’s description begins stalking her, and things become all too real for the young woman.
A direct sequel of the movie, written by Jordan Peele, is expected to be theatrically released on August 27, 2021.
It’s initial released was delayed three times due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
What did people say about the TikTok video?
Social media users went online to draw comparisons to the nineties horror film.
“She really finna go in there and be nosy she must not have seen Candyman,” one user wrote.
“Gen Z needs to watch Candyman, apparently,” another agreed.
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“She ain’t never seen Candyman, huh? Cause I would never,” another said.
“This is next level marketing for #NiaDaCosta‘s Candyman…taking mad notes from @JordanPeele on this one,” one speculated in regards to the upcoming film.