Horror has come in many forms over the decades, with characters from literature being one of the earliest examples, like Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster. Then, slashers took the spotlight thanks to Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers. But the supernatural element took horror into its weirdest and most tragic corners during the late '80s and '90s with the Child's Play and Candyman movies. However, where a talking homicidal doll offered a tangible fear, Candyman presented a revision of the slasher genre with its thought-provoking roots.
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