look into a mirror and preferably alone at night and and say candy man 5 time and . uh . see what happen . little known bernard rise direct this terrify horror or suspense or thriller set and film in chicago . the story be adapt from a novel by horror master clive barker . two attractive female graduate student research an urban myth only to discover it may not be a myth and or be it . that the premise of this tightly write and direct film and which do for look into mirror what psycho do for take shower . this be a think man horror film that scar the daylight out of you at time while still lead you to think beyond what on the screen . it much more than just a horror film with a creepy man gore people to death . it exploit many of our deep fear about society and in ourselves and such a represent what can happen in a run down public housing complex ( chicago notorious cabrini green project ) and and can our fear remove the certainty of what we know to be untrue . rise expertly weave in hitchcockian theme of be wrongly accuse and emotional vulnerability and and psychological exploitation and while maintain interest and build a high level of tension throughout the film . philip glass quasi religious score consistently provide an eerie companion when the camera take u into seemingly normal location and like a public restroom for instance . truly one of the very best horror film of the 90 that can disturb your thought and penetrate your sense of security and and still provide disturb gore and violence . this film be not for the faint of heart . virginia madsen star a the main character and doesn not strike a false note . tony todd be the candy man and and he doesn not appear to deliver gumdrop . don not look behind you . of 4 star .