Candyman

Candyman is an urban legend about the ghost of a slave who returns from the dead in search of revenge.

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According to the legend, if you look into a mirror and chant the name “Candyman” five times, the Candyman will appear and kill you with his hook. For you see, the Candyman is a vicious killer with a bloody hook for a hand. He appears from the mirror, covered in blood and bees and with nothing but murder on his mind.

They say that years ago, Candyman was once a real man. Back in the days of slavery, Candyman was a black slave named Daniel Robitaille, who worked on a plantation in New Orleans. He was a talented painter and was chosen by the plantation owner to paint a portrait of his daughter.

But Daniel fell in love with the daughter of the white plantation owner. When the racist plantation owner discovered that his daughter and the slave were in love, he raised an angry mob and chased Daniel out of town.

Armed with pitchforks and a pack of dogs, they chased the poor slave across fields and streams. Finally, they caught up with the exhausted slave near an old barn. The evil men siezed Daniel and cut off his right hand with a rusty saw. Then they covered him in honey and threw him into a beehive.

The unfortunate Candyman was in terrible pain and died from his injuries, but not before he cursed the men who killed him and vowed to return and exact his revenge. They say his spirit would never rest and now his ghost walks the world for all eternity, appearing when his name is called five times.

So remember, you can say “Candyman” once, twice, three times or four. But never say it five times or you’ll be sorry!

Posted in Urban Myths on Dec 20th, 2007, 2:05 am by scary for kids   

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33 Responses

  1. ghost_girl 11
    December 20th, 2008 | 5:00 am

    i saw the movie it was freaky but cool

  2. musical_person
    February 14th, 2009 | 8:08 pm

    who would be afraid a guy called the candyman

  3. IloveSpooky
    February 27th, 2009 | 6:52 pm

    candyman candyman candyman candyman candyma….im too scared!

  4. cynthia
    May 20th, 2009 | 12:17 am

    no he is real i would leve him alone.as long as i live

  5. bloodygurl1987
    June 25th, 2009 | 5:06 am

    i said it and nothing happened to me i am still alive and i did the same thing with bloody mary to

  6. Luna123
    March 16th, 2010 | 5:27 pm

    Yea who would be afraid of the candyman….he has candy in his name what do you expect!

  7. MegaScary
    April 12th, 2010 | 8:48 am

    worse than bloody mary

    * does my user name sound like a guys username i want it to sound like a girl * please comment

  8. scaredMuch
    June 15th, 2010 | 8:40 pm

    OMG I TRIED THIS IN THE CLOSET I WAS FREAKED OUT but nothing happened and im only 9 o_o
    errr i dont wanna go in the bathroom now…i think i need to call the owner and move the toilet….

  9. 101rockstargirl101
    June 30th, 2010 | 4:56 pm

    MegaScary it’s ok it can sound like whatever you want it to sound like, but i think it sounds like a girl. Anyways this is so creepy! Tell me if you try it

  10. Dante Valentine Killz
    August 6th, 2010 | 11:38 pm

    …….my goodness i feel sorry for that poor man…no one deserves to die a horrid death like that..especially by love ,love is to much you can’t separate that from anyone..and that is the the truth that i speak.

  11. chibimaru15000
    December 18th, 2010 | 11:28 pm

    ……jerks whats wrong about being in love

  12. Emma123
    January 29th, 2011 | 4:27 pm

    I would leave the Candyman alone for all eternity!

  13. pinkKaygana
    April 27th, 2011 | 2:30 pm

    you know, sometimes i dont get why people just put random stuff that have nothing to do with the story and they say if u do it u will die. like, for example, saying candyman five times. why FIVE!?! the number 5 has nothing to do with the story!!! what, don’t tell me that there were 5 bees in the beehive or something!! and why the mirror?! why do u look into a mirror!?! why not into a beehive!?! oh, and, um, this is something different im about to say, but, beehives are small and bees make them on trees, so how can you throw someone into a beehive?!?! there are certain things i don’t get. someone plz explain them to me??

  14. BettyQueenOfScreams
    October 7th, 2011 | 1:34 am

    @pinkKaygana
    Well, maybe it was 5 men who killed him, 5 men out of the mob. And they say mirrors are like channels into the spirit world, so calling his name 5 times would summon the spirit and he may come though the mirror. And about the ‘into a beehive’ thing, its just how they worded it. Like they mean they threw him at the beehive and he caused it to collapse and fall, literally, into the beehive. Hope I helped you out a bit :D

  15. 101horrorgirl101
    October 9th, 2011 | 3:48 pm

    that is horrible. do you have to be locked in the bathroom with a candle and the lights off, or just anytime, because

  16. 101horrorgirl101
    October 9th, 2011 | 3:48 pm

    I want to DO IT!

  17. 101horrorgirl101
    October 9th, 2011 | 3:49 pm

    @MegaScary
    Only the Mega part.

  18. Lunadawn16
    October 20th, 2011 | 1:27 pm

    poor candyman! falling in love is not a sin… that stuuuupid racist!!!

  19. Queen of Scares
    October 24th, 2011 | 2:44 am

    Lol saw dat movie it was funnyyyyyy

  20. Duality
    October 29th, 2011 | 2:52 am

    Poor guy – enslaved, abused and trapped in mirrors and stuff… I think if I did summon him, I’d put the poor slave’s mind to rest that his kind is equal; show him Obama and Martin Luther King, then befriend him. Preferably BEFORE he killed me :D

  21. The.depressed.ghost
    November 10th, 2011 | 7:07 am

    Candyman. . . yummy yummy, is he gonna give me candies if I also do what Duality is planning to do?

  22. Dead Girl XXx
    November 14th, 2011 | 9:58 am

    Candyman… Candyman… Candyman… Candyman… and, Candyman!!! Let’s see what u’ve got! 3:D Come on, Im waiting for u infront of the mirror! xD xD

  23. DateWithDeath11
    January 2nd, 2012 | 2:04 pm

    Candyman…Candyman…candyman…Candyman…candylman…Noting is happening…Maybe noting is happening because my little sisters are running around the house in there socks and nickers…maybe he is scared of little girls running around almost naked…anyway why is he “The Candyman”???

  24. call me whatever
    February 19th, 2012 | 8:15 am

    well i do love candy but this candyman is also a candy
    BEFORE BLOODY MARY USED TO FREAK ME OUT BUT NOW THIS CANDYMAN HAS ALSO JOINED IN TO SCARE THE HELL OUT OF ME!!
    if this is true i feel totally bad for him if this isnt true i dont care

  25. call me whatever
    February 19th, 2012 | 8:23 am

    ANOTHER THING the comment before my comment is
    spelled wrong you have said candyman…candyman…candyman…candyman and candyLman
    so you have spelt the 5th candyman like c..a..n..d..y..l..m..a..n
    whatever if he could just be summoned for candy i would never leave him alone and the candyman chocolate is way better from this guy

  26. ghost girl12354
    March 4th, 2012 | 12:49 am

    omg i did this and im still alive!!!!

  27. BloodymaryBloodymaryBloodymary
    April 8th, 2012 | 8:54 pm

    what really happened was, yes, they covered him in honey and threw him in the beehive, but be escaped and a kid walked up to him and licked the honey and said “Candyman!” And the name sticked…

  28. BeautifulAmethyst
    April 8th, 2012 | 9:34 pm

    @Bmary u only knew that from candyman:farewell to the flesh.Anyway, this is how the whole story goes, they got it all wrong.So yes, Candyman was enslaved. Some jackass told Daniel to take yes a slaveowner’s daughter’s virginity. He then did that because he was truly in love with her. Her dad was racist and ordered men to go and kill poor Daniel. They then chased Daniel down naked and soon caught him. They cut off his hand and replaced it with a hook. They smeared his naked body with honeycomb and bees attracted to it. A kid ♀ licked it and said “mmm candyman!” The people then started chanting candyman. There. That’s the straight story.

  29. bratzgirl2233
    April 16th, 2012 | 2:57 pm

    Theres a family guy episode kinda like this.

  30. residentevil5589
    April 22nd, 2012 | 8:49 pm

    tankz,bloodymary x3, i was wondering y he was called candyman

  31. EmmmaaaaX
    April 27th, 2012 | 8:52 pm

    I did this in the mirror the other day…Nothing happend and I’m still here :3

  32. TheHauntedStoryTeller
    April 29th, 2012 | 12:09 pm

    Candyman is fake guys but bloodymary babyblue and six scratches is real!!!!!1

  33. possesed_demonn
    May 2nd, 2012 | 7:14 pm

    scared the wits out of me!

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