Helen (Virginia Madsen) is a student who is keen to write a thesis about local legends. When she hears about the legend of the Candyman (Tony Todd), she makes a visit to the town where he is supposed to exist. Candyman is believed to be a man with one arm and who appears when anyone calls out his name five times in front of a mirror. Helen does that despite warning from several people in the...

Helen (Virginia Madsen) is a student who is keen to write a thesis about local legends. When she hears about the legend of the Candyman (Tony Todd), she makes a visit to the town where he is supposed to exist. Candyman is believed to be a man with one arm and who appears when anyone calls out his name five times in front of a mirror. Helen does that despite warning from several people in the area. Thus begins a series of murders. Is there a way to stop them?