Candyman turns an investigation of urban legend into a struggle over who is entitled to interpret another community's fear. Mirrors, repeated names and stories told in public or private make belief a practical route for the figure's return. The horror also depends on unequal authority: an outside researcher may collect accounts without understanding the risks of entering them. Watch how the film connects a personal haunting to housing, historical violence and the power of an image to outlive the people who try to explain it.