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* EldritchAbomination: Of a sort; Candyman himself has a (mostly) human appearance (save for his hollowed out torso that carries a beehive) but his very nature is this. He is not a ghost or even a demon, but rather a physical entity created out of pure fear, belief, and rumors from the residents of the council estates. He also seems to have bizarre effects on people who encounter him. Helen feels herself becoming dazed, tired, and practically hypnotized just by his very presence.
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* HumanoidAbomination: The Candyman ostensibly has the appearance of a tall, gaunt man but it soon becomes clear to Helen that he isn't exactly human. His skin has a yellowish-waxy hue to it (like that of beeswax), the irises of his eyes are a ruby red, his lips are thin and pale blue, his right hand is replaced by a metal meat-hook, and his torso has rotted away, containing only a rib cage and no organs, only an active beehive. The Candyman is not a ghost, zombie, or anything once human; rather, he's a physical entity created out of the pure fear, belief, and rumors of the council residents.
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** The Candyman appears to be this as well (hence his name). His congregation leaves him offerings of sweets in the gutted out council flat where he resides.
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* EldritchAbomination: Of a sort; Candyman himself has a (mostly) human appearance (save for his hollowed out torso that carries a beehive) but his very nature is this. He is not a ghost or even a demon, but rather a physical entity created out of pure fear, belief, and rumors from the residents of the council estates. He also seems to have bizarre effects on people who encounter him. Helen feels herself becoming dazed, tired, and practically hypnotized just by his very presence.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Helen and Trevor's marriage is shown to be anything but happy. They are often shown bickering and Trevor is even stated to cheat on Helen to blow off steam from arguments .
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Helen and Trevor's marriage is shown to be anything but happy. They are often shown bickering and Trevor is even stated to cheat on Helen to blow off steam from arguments . arguments.
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* EvilSmellsBad: Inverted. One of the notable things about Candyman by Helen is that he smells of candy floss (British term for cotton candy).
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Helen first meets Anne-Marie in the short story, the baby's stroller is full of candy wrappers and he's munching on a lollipop
** Helen's first visit to neighborhood has her investigating an abandoned building, which has an empty room with a doorway designed to look like the Candyman.
** Ants are mentioned by Anne-Marie to invest the state.
** Helen's first visit to neighborhood has her investigating an abandoned building, which has an empty room with a doorway designed to look like the Candyman.
** Ants are mentioned by Anne-Marie to invest the state.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Helen first meets Anne-Marie in the short story, the baby's stroller is full of candy wrappers and he's munching on a lollipop
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** Helen's first visit to the neighborhood has her investigating an abandoned building, which has an empty room with a doorway designed to look like the Candyman.
** Ants are mentioned by Anne-Marie toinvest infest the state.estate.
** Helen's first visit to the neighborhood has her investigating an abandoned building, which has an empty room with a doorway designed to look like the Candyman.
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* MixAndMatchCritter: The Candyman is a mixed up kind of creation whose origin is left completely up in the air in the short story. He's an obvious incarnation of the infamous hook-handed serial killer, mixed with the "razorblade in the Halloween candy" legend", which the people of Butt's Court has added their own beliefs to.
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* MixAndMatchCritter: The Candyman is a mixed up kind of creation whose origin is left completely up in the air in the short story. He's an obvious incarnation of the infamous hook-handed serial killer, mixed with the "razorblade in the Halloween candy" legend", legend, which the people of Butt's Court has added their own beliefs to.
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* SpeakOfTheDevil: Candyman is one who always wants people to be speaking of him. As long as it is in belief of him. Should you doubt him, he's obliged to come make an example out of you. Although he'll also come for some innocent blood just for good measure.
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* SpeakOfTheDevil: Candyman is one who always wants people to be speaking of him. As him... as long as it is in belief of him. Should you doubt him, he's obliged to come make an example out of you. Although he'll also come for some innocent blood just for good measure.
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* SweetTooth: When first introduced with his mother Kerry's stroller is stuffed with discarded candy wrappers, while he's munching on an orange lollipop.
* StrugglingSingleMother: Ann-Marie is raising her son alone in the estates, where poverty and violence are common place. [[spoiler: Her son later becomes one of Candyman's many victims.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: In this case it is more accurately a neighborhood of a few housing estates. They are all aware Candyman is real and whenever someone starts poking around doubting there will be sacrifices. Once everybody knows Anne Marie's son is dead everyone gives Helen the cold shoulder knowing Candyman is going to be obliged to show himself to her.
* StrugglingSingleMother: Ann-Marie is raising her son alone in the estates, where poverty and violence are common place. [[spoiler: Her son later becomes one of Candyman's many victims.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: In this case it is more accurately a neighborhood of a few housing estates. They are all aware Candyman is real and whenever someone starts poking around doubting there will be sacrifices. Once everybody knows Anne Marie's son is dead everyone gives Helen the cold shoulder knowing Candyman is going to be obliged to show himself to her.
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* SweetTooth: When first introduced with his mother mother, Kerry's stroller is stuffed with discarded candy wrappers, while he's munching on an orange lollipop.
* StrugglingSingleMother:Ann-Marie Anne-Marie is raising her son alone in the estates, where poverty and violence are common place. [[spoiler: Her son later becomes one of Candyman's many victims.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: In this case it is more accurately a neighborhood of a few housing estates. They are all aware Candyman isreal real, and whenever someone starts poking around doubting doubting, there will be sacrifices. Once everybody knows Anne Marie's Anne-Marie's son is dead dead, everyone gives Helen the cold shoulder knowing Candyman is going to be obliged to show himself to her.
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* TownWithADarkSecret: In this case it is more accurately a neighborhood of a few housing estates. They are all aware Candyman is
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* EvilBrit: He is a serial killing legend that stalks a poor Liverpool council estate.
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