"Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh," like the 1992 "Candyman," overflows with blood and guts, drowning a potent metaphor for African American rage and oppression.

Candyman was the best Clive Barker adaptation to date. This follow-up is a travesty of both its literary source and the original film. The only logical sequel w

In the original "Candyman" (1992), a couple of Ph.D.s from the University of Illinois theorized that the Candyman was an urban legend, brought to life by the

The sequel to the surprise horror hit "Candyman," subtitled "Farewell to the Flesh," is a case of diminishing artistic returns but not, thankfully, a victim of the terrible twos. While there's a degree of commercial cynicism to the enterprise (the original grossed $ 27 million domestically), the new chapter still delivers a requisite number of shocks to satisfy the core cult group that propelled the original to hitdom. It shouldopen to strong initial B.O. and looks to do better than average genre business.