RIP, Candyman.

[Saint Frankenstein]

Tony Todd passed away on the 6th. I've loved his movies since I was a kid, especially the Candyman movies and the remake of Night of the Living Dead (which I personally prefer over the original). RIP to a horror icon.

Tony Todd, star of "Candyman" film series and decades of other film and TV roles, dies at 69

Actor Tony Todd's TV and movie credits spanned 40 years and included the 1992 horror film "Candyman" and its 2021 sequel.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[an anarchist]

the remake of Night of the Living Dead (which I personally prefer over the original)

Pretty solid take!

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

Candyman

Good movies.

Here's another Candyman (no, not Sammy Davis Jr's Candyman)

1:46 mark in link below

I come in from Memphis where I learned to talk the jive
When I get back to Memphis, be one less man alive
Good morning, Mister Benson
I see you're doing well
If I had me a shotgun, I'd blow you straight to hell

"The Candyman of the song is a gambler, a drinker, a musician, and a ladies’ man—that much is certain. He is also, likely, from context and from the traditional use of the moniker, a drug dealer. So he is on the wrong side of the law, as is the case with many of the narrator characters in Grateful Dead songs." (source)

Cover:

 

[Debater Slayer]

I loved his performance in Candyman. His voice perfectly suited the role, too.

Rest in peace.

 

[Wu Wei]

Just realized last weekend he was also in "The Crow"

R.I.P.