I hope you’re sitting down, because you’re about to get a whole mess of a Candyman reboot right in your face. Assuming you’re actually willing to say his name, that is. But seriously, I don’t recommend you try saying it aloud five times in the mirror. As history has proven, that isn’t a story that will end well for you or anyone else you love. 

The reboot of the beloved horror flick comes courtesy of producer Jordan Peele, who also serves as one of the writers. As such, you can bet your bottom dollar that this one will actually be a horror movie of substance, which are the best kinds of horror films. So, go ahead. Grab a piece of sedentary real estate, hit the lights, and get ready to scream your head off with this new Candyman trailer.

I dare you.

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Below is the official synopsis for Candyman:

“For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

“With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s Euphoria, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.”

So, what do you think? Is this the Candyman reboot we all deserve? Let us know your thoughts down below!

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SOURCE: NBC Universal