Candyman: Day of the Dead

2026-01-30

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You won't know true ecstasy until you have tasted death. Join PJ and Derek as they reach this franchises strangest crossroads in Turi Meyer’s straight-to-video finale, Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999). In this episode the guys debate the film trading gothic urban horror for sunlit Los Angeles streets and Día de los Muertos imagery, reworking the legend into a generational curse, the franchise fatigue that shaped this overlooked entry, and ask whether saying his name one more time was ever going to end any ot...

You won't know true ecstasy until you have tasted death. Join PJ and Derek as they reach this franchises strangest crossroads in Turi Meyer’s straight-to-video finale, Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999). In this episode the guys debate the film trading gothic urban horror for sunlit Los Angeles streets and Día de los Muertos imagery, reworking the legend into a generational curse, the franchise fatigue that shaped this overlooked entry, and ask whether saying his name one more time was ever going to end any other way. 📺

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Theme Song & Audio Engineering by Producer Ty @flyyguy.ty
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Episode Artwork by Nathan Walkington @nathannyil

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