Tag Line : Repeat his name 5 times if you dare.

The third film of the Candyman series sort-of follows on from the events of part 2. Set several years later, and the Candyman (played once more by Tony Todd) is now on the loose in Los Angeles, terrorising the Mexican communities during their Day of the Dead festival.

Of course his real interest is in pursuing another one of his relatives, namely a young artist named Caroline McKeever (played by former Playboy centrefold Donna D'Errico, and it's not difficult to see why she was chosen for the part).

Caroline is actually the daughter of Annie Tarrant, who you may remember from the previous film. Although the Candyman was defeated at the end of that film, it turns out that he is still able to keep popping up and bumping people off because people who believe in his legend keep calling his name.

She believes that if she can disprove the myth of the Candyman she can ultimately defeat him, and so has organised an exhibition of her paintings devoted to the works of the Candyman's former self Dannielle Robertille, who as we all know was a former slave, turned painter. Hoping the display will show people for what he truly was, and thereby quell all the urban legends about him.

Of course, as we can all guess, this plan is doomed to failure as the Candyman starts popping up and killing all Caroline's friends and aquaintences, including the unfortunate proprieter of the art gallery where her works are displayed. Then the Candyman comes for Caroline, hoping to take her as his final sacrifice. But of course she isn't too willing, and so more mass carnage ensues. With each murder implicating both her and her new love interest David de la Paz (played by Nightmare on Elm Street's Nick Corri).

Matters are not helped by a group of punk rockers who are worshippers of the Candyman legend, and are trying to summon him up, or the fact she is being stalked by a corrupt detective who is obsessed with her. All in all this is a fairly watchable film, but it is fairly predictable what with most of the story being rehashed from parts 1 and 2. If you enjoyed the previous films it's definitely worth a watch.

Tony Todd is larger than life as ever and Donna D'Errico's enormous talents (so to speak) which are displayed through her skimpy outfits throughout the film are certainly very captivating, but these alone might not be so tempting as to make compulsive watching for the casual viewer.

Overall Marks : 5/10.

Other Information.

• Alternate tag line : "Blood is sharper than the blade".

• Donna D'Errico is actually a former Playboy model, and was even Playmate of the month for September 1995. For her acting career, she is undoubtedly best known for her role as Donna Marco in the TV show Baywatch.

• Director Turi Meyer had previously directed the horror film "Sleep Stalker" and sequal spoof "Leprachaun 2".

• Nick Corri (real name Jsu Garcia) who plays David is undoubtedly best known for his role as Rod Lane in the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" film. He's also appeared in the films "Predator 2", "Vampire in Brooklyn" and "Traffic" as well as the TV shows "Jag" and "Murder one".

• Robert O'Rielly, who plays the part of Detective L.V. Sacco, has appeared in numerous film and television roles over the years. But Star Trek fans will best know him for his re-occurring role as Klingon Chancellor Gowron. Tony Todd, who has also had several star trek roles, actually appeared alongside him in Klingon make-up in the Next Generation episode "Redemption".

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