Candy Corn review: Spooky movie season has finally arrived
Director Josh Hasty’s Candy Corn delivers thrills and chills. If you’re a fan of classic horror movies, this film needs to be added to your watch list this fall!
Candy Corn opens one late October night, where three young men are planning on continuing their yearly tradition of antagonizing their peer Jacob, an outcast who’s “not all there.” But this year, the assault goes way too far, and Jacob, who has found acceptance from a traveling carnival, is left beaten, bloodied, and presumably dead outside the big tent before a performance.
The freakshow ringleader, a dwarf who goes by the name Dr. Death, resorts to witchcraft in his attempt to raise Jacob from the dead. But, as these things usually go, Jacob isn’t quite the same as he was before.
Candy Corn is a gorgeously shot homage to top-tier horror films like Halloween, Pet Sematary, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Set in a picturesque Midwestern small town, Candy Corn makes the most of its retro, 80s setting. Not a detail is spared or missed, from the costuming to set design.
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Candy Corn takes its time unfolding its plot, making the character development feel natural, and the flick is all the better for it. Once the blood starts spilling though, Candy Corn is a fun, innovative, gore-filled hell fest from there.
This must-see features standout performances from horror veterans like Candyman‘s Tony Todd and Carrie‘s PJ Soles. Pancho Moler and Madison Russ (as Dr. Death and Carol, respectively) brought their A-game, as well, and were especially great during their scenes opposite newcomer Nate Chaney (in his first role as Jacob).
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With clever and well-played nods to genre tropes and a killer third act twist, Candy Corn is the perfect horror film to put you in the mood for the spookiest time of the year.
Candy Corn will be showing in select theaters starting Sept. 13, 2019 and on VOD/Blu-ray Sept. 17, 2019.