In the Candyman movie, the “Candyman” is a man named Daniel Robitaille, the son of a former slave.
He is immortal, but there is a mirror that apparently holds his soul and if it is destroyed he will cease to exist.
In 1890, Daniel is an established painter who gets commissioned to paint a portrait of a wealthy white woman named Caroline Sullivan, who he falls in love with on the job.
Through their forbidden affair, Caroline gets pregnant, and in her father’s anger, he gathers a lynch mob, who cuts off Daniel’s right hand and smears honey all over his body.