Candyman is Real!!!

It seems that the Candyman that Clive Barker wrote about in the movies is actually based on a real person. His name is Akinwale Arobieke and he is also known as Purple Aki. While he doesn't show up after you chant his name five times in front of a mirror, for a long time people thought he was an urban legend.

Purple Aki has served time in prison for multiple accounts of harassment and even scared one witness so much that they entered the witness protection program because of his threats!

While Clive Barker has not said that he based Candyman on Akinwale Arobieke, it does make sense -- this happened in Liverpool and Barker is originally from Liverpool. Plus, Akinwale Arobieke does look alot like Candyman!

Check out Akinwale's picture on wikipedia:
Picture of Akinwale Arobieke aka Purple Aki