This video was originally scheduled to be released last year, but the video editor I hired failed to follow through, so I edited it myself for this year's spooky season. It won't be available on youtube until September 26! Enjoy early access.
Sources
-Includes sources for the Candyman video I excerpted from this script and posted last year
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