In sum, that Anthony's spiral into Candyman could be caused by an insect attack is actually not as far removed from reality as you might think it's just definitely a wasp, not a bee.
In the movie series he is the evil ghost of an African-American man who was brutally lynched for a forbidden interracial love affair in the 19th century, and will haunt and kill anyone who calls the name of Candyman before a mirror five times in a row.