Board Thread:Writer's Showcase/@comment-43632659-20190826202857/@comment-34823985-20190828152716

The entire thing was covered in bloody handprints, [as if something on the inside had left them there.]

It sounded like something was talking to me [from INSIDE the mirror.]

I think you're telling the reader too much. Maybe hint at what's happening instead of saying it outright. If the reader hasn't figured out it's something on the INSIDE, they surely will when the thing picks up the candy. Also, I'd like to know what kind of candy the protagonist was munching on.