I've heard the legend of Bloody Mary but i don't know if it's real. In some legends they say that she was a witch that killed litle girls and used their blood to make her young again,in other they say that she was a woman that died in a carcrash and had her face disfigured,or that she killed her children and when summoned will kill the children who dare to call upon her. If you have ever called upon her please tell me what happened and if you know some good websites let me know. :))))
2007-01-02 21:14:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Many people have heard the legend of Bloody Mary. You know the face in the mirror! People say that if you go into a bathroom in the dark with a lit candle and say the words “Bloody Mary” 3 to 100 times, you will see her face. There are many things that can happen when you disturb Bloody Mary. It has been reported that she will kill the person calling her, scratch his or her eyes out, drive the person mad or even bring the person into the mirror with her. If you had seen the movie Candyland or Urban Legend , perhaps, you would recognize the similarities to that of Bloody Mary.
Many people believe that Bloody Mary may be Mary Worth. Mary Worth had many identities. She could be a woman who died in a car crash and had her face disfigured, or maybe a medieval queen who killed virgins for their blood and bathed in it to preserve her beauty. She could also be a woman that murdered her baby as an result of an abortion.
The people who call Bloody Mary are usually teenage girls. Bloody Mary is mostly summoned at sleepovers as a form of entertainment. However, you might wonder why kids might want to call this chilling woman. It may be a safe way to flirt with danger. People who think they have seen Bloody Mary have said that she appeared in the mirror with a 1700s-1800s style dress holding her dead baby. Her face seemed decayed and rotten and her eyes were either white or rolled back. Bloody Mary also went by the names Bloody Bones, Hell Mary, Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, Mary Whales, Mary Johnson, Mary Lou, Mary Jane, Agnes, Black Agnes, Aggie and Svarte Madame. It has been rumored that you can also call her by shouting “Bloody Mary I killed your baby," or by saying, “I believe in Mary Worth”.
This is an old legend and Janet Langlois is a folklorist who published an essay on the legend in 1978 and made it popular across America. It could be that bloody Mary can do whatever she wants, so watch yourself. If you still don't believe the story you might wonder, Am I willing to see what is in that mirror, because you might try it yourself.
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http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm387203.html
http://www.ghosts.org/faq/bloodymary.html
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2007-01-02 21:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by dumpllin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bloody Mary is an urban myth and the story varies from her having been a witch to being a vengeful car crash victim that lost her face in an accident and will rip your face off if you summon her.
"The Candy Man" movie series is sort of long the lines, chanting her name in front of a darkened mirror will summon her.
I had never tried the "Bloody Mary" chant, but during a sleepover my friend said that if you stare into a darkened mirror with only a candle for a light you will see demons as the mirror is a conduit to "the other side". It does psych you out and your eyes play tricks on you and it will scare the heck out of you if you do it on a rainy, windy night, that is for sure! It has been nearly 25 years and I can't go into the bathroom without turning on the light first before looking in the mirror for fear I will see what my young teen brain interpreted that night.
2007-01-02 21:32:52 · answer #2 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legends vary as well as the rituals. She was supposed to be a witch that was executed over a hundred years ago. In modern times she became a woman that died in a car accident. One variation is that she's Mary 1 of England whom bathed in blood to preserve her youthful appearance.
The concept of mirror portals between the spirit world and this world is common. In the movie Candyman he was summonsed by chanting his name in a mirror.
We used to scare ourselves in elementary with the story and it seems like I did try it. All I got was a racing imagination as well as a racing heart beat... Try it!
Keyword: Bloody Mary on Google search. There are lots of sites and info on her...
2007-01-02 21:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we used to go into the girls bathroom and try to say 'Bloody Mary' three times. Nobody ever lasted long enough to see her bloody face reflected in the bathroom mirror, like we were supposed to. We simply ran out of the bathroom by the time the last Bloody was being shouted!
2007-01-03 08:30:22 · answer #4 · answered by Twin momma as of 11/11 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HAHAHA. I almost forgot about that. When i was like 7 i was afraid to go in the bathroom and do it. bloody mary three times, and you had to do turn around three times while you said it. The only time i had the courage to do it was when my cousin was in there because it scared her to the point of tears which made me laugh. HAHAH megan , she was so gullable. I also convinced her i was a vamparie and she was going to get another family member so i told her we were all vampires. HAHAHAHA. if only i could have held back the laughter longer AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
2016-05-22 22:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real life bloody Mary was a queen who likes to behead people.
2007-01-02 21:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by djm749 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she was actually a relative of queen Elizabeth who became queen and beheaded people and burned them if they refused to change religions.
But in my old school they used 2 play stupid games like shut off the lights and say "bloody Mary" 3 times and then claim that they saw her through the mirror.
yeah right!
2007-01-02 21:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to a "Mary Worth" scghool, where we were supposed to be able to summon her by saying "I believe in Mary Worth," One hundred times.
As for the woman who bathed in blood, that wasn't in our story. I believe that's from the story of Elisabeth Bathony. Check out the Wiki on her!
2007-01-02 21:38:13 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Bad Day 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we did that once in my elementary school, it was a creepy old haunted 200 yr old building. we saw her it was horrible we were all crying and never did anything like that again.
2007-01-02 21:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by bellatrix27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
geez my great grandfather told me about this..its oldey but moldey
2007-01-02 21:23:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋