Is She Real?

Question

My cousin tried said that he tried this once but nothing happened... Is Bloody Mary real? I've herad so many stories and I believe in the paranormal but come on, seriously?

No, I am eighteen however he lis almost positive she exists. He asked me to get outside opinions to prove him wrong so here I am!

Answer 1

All myths have some basis in truth. I wouldn't go dabbling if I were you. Stranger things have happened. You won't necessarily call her, but you are in effect casting some sort of summoning spell. Negative spirits are really hard to throw back hon.

Answer 2

Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody, Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh

Answer 3

Bloody Mary is so fake, although I don't know how the story came to be, it may have some truth in it but as far as saying that hoe name 3 or 5 or whatever times in the mirror and her coming to kill you that's bullshit. I tried calling her out my self and she didn't show up, so therefore bloody Mary is fake as Whitney Houston and bobby brown being somber. Ha ha ha!!!

Answer 4

Nobody probably would be able find out because of the fact that if you say it you will die and some people just lie and said they did it but if you do when you spin and see things because you get sick but i have not tried it but the more you think the more you belive and your fear eats off you so she is real out of a10/70 scale only because of your mirror image but she is still scary

Answer 5

it is a myth that if you do the whole ritual she will appear.
I dont really think it would happen, but who knows?!

And Mary was real, she was Henry VIII wife until her head was chopped off. Hence the name "Bloody Mary"

Answer 6

It is a hoax. Bloody Mary has been around for
decades.

Answer 7

i have tried that lots of times. all my friends tell me they saw her, but they are probably just making it up. come on, i do believe in ghosts, but the ones that you see in the mirror? i dont think so. tell your cousin to get real.

Answer 8

In folklore and children's street culture, "Bloody Mary" is the name of a children's game in which a ghost or witch of the same name (or sometimes other names, such as "Mary Worth") is said to appear in a mirror when summoned. One of the more common ways participants attempt to make her appear is to stand before a mirror in the dark (most commonly in a bathroom) and repeat her name three times, though there are many variations. Some include chanting a hundred times, chanting at midnight, spinning around, rubbing one's eyes, running the water, or chanting her name thirteen times with a lit candle. Most of these are meant to disorient people. In some versions of the legend, the summoner must say, "Bloody Mary, I killed your son!" or "I killed your baby." In these variants, Bloody Mary is often believed to be the spirit of a mother (often a widow) who murdered her children, or a young mother whose baby was stolen from her, which made her go mad in grief and she eventually committed suicide. In stories where Mary is supposed to have been wrongly accused of killing her children, the querent might say "I believe in Mary Worth." This is similar to another game involving the summoning of the Bell Witch in a mirror at midnight. The game is often a test of courage, as it is said that if Bloody Mary is summoned, she would proceed to kill the summoner in an extremely violent way, such as ripping his or her face off, scratching his or her eyes out, driving the person insane or bringing the person into the mirror with her. Other variations say that the querent must not look directly at her, but at her image in the mirror; she will then reveal the querent's future, particularly concerning marriage and children.[1]


Divination rituals such as the one depicted on this early 20th century Halloween greeting card, where a woman stares into a mirror in a darkened room to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband, while a witch lurks in the shadows, may be one origin of the Bloody Mary legend.Bloody Mary Worth is typically described as a child-murderer who lived in the locality where the legend has taken root years ago. There is often a specific local graveyard or tombstone that becomes attached to the legend.

On the other hand, various people have surmised that the lore about taunting Bloody Mary about her baby may relate her tenuously to folklore about Queen Mary I, known in history by the sobriquet "Bloody Mary". [2][3]The queen's life was marked by a number of miscarriages or false pregnancies. Had Mary I successfully borne a child, this would have established a Roman Catholic succession and threatened the continuance of her religious persecutions after her death. Speculation exists that the miscarriages were deliberately induced. As a result, some retellings of the tale make Bloody Mary the queen driven to madness by the loss of her children. [4] It is likely, however, that Queen Mary I provided only her nickname to the Bloody Mary of folklore. She is also confused in some tellings of the story with Mary Queen of Scots. Bloody Mary is sometimes said to have bathed in the blood of her child victims (or more commonly the blood of virgins) in order to retain a youthful complexion; this would appear to confound her with Elizabeth Báthory.[5]

The mirror ritual by which Bloody Mary is summoned may also relate to a form of divination involving mirrors and darkness that was once performed on Halloween. While as with any sort of folklore the details may vary, this particular tale encouraged young women to walk up a flight of stairs backwards, holding a candle and a hand mirror, in a darkened house. As they gazed into the mirror, they were supposed to be able to catch a view of their future husband's face. There was, however, a chance that they would see the skull-face of the Grim Reaper instead; this meant, of course, that they were destined to die before they married.[6]

The appearance of a ghostly figure in the mirror could be explained quite easily for the more complex rituals, for example spinning around whilst summoning Bloody Mary in front of a mirror lit by candles. The combination of dizziness, rapid movement and flickering lighting could easily fool the eye into seeing someone, especially when the idea has already been implanted. The participant may think that they have seen a spirit, it is, however, most likely a trick of the eye brought upon by the combination of darkness and fear.

Answer 9

I have heard stories of it being real, I think alot of it depends on what you believe...peace and God bless

Answer 10

Bloody Mary is real ..........
real in my glass right now