Date : Sunday, June 15, 2008
Time : 10:59 PM
Title : Bloody Mary

The Legend Of Bloody Mary

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.

Here are some links for more info:
http://www.halloween-website.com/bloody_mary.htm
http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm387203.html
http://www.ghosts.org/faq/bloodymary.html