Bloody Mary. Who was she? What does she want? Is she real?
The legend states that if you hold a candlelit mirror and chant "Bloody Mary" either three times or thirteen times, she will appear as a vengeful spirit and either hurt or kill you. As with any urban legend, there are many variations of who Bloody Mary is and how to summon her.
Some say that Mary is a witch who was executed a hundred years ago for participating in the black arts. Others state that the legend was based on Elizabeth Bathory, Queen Mary or Mary, Queen of Scots. More on this shortly.
How do you summon Bloody Mary? First you must gather up a candle and light it. Next go into a completely dark room that has a mirror. Finally, chant "Bloody Mary" into the mirror three times. She will then appear within the mirror with a bloody curdling shriek, or she will appear behind you and kill you.
No one is really sure exactly who inspired the legend of Bloody Mary and how it became a popular game to play among kids and teens at sleep overs. Most perform this ritual and attempt to summon Mary in their dark bathroom.
There are dire consequences of disturbing the slumber of Bloody Mary, Some that claimed to have summoned her and lived, claim that the mirror started bleeding and Mary scratched up their faces or bodies. Other variations state that she will reach through the mirror and rip the summoner’s eyes out, while others state that she will drive anyone in the bathroom insane, and some say summoners will suffer instant death.
Mary One of England was called Bloody Mary and some confuse her with this legend. Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian countess who lived from 1560 to 1614, killed young girls so she could bathe in their blood to preserve her youthful appearance.
Gail de Vos stated, "So why do children continue to summon Bloody Mary, flirting with danger and possible tragedy? The ages between 9 and 12 are labeled “the Robinson age” by psychologists. This is the period when children need to satisfy their craving for excitement by participating in ritual games and playing in the dark. They are constantly looking for a safe way to extract pleasure and release anxiety and fears."
Staring into a mirror in a dimly-lit room for a prolonged period can cause one to hallucinate. Facial features may appear to "melt", distort, disappear, and rotate, while other hallucinatory elements, such as animal or strange faces, may appear. Giovanni Caputo of the University of Urbino, writes that this phenomenon, which he calls the "strange-face illusion", is believed to be a consequence of a "dissociative identity effect", which causes the brain's facial-recognition system to misfire in a currently unidentified way. Other possible explanations for the phenomenon include illusions attributed, at least partially, to the perceptual effects of Troxler's fading and possibly self-hypnosis.
It’s possible these “mirror witch” games have their roots in old time divining rituals involving unmarried girls and
The legend states that if you hold a candlelit mirror and chant "Bloody Mary" either three times or thirteen times, she will appear as a vengeful spirit and either hurt or kill you. As with any urban legend, there are many variations of who Bloody Mary is and how to summon her.
Some say that Mary is a witch who was executed a hundred years ago for participating in the black arts. Others state that the legend was based on Elizabeth Bathory, Queen Mary or Mary, Queen of Scots. More on this shortly.
How do you summon Bloody Mary? First you must gather up a candle and light it. Next go into a completely dark room that has a mirror. Finally, chant "Bloody Mary" into the mirror three times. She will then appear within the mirror with a bloody curdling shriek, or she will appear behind you and kill you.
No one is really sure exactly who inspired the legend of Bloody Mary and how it became a popular game to play among kids and teens at sleep overs. Most perform this ritual and attempt to summon Mary in their dark bathroom.
There are dire consequences of disturbing the slumber of Bloody Mary, Some that claimed to have summoned her and lived, claim that the mirror started bleeding and Mary scratched up their faces or bodies. Other variations state that she will reach through the mirror and rip the summoner’s eyes out, while others state that she will drive anyone in the bathroom insane, and some say summoners will suffer instant death.
Mary One of England was called Bloody Mary and some confuse her with this legend. Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian countess who lived from 1560 to 1614, killed young girls so she could bathe in their blood to preserve her youthful appearance.
Gail de Vos stated, "So why do children continue to summon Bloody Mary, flirting with danger and possible tragedy? The ages between 9 and 12 are labeled “the Robinson age” by psychologists. This is the period when children need to satisfy their craving for excitement by participating in ritual games and playing in the dark. They are constantly looking for a safe way to extract pleasure and release anxiety and fears."
Staring into a mirror in a dimly-lit room for a prolonged period can cause one to hallucinate. Facial features may appear to "melt", distort, disappear, and rotate, while other hallucinatory elements, such as animal or strange faces, may appear. Giovanni Caputo of the University of Urbino, writes that this phenomenon, which he calls the "strange-face illusion", is believed to be a consequence of a "dissociative identity effect", which causes the brain's facial-recognition system to misfire in a currently unidentified way. Other possible explanations for the phenomenon include illusions attributed, at least partially, to the perceptual effects of Troxler's fading and possibly self-hypnosis.
It’s possible these “mirror witch” games have their roots in old time divining rituals involving unmarried girls and
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