bloody mary urban legend

Bloody Mary  


If you stand in front of a mirror in a dark room and chant "Bloody Mary" twelve times starting at the stroke of midnight, the face of a hideous woman will appear in the mirror. It's the spirit of a girl who was born with a disfiguring disease and was killed by a cruel joke gone ugly.


There are many variations to this classic, what Mary does when appearing varies. Besides appearing, sometimes she slaps the summoner, or scratches their face, grabs at them, drives them mad, etc.


She's also said to be a witch who was executed a hundred years ago for playing the black arts, or a woman of more modern times who died in a local car accident in which her face was hideously mutilated.


Other names sometimes used: Bloody Bones, Hell Mary, Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, Mary Whales, Mary Johnson, Mary Lou, Mary Jane, Black Agnes, Black Aggie.


Often confused with the legend of Black Agnes, a statue that's supposed to come to life to punish.


he summoning chant varies, usually it's twelve or thirteen times, other than the name, sometimes the chant is "I believe in ______" or "Bloody Mary! I killed your baby!"