Bloody Mary is one of the most famous horror movie characters. Stories about her can be periodically read in newspapers and seen on TV screens. They chill the soul and tickle the nerves, but is it worth trusting everything they say?
Bloody Mary, the legend of which lives to this day, first looked at the reader from the pages of the magazine in 1978. It was then that writer Janet Langlo described her story. In those days in the US, she was extremely popular with teenagers.
She was talked about and retold at friendly parties. Girls and boys performed rituals, calling the spirit to appear. The true origin of the legend is not known for certain. Opinions differ on this issue. Some believe that Bloody Mary is a witch who in ancient times was burned for witchcraft. According to others, this is an ordinary woman who died in a car accident. Everyone agrees that the tragedy happened to her in the state of Pennsylvania.
According to the most popular version, an old woman lived alone in the forest. She collected medicinal herbs and provided some people with special services, allegedly related to witchcraft. People called her Bloody Mary and tried to go around the housethe old woman's side. Nobody dared to touch her, because, being an experienced witch, she could send any curse on the family and home of the offender. People deeply believed in this and secretly harbored anger towards the old woman.
At one time, little girls began to disappear in nearby villages. Parents, and all local residents, searched the area in the hope of finding them alive. But there were no traces of the children. Someone came up with the idea that Bloody Mary was to blame. Courageous, desperate people went to her. However, the old woman denied everything, and people could not prove anything.
One day the daughter of one of the peasants got out of bed at night and tried to leave the house. Her frightened parents managed to stop her. The girl was in a state of hypnosis, screaming and trying to escape to go into the forest. Neighbors heard the noise and came to help. At the edge of the forest, they saw a hated old woman who conjured, calling the girl to her. Angry people rushed to her, and this time the old woman did not manage to leave. She was caught and burned at the stake. After that, the graves of the missing children were found near her house. Burning at the stake, the witch shouted the same curse. Any person who mentions her name three times in front of a mirror will be brutally killed, and their soul will burn in flames forever.
Another version of this legend, which is used in cinema - Bloody Mary was Mary Worthington. She was brutally murdered. Her tormentor cut out the girl's eyes. She died in front of a mirror, and her spirit subsequently into itmoved in. Mary tried to write the name of her killer, but could not, and this secret went with her to the grave. The ill-fated mirror was transported to different cities, and the spirit of Mary traveled with it. In her anger, she brutally killed anyone who dared to summon her.
Pictures of Bloody Mary with a bloody face are terrifying. The question of where this legend came from is no longer of great importance. Many people believe in her and try to invoke the spirit of an unfortunate girl or an evil witch. Perhaps someone can do it. But we are unlikely to know about it.
