Bloody Mary is one of the most famous characters in horror films. Stories about her can be periodically read in newspapers and seen on television. They chill the soul and tickle the nerves, but is it worth trusting everything they say?
Bloody Mary, the legend of which lives on to this day, first looked at the reader from the pages of the magazine in 1978. It was then that the writer Janet Langlo described her story. In those days in the United States, it was extremely popular among teenagers.
She was told and retold at friendly parties. Girls and boys performed rituals, invoking the spirit to appear. The true origin of the legend is not known for certain. Opinions differ on this issue. Some believe that the 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 with her occurred in
Pennsylvania.According to the most popular version, an old woman lived alone in a forest. She collected herbs and provided special services to some people, allegedly related to witchcraft. People called her Bloody Mary and tried to circumvent the old woman’s house. Nobody dared to touch her, because, being an experienced witch, she could send any curse on the family and the house of the offender. People deeply believed in this and secretly concealed the grudge against the old woman.
At one time, little girls began to disappear in nearby villages. Parents, and indeed all local residents, searched the district in the hope of finding them alive. But there were no traces of children. Someone had the idea that the bloody Mary was to blame. Brave, desperate people went to her. However, the old woman denied everything, and people could not prove anything.
Once, the daughter of one of the peasants got out of bed at night and tried to leave the house. Frightened parents managed to stop her. The girl was in a state of hypnosis, screaming and trying to break free to go into the forest. The neighbors heard the noise and came to the rescue. At the edge of the forest, they saw a hated old woman who conjured, summoning the girl to her. Angry people rushed to her, and this time the old woman failed to leave. She was caught and burned at the stake. After that, graves of missing children were found near her house. Burning at the stake, the witch shouted the same curse. Any person who mentioned her name three times in front of a mirror will be brutally murdered, and his soul will burn forever in fire.
Another version of this legend that is used in cinema - Bloody Mary was Mary Worthington. She was brutally murdered. Her tormentor cut out the girl's eyes. She was dying in front of the mirror, and her spirit subsequently instilled in him. 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 everyone who dared to call her.
Pictures of Bloody Mary with a bloody face are terrifying. The question of where this legend came to us no longer matters. Many people believe in her and try to invoke the spirit of an unhappy girl or an evil witch. Perhaps someone does it. But we are unlikely to find out about this.