BLOODY MARY

Bloody Mary is a very popular ghost

legend from the English folklore. She
appears in the mirror (sometimes on
Halloween) when her name is called
three times in a dark room, often as a
test of bravery among young people.

There are many

variations to this: she
may appear when her
name is chanted one
or three times, when
the participant spins
around, when they rub
their eyes, or chanting
her name while
holding a lit candle. In
other versions the
person who wants to
summon her must say
Bloody Mary, I killed
your baby

Apparently, if she appears she kills

the people who called her, often in
violent ways, or she just haunts them
for the rest of their life.

Other versions of the legend include a

ritual where people are able to talk to
deceased persons, see their future life
or their future spouses.

She is believed to be the spirit of

Queen Mary herself because of
miscarriages and some believe she
went mad because she lost so many
pregnancies. She also had the
nickname Bloody Mary due to the fact
that she executed so many people for
religious reasons.

As the fourth crowned monarch of

the Tudor dynasty, Mary is remembered
for her restoration of Roman Catholicism
after the short-lived Protestant reign of her
half-brother. During her five-year reign,
she had over 280 religious
dissenters burned at the stake in
the Marian persecutions.

This effort was carried out by force, and

hundreds of Protestant leaders were executed.
The first was John Rogers (a.k.a. Thomas
Matthews), the printer of the Matthews-Tyndale
Bible

The Archebishop of
Canterbury, Thomas
Cranmer, who was
primarily responsible
for the printing of the
Great Bible was one
of the martyrs of
Marys bloody reign of
terror.
This earned the
queen the title of
Bloody Mary.

The legend of Bloody Mary has served as

inspiration for a number of movies and
television shows dealing with the
supernatural.
Bloody Mary, a 2006 film set in a psychiatric
hospital which is based on the legend.
The Legend of Bloody Mary, a 2008 film by
director John Stecenko includes a character,
Amy, who goes missing for good after
playing the game "Bloody Mary".
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, is a 2006 film
that is part of the Urban Legend film series;
In 2011's Paranormal Activity 3, two of the
characters recite the chant in a darkened
bathroom

Stage:
In 2008, for its annual "Halloween Horror Nights"
event, Universal Studios Florida developed a new
variation of the legend. In their version, "Mary" was a
doctor who studied fear by exposing her patients to it.

We want to thank you all for your attention!

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