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Bloody Mary
Say her name three times in a dark mirror. She appears covered in blood. She scratches your face. Or drags you through the glass. Every child knows. Every adult remembers trying.
Ancient - Present
Worldwide
1000000+ witnesses
Bloody Mary is the world’s most performed supernatural ritual.
The Ritual
How it’s done:
- Dark bathroom
- Single candle
- Face the mirror
- Say “Bloody Mary” 3x
- See what appears
The Appearance
What happens:
- Face becomes bloody
- Screaming woman
- Scratched face
- Pulled into mirror
- Or nothing
The Origins
Who was she:
- Mary Worth (witch)
- Mary I of England
- Elizabeth Bathory
- Murdered woman
- All claimed
The Psychology
Why it works:
- Troxler effect
- Peripheral fading
- Pareidolia
- Suggestion
- Dark conditions
Universal Legend
Found everywhere:
- Every country
- Every culture
- Similar rituals
- Different names
- Same terror
Childhood Rite
Coming of age:
- Slumber parties
- Dares
- Initiation
- Shared fear
- Universal memory