Supernatural - Bloody Mary Episode

After looking at all the videos on Youtube about bloody Mary I remembered that Supernatural (A series I used to watch religiously!!) did an episode based on the urban legend. After watching it for the second time it was apparent that they had designed their version bloody Mary by taking references from film Sadako and the modern adaptation The Ring. They used the trademark long dark hair and the haunted pale face.

References to The Ring or the original film Sadako are apparent in fashion which is a pretty interesting and bold link with horror films and fashion!

Banned London Dungeons Bloody Mary Ad

I came across this London Dungeon ad video on youtube and found it pretty scary! After researching more into it I found out that it was banned as it was 'too frightening' for Children. Although the zombie like face at the end is a little over the top I really love the idea of the face being warped into something shocking and frightening! 

(I also like that this version of Bloody Mary is based on Queen Mary Tudor) 

How it began ...

The Contenders...

Countess Elizabeth Bathory Nadasdy (1560-1614) is a famous real historical figure who was alleged to have drunk and bathed in the blood of young virgin girls in order to retain her youth. The legend could quite possibly have originated from the actions of this wicked and malicious woman. 

The next contender is one of which im most interested in! Queen Mary Tudor (1516-1558) also known as Mary Queen of Scots. Queen Mary Tudor was given this nickname until after her death in 1558. She was responsible for the deaths of many English protestants. The method of execution was to be burnt at the stake. Countess Eliabeth Bathory Nadasdy was alive during the reign of Queen Mary Tudor and perhaps the combination of these two women and a few ghastly myths you have the basis of the Bloody Mary legend. 

A modern version of the legend is about a woman who was involved in fatal car accident resulting in her face being horribly dismembered. Her spirit is summoned when chanting the words bloody Mary in the mirror and her scarred bloody face appears in the mirror screaming.

Bloody Mary - My Chosen Legend!

Bloody Mary

Example #1:

As told on the Internet, Dec. 21, 1997:

Some of my friends, five of us, cramped ourselves into a small bathroom in my friend Cathryn's House. We ended up saying Bloody Mary (more like chanting it) about 20 times or so for anything to appear. When we did finally see something it started out as a green glow then the darkened portrait of a face became more visible, by that time half of us were screaming so we knocked each other down trying to get out of the bathroom and then I flipped on the light. It was a welcome relief.

Example #2:

As told on the Internet, Feb. 16, 1994:

When I was about 9 years old, I went to a friend's for a birthday/slumber party. There were about 10 other girls there. About midnight, we decided to play Mary Worth. Some of us had never heard of this so one of the girls told the story.

Mary Worth lived a long time ago. She was a very beautiful young girl. One day she had a terrible accident that left her face so disfigured that nobody would look at her. She had not been allowed to see her own reflection after this accident for fear that she would lose her mind. Before this, she had spent long hours admiring her beauty in her bedroom mirror.

One night, after everyone had gone to bed, unable to fight the curiousity any longer, she crept into a room that had a mirror. As soon as she saw her face, she broke down into terrible screams and sobs. It was at this moment that she was so heartbroken and wanted her old reflection back, that she walked into the mirror to find it, vowing to disfigure anybody that came looking for her in the mirror.

After hearing this story, which was told very scarily, we decided to turn out all of the lights and try it. We all huddled around the mirror and starting repeating "Mary Worth, Mary Worth, I believe in Mary Worth". About the seventh time we said it one of the girls that was in front of the mirror started screaming and trying to push her way back away from the mirror. She was screaming so loud that my friends mom came running into the room. She quickly turned on the lights and found this girl huddled in the corner screaming. She turned her around to see what the problem and saw these long fingernail scratches running down her right cheek. I will never forget her face as long as I live!!