Bloody Mary
excerpted from Spooky Pennsylvania
retold by S.E. Schlosser
She lived deep in the forest in a tiny cottage and sold herbal remedies for a living. Folks living in the town nearby called her Bloody Mary, and said she was a witch. None dared cross the old crone for fear that their cows would go dry, their food-stores rot away before winter, their children take sick of fever, or any number of terrible things that an angry witch could do to her neighbors. Then the little girls in the village began to disappear, one by one. No one could find out where they had gone. Grief-stricken families searched the woods, the local buildings, and all the houses and barns, but there was no sign of the missing girls. A few brave souls even went to Bloody Mary's home in the woods to see if the witch had taken the girls, but she denied any knowledge of the disappearances. Still, it was noted that her haggard appearance had changed. She looked younger, more attractive. The neighbors were suspicious, but they could find no proof that the witch had taken their young ones. Then came the night when the daughter of the miller rose from her bed and walked outside, following an enchanted sound no one else could hear. The miller's wife had a toothache and was sitting up in the kitchen treating the tooth with an herbal remedy when her daughter left the house. She screamed for her husband and followed the girl out of the door. The miller came running in his nightshirt. Together, they tried to restrain the girl, but she kept breaking away from them and heading out of town. The desperate cries of the miller and his wife woke the neighbors. They came to assist the frantic couple. Suddenly, a sharp-eyed farmer gave a shout and pointed towards a strange light at the edge of the woods. A few townsmen followed him out into the field and saw Bloody Mary standing beside a large oak tree, holding a magic wand that was pointed towards the miller's house. She was glowing with an unearthly light as she set her evil spell upon the miller's daughter. The townsmen grabbed their guns and their pitchforks and ran toward the witch. When she heard the commotion, Bloody Mary broke off her spell and fled back into the woods. The far-sighted farmer had loaded his gun with silver bullets in case the witch ever came after his daughter. Now he took aim and shot at her. The bullet hit Bloody Mary in the hip and she fell to the ground. The angry townsmen leapt upon her and carried her back into the field, where they built a huge bonfire and burned her at the stake. As she burned, Bloody Mary screamed a curse at the villagers. If anyone mentioned her name aloud before a mirror, she would send her spirit to revenge herself upon them for her terrible death. When she was dead, the villagers went to the house in the wood and found the unmarked graves of the little girls the evil witch had murdered. She had used their blood to make her young again. From that day to this, anyone foolish enough to chant Bloody Mary's name three times before a darkened mirror will summon the vengeful spirit of the witch. It is said that she will tear their bodies to pieces and rip their souls from their mutilated bodies. The souls of these unfortunate ones will burn in torment as Bloody Mary once was burned, and they will be trapped forever in the mirror.Bloody Mary Returns: When her evil stepmother kills both her brothers, a young girl must fight for her life using every resource she has at her disposal. Read the full legend of Bloody Mary in Spooky Pennsylvania by S.E. Schlosser.
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so freaking scary. i peed myself.
Posted by: person with a face | October 27, 2009 02:32 PM
me 2
Posted by: Anonymous | October 27, 2009 03:48 PM
so scary
Posted by: Anonymous | October 27, 2009 04:03 PM
so not scary!
Posted by: lol luver | October 27, 2009 04:29 PM
creepish
Posted by: corrin | October 27, 2009 06:24 PM
This is really creppy
Posted by: ameenah | October 27, 2009 07:46 PM
i guess i can read this in adv. drama
Posted by: Anonymous | October 27, 2009 08:36 PM
i was soo scared this story is like sooo true when i went to da bathroom i saw bloody mary in the mirror
Posted by: zonnique | October 27, 2009 11:19 PM
whateva i have already tried it and i dont work bloody mary isnt even bloody real
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 01:41 AM
weak
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 07:17 AM
crazy
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 12:24 PM
eh, it was ok.
Posted by: nobody | October 28, 2009 03:56 PM
wow yea it is creepy i got chills
Posted by: jessica | October 28, 2009 04:14 PM
this is creepy
Posted by: ashley | October 28, 2009 04:53 PM
werid
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 05:34 PM
wateva dis is so not scary
Posted by: fudgechocalate98 | October 28, 2009 05:48 PM
um i treid everything with it its not scary i call her name in the dark looking a the mirror i saw nothing
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 05:52 PM
this is just like that movie hocus pocus.
Posted by: anonymous | October 28, 2009 06:29 PM
this is retarded...so not scary.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 06:33 PM
wth? i cant believe u guys believe dis STUPID crap its not reaL!!!!!!!!!!! my frnds tried it nd notin happened. quite lyin.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 07:59 PM
Its really not that scary
Posted by: maria | October 29, 2009 08:17 AM
this isnt really that scary i dont really belive in this stuff
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 09:08 AM
wow...creepy
Posted by: dalena | October 29, 2009 11:07 AM
i ma scared
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 11:11 AM
dont beleve it
Posted by: cheyenne | October 29, 2009 11:27 AM
Yeeeah buddie..
it was scary but not scary enoough to pee my pants!!
hahah.. loved it
Posted by: Alecia Little | October 29, 2009 12:04 PM
that is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 12:21 PM
not scaryyyyyyyyyyy. (:
Posted by: katiee bates | October 29, 2009 12:25 PM
this is so fake gosh how could yall believe it i tried it before and nothing happened! duh :) stupids!
Posted by: cheyenne | October 29, 2009 12:33 PM
that video was FREAKY!
Posted by: adri | October 29, 2009 12:41 PM
i peed myself
Posted by: Ur mom | October 29, 2009 01:09 PM
i like bloody marys:)
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 03:37 PM
actually bloody mary was really a countess who lived in europe hundreds of years ago. she was thought of as extremely vain and one day when she slapped her servant and got her blood on her hand she noticed it made her skin "prettier". she was arrested later after finding tubs filled with blood and dead bodies everywhere. it's funny how rumors can spread ;)
Posted by: Khansaa | October 29, 2009 03:52 PM
w.e she is so real
Posted by: Jenny | October 29, 2009 03:56 PM
WTF?
Posted by: Bloody mary | October 29, 2009 04:00 PM
ive heard alot of stories but this storie dosnt sound very real plus ive tried bloody mary and it dose work i had scratces all over mi face my friend was there as werll lol
Posted by: shaynee cousins | October 29, 2009 07:29 PM
this is stupid it is so not scary at all!ive heard this tale forever and still don't believe it!
Posted by: tabby | October 29, 2009 08:56 PM
tat gave me the chills
Posted by: Christina DRMA LOVER | October 29, 2009 09:16 PM
creeeepy!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 11:23 PM
wow i f**in did this and it worked!!!!
Posted by: alicia | October 30, 2009 08:04 AM
that is not real...this is sooo stupid..you foliks are so crazy
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 09:49 AM
This story is so elizabeth bathory!
Posted by: Shelley | October 30, 2009 10:16 AM
I was so scared I ran into my friends arms when I did it
Posted by: Jenna Stacy | October 30, 2009 10:18 AM
DiS STUFF iS S0 LAME.
Posted by: udontwantnun | October 30, 2009 10:22 AM
this is boaringggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: terry | October 30, 2009 10:24 AM
not scary
Posted by: jayden | October 30, 2009 10:48 AM
It was not really and I thought it was good and I saw a movie about this.
Posted by: Allison Tomaszewski | October 30, 2009 11:34 AM
dudes thkis freaked me out i cudnt go go in the bathroom 4 a week chills n trust me it wasnt pretty
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 11:34 AM
Wow :P so scary right???????????????????
Posted by: Anonymus | October 30, 2009 12:05 PM
I read from an email-chain letter: a story called Bloody Mary, too. That version was pretty short, and pretty freaky, but I like he old time-y setting of this one; especially about Mary being a witch this time!
Super wicked ... :)
Posted by: Malorie | October 30, 2009 12:25 PM
Yeah. I'm terrified.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 12:59 PM
I thought you had to call her name 13 times in stead of 3 ????
Posted by: Lily | October 30, 2009 01:09 PM
Didnt work for me!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 01:10 PM
that is ddddddddduuuuuummmmm
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 01:33 PM
yo this is not scary =(
Posted by: raquan blount | October 30, 2009 01:36 PM
DUMMMMMM!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 01:48 PM
this story is freakin awesome
Posted by: bobby | October 30, 2009 01:49 PM
I thought you had to say it 40 times.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 05:24 PM
soooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: bailey s | October 30, 2009 05:42 PM
WTF!! this is soo stupid!!! who da h**ll is soo stupid 2 fall 4 this????!!! LAAAAAME!!=P
Posted by: Sarah | October 30, 2009 06:21 PM
AHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is so so so so so creeepy
Posted by: sunny | October 30, 2009 06:40 PM
this is sooo scary!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: taylor | October 30, 2009 06:47 PM
it never works
Posted by: drew | October 30, 2009 09:09 PM
it so scary i went in the bathroom i saw her in the going to the bathroom
Posted by: kaitlin | October 30, 2009 10:08 PM
wow so so lame!
Posted by: christina | October 31, 2009 02:04 AM
creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepyyyyyyy
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 07:59 AM
so creepy
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 10:46 AM
I've heard many stories about bloody mary and they sound more realistic than this 1 !!!!
Posted by: *marbles* | October 31, 2009 10:53 AM
So not scary nothing scares me do anything todays halloween and nothing can ruin it i am 11 years old and ive wached Orphan its rated R ive watched over 30 scary rated R movies in 1 year
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 12:34 PM
too scary
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 01:01 PM
well her name wasn't bloody mary..but she was a real countess that murdered little girls/young women, and bathed in their blood because she believed it would make her younger..they made a movie about it..it's called stay alive...the place they filmed it as was really her castle..and background is real...
Posted by: Ms. Tess | October 31, 2009 01:32 PM
scary
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 01:45 PM
this is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid i cant belive people actullay belive in this.ur crazy
Posted by: kate | October 31, 2009 02:19 PM
I got my sister to do it and nothing happened
Posted by: kdkd | October 31, 2009 03:45 PM
I heard you the story like this...
She tried to take 3 girls at once (bffs) and they held hands and whispered her name 3 times and their love 4 each other killed her!!!!!!
Legend... is that you get 2 of your bffs and stand in front of a dark mirror and whisper her name 3 times and the mirror will shatter!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Posted by: noname | October 31, 2009 04:20 PM
It is so scary!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: DIANA | October 31, 2009 04:23 PM
that was cripieeeeee
Posted by: nataly | October 31, 2009 05:48 PM
I actually feel sorry for her... & even though it's halloween night i'm not scared D:
Posted by: Maya | October 31, 2009 06:46 PM
this is 4 the prsn who sed they have seen 30 rated r moves in 1 yere im 10 yeres old and ive sene over 1000 scary movies even house of 1000 corpses is not scary.
and people hoo belive this needs to go back to kindergarden.
Posted by: niky101 | October 31, 2009 07:29 PM
stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha not true whatever!! lozers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: jaerianne manalo | November 8, 2009 08:46 PM
fake but great story
Posted by: deathrow004 | November 9, 2009 01:52 PM