The Legend of Bloody Mary: Beware the Type of Games You Play!

Most people say the Legend of Mary Worth is simply what it is – a scary story that someone came up with -, yet others claim that it really did happen – maybe not to them directly – but to someone they know, and here is the story as told by Annalise, I hope the lights are on:

When I was about 9 years old, I went to a friend’s house for a 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 curiosity 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 friend’s 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 was, and saw these long fingernail scratches running down her right cheek. I will never forget her face as long as I live!!

It has been said that some were not as fortunate as Lilly (that was the girl’s name), that these ones had their throats slit and left to bleed to death! 

Those who have heard the stories (there are many different ones) believe they are mere cautionary tales told to guide people against pride, arrogance, and the vanity of beauty; not only that, but also a warning about the dangers of playing with magic, spiritism, or sorcery.

But for you, what is your opinion?