The origin of the Bloody Mary legend: mirrors, darkness, and the name you say three times
Bloody Mary legend origin | how to play the ritual (turn off the lights, say the name, go in small groups), the most frequently mentioned historical prototype (Mary I of England, burned around 300 Protestants, the nickname really existed), another account (Mary Worth, North American witch), other versions (Elizabeth Báthory), how folklorists view it (1970s written accounts, ancient mirror divination tradition, legend trip), why Mary and the mirror (the rhythm of the name, medieval mirror superstition)