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Bloody Mary Worthby *TonyCampagna

Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Macabre & Horror

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I just love this legend as its also the inspiration for the "Candyman" films.

Who can forget the scary story of Bloody Mary, the evil spirit who will scratch your eyes out when summoned? Most people heard the Bloody Mary legend when they were children, listening to spooky ghost stories around the campfire. The tale is still told at slumber parties, campouts, and late-night bonfire parties.

The legend claims that the evil woman can be summoned by chanting "Bloody Mary" into a mirror anywhere from three to one-hundred times in a darkened room lit only by a candle. (Thirteen seems to be the most popular number of chants, appropriately so.) The bathroom is the most popular setting to test out the legend, but other dark rooms seem applicable.

After the given amount of chants, the spirit will then appear in a mirror and claw your eyes out and death will follow. Other variations have her driving you insane or pulling you into the mirror, never to be seen again.

Who Bloody Mary really is remains a mystery. While there are many versions of this story, most accounts point to a woman named Mary Worth, who was horribly disfigured in a car crash. Some people still tell of a witch who was burned at the stake and has returned for revenge, or it may be the devil himself who comes for your soul.

The Bloody Mary Legend saw some rising popularity with a variation of the story in the 1992 movie "Candyman" that used the idea for it's plot. When the characters chanted "Candyman" in the mirror 3 times, he would appear and murder them with his hook hand. I found this movie terrifying! Although I can say that as an adult I generally don't have any nightmares from horror movies, this one I remember vividly -- waking up in a cold sweat, and trying to not to fall back asleep.

The movie "Urban Legends" was released in 1999 and borrows the Bloody Mary myth once again, for one of it's stories. There's no doubt, the horrific tale will appear again, perhaps in yet another version with a different twist.

While you may think you're safe from mean ole Bloody Mary, think again... Legend has it that if you are near a mirror in total darkness, she can still come for you, regardless of whether or not you're trying to call for her.

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~baroquedoll Apr 21, 2012 Photographer

and if i can tell it, the eyes too could be of a real color, to make this vision more subtly eerie and likely . just my opinion, of course

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~TonyCampagna Apr 21, 2012 Professional General Artist

Opinion respected. This was an early piece before finding my style and I appreciate any and all comments. It's far from perfect.

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"When will I make an end? When I'm finished!" ~ Michaelangelo

~baroquedoll Apr 21, 2012 Photographer

absurdly great ! i love the idea of the face in the mirror, even if i'm not sure i knew this story before...though i 'd give her normal teeth, these ones, so sharpened, reveal the illusion, make the vision clearly not true. apart this, i like it !

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~TonyCampagna Apr 21, 2012 Professional General Artist

Many thanks! I'm of more shock value for this legend, but I hear your ideas and greatly respect your vision, thank you.

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~baroquedoll Apr 22, 2012 Photographer

my pleasure, i like sharing my vision and listening to other people's one

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~TonyCampagna Apr 22, 2012 Professional General Artist

I completely relate and always love it when like minded people drop by.

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~slimmsin Jan 14, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

spooky as hell, i love it

~TonyCampagna Jan 15, 2012 Professional General Artist

Much appreciated, thank you

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~SpindleWinter Jan 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I heard- in England, I don't know where you are- that you had to face the mirror, cross your arms over your chest and go "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary Ghost!". Whereupon she would come and try to kill you. I saw a couple of girls do it once; nothing happened, but everyone screamed when I turned the light off.

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~TonyCampagna Jan 14, 2012 Professional General Artist

Actually, I'm in Seattle

I've always wanted to try that. Supposedly, if you run the water, turn off the lights and say that 3 times..... Nah, I don't wanna

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