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  1. Jan 7, 2013 · The Real Blood Ghost: Directed by Michael Phillip Edwards. Jamaican born film maker Michael Phillip Edwards travels home to interview rural Jamaicans re the truth behind the 'real ghosts' or 'duppies' that haunt the island.

    • The Person Behind The Real Bloody Mary Story
    • Is Bloody Mary Real? How The Queen’s Story Ties Into This Disturbing Legend
    • The Tragic Pregnancy of Queen Mary I
    • Other Possible Inspirations For Bloody Mary

    Some believe that the Bloody Mary legend is directly tied to the queen who bore the same nickname. Queen Mary I of England became known as Bloody Mary because she burned about 280 Protestants alive during her reign. Born on February 18, 1516, in the Greenwich Palace in London, England, to Henry VIIIand Catherine of Aragon, Mary seemed an unlikely c...

    As queen, one of Mary’s most urgent priorities was returning England to the Catholic Church. She married Philip II of Spain, quashed a Protestant rebellion, and reversed many of her father and half-brother’s anti-Catholic policies. In 1555, she went one step further by reviving a law called heretico comburendo, which punished heretics by burning th...

    Alleged Bloody Mary sightings in the mirror often describe the ghost as having a baby or looking for a baby. In some versions of the tale, summoners can taunt Bloody Mary by saying, “I stole your baby,” or “I killed your baby.” And there’s a reason why that refrain would get under Queen Mary I’s skin. Alongside burning Protestants, Mary had another...

    Besides Queen Mary I of England, there are two other main women who some say inspired the Bloody Mary story. The first is Mary Worth, a mysterious witch, and the second is Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian noblewoman who allegedly killed hundreds of girls and young women. Details about Mary Worth are hazy, including whether or not she existed at all. ...

  2. Bloody Mary is a legend of a ghost, phantom, or spirit conjured to reveal the future. She is said to appear in a mirror when her name is chanted repeatedly. The Bloody Mary apparition may be benign or malevolent, depending on historic variations of the legend.

  3. Sep 29, 2023 · From the tyrannical ruler who had hundreds burned at the stake to the "Blood Countess" who may have tortured and murdered 600 girls, these are the real stories that inspired the "Bloody Mary" legend. Almost everyone has heard the urban legend of Bloody Mary.

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  4. The Bloody Mary legend doesn’t quite end there, however. The most common version of the legend states that if you chant her name three times into a mirror, you’ll summon the Bloody Mary ghost – and unfortunately for you, she’ll take your soul for her own, ripping yours to shreds in the process.

  5. The Real Blood Ghost (2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  6. May 9, 2024 · The Myth of ‘Bloody Mary,’ England’s First Queen History remembers Mary I as a murderous monster who burned hundreds of her subjects at the stake, but the real story of the Tudor monarch is ...