Bloody Mary folklore in popular culture

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An early 20th century Halloween greeting card showing Bloody Mary Halloween-card-mirror-2.jpg
An early 20th century Halloween greeting card showing Bloody Mary

Both folk and urban legends have served as inspiration for a number of depictions of Bloody Mary, a ghost, phantom or spirit conjured to reveal the future; [1] these are especially prevalent in films and television shows dealing with the supernatural.

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Specific cultural references

Specific reference to Bloody Mary are made in the following:

Film

Stage

Television

Books

Video games

Music

Other

References and notes

  1. Bloody Mary at Urban Legends Archived 2016-12-01 at the Wayback Machine ; About Urban Legends website;
  2. 1 2 Pulliam, June; Fonseca, Anthony (26 September 2016). Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend. ABC-CLIO. p. 35. ISBN   978-1440834912 . Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. Bevil, Dewayne (2008-09-25). "Universal crafts Bloody Mary bio for Halloween Horror Nights". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  4. Charmed episode; TV.COM
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  6. Lowry, Brian (1996). Trust No One: The Official Guide to the X-Files . Harper Prism. ISBN   0-06-105353-8.
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  9. Tito, Greg (2014-04-08). "The Wolf Among Us Episode 3: A Crooked Mile Review - Yes!". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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  11. "Mary". Gamepedia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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  13. The Bloody Mary Show at YouTube.
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