Bloody Mary folklore in popular culture
Both folk and urban legends have served as inspiration for a number of popular culture depictions of Bloody Mary,[1] especially in movies and television shows dealing with the supernatural.
Specific cultural references
Specific reference to Bloody Mary are made in the following:
Film
- Bloody Mary, a 2006 film set in a psychiatric hospital which is based on the legend;[2]
- Paranormal Activity 3, a 2011 sequel/prequel in the Paranormal Activity film franchise.
- The Legend of Bloody Mary, a 2008 film by director John Stecenko includes a character, Amy, who goes missing for good after playing the game "Bloody Mary".[3]
- Urban Legends: Bloody Mary a 2005 sequel to the Urban Legend film franchise.
Stage
- In 2008, for its annual "Halloween Horror Nights" event, Universal Studios Florida developed a new variation of the legend. In their version, "Mary" was a doctor who studied fear by exposing her patients to it.[4]
Television
- A season two episode of Charmed ("Chick Flick"), involves a demon who makes killers from different horror movies come to life. One of these killers is Bloody Mary.[5]
- In the Ghost Whisperer TV series' third season, an episode ("Don't Try This at Home") involves the Bloody Mary legend.[6]
- Supernatural, the paranormal TV series, had an episode that was titled, "Bloody Mary", during its first season, involving a ghost that attacked those who were looking into a mirror while her name was repeated. She was only capable of 'leaping' into mirrors within a certain range of the mirror that she killed herself in front of.[7]
- An X-Files episode (Syzygy) concerns her legend;[8]
- Deadbeat TV Series
- Mentioned in Warehouse 13 at various times, about a large mirror in the warehouse, in relation to Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland story.
Video games
- The Wolf Among Us, a video game based on the Fables comic book series, introduces the Bloody Mary legend as a Fable and one of the key antagonists in the game.[9] She is voiced by Kathryn Cressida.
Books
- Say Her Name by James Dawson
Other
- The Bloody Mary Show, a British comedy webseries which portrays Bloody Mary's daily life.[10]
References and notes
- ↑ Bloody Mary at Urban Legends
- ↑ IMdB: Bloody Mary plot summary
- ↑ IMdB: The Legend of Bloody Mary plot summary
- ↑ Bevil, Dewayne (2008-09-25). "Universal crafts Bloody Mary bio for Halloween Horror Nights". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ↑ Charmed episode; TV.COM
- ↑ "The Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episode 2, "Don't Try This At Home"". Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ "Supernatural Season 1, Episode 5 "Bloody Mary"". Internet Movie Database.
- ↑
- Lowry, Brian (1996). Trust No One: The Official Guide to the X-Files. Harper Prism. ISBN 0-06-105353-8.
- ↑ Tito, Greg (2014-04-08). "The Wolf Among Us Episode 3: A Crooked Mile Review - Yes!". Escapist. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ The Bloody Mary Show at YouTube.