Did you ever hear this superstition? If you chant "Bloody Mary" or "Mary Worth" or any of a number of variations in a darkened bathroom, you will see her in the mirror? Or she'll scratch you and/or kill you?According to this website, the story has its origins in my own home state of Illinois.
Apparently, a very evil lady named Mary Worth used to perform satanic rituals on runaway slaves in the 19th century. She was executed, but when her corpse was disturbed later by farmers and real estate developers, her malevolent spirit escaped and haunts us all!
If you believe that kind of thing.
