If You Ever Say Bloody Mary In A Mirror… STOP AT TWO

If you ever say Bloody Mary in a mirror, stop at two. Do not say it a third time. Do not turn off the light. And do not wait to find out who finishes the count. There are seven rules. A deadpan survival notice for the oldest sleepover dare there is. What the mirror really does to a face in under a minute, where the game came from, why the light stays on, and who else has been counting. Every rule is fiction. Every fact inside it is real. The folklore is folklore. CHAPTERS 0:00 Stop at two 0:22 The game 0:57 Rule 1: Stop at two 1:31 Rule 2: Keep the light on 2:04 Rule 3: Do not stare 2:56 Rule 4: Do not eat in front of the mirror 3:54 Rule 5: Never climb the stairs backward 4:56 Rule 6: Do not give it ten minutes 5:57 Rule 7: Remember who else is counting 6:56 Right now SOURCES Caputo (2010), "Strange-face-in-the-mirror illusion", Perception; Scientific American, "Locking Eyes with a Monster"; Robert Burns, "Halloween" (1786), author's footnote; Public Domain Review, Halloween postcards c. 1900-1920; Ellis (2004), Lucifer Ascending; Dundes (1998); Bloody Mary folklore overview (Wikipedia). #ifyouever #analoghorror #bloodymary #mirror #creepy