The Ghost Summary: The Story Of Bloody Mary

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Paranormal activity has been a cause of fear and excitement throughout history. The unknown attracts the curiosity from those who wonder whether the supernatural is real or a figment of the imagination. Ghosts are one of the supernatural beings whose existence is questioned every day. Many want to deny the existence of ghosts because they are terrified of other phantoms who may exist and ignore the evidence that has been brought forth throughout the years. However, ghosts are supernatural pheromones whose existence still impacts today’s society. The origin of ghost encounters has been dated back to the early times in history. According to the History Channel, “in the first century A.D. Pliny, the Younger recorded one of the first ghost sightings …show more content…

According to Hannah Bailey, the writer of the magazine New Moon, “many scary stories have historical roots” (29). The story of Bloody Mary has several different origins. Several assume the ghost Bloody Mary is the ghost of the tyrant blood thirsty sister of Elizabeth the First. Others believe Bloody Mary is the ghost of Mary Worth, who supposedly kidnapped slaves who were on the run and performed cruel rituals on them. Legend says she was burned to death by the other villagers. Whether or not the ghost of bloody Mary is the ghost of Mary Worth or the tyrant Mary, their history cause people to create the story and game of Bloody Mary which is still told in …show more content…

When Halloween approaches haunted houses appears everywhere. People visit the haunted houses on the night of Halloween because the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead weakens. The reasoning for visiting the haunted houses on the night of Halloween varies. People will either try to find the ghosts of the people who died there to state their curiosity, to feel the adrenaline when they experience an event otherworldly, or to prove they do not fear or believe in the supernatural. Whatever the reasons may be, people will not fully understand the reason why the house is haunted. James Kneale, a professor at the University College of London says that a haunting is “a tragedy for which there is not yet history” (299). Therefore, no one will truly understand why the spirit lingers in the world of the living and manifest itself because they do not if ghost past is the trigger or if the ghost is waiting for an incident to

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