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The legend of Bloody Mary claims that the evil woman can be summoned by chanting “BLOODY MARY” into a mirror anywhere from three to one-hundred times in a darkened room lit only by a candle. The bathroom is the most popular setting to carry out the chants, but other dark rooms seem applicable. After the given amount of chants, the spirit will appear in a mirror and claw your eyes out and death will follow. Other variations have seen her driving you insane or pulling you into the mirror, never to be seen again.

The legend of Bloody Mary claims that the evil woman can be summoned by chanting “BLOODY MARY” into a mirror anywhere from three to one-hundred times in a darkened room lit only by a candle. The bathroom is the most popular setting to carry out the chants, but other dark rooms seem applicable. After the given amount of chants, the spirit will appear in a mirror and claw your eyes out and death will follow. Other variations have seen her driving you insane or pulling you into the mirror, never to be seen again.

(Source: rgoldberg.info)

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The Many Legends of Sara Jane Road One legend has it that while Sara Jane’s husband was off fighting in the Civil War, the lonely woman and her child were keeping the home fires burning in their house along the Neches River. When rumors spread that Union soldiers would soon ravage the area, Sara Jane is believed to have hidden her baby — tucked away in a wicker basket — under a wooden bridge near her home. She then returned to the house where legend says she hanged herself from a Cypress tree in the front yard.Local residents say they have seen the ghost of Sara Jane haunting the Southeast Texas roadway. Others believe that you can still see a light flickering at night as Sara Jane continues to search for her baby with the help of an oil lantern. Another story has a young mother pushing a stroller carrying her baby, Sara Jane, across a bridge when the carriage tips over and the baby is spilled into the rushing waters below. As the mother frantically searches for her baby, she cries out for her child.Her moans and cries for Sara Jane are allegedly still heard on eerie Southeast Texas nights. Very similar to the above story, one tale focuses on a young mother driving a horse-drawn carriage down the roadway at midnight, many years ago.She had her baby daughter, named Sarah Jane, in a basket beside her. Heavy fog had descended and when she crossed the middle of the bridge the horse spooked and the carriage overturned — throwing the baby into the water. Sara Jane was never found.The tale goes on to say on Halloween night when it’s dark and foggy you can hear the mother calling, “Sara Jane, Sara Jane”, looking for her baby. On a more sinister level, one local legend pegs Sara Jane as a baby murderer. The tale includes the mother throwing her child into the river and being hung at the very site of her crime as a punishment.

The Many Legends of Sara Jane Road

  • One legend has it that while Sara Jane’s husband was off fighting in the Civil War, the lonely woman and her child were keeping the home fires burning in their house along the Neches River. 

    When rumors spread that Union soldiers would soon ravage the area, Sara Jane is believed to have hidden her baby — tucked away in a wicker basket — under a wooden bridge near her home. She then returned to the house where legend says she hanged herself from a Cypress tree in the front yard.

    Local residents say they have seen the ghost of Sara Jane haunting the Southeast Texas roadway. Others believe that you can still see a light flickering at night as Sara Jane continues to search for her baby with the help of an oil lantern.
  • Another story has a young mother pushing a stroller carrying her baby, Sara Jane, across a bridge when the carriage tips over and the baby is spilled into the rushing waters below. As the mother frantically searches for her baby, she cries out for her child.

    Her moans and cries for Sara Jane are allegedly still heard on eerie Southeast Texas nights.
  • Very similar to the above story, one tale focuses on a young mother driving a horse-drawn carriage down the roadway at midnight, many years ago.

    She had her baby daughter, named Sarah Jane, in a basket beside her. Heavy fog had descended and when she crossed the middle of the bridge the horse spooked and the carriage overturned — throwing the baby into the water. Sara Jane was never found.

    The tale goes on to say on Halloween night when it’s dark and foggy you can hear the mother calling, “Sara Jane, Sara Jane”, looking for her baby.
  • On a more sinister level, one local legend pegs Sara Jane as a baby murderer. The tale includes the mother throwing her child into the river and being hung at the very site of her crime as a punishment.

(Source: panews.com)

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Devil’s Pool near Babinda in Far North Queensland is known in Aboriginal legend as a cursed place.  It has claimed 17 young male lives since 1959.  No women have died there. The legend goes as follows: In this tribe was an elder, and his name was called Waroonoo and Waroonoo was promised to a girl called Oolana. When they got married, they had a big dance. As they went dancing a wandering tribe passed through and they welcomed them. In this tribe was a handsome young warrior and his name was Dyga. Oolana fell in love with him, and he fell in love with Oolana. While they were dancing, they decided to run further up the creek and camp there overnight. And at the morning, the wandering tribe and our tribe saw that they were missing. So they went in search of them and they said to Oolana, “You’ve got to come with us.” And his tribe took him away. And when she saw that, she just came and she threw herself into the creek. She loved him that much. And there was a mighty upheaval, and rocks were strewn everywhere and where she lay is now called the Devil’s Pool. And every now and again she might call a wandering man to her, thinking that it’s Dyga.

Devil’s Pool near Babinda in Far North Queensland is known in Aboriginal legend as a cursed place.  It has claimed 17 young male lives since 1959.  No women have died there.

The legend goes as follows:

In this tribe was an elder, and his name was called Waroonoo and Waroonoo was promised to a girl called Oolana. When they got married, they had a big dance. As they went dancing a wandering tribe passed through and they welcomed them. In this tribe was a handsome young warrior and his name was Dyga. Oolana fell in love with him, and he fell in love with Oolana. While they were dancing, they decided to run further up the creek and camp there overnight. And at the morning, the wandering tribe and our tribe saw that they were missing. So they went in search of them and they said to Oolana, “You’ve got to come with us.” And his tribe took him away. And when she saw that, she just came and she threw herself into the creek. She loved him that much. And there was a mighty upheaval, and rocks were strewn everywhere and where she lay is now called the Devil’s Pool. And every now and again she might call a wandering man to her, thinking that it’s Dyga.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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