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Of course it's not true, we all know that. It's meant to be scary-fun. Although if people truly believe then they might need to seek help. Bloody Mary was actually a Divination game played by high society women in the 20th century. There are two known versions of the game:

The first required young women to walk backwards up a staircase in a dark house holding a candle and a hand mirror. The second, required a young woman to stand in a dark room in front of a mirror, (holding a candle depending on who's telling the story) and to spin around five times then look straight into the mirror. In both versions, it was believed that you would be able to see the portrait/face of your future husband, although if you were unlunky, you would see a skull (repesentitive of the Grim Reaper) which indicated that you would die before being married.

It was believed that the reasoning behind the idea of supposedly seeing your future husband, or the face of death, was due to factors of dizzyness caused by excessive spinning, being in a dark room and poor lighting from a candle. All it was, was a harmless game young 20th century took part in because of their desires to find a husband.