When a group of psychiatric hospital nurses invoke the spirit of Bloody Mary—a supposed urban myth—the slaughter begins. First, a young nursing assistant disappears, her body never found. Now, patients are turning up dead—battered beyond recognition, soaked in blood, their eyes ripped out. Mary's wrath has begun. Freed from her eternal prison behind the mirror's reflection, she unleashes a murderous, maniacal fury upon the asylum. Moving at will through mirrors, she strikes when her victims are unsuspecting, defenseless, and alone. Bloody Mary's legend is real, her vengeance is fatal, and to free her, all you have to do is say her name.
This movie starts out with a bang! We’re talkin’ about a diminutive, naked college hotty (big boobs) who, adhering to a sorority ritual, drifts through a labyrinth until she’s wasted by the title character! Before she’s brutally dispatched, the babe–compliant with tradition–faces a mirror that’s lodged in the darkened quarters of an old mental ward; reciting the "I believe in Bloody Mary" refrain, she resurrects the bitch and pays the consequences. The victim was coaxed into beckoning Blood Mary as a result of an initiation game, instigated by her sadistic and/or cowardly fellow nurses.
 
Okay, there’s admittedly a concession to CANDYMAN but this is the first film, in years, to develop a "monster" that actually unnerved me; Bloody Mary is freakin’ scary as hell! I mean I wouldn’t wanna f*** wit’ her, that’s for damn sure! Fast jittery movements, evoking the HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL remake, make me ball up in a fetal position and suck my thumb! And the audio track was creepy enough to influence a couple of nightmares (for real!). I’m speculating that Bloody Mary has OCD! We’re talking about a ghost that plucks-out the eyes of her victims and deposits the orbs within labeled jars.
Basically, the story introduces a girl named Mary who was a tenant in the mental ward. Disappearing and dying in the tunnel corridors, her ghost carries on and can travel through mirrors. She also has a few people working for her...even a sexy British doctor! BLOODY MARY, a genuine sleeper, is governed by a pissed-off spirit that should be a candidate for a franchise. This film is a credit to the independent industry.
By Alexxus Young
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Bloody Mary: Legend of the Mirror Witch
MOVIE YEAR: 2006
DIRECTOR: Richard Valentine
WRITING CREDITS: Richard Valentine
GENRE: Horror
CAST: Jaason Simmons, Kim Tyler, Matt Borlenghi
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 93 min
RATING: 8/10
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