In Step 5, you may use any method you wish to fog up the mirror.
When the weight is gone, unlock the door and exit the bathroom. You will feel the weight begin to lift. To end the game: While holding the weight, erase the words from the mirror. You may proceed, continuing to pass the weight back and forth between all principals for as long as you wish. After a short time, pass the weight to the next principal. During Step 7, you may begin to feel a weight in your arms. In the fog on the mirror, use your fingertip to write the following words: “Baby Blue.”. If either of these situations occur, a losing condition has been achieved. Failure to complete these actions in time may result in one of two situations: A woman may appear in the mirror and demand the return of her baby or, the scratching on your arms may become unbearable. Do NOT fail to exit the bathroom as quickly as possible. Regardless as to which option is used, the chant should be repeated a total of 13 times.ĭo NOT hold the weight for too long. The following chants may be used as alternatives to the “Blue baby, baby blue” chant presented here: If you make it out of the bathroom unscathed, congratulations - you’ve won. When you feel the scratching, move quickly: Drop the weight into the toilet, flush the toilet, unlock the door, and exit the bathroom. You may begin to feel a scratching on your arms. This weight may begin to grow heavier. During Step 8, you may begin to feel a weight in your arms. While rocking your arms, chant the phrase, “Blue baby, baby blue” a total of 13 times. Position your arms as though you are cradling a baby. Who knows how many ways to summon Baby Blue there might be?Īs always… well, you know how it goes. I’ve included the instructions for two variations below there might be more, though. It’s also interesting to me that, as is the case with The Raven Man, there’s more than one version of Baby Blue floating around out there. Folklorist Janet Langlois’ essay “Mary Whales, I Believe In You,” which was originally published in 1978 and republished in Indiana Folklore: A Reader in 1980, details some of the earliest research we have on the myth as such, it’s thought that Bloody Mary in its current form may have originated sometime around then. If my theory is right, by the way, that also gives us an idea of when the Baby Blue story might first have appeared: Around or shortly prior to the 1970s. The winning condition is simply surviving. They’re challenges, not rituals meant to provide luck or good fortune or a glimpse into the future or what have you. It’s such a short jump from Point A to Point B here that I can’t help but wonder if the first led directly to the second - a thought which, I think, is strengthened by the fact that both Bloody Mary and Baby Blue serve one purpose and one purpose only: To tempt fate. My reasoning is this: One variation of Bloody Mary involves summoning the titular spirit by chanting, “Bloody Mary! I killed your baby!” One version of Baby Blue, meanwhile, has a losing condition in which a woman bursts through a mirror while screaming at the player to give her back her baby. I’ve got a theory, though - and that’s that this particular game evolved out of another one: Bloody Mary. The origins of the game Blue Baby, Baby Blue - or Blue Baby Blue Baby Blue Baby Blue or Baby Blue, Blue Baby, as it’s variously known - are difficult to untangle I’ve been hearing about it for years, but honestly, I couldn’t tell you when the first time I recall it being mentioned was.
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