This is a classic folk narrative motif (Hand from heaven writes on wall). It also appears in the Bible. It may underlie the modern legend motif of a significant message found written on a wall or a mirror. In “AIDS Mary,” the message informs a victim that he has contracted the dread sexually transmitted disease, and in “The Licked Hand,” plus some versions of “The Roommate’s Death,” the mirrormessage mocks survivors after the murder of their companions the night before. In these contemporary legends, the message is usually written in lipstick or blood.
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