Norma
"I'm your problem now." Did I arrive on your doorstep? It's time to play.
Discovery Notes
1933, Black Hollow Traveling Show
Warning Issued
Do not attempt to paint over her smile—those who try often go silent themselves. She should be placed in a room where laughter has recently occurred (play a recording if needed). If you hear her giggle, respond calmly: “Norma, the joke’s on me. You’ve had your turn.”
Last Known Account
Norma once performed in the Black Hollow Traveling Show, a now-vanished circus that toured the American Midwest during the Great Depression. She was not a performer, but a prop—used in a clown act where the headliner would whisper jokes to her and react as though she whispered back. Audiences laughed at first. But soon, they began to report odd sensations: cold hands clutching their legs under the bleachers, the sound of giggling from inside concession tents long after the show ended.
One rainy night in Iowa, every performer vanished. Tents collapsed inward, wagons burned from the inside out, and all that was found was Norma—smiling, dry, unscathed. And seated at center ring.
Every few decades, she’s seen again: at antique shops, estate sales, or in forgotten trunks. She always appears with a faint whiff of popcorn and smoke. And her grin? Wider than before.
This doll has already been summoned and is no longer available.