I’m usually pretty hesitant when a sequel book comes out for books having to do with haunting; I mean, how much more could you really go into a haunted doll? Whew boy, y’all, buckle up for Norman 2. Paranormal investigator Stephen Lancaster left off telling us about the strange death of his cat and the discomfort of his spouse and daughter.
Sorry Stephen, when I first picked up Norman 2, I rolled my eyes just a bit. Then I read the introduction by the late great Rosemary Ellen Guiley and put aside my critical brain to give it a shot. For a tiny Mattel doll, Norman was about to do some pretty shady stuff. Christmas has always been an active time for the doll. In the first Norman book it was posited that the essence inside the doll likely caused a house to burn down once before. After a period where there was only minimal activity, Lancaster woke up Christmas Eve to discover that the room Norman was in had caught fire. The only real victim appeared to be Norman’s face itself. However, Lancaster went back to bed only to be woken by the fact that his outside barn was on fire. Wait…WHAT?
Norman 2 is full of sightings, attacks on Stephen and his wife, and some pretty wild reactions during investigations. Oh, and there are pictures. There’s one particular picture of the entity that I don’t recommend looking at right before you go to bed at night. If you really want to freak yourself out, visit Lancaster’s website devoted to the doll: https://www.normanthedoll.com/normanthedoll
If this stuff isn’t real, then Lancaster has one hell of an imagination and a great film crew.
Norman 2 is available September 8, 2020 from Llewellyn.
