spooky

  Norman. 20. Folklore major. Sometimes when people get scared, they say and do terrible things. I think you got so scared that you forgot who you are. But I don't think you're a witch. Not really.  

[notnormalnorman]

norman eyed the off colored shoes behind the front desk of the bowling alley, frown deepening. “do you think we still have to wear these?” he called out, unsure of where exactly louise was at the moment, but sure she could hear him. “or does a blizzard count as extenuating circumstances?” @babybelch​

[notnormalnorman]

[notnormalnorman]

what’s your favorite donut flavor?

“kind of weird question, but it’s between the ring of fire or tangfastic from voodoo donuts. ring of fire is a chocolate donut with cinnamon and cayenne pepper. tangfastic has vanilla frosting, tang powder, and marshmallows. so like, really depends on my mood you know?”

[notnormalnorman]

invisoviolet·:

“I can’t say I’m an expert when it comes to haunted hayrides,” she admits with a laugh. She might like a good horror movie, but her experience stops and ends there. “No it’s a great costume!” Violet insists, shaking her head when Norman suggests he should have gone with something else. “Donnie Darko is such a good movie. And you can spend the whole night walking around without anyone knowing who you are.” The real selling point, if you ask her. “Deal. You talk to the ghosts and I’ll blast them.” She pats the proton pack she’s wearing for emphasis.

Norman was surprised, his smile growing as he looked at her. “You’re the first person I’ve talked to tonight who knew what my costume was. Or what Donnie Darko is.” It wasn’t a big deal, Norman was more than used to people not understanding or recognizing his favorite things. But having some do so definitely made him feel, even just for a moment, like he wasn’t a complete freak. “Most people don’t know who I am, so I kind of already do that.” He laughed. “Sounds like we’re gonna be a great team.”

[notnormalnorman]

invisoviolet·:

Violet may not seem like the type of person that participates in things, and typically she isn’t. But she’s always had a soft spot for Halloween, relishing in the chance to be someone else for the night. Even if this year it came along with wearing matching costumes with her father and brother. Managing to slip away from her family for a while, Violet settles onto her seat on the hayride pleased to have a few moments of peace and quiet. She almost groans when the person next to her starts talking, feeling a wave of relief wash over her when it’s only Norman. “I’ve heard it’s supposed to be pretty good this year.” She gives him a small smile, relaying the information she kept hearing as she walks around the festival. “Isn’t that thing hard to breathe in?” she asks curiously, eyeing the bunny head he’s now holding in his lap.

“Do you have comparable experience with this sort of thing?” He asked, a goofy smile lighting up his features. “I mean, yeah, but it’s kind of integral to the look. Probably should’ve gone with a different look.” He thought out loud. It had seemed like a cool idea at the time, something different and fun, and something he could work on to keep him busy. Now he was thinking maybe he should’ve just grabbed something cheap from the shop. “I like your costume. Maybe you can help me with my ghost problems when this is over.” 

[notnormalnorman]

sheglitch·:

the fall festival was one of vanellope’s favorite events and it was something she looked forward to every year. the haunted hayride was one of her favorite parts aside from the snacks. she’d already ridden once with her friends and decided she’d go again. now that she knew what was coming, she hoped she’d embarrass herself a little less than the first time around. hopefully glitch less too.. glancing at the boy next to her, she smiles back. “ cool costume. ” she remarks happily though she’s not entire sure what bunny he’s supposed to be but a demented one. “ really? ” she asks, smile widening. “ you’re gonna have so much fun! it’s my favorite! ”

“really? thanks. i made it.” normally he wouldn’t have informed her of that, at least if he’d been sober. “i like yours, too. i think i saw you with your family earlier. pretty impressive for you to convince everyone to be involved like that.” his family wouldn’t be caught dead getting into a group costume. his mom maybe, but his sister was too cool and his dad would’ve thought it was dumb. “oh yeah? but can i trust your judgement?” he asked, brow raised in curiosity. “how easily would you say you get scared?”

[notnormalnorman]

skatinganna·:

“never,” she confirms. truthfully, anna had never been to anything haunted. the closet thing she got to was the halloween skate shows at the ice palace - but those were meant to be the fun type of spooky rather than anything scary. “so they won’t try to touch us or anything? i know some places let the actors do that, don’t they?”

norman had to think about it. he’d read about places that do that sort of thing, but he’d spent a lot of time in a lot of haunted houses and hayrides and none of them allowed anything like that. which seemed like it would be a relief to the girl next to him. “some i guess. those are for, like, really die hard fans and psychopaths. but most places are against touching. otherwise it’s gotta be an insurance nightmare, you know?”

[notnormalnorman]

phantcsma·:

“norman!” the smile on phoebe’s fell when she took a look a his costume, a confused expression replacing it. “thanks. i…” she was a little unsure of what to say. “what are you? an evil bunny?” she quickly followed it with “i mean, i like it! i just don’t know what it is.”

“oh!” norman looked down at himself, laughing. normally he’d be embarrassed, despite being used to wearing obscure costumes, but he was high enough to feel at ease in his surroundings. “it’s frank the rabbit. it’s a character from the movie donnie darko. it’s...kind of hard to explain. not evil though! he helps save the world. kind of.”

[notnormalnorman]

“oh hey!” norman smiled at the familiar face, one of the only ghosts he actually was excited about seeing anywhere. “nice costume.” he complimented, genuinely, holding the rabbit head of his own costume under his arm. @phantcsma​

[notnormalnorman]

phoenixpanics·:

Phoenix didn’t normally willingly do the super scary things during Halloween, like the haunted houses or hayrides. However, under the influence was a whole different story. Sitting beside Norman, Phoenix smiled, his eyes faintly red. “Me either, man. I guess we’ll see how this goes.”

Norman laughed, leaning back against the bails of hay on the edges of the truck bed. “Should be fun, man. You easily scared?” He asked out of curiosity. Not that he wanted anyone to get too freaked out, but this things were always more fun if you were at least a little jumpy. He didn’t trust people who went to haunted houses or hayrides and acted like they were on a school field to an art museum.

[notnormalnorman]

skatinganna·:

while anna had attended the fall festival the past few years, those visits had always been short. she’d get her candy apple and then return home like she was encouraged to do. but not this year. graduated from college and no longer under the influence of any caregiver, she was free to stay as long as she’d like and actually participate in the event. it was exciting! there was so much to see and try - but first thing first, she was getting on that hayride. already seated and waiting for it to start, she beams when a boy comes to sit beside her. “i’ve never been on one,” she admits, a little sheepishly. “they’re not normally too scary, are they?”

“never?” he asked, somehow even more excited by being with someone who’d never experienced this before. it was like showing someone a horror movie for the first time and he found himself suddenly invested in her having a good time. “not really. i mean the idea is to get you to scream, but like, we’re moving so it’s not as bad. and obviously they can’t, like. get super close or anything. it’s fun!”

[notnormalnorman]

despite the strange things he saw every day, norman still loved halloween. this was the time of year when everyone was excited about the things he loved, the things he usually got made fun of for. ghost boy, on halloween, was totally normal. the ghosts he saw everywhere almost blended into the background with all the decorations and he could almost function like a normal person. of course, the drugs in his system also helped. so with his spirits unusually high, norman climbed into the back of the truck for the hayride, took off the head of his costume and smiled at the person next to him. “i haven’t been on one of these in a long time.”

[notnormalnorman]

“ is there something bad here?” (violet)

“hm?” norman hummed, as if he’d just snapped back into reality. he couldn’t even remember what he’d been doing the moment before violet had asked the question. then, slowly his gaze drifted back just over her shoulder. “bad?” he asked for clarification. “depends on how you define ‘bad’. relatively speaking i don’t think so.” he focused back from the ghost to violet, a relieved smile calming his features as he does. @invisoviolet

[rachel-weisz]

[notnormalnorman]

norman’s halloween costume - frank the bunny from donnie darko

[notnormalnorman]

“ i think your house is haunted ” (Danny)

“oh...yeah, it is.” norman confirmed. he’d noticed the ghosts immediately once he’d come to see the place, but he didn’t have a choice, every place he’d seen had it’s own eternal residents, these had just been the least intrusive presence he could find. “you’d be surprised how many place are haunted. they just don’t bother anyone so no one ever really realizes anything. my house back home was haunted, too, but by my grandmother so it wasn’t as weird.” @imgoingghcst

[notnormalnorman]

“hey boss.” norman greeted danny as walked into the room, norman’s head hanging back over the back of the computer chair as he propelled himself in a slow circle with one foot. “what’s the plan tonight?” @imgoingghcst​