Slappy- Only in Pictures

Across the plaza, I spotted a fortune-teller’s booth. Behind the glass sat an old woman carved out of wood. She was dressed in a red velvet dress and had a turban on her head. MADAME DOOM.
I walked closer and raised my camera. I snapped a photo of the booth. But when I checked my picture out on the view screen, I had a surprise. Standing next to the booth was a ventriloquist’s dummy. He had big eyes, bright red lips, and an evil smile. He appeared to be standing up all on his own.
“Weird,” I muttered. I turned back to Madame Doom’s booth. No dummy standing there.
I flashed another picture.
The grinning dummy was there again! In this photo, he had one hand raised, as if he was waving to me!
But how could that be? Why couldn’t I see him standing there?

- Say Cheese and Die - Screaming!, Enter Horrorland, chapter 1