(l to r.) Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Alvin (voiced by Christopher Mintz-Plasse) react to newly risen zombies in the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman. In the film, Norman is a boy who is able to see and speak to the dead. When a curse that was put on his town centuries ago comes to fruition, Norman is the only guy around who has the gifts to deal with the problem.