I'm not sure you would call this story itself weird, but what my friends and I did certainly was.
So, in years/grades kindy-4 I went to a strict catholic school and I had these friends who were OBSESSED with horror. One of my friends (let's call her Caitlin for personal reasons) would almost always bring in a creepy doll. She claimed to be a doll whisperer and that she could talk to them. There were many times we'd all have mini "rituals" to try and summon demons and stuff like that.
So once a bunch of my friends decided to try and summon Pennywise. Yep, you heard me right, Pennywise. Being the coward I am, I decided to sit this one out with another friend bc that stuff was terrifying to us. All my friends sat around a drain in a circle holding hands and closing eyes. They'd place the doll in the middle of the circle and Caitlin would apparently communicate with it somehow. My friend and I had to look away or else it would "ruin the ritual".
So yeah, if you're ever wondering what goes on in little catholic schools there's your answer.