Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.728Please respect copyright.PENANA7wUnVD5PbH
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.728Please respect copyright.PENANAGu97nWtQGB
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?728Please respect copyright.PENANAaEaOARaRwe
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.728Please respect copyright.PENANAEPcDWLH7Nv
Son: I’m 10. I can take care of myself.
Dad: Are you sure? It can be scary spending the night alone.
Son: Yeah, I’m sure.
Dad: Well it’s past your bedtime.
Son: GAH!
Dad: How about I tell you a bedtime story?
Son: *SIGH* If you must.
Dad: Something wrong?
Son: Is this going to be another stupid scary story?
Dad: What? I thought you liked my stories.
Son: Maybe when I was a little kid, but they’re not scary now.
Dad: Alright. I get it. So now you’re 10, you’re a big man.728Please respect copyright.PENANAf9z4RDPSIf
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.728Please respect copyright.PENANAyx9jTAyXLr
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.728Please respect copyright.PENANAYodvqkwyJE
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,728Please respect copyright.PENANArI5WGvMpMg
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…728Please respect copyright.PENANAlh4Q4WlnBQ
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…728Please respect copyright.PENANAlGCFWQeUeq
Dad: But… I don’t know…728Please respect copyright.PENANAq96QDqjOed
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.728Please respect copyright.PENANAQxWQwcyeeh
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…728Please respect copyright.PENANA8XqwQESINn
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.728Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4aAvacTm8
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.728Please respect copyright.PENANA7BhU1XKd1I
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.728Please respect copyright.PENANAYy0iBEpqSl
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.728Please respect copyright.PENANAaXunRxQHrS
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.728Please respect copyright.PENANACBo4LtVWCR
Dad: They played games together online.728Please respect copyright.PENANA4vck1qGtaH
Dad: They chatted and laughed at each other’s jokes.
Son: Then they got married and lived happily ever after. The End.
Dad: Not quite…728Please respect copyright.PENANAkVkXbPPTWM
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,728Please respect copyright.PENANAeHFibbUu3P
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.728Please respect copyright.PENANA9TCXjlRu6J
Dad: Since they were best friends,728Please respect copyright.PENANAyOrLhnbeui
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.728Please respect copyright.PENANAYBgazmVB8L
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.728Please respect copyright.PENANAYi3hQ9RXqJ
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.728Please respect copyright.PENANAZSdoST1596
Dad: He thought about it for a while.728Please respect copyright.PENANAJlGf1SA6Od
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,728Please respect copyright.PENANArc4ZOKLPZT
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address728Please respect copyright.PENANAKQyt4Q8BJb
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.728Please respect copyright.PENANATNmTnI9ACC
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.728Please respect copyright.PENANAc6obFOWgtD
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said728Please respect copyright.PENANAXJrgUq3qnN
Dad: He would mail the package right away.728Please respect copyright.PENANACyhAVtBLzq
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.728Please respect copyright.PENANAHoFNXiMeTr
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address728Please respect copyright.PENANA9eb1DdsKU6
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.728Please respect copyright.PENANAw8Jfu7zPqB
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.728Please respect copyright.PENANAeMmPUuSIut
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.728Please respect copyright.PENANAhUow6VDYHY
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,728Please respect copyright.PENANAz91H16ndLW
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.728Please respect copyright.PENANA6Wn62zpeTy
Dad: By bedtime the next night,728Please respect copyright.PENANAHxLRyIzmGS
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.728Please respect copyright.PENANAOljDUXYs1I
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.728Please respect copyright.PENANAqlYGR9a4Ws
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.728Please respect copyright.PENANAWvPxaIumrk
Dad: He lay in his bed as he waited for his parents to come upstairs to tuck him in.
Dad: Colby lay there in the darkness and listened.728Please respect copyright.PENANA84FG3tzibb
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.728Please respect copyright.PENANA4v1aZbafX0
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.728Please respect copyright.PENANAzPRpt0OwuZ
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.728Please respect copyright.PENANARMqVG3uvlo
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.728Please respect copyright.PENANAdLAtIZcVZs
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.728Please respect copyright.PENANARtrO8g2yUY
Dad: The scraping of branches against his window.
Son: This story is putting me to sleep.
Dad: But there were some other noises he couldn’t quite account for.728Please respect copyright.PENANAkGadrf5X3f
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.728Please respect copyright.PENANARZv5yNqQ0C
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.728Please respect copyright.PENANAuDpcVXU6T2
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”728Please respect copyright.PENANAwQq2dsrwCC
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.728Please respect copyright.PENANAyqpWKqrx9X
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.728Please respect copyright.PENANAVaC8UwV2EU
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.728Please respect copyright.PENANA21gYQiKVbN
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.728Please respect copyright.PENANA10WgBM99FC
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.728Please respect copyright.PENANAnWfAyVj07Z
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”728Please respect copyright.PENANAE8VLTjmXsH
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.728Please respect copyright.PENANAeLJWNjVpSD
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.728Please respect copyright.PENANAm2THXLa138
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.728Please respect copyright.PENANAQTQh2Y9Fxi
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.728Please respect copyright.PENANA5zijaAK6VL
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”728Please respect copyright.PENANAO06tbAntTN
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.728Please respect copyright.PENANAUJ3F31gnHP
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”728Please respect copyright.PENANAmEGoOAQTlX
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.728Please respect copyright.PENANABSYnjauLD1
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.728Please respect copyright.PENANAYUwBa1xwvC
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.728Please respect copyright.PENANA2ShEedztPC
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”728Please respect copyright.PENANAq42bKURN7O
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”728Please respect copyright.PENANAaZlNti9M66
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”728Please respect copyright.PENANAOAo1a8c2mQ
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.728Please respect copyright.PENANA0EgUVHVhut
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.728Please respect copyright.PENANA00Ps8gldNF
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.728Please respect copyright.PENANAgQoEyyFBAQ
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.728Please respect copyright.PENANAv2317HGRSJ
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.728Please respect copyright.PENANAQnbWKeQS9X
Dad: The man dropped the heads on the floor and took out his knife.
Son: NO NO NO!
Dad: After several hours, the boy was almost dead.728Please respect copyright.PENANAtwXijJCObf
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.728Please respect copyright.PENANACfnxWllkZx
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.728Please respect copyright.PENANAXkIxvV6MJC
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.728Please respect copyright.PENANAxB3xtKPs94
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the728Please respect copyright.PENANAz8IZcomhhQ
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.728Please respect copyright.PENANArtqCxY1s76
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.728Please respect copyright.PENANAfQNQTw010k
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.728Please respect copyright.PENANATn3LIuw5OY
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.728Please respect copyright.PENANAbfWwV3kmOe
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.728Please respect copyright.PENANAMCVjNKG5j1
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.728Please respect copyright.PENANA67sMFoTA29
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.728Please respect copyright.PENANALV2EkNynlj
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.728Please respect copyright.PENANAUtn0YWYLLw
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.728Please respect copyright.PENANAuIQgirTJom
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.728Please respect copyright.PENANA6Znjx7TW9t
Dad: Son?728Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9ZKlQWpQv
Dad: Will?728Please respect copyright.PENANAdpknXhV89L
Dad: William?728Please respect copyright.PENANADPY8dOgU9A
Dad: You still there, Son?728Please respect copyright.PENANAgayvEzpX3s
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?728Please respect copyright.PENANASHdljMswOA
Dad: Want to hear another?728Please respect copyright.PENANAEO76tByYvL
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.