Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.721Please respect copyright.PENANAiO7Ciffo1w
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.721Please respect copyright.PENANAFCNgOdzIop
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?721Please respect copyright.PENANACKf5iUlqTL
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.721Please respect copyright.PENANAOcElPormIE
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.721Please respect copyright.PENANANsjEB3NDbw
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.721Please respect copyright.PENANAky6EbDR5mM
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.721Please respect copyright.PENANACpOC17XEV3
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,721Please respect copyright.PENANAFrFP2nfQyd
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…721Please respect copyright.PENANAWf51t3dz3y
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…721Please respect copyright.PENANAzsMPep9fKx
Dad: But… I don’t know…721Please respect copyright.PENANARpW9sDWR33
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.721Please respect copyright.PENANAWU5TfZppSo
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…721Please respect copyright.PENANAAjQBUqddFk
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.721Please respect copyright.PENANAULLvDcxxhu
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.721Please respect copyright.PENANABGxLkBTJ93
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.721Please respect copyright.PENANA6O0z3SEasO
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.721Please respect copyright.PENANAyRSk2cLdqx
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.721Please respect copyright.PENANAFkjCcpLGxr
Dad: They played games together online.721Please respect copyright.PENANACva3qj8va4
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…721Please respect copyright.PENANACBPoMxyCRd
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,721Please respect copyright.PENANADzQlTxeTYW
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.721Please respect copyright.PENANAei69ooD3o5
Dad: Since they were best friends,721Please respect copyright.PENANAlJz6lBsY3v
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.721Please respect copyright.PENANAl9xYpvlLU0
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.721Please respect copyright.PENANAAOKzuq4uxI
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.721Please respect copyright.PENANA1t1USw0EZ5
Dad: He thought about it for a while.721Please respect copyright.PENANABuI2APHgZ5
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,721Please respect copyright.PENANA9q1HSOhUMl
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address721Please respect copyright.PENANA4WBsr6pjAn
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.721Please respect copyright.PENANACP21XOSA8H
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.721Please respect copyright.PENANAL2l0osT6en
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said721Please respect copyright.PENANA6dUYOCvicr
Dad: He would mail the package right away.721Please respect copyright.PENANAIQ2XT2O1o5
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.721Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9h4GxDXmL
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address721Please respect copyright.PENANAG1WpGKrBnj
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.721Please respect copyright.PENANAk8zznNogqW
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.721Please respect copyright.PENANA4FN3UJqNQO
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.721Please respect copyright.PENANAwLyAe4ujv6
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,721Please respect copyright.PENANAG9jxLi8b60
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.721Please respect copyright.PENANArCaggBici2
Dad: By bedtime the next night,721Please respect copyright.PENANA0SAzrixvGS
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.721Please respect copyright.PENANAIRVRY83b8W
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.721Please respect copyright.PENANACx1ghuL3Q2
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.721Please respect copyright.PENANAa4jlhnyfVa
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.721Please respect copyright.PENANAwwLYXdbuju
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.721Please respect copyright.PENANAtPsIomD106
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.721Please respect copyright.PENANAA8aZS5Xffe
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.721Please respect copyright.PENANAJAHF7eVIbL
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.721Please respect copyright.PENANAbhQ5Vk9qns
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.721Please respect copyright.PENANAqyh2Ey8Kde
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.721Please respect copyright.PENANA6Gxh8SQVie
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.721Please respect copyright.PENANARwgVkraPd2
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.721Please respect copyright.PENANAW0jwgrR1im
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”721Please respect copyright.PENANAIxe06i1Kyy
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.721Please respect copyright.PENANAzv9d4eGo2b
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.721Please respect copyright.PENANAG9MTpWqdLO
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.721Please respect copyright.PENANA25zjT7QEEj
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.721Please respect copyright.PENANAY4PYE3iJOz
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.721Please respect copyright.PENANAXYPsIc4EU9
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”721Please respect copyright.PENANATaaxD275qU
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.721Please respect copyright.PENANAFPbduMgLIl
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.721Please respect copyright.PENANAjicmYz547K
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.721Please respect copyright.PENANA8s1YSBksuY
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.721Please respect copyright.PENANAsynzvZT2Ur
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”721Please respect copyright.PENANAyG0dshf4Qx
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.721Please respect copyright.PENANAjdhLYtKc3F
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”721Please respect copyright.PENANAzYrpDWyXxX
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.721Please respect copyright.PENANAQPfqMUcnfA
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.721Please respect copyright.PENANAT3v7r6n24H
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.721Please respect copyright.PENANADwasduzqWA
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”721Please respect copyright.PENANAhndy1y8UX1
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”721Please respect copyright.PENANAnzLJCMqobK
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”721Please respect copyright.PENANAwJJgb1Jyat
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.721Please respect copyright.PENANAlB8LQbZ52c
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.721Please respect copyright.PENANAKLmzsqUaTp
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.721Please respect copyright.PENANA45vaXGPxNB
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.721Please respect copyright.PENANAScnxPwWY3W
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.721Please respect copyright.PENANA5mF58Xxnev
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.721Please respect copyright.PENANAqzApS8C4Ad
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.721Please respect copyright.PENANAfQuuiKhcEF
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.721Please respect copyright.PENANAnlxAe1BWN3
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.721Please respect copyright.PENANAl2CO6b0oqn
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the721Please respect copyright.PENANAVckEyPSluI
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.721Please respect copyright.PENANA4ElLqWQVWj
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.721Please respect copyright.PENANAJDlFaI3YIz
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.721Please respect copyright.PENANA5rKyAyTzJI
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.721Please respect copyright.PENANAESfS5LVe2L
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.721Please respect copyright.PENANA35x1vhpzSI
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.721Please respect copyright.PENANAcvCAWe3XhM
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.721Please respect copyright.PENANAgMntvIz6zR
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.721Please respect copyright.PENANAx1ZChQBR0q
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.721Please respect copyright.PENANAAeDs4D8n5I
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.721Please respect copyright.PENANAeR6AUnD4Jo
Dad: Son?721Please respect copyright.PENANARikqKkBlMG
Dad: Will?721Please respect copyright.PENANAYok0z3YWSC
Dad: William?721Please respect copyright.PENANAkGBG2BtaKk
Dad: You still there, Son?721Please respect copyright.PENANAB1YiQqVDRF
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?721Please respect copyright.PENANAa5U7QQRNxT
Dad: Want to hear another?721Please respect copyright.PENANAgVGEs5pK7B
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.