Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.657Please respect copyright.PENANAGQSxC6SSOp
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.657Please respect copyright.PENANAri3BXh1afV
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?657Please respect copyright.PENANAbix86Ppuri
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.657Please respect copyright.PENANA5JtVKW3YfE
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.657Please respect copyright.PENANAwC7glDUzZI
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.657Please respect copyright.PENANAlIX49YtbF8
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.657Please respect copyright.PENANAUvuh39ucqL
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,657Please respect copyright.PENANAnrS2ZHLekl
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…657Please respect copyright.PENANA66sskDOZyq
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…657Please respect copyright.PENANApZUfjgUsyr
Dad: But… I don’t know…657Please respect copyright.PENANAou1JAgyeYs
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.657Please respect copyright.PENANA5mW3IVgBXB
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…657Please respect copyright.PENANALiQeF1TK9G
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.657Please respect copyright.PENANAhbfqxvmMs8
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.657Please respect copyright.PENANAkvGQeAZaU9
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.657Please respect copyright.PENANAS10NzOdgyD
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.657Please respect copyright.PENANAjtnLy47tMS
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.657Please respect copyright.PENANAsh0juoX3tg
Dad: They played games together online.657Please respect copyright.PENANAVi4ex3EpxK
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…657Please respect copyright.PENANA7RbkcZKGzz
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,657Please respect copyright.PENANAE8NMEllozF
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.657Please respect copyright.PENANArDfFZzR148
Dad: Since they were best friends,657Please respect copyright.PENANA6Yq6IU6ixE
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.657Please respect copyright.PENANAWaPsQKJQoT
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.657Please respect copyright.PENANA26EQMIy0ow
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.657Please respect copyright.PENANAeknDSm4eaQ
Dad: He thought about it for a while.657Please respect copyright.PENANAouoHQNgz1G
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,657Please respect copyright.PENANAEYU44MLHaF
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address657Please respect copyright.PENANAAP2BlzVffQ
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.657Please respect copyright.PENANA3679k7In4f
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.657Please respect copyright.PENANAIH9Hsl2tEd
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said657Please respect copyright.PENANAmaZn6sJY3A
Dad: He would mail the package right away.657Please respect copyright.PENANAThiosRVrPM
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.657Please respect copyright.PENANAwW68ENeo6d
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address657Please respect copyright.PENANASKhkpOjP3X
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.657Please respect copyright.PENANAAFHMzqmF1A
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.657Please respect copyright.PENANATzvcrtGT6s
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.657Please respect copyright.PENANAOYLhDWElmp
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,657Please respect copyright.PENANABLzuoZkg9J
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.657Please respect copyright.PENANASDsnlE0A2o
Dad: By bedtime the next night,657Please respect copyright.PENANAd8wrhiOCAs
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.657Please respect copyright.PENANA4mVTsjrabL
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.657Please respect copyright.PENANAv1DMZ3gmjf
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.657Please respect copyright.PENANAP2DGa3Sy1w
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.657Please respect copyright.PENANA8cfL5mpopb
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.657Please respect copyright.PENANAtmybdBDLyS
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.657Please respect copyright.PENANA5E4TY9uj7D
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.657Please respect copyright.PENANAat9lSFhwyo
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.657Please respect copyright.PENANAjeAu7UjNtt
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.657Please respect copyright.PENANAkOVmTKg8G1
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.657Please respect copyright.PENANA0bRXg5K4os
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.657Please respect copyright.PENANAtonKLtddTT
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.657Please respect copyright.PENANAyANZUIRhPL
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”657Please respect copyright.PENANAIr58v3nTOo
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.657Please respect copyright.PENANAW1iXQyJ9vZ
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.657Please respect copyright.PENANAWQoGoBg5hn
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.657Please respect copyright.PENANA3uqzxoxNdB
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.657Please respect copyright.PENANAaGztAWtrTt
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.657Please respect copyright.PENANAWa5auERViX
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”657Please respect copyright.PENANACUPyeAMScW
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.657Please respect copyright.PENANAz1HNolKqiJ
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.657Please respect copyright.PENANAAD1daMazvZ
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.657Please respect copyright.PENANA5Q5x3vneME
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.657Please respect copyright.PENANA0IEv8L90fM
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”657Please respect copyright.PENANAa7OZXV8JrR
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.657Please respect copyright.PENANAeShDbYmRA4
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”657Please respect copyright.PENANAtoxsGWRFi8
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.657Please respect copyright.PENANAisDFfkjmal
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.657Please respect copyright.PENANAZE4tOcdQ21
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.657Please respect copyright.PENANAJfx9HJc6OE
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”657Please respect copyright.PENANA6VPvBCivF4
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”657Please respect copyright.PENANArsk7Qztso6
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”657Please respect copyright.PENANAg8gqshQlfM
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.657Please respect copyright.PENANA05sjvvXisY
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.657Please respect copyright.PENANAPauSl8qVRB
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.657Please respect copyright.PENANAs9gJZubFvk
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.657Please respect copyright.PENANANp8fHUe7xW
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.657Please respect copyright.PENANAJndtHpkIDr
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.657Please respect copyright.PENANAVdQec0PZ56
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.657Please respect copyright.PENANAYT9kDwegEH
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.657Please respect copyright.PENANAm9GLVXIXPZ
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.657Please respect copyright.PENANAnp1s4KpeTg
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the657Please respect copyright.PENANA2QjUUpYMLg
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.657Please respect copyright.PENANAQQGsSvIvv9
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.657Please respect copyright.PENANAtoNiT8IJGq
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.657Please respect copyright.PENANAEt46qQvpQZ
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.657Please respect copyright.PENANAePoGLp3miW
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.657Please respect copyright.PENANAbBm7QxME55
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.657Please respect copyright.PENANAPlviuYamKG
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.657Please respect copyright.PENANABcr8fQwAQr
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.657Please respect copyright.PENANAHPlBGxBFJx
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.657Please respect copyright.PENANACbNS78g3Z8
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.657Please respect copyright.PENANA3y6qGFP8iE
Dad: Son?657Please respect copyright.PENANAKgPnjOIWTm
Dad: Will?657Please respect copyright.PENANAvU8rW6B5Kh
Dad: William?657Please respect copyright.PENANAFLbH8VSUml
Dad: You still there, Son?657Please respect copyright.PENANAkQqXDhtviV
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?657Please respect copyright.PENANAhL1NJiUUuD
Dad: Want to hear another?657Please respect copyright.PENANAciYVPLYXUE
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.