Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.769Please respect copyright.PENANA4axHyjfOIC
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.769Please respect copyright.PENANA7gJs0sbWr6
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?769Please respect copyright.PENANAjR4X90eeea
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.769Please respect copyright.PENANAzPZ00Gqh83
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.769Please respect copyright.PENANAf8UPl6xKzx
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.769Please respect copyright.PENANABY8ud6rW7t
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.769Please respect copyright.PENANAKvRzzx4phk
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,769Please respect copyright.PENANAcPWMMmX9oe
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…769Please respect copyright.PENANAcgZXLDzq3e
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…769Please respect copyright.PENANALeJ2kuaK4i
Dad: But… I don’t know…769Please respect copyright.PENANAxzdhQzNQgi
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.769Please respect copyright.PENANAZjpiFXTgmC
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…769Please respect copyright.PENANAsAk0wSkLM3
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.769Please respect copyright.PENANA2mh0JwR58c
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.769Please respect copyright.PENANAoUpvMxaRRC
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.769Please respect copyright.PENANATzKsLWEZlx
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.769Please respect copyright.PENANA67wIiY1Ecq
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.769Please respect copyright.PENANAVo7LJRZ5bE
Dad: They played games together online.769Please respect copyright.PENANAfRH5CZ3AO2
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…769Please respect copyright.PENANAlkwX8nGllY
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,769Please respect copyright.PENANA8n3xpWkjgC
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.769Please respect copyright.PENANAFQUnVT0bdm
Dad: Since they were best friends,769Please respect copyright.PENANAWjqqJbU7Hl
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.769Please respect copyright.PENANAa0BYEiAgKl
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.769Please respect copyright.PENANAYdXcRL8Yyv
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.769Please respect copyright.PENANAfVXU7hFo2Q
Dad: He thought about it for a while.769Please respect copyright.PENANAsRt2Conh8c
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,769Please respect copyright.PENANAJmbbkACu7O
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address769Please respect copyright.PENANAj55ULsba2R
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.769Please respect copyright.PENANAEjwwvhnswU
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.769Please respect copyright.PENANAP9rP6hkEfv
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said769Please respect copyright.PENANA51uBwMMwvd
Dad: He would mail the package right away.769Please respect copyright.PENANAj3igdURnw6
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.769Please respect copyright.PENANAQSogqqJUNh
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address769Please respect copyright.PENANAtkqssQoqBl
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.769Please respect copyright.PENANACkyqboOKI4
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.769Please respect copyright.PENANAFN7IBixurm
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.769Please respect copyright.PENANAclA47eAD3u
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,769Please respect copyright.PENANAEaQYvpndZb
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.769Please respect copyright.PENANAyhz9DmbOiC
Dad: By bedtime the next night,769Please respect copyright.PENANA5XGRuscsGW
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.769Please respect copyright.PENANAKqSTiQOKvn
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.769Please respect copyright.PENANADD833Owl0o
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.769Please respect copyright.PENANA3M3snidusB
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.769Please respect copyright.PENANA8Eh6sYXok1
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.769Please respect copyright.PENANAHIVmccgbWS
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.769Please respect copyright.PENANAnqjRLBw9Gz
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.769Please respect copyright.PENANASd4yk8mknO
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.769Please respect copyright.PENANAkqEGZAqaTP
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.769Please respect copyright.PENANAwcyvwUlSUQ
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.769Please respect copyright.PENANANI4bLuD4Ay
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.769Please respect copyright.PENANAdQU80LV1ex
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.769Please respect copyright.PENANA2oXvCZVjAg
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”769Please respect copyright.PENANAuJZhkwWZou
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.769Please respect copyright.PENANAUfTYUhA3Wx
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.769Please respect copyright.PENANAcFr88Ad5DD
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.769Please respect copyright.PENANAfEBEOrq2UR
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.769Please respect copyright.PENANAtRv1tkKHCj
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.769Please respect copyright.PENANAGx4YfSqGVk
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”769Please respect copyright.PENANAWMRt7N1fZb
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.769Please respect copyright.PENANA0YAx9yG383
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.769Please respect copyright.PENANAwAUSQechgw
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.769Please respect copyright.PENANAfE5jMha5sm
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.769Please respect copyright.PENANA3OhNQGRdid
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”769Please respect copyright.PENANAIYo8m3Ib5p
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.769Please respect copyright.PENANAEZVCeXU7OG
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”769Please respect copyright.PENANAkbWlFCrPa6
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.769Please respect copyright.PENANAcaYgKomN7b
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.769Please respect copyright.PENANAf6qgys1THH
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.769Please respect copyright.PENANAn3zZabWwND
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”769Please respect copyright.PENANAlg19IWQQ7G
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”769Please respect copyright.PENANAu8Cc7TUuZN
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”769Please respect copyright.PENANAfaIo6RhLGO
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.769Please respect copyright.PENANAYkXMSTx0yI
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.769Please respect copyright.PENANAWvtz1AIrzg
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.769Please respect copyright.PENANADPHmQYolTs
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.769Please respect copyright.PENANAsT7DByVK4I
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.769Please respect copyright.PENANAg0WWEaTYo9
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.769Please respect copyright.PENANA6CtDmO6lMd
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.769Please respect copyright.PENANAGk8Xi0iBsT
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.769Please respect copyright.PENANAfMX7NpaW0Z
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.769Please respect copyright.PENANAWtNOT7J3Ao
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the769Please respect copyright.PENANAg6XTmdTGms
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.769Please respect copyright.PENANAS6UzKvOoWG
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.769Please respect copyright.PENANAmoPe2k2Ckr
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.769Please respect copyright.PENANAlp2P5KILQW
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.769Please respect copyright.PENANATnkKX8SBTk
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.769Please respect copyright.PENANAhVIzrZfvDY
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.769Please respect copyright.PENANAQcrwOKlLFx
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.769Please respect copyright.PENANA82lbDxerYI
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.769Please respect copyright.PENANA3Xj1HquEo9
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.769Please respect copyright.PENANA1SHEqmppKF
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.769Please respect copyright.PENANAzkA004JtaP
Dad: Son?769Please respect copyright.PENANAR0U0D1JCf4
Dad: Will?769Please respect copyright.PENANAWDnZXin20j
Dad: William?769Please respect copyright.PENANAV6lTRYALMx
Dad: You still there, Son?769Please respect copyright.PENANAgb5U0Loy4y
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?769Please respect copyright.PENANAI0BthYcaAo
Dad: Want to hear another?769Please respect copyright.PENANAdFhG4z0Dhg
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.