Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.724Please respect copyright.PENANAWzKqlpctn0
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.724Please respect copyright.PENANAAudg0ifSp5
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?724Please respect copyright.PENANAAJPGQqSXh4
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.724Please respect copyright.PENANAvrAW7mSgnk
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.724Please respect copyright.PENANARx4hqnnNv8
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.724Please respect copyright.PENANALFVmozlpIt
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.724Please respect copyright.PENANAHF1HY8EqSk
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,724Please respect copyright.PENANAmlwyvYbvPp
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…724Please respect copyright.PENANAsvDPfgobKU
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…724Please respect copyright.PENANAJfGtb2DONN
Dad: But… I don’t know…724Please respect copyright.PENANAEamIeabUaS
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.724Please respect copyright.PENANAkiaPnqXrr9
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…724Please respect copyright.PENANAWxd7iWTKwS
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.724Please respect copyright.PENANAoeoIGZgmRS
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.724Please respect copyright.PENANAZoC2GlgJF9
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.724Please respect copyright.PENANAB3MzwJwcia
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.724Please respect copyright.PENANA9kgphbMJwZ
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.724Please respect copyright.PENANAtEasPQmZoz
Dad: They played games together online.724Please respect copyright.PENANADNTzZXhoIP
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…724Please respect copyright.PENANAqHwCxuLUbt
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,724Please respect copyright.PENANAdgdFbwXHb3
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.724Please respect copyright.PENANA62ZWF6CbTL
Dad: Since they were best friends,724Please respect copyright.PENANAuoinmLXwJz
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.724Please respect copyright.PENANAcgYBwEAlgZ
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.724Please respect copyright.PENANALoYRWJq1I3
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.724Please respect copyright.PENANA0rfoCOww8q
Dad: He thought about it for a while.724Please respect copyright.PENANAXqNaLnTDxc
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,724Please respect copyright.PENANARIP6lxzZ6g
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address724Please respect copyright.PENANALqRfv9UwDj
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.724Please respect copyright.PENANAOnam6XegHa
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.724Please respect copyright.PENANAVm1ox9kFLJ
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said724Please respect copyright.PENANAAHXqq1HXpm
Dad: He would mail the package right away.724Please respect copyright.PENANAKrnR0Q11n2
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.724Please respect copyright.PENANABt7wGpeWFG
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address724Please respect copyright.PENANAxNJvinNMUX
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.724Please respect copyright.PENANAxdyvds3sVe
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.724Please respect copyright.PENANAe9jj16nBuM
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.724Please respect copyright.PENANAczXUaXPvRv
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,724Please respect copyright.PENANAyXJNfS76GT
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.724Please respect copyright.PENANABwurIXSc22
Dad: By bedtime the next night,724Please respect copyright.PENANA8YptS9teIe
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.724Please respect copyright.PENANAzZNIqFvY7c
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.724Please respect copyright.PENANAh8WyZDHMyN
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.724Please respect copyright.PENANAzlwcUq4vZO
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.724Please respect copyright.PENANA8yUBDW1eMR
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.724Please respect copyright.PENANAYv7ebCkdLx
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.724Please respect copyright.PENANA9t80gAWDgh
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.724Please respect copyright.PENANAt1yMr6mULV
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.724Please respect copyright.PENANAUMIeaKq6p9
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.724Please respect copyright.PENANA8oAS2n5t5a
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.724Please respect copyright.PENANApSFUJQ2XK0
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.724Please respect copyright.PENANAeVGarEMTHP
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.724Please respect copyright.PENANAOX0XJjAWsA
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”724Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3CC8kRD0K
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.724Please respect copyright.PENANAK2Zf3mtFzE
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.724Please respect copyright.PENANAw4zwR4v4xi
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.724Please respect copyright.PENANAheUwIV9VFS
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.724Please respect copyright.PENANAO0O6pTsEbJ
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.724Please respect copyright.PENANAuWQbsfoNdl
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”724Please respect copyright.PENANAhB4BBCan3z
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.724Please respect copyright.PENANA5DWGguYXeA
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.724Please respect copyright.PENANACpW32hhn0M
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.724Please respect copyright.PENANAViuyE3FKcn
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.724Please respect copyright.PENANA5bmjvZ3m8u
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”724Please respect copyright.PENANAK7THqFi7cS
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.724Please respect copyright.PENANAM4qkpy2IQi
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”724Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0hUvSoTtS
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.724Please respect copyright.PENANAdYvwTPOpB4
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.724Please respect copyright.PENANAA1y0sIBIZG
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.724Please respect copyright.PENANAf8t70mA6ws
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”724Please respect copyright.PENANAy26IJjBPYU
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”724Please respect copyright.PENANArfmVR5REUc
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”724Please respect copyright.PENANA7JVx7IUOXq
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.724Please respect copyright.PENANAb76l5iVHFg
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.724Please respect copyright.PENANAGMRREfqMkB
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.724Please respect copyright.PENANASDyjqh1QUJ
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.724Please respect copyright.PENANAObfEktZCCz
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.724Please respect copyright.PENANALcBRjhcjwX
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.724Please respect copyright.PENANACwvRf35eXv
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.724Please respect copyright.PENANAXDnVlLW21i
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.724Please respect copyright.PENANAo23u6HjdrD
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.724Please respect copyright.PENANA1Shve23Qux
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the724Please respect copyright.PENANAHgEPwG12Nd
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.724Please respect copyright.PENANAyN3AnQSxAn
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.724Please respect copyright.PENANAALjPxpYnWM
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.724Please respect copyright.PENANA92O11RrZnu
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.724Please respect copyright.PENANAoTIAsITrN0
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.724Please respect copyright.PENANAyN7TyE87PO
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.724Please respect copyright.PENANABsTpikQvhw
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.724Please respect copyright.PENANAcUrsnkKsWb
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.724Please respect copyright.PENANAURUJhAi4zF
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.724Please respect copyright.PENANAkcLudai2GE
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.724Please respect copyright.PENANApPltSLcOc0
Dad: Son?724Please respect copyright.PENANAtkihY5tG2Q
Dad: Will?724Please respect copyright.PENANAN36znWLHFl
Dad: William?724Please respect copyright.PENANAIOn9tRpEOR
Dad: You still there, Son?724Please respect copyright.PENANAYP67lCv2LN
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?724Please respect copyright.PENANApssu4aYapw
Dad: Want to hear another?724Please respect copyright.PENANALmyKHKvvw2
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.