Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.659Please respect copyright.PENANAxy7pIU6wbZ
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.659Please respect copyright.PENANADDMXrcb5if
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?659Please respect copyright.PENANATwFsk0HDEC
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.659Please respect copyright.PENANA3xs1kS9efr
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.659Please respect copyright.PENANABxDxq1XV1J
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.659Please respect copyright.PENANAzW6vzhOj6o
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.659Please respect copyright.PENANAzKmvgjWeGa
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,659Please respect copyright.PENANAoRq3CFTbMl
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…659Please respect copyright.PENANA8MH4bKcbUD
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…659Please respect copyright.PENANAUKV1jBVntX
Dad: But… I don’t know…659Please respect copyright.PENANA6iuCPIGq6K
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.659Please respect copyright.PENANAwia1XZ2I0s
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…659Please respect copyright.PENANArYU0Q6ghrW
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.659Please respect copyright.PENANAiOOrWC9LRz
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.659Please respect copyright.PENANAh6jXhbMjCd
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.659Please respect copyright.PENANApKUOtvCHS1
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.659Please respect copyright.PENANAyGhGkSVG0G
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.659Please respect copyright.PENANA41fNEPpURP
Dad: They played games together online.659Please respect copyright.PENANAIOToGMPrU0
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…659Please respect copyright.PENANAlrib54PlSK
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,659Please respect copyright.PENANArDlJ5mhHZU
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.659Please respect copyright.PENANAb8ueBG06DR
Dad: Since they were best friends,659Please respect copyright.PENANASRgpchG1LC
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.659Please respect copyright.PENANAf410gUvk2N
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.659Please respect copyright.PENANAv46M8qQQsO
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.659Please respect copyright.PENANAQy8zMYq2ek
Dad: He thought about it for a while.659Please respect copyright.PENANAj4QrMUNCXt
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,659Please respect copyright.PENANA5xCUIBWq4O
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address659Please respect copyright.PENANAm2VTLqYbMZ
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.659Please respect copyright.PENANAPMOd8SO23y
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.659Please respect copyright.PENANAqX2BLNYmdP
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said659Please respect copyright.PENANAc29nYIs1AV
Dad: He would mail the package right away.659Please respect copyright.PENANAguyGLiJ6GR
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.659Please respect copyright.PENANAGMGnZnSZsr
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address659Please respect copyright.PENANAwYug5MxAP9
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.659Please respect copyright.PENANAqTVM4b08P1
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.659Please respect copyright.PENANAfW0TWv3jLe
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.659Please respect copyright.PENANA4gZdRxKfMz
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,659Please respect copyright.PENANAMwx4o0lC58
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.659Please respect copyright.PENANAmnPvcb0C3W
Dad: By bedtime the next night,659Please respect copyright.PENANA6UNIlsomGc
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.659Please respect copyright.PENANAXGjCpfLbN2
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.659Please respect copyright.PENANAomBz1zimee
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.659Please respect copyright.PENANAY1TnP9v8ax
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.659Please respect copyright.PENANAqljeo6pL36
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.659Please respect copyright.PENANAbgj7wCU41d
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.659Please respect copyright.PENANAeBogA7YvNQ
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.659Please respect copyright.PENANAUjjRiB6RJY
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.659Please respect copyright.PENANAkrNVYdog0k
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.659Please respect copyright.PENANAOzwKYhpZCQ
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.659Please respect copyright.PENANAEPrBrYI9Sh
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.659Please respect copyright.PENANA5PcShNMibH
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.659Please respect copyright.PENANA2uz908rixL
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”659Please respect copyright.PENANASTqb5yWBN1
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.659Please respect copyright.PENANAnKbjPYkGBF
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.659Please respect copyright.PENANAEIqebD205F
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.659Please respect copyright.PENANAafTotJ5jwk
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.659Please respect copyright.PENANAUsW0UVOGth
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.659Please respect copyright.PENANAqmD24il74o
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”659Please respect copyright.PENANAMXRmwZ63ZU
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.659Please respect copyright.PENANA9xNsaoEhbt
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.659Please respect copyright.PENANAyuZSSYOuni
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.659Please respect copyright.PENANAFGopArkGxy
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.659Please respect copyright.PENANAgJvocQ65a1
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”659Please respect copyright.PENANAik9RCZqVom
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.659Please respect copyright.PENANAdCzBmukLzC
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”659Please respect copyright.PENANAXVdbFyaWVE
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.659Please respect copyright.PENANAh9FA4pTFB0
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.659Please respect copyright.PENANAQjMd0Lc9Y3
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.659Please respect copyright.PENANAaAmADC4ATw
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”659Please respect copyright.PENANAdPTlodorMf
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”659Please respect copyright.PENANAjfLur4WhOh
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”659Please respect copyright.PENANAur28z7q0ZE
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.659Please respect copyright.PENANAWWeiv7ImMs
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.659Please respect copyright.PENANADq5Osdcxpk
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.659Please respect copyright.PENANAvdV4hPAvFj
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.659Please respect copyright.PENANAzzoyOc0Cxx
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.659Please respect copyright.PENANAQK2RcTrtGf
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.659Please respect copyright.PENANAAIDggxgpYt
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.659Please respect copyright.PENANAHrlyeYyQ4y
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.659Please respect copyright.PENANAd8ihEd83L9
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.659Please respect copyright.PENANAya0QHQh55w
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the659Please respect copyright.PENANAuR3hWUuIyb
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.659Please respect copyright.PENANAPRMpnON7AO
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.659Please respect copyright.PENANAZJmd0UxkoJ
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.659Please respect copyright.PENANA4sdg5TJzqo
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.659Please respect copyright.PENANAEUm7K8uGxf
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.659Please respect copyright.PENANABv17lUmFk2
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.659Please respect copyright.PENANAFJ79LKVD4Y
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.659Please respect copyright.PENANATMia7fggId
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.659Please respect copyright.PENANAkMVCSfXZxi
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.659Please respect copyright.PENANA0Nur8AwYSP
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.659Please respect copyright.PENANAMeUNBoN3H6
Dad: Son?659Please respect copyright.PENANA2Z1cgwSMIy
Dad: Will?659Please respect copyright.PENANAa2B1XMX6Gc
Dad: William?659Please respect copyright.PENANAqQfBefBcUK
Dad: You still there, Son?659Please respect copyright.PENANAliBa9Cc1LA
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?659Please respect copyright.PENANAcGREWUJoW8
Dad: Want to hear another?659Please respect copyright.PENANAhWGuDVnB5g
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.