Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.717Please respect copyright.PENANAej0bwGWLwd
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.717Please respect copyright.PENANAuL58HKilhQ
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?717Please respect copyright.PENANAVO1PJuexbv
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.717Please respect copyright.PENANAl2qR5S9qJr
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.717Please respect copyright.PENANAo6rJnPkwAT
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.717Please respect copyright.PENANA7gGNDNtMUK
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.717Please respect copyright.PENANAdyRuf3snfn
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,717Please respect copyright.PENANAyuup2AeHeL
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…717Please respect copyright.PENANA8PkZuOHNju
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…717Please respect copyright.PENANAZIkgSUQoyT
Dad: But… I don’t know…717Please respect copyright.PENANAz6QHaI53MO
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.717Please respect copyright.PENANAGbPmxNDeha
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…717Please respect copyright.PENANAabnZCRS58B
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.717Please respect copyright.PENANAPk6zuPijok
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.717Please respect copyright.PENANA3oE6LTFptJ
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.717Please respect copyright.PENANAZBzXHkbdcx
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.717Please respect copyright.PENANApdFExDkGTk
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.717Please respect copyright.PENANAOnRT3vdN1A
Dad: They played games together online.717Please respect copyright.PENANAYNhMPJ8XTo
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…717Please respect copyright.PENANAzknhPp9meg
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,717Please respect copyright.PENANAkeilD3lZ2B
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.717Please respect copyright.PENANAAxRJkYBteT
Dad: Since they were best friends,717Please respect copyright.PENANAyyWpfOXg22
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.717Please respect copyright.PENANA24CLyYQ8YT
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.717Please respect copyright.PENANANOox5AYpyK
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.717Please respect copyright.PENANApiEDdjHpxd
Dad: He thought about it for a while.717Please respect copyright.PENANAQkxOmz8Hd8
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,717Please respect copyright.PENANAtDCyqZ6oqV
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address717Please respect copyright.PENANAfC3FHKlKe9
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.717Please respect copyright.PENANAtT6t4s1bOj
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.717Please respect copyright.PENANADnXyDRLsYE
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said717Please respect copyright.PENANAS77jUaAscX
Dad: He would mail the package right away.717Please respect copyright.PENANACnawBZf9AG
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.717Please respect copyright.PENANAiofZIXB4Ij
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address717Please respect copyright.PENANAyNX6Se82me
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.717Please respect copyright.PENANAhO9xFTqWzb
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.717Please respect copyright.PENANAI09T2QVhNG
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.717Please respect copyright.PENANArOClggfhF7
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,717Please respect copyright.PENANANubUKSjJa9
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.717Please respect copyright.PENANA077a52ZUaD
Dad: By bedtime the next night,717Please respect copyright.PENANATWLszouA7G
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.717Please respect copyright.PENANA7YjJ4Zxwh4
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.717Please respect copyright.PENANAcaJbmVahpH
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.717Please respect copyright.PENANAKrXJSYwYvd
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.717Please respect copyright.PENANAdVYLIVKXgR
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.717Please respect copyright.PENANAvnwM801EQG
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.717Please respect copyright.PENANAKPBtMJf8jd
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.717Please respect copyright.PENANAOeepKDsqrJ
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.717Please respect copyright.PENANAIg5M2ictV0
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.717Please respect copyright.PENANAzbdMZbSKH6
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.717Please respect copyright.PENANAk8CMe9ZOzq
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.717Please respect copyright.PENANALzqa7uVR6u
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.717Please respect copyright.PENANA8dhRlNGCJU
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”717Please respect copyright.PENANAtTJ3FoFwz0
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.717Please respect copyright.PENANAGUXgUxre9J
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.717Please respect copyright.PENANADlOXOvccHH
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.717Please respect copyright.PENANAUx8pZnEZhl
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.717Please respect copyright.PENANAiEgi9CfopD
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.717Please respect copyright.PENANAITPAND3duz
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”717Please respect copyright.PENANAnu2uJ9g70Y
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.717Please respect copyright.PENANArMXkuR1KMW
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.717Please respect copyright.PENANAOn1m9PazEt
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.717Please respect copyright.PENANAn0NtPVmEaR
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.717Please respect copyright.PENANAxKRNCnyhB4
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”717Please respect copyright.PENANAv8ZEOqTCmo
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.717Please respect copyright.PENANAqHDxHP0vrW
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”717Please respect copyright.PENANA60MaAmZpDw
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.717Please respect copyright.PENANA54o5TeX2An
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.717Please respect copyright.PENANAdbiOSoXEOC
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.717Please respect copyright.PENANAr7HfBw06s3
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”717Please respect copyright.PENANAv3veALzqwo
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”717Please respect copyright.PENANANJ7iJX39Xu
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”717Please respect copyright.PENANAJYcLnvSY0N
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.717Please respect copyright.PENANA4y9MxYEz2j
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.717Please respect copyright.PENANAfaw5uGgqPL
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.717Please respect copyright.PENANAxYgdgOEpF5
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.717Please respect copyright.PENANAkg6ejCortf
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.717Please respect copyright.PENANAp9Iqo1DqlR
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.717Please respect copyright.PENANANC6zoEtnwv
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.717Please respect copyright.PENANAlHiqYLw3ju
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.717Please respect copyright.PENANAYSxKjPH87S
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.717Please respect copyright.PENANAeqYXz0vlwK
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the717Please respect copyright.PENANADdccrYehY7
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.717Please respect copyright.PENANA8bNj09K4hV
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.717Please respect copyright.PENANATl8AJaYMTD
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.717Please respect copyright.PENANAzOcgrXL8TK
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.717Please respect copyright.PENANATEWIKmeePN
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.717Please respect copyright.PENANAeuus164Sbk
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.717Please respect copyright.PENANAW2DosSrbN8
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.717Please respect copyright.PENANAXwiOFNkryB
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.717Please respect copyright.PENANA6RP5EOXkGH
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.717Please respect copyright.PENANAaiMnred74p
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.717Please respect copyright.PENANAkZP6mODMyV
Dad: Son?717Please respect copyright.PENANAHvg99qTFmu
Dad: Will?717Please respect copyright.PENANA2IVBmthqb9
Dad: William?717Please respect copyright.PENANAUsSZRtmSjV
Dad: You still there, Son?717Please respect copyright.PENANAatPcyRuHN6
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?717Please respect copyright.PENANAWp9pLdl1ze
Dad: Want to hear another?717Please respect copyright.PENANAxPBM2RhfCe
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.