Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.770Please respect copyright.PENANAMvbUxH7VYb
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.770Please respect copyright.PENANAqxYCdIaskl
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?770Please respect copyright.PENANA3VvTD4ylp7
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.770Please respect copyright.PENANAvwCJJXxFtP
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.770Please respect copyright.PENANABnGKlUBMcQ
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.770Please respect copyright.PENANAh5RagOikCB
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.770Please respect copyright.PENANAmNQMjMOsnV
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,770Please respect copyright.PENANArS1sXfb57K
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…770Please respect copyright.PENANA3iThpTObpa
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…770Please respect copyright.PENANAPksz1sijBr
Dad: But… I don’t know…770Please respect copyright.PENANAd3YSRS3CFE
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.770Please respect copyright.PENANAl7Jzo6SnPi
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…770Please respect copyright.PENANA2cDKZqU2mE
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.770Please respect copyright.PENANA2LnLFiFSdf
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.770Please respect copyright.PENANAtjz1TC5E1v
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.770Please respect copyright.PENANAvFb6JwFPME
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.770Please respect copyright.PENANAJJPNhXtHLy
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.770Please respect copyright.PENANATpvzljzuDk
Dad: They played games together online.770Please respect copyright.PENANAE66fcckAke
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…770Please respect copyright.PENANAMdZD3pm77f
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,770Please respect copyright.PENANAaKxmsnt7E3
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.770Please respect copyright.PENANAz5rycjZLzK
Dad: Since they were best friends,770Please respect copyright.PENANAJKZ9zp1DhL
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.770Please respect copyright.PENANAK8FvoK1AO1
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.770Please respect copyright.PENANAkA8oMHynJ0
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.770Please respect copyright.PENANACLqJtiwkzA
Dad: He thought about it for a while.770Please respect copyright.PENANAs6VmOAMo8J
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,770Please respect copyright.PENANAscX50eE8cH
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address770Please respect copyright.PENANAZGeQUCYTjp
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.770Please respect copyright.PENANAoiFI8idp3K
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.770Please respect copyright.PENANASyxIj3Hc76
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said770Please respect copyright.PENANARX3qax3LlR
Dad: He would mail the package right away.770Please respect copyright.PENANAQKPBH5H75j
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.770Please respect copyright.PENANA9qnxv9YHoe
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address770Please respect copyright.PENANA7tFU7eRqRF
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.770Please respect copyright.PENANA6qmkWp5byR
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.770Please respect copyright.PENANApwNjRsYKOo
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.770Please respect copyright.PENANAa9dEkOL4Bc
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,770Please respect copyright.PENANAkpfKJy7oo1
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.770Please respect copyright.PENANABMBQ9gGvNr
Dad: By bedtime the next night,770Please respect copyright.PENANABqLbTHvIa1
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.770Please respect copyright.PENANAfiquG6ky9u
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.770Please respect copyright.PENANAnGT4wBrA5l
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.770Please respect copyright.PENANAKKbyTcW4yP
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.770Please respect copyright.PENANAP6n0NxBuDD
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.770Please respect copyright.PENANAJKtihV9hV6
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.770Please respect copyright.PENANAkBT0F5A7mE
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.770Please respect copyright.PENANAa9hg3JX3HE
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.770Please respect copyright.PENANA3w3j29Jobj
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.770Please respect copyright.PENANAFNxokbzphB
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.770Please respect copyright.PENANAStEoMhdqlB
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.770Please respect copyright.PENANAU15Ifx84xN
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.770Please respect copyright.PENANA3or422O7Tf
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”770Please respect copyright.PENANA7QmK7utUna
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.770Please respect copyright.PENANAYrAo15yjeF
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.770Please respect copyright.PENANAHPtC9tnvPd
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.770Please respect copyright.PENANA2NWi0AhcXL
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.770Please respect copyright.PENANAMDsKD5dmNv
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.770Please respect copyright.PENANAarsdMPSlha
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”770Please respect copyright.PENANARtmzJg9Swg
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.770Please respect copyright.PENANAFizAb6UkK5
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.770Please respect copyright.PENANAjsfKUpq6TP
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.770Please respect copyright.PENANAHwa7g7K0jB
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.770Please respect copyright.PENANAdOHjVkT2sR
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”770Please respect copyright.PENANAVjqA9YvgPy
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.770Please respect copyright.PENANALJ9jtOLq3t
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”770Please respect copyright.PENANATiYv6LzzP0
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.770Please respect copyright.PENANAzwlf2Shbyl
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.770Please respect copyright.PENANA0Low0NjByU
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.770Please respect copyright.PENANAzeAUWBvqXG
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”770Please respect copyright.PENANAUwqVCNKXFh
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”770Please respect copyright.PENANAmdvKelN63G
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”770Please respect copyright.PENANAMnGDurzoOT
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.770Please respect copyright.PENANAHEX0fFmhFA
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.770Please respect copyright.PENANA7MwO0Pl8GN
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.770Please respect copyright.PENANAsZuuGk7TCa
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.770Please respect copyright.PENANA9rJi5aEdzC
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.770Please respect copyright.PENANAt6efmZCnK5
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.770Please respect copyright.PENANA1MD9nuJL7S
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.770Please respect copyright.PENANAUbRQjJwtfD
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.770Please respect copyright.PENANAfA6bHhu1Dz
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.770Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ta8DVdc0v
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the770Please respect copyright.PENANAok7ocAqqEZ
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.770Please respect copyright.PENANAxJqGWCiKXY
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.770Please respect copyright.PENANAaT2McA2Lak
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.770Please respect copyright.PENANAdDOznlFqo5
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.770Please respect copyright.PENANAJabGDSQfaU
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.770Please respect copyright.PENANADu4oMrXnW8
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.770Please respect copyright.PENANAwApjiNWtHN
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.770Please respect copyright.PENANAGaYsWFXmRq
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.770Please respect copyright.PENANAeloJ4SKB5p
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.770Please respect copyright.PENANAOz37AxKHRN
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.770Please respect copyright.PENANAFVhazBsIjW
Dad: Son?770Please respect copyright.PENANAvkt0Ysu40a
Dad: Will?770Please respect copyright.PENANAjlSZEPbAXG
Dad: William?770Please respect copyright.PENANAFR9RVHTLml
Dad: You still there, Son?770Please respect copyright.PENANAwApkF3UUrw
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?770Please respect copyright.PENANA4gEIO4fO0q
Dad: Want to hear another?770Please respect copyright.PENANA5JSs4CthSG
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.