Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.711Please respect copyright.PENANAUw4994XlFf
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.711Please respect copyright.PENANARl3hpPDKgC
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?711Please respect copyright.PENANATCk6Te9R4q
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.711Please respect copyright.PENANAF7DCkaveo1
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.711Please respect copyright.PENANAWeHLtX6btK
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.711Please respect copyright.PENANAOteiVgMb2T
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.711Please respect copyright.PENANAgWP9O8ik6k
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,711Please respect copyright.PENANAQUKNTjd7rF
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…711Please respect copyright.PENANA3rLpoWdxYt
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…711Please respect copyright.PENANATmmcWHs3DH
Dad: But… I don’t know…711Please respect copyright.PENANAeaPUIuLhBL
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.711Please respect copyright.PENANABQY1LWIv2V
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…711Please respect copyright.PENANAQWHGtJmRQx
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.711Please respect copyright.PENANAKmHtAHQroq
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.711Please respect copyright.PENANArGIYyIzSEZ
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.711Please respect copyright.PENANAftWIY5veB9
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.711Please respect copyright.PENANAeRZBVl7TbW
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.711Please respect copyright.PENANAq96RCtS45U
Dad: They played games together online.711Please respect copyright.PENANA4cC8xV2hZZ
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…711Please respect copyright.PENANAv7CgRUhyls
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,711Please respect copyright.PENANA6UNuU3HQTn
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.711Please respect copyright.PENANAaBfUd4aMn9
Dad: Since they were best friends,711Please respect copyright.PENANARGmVxc87w3
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.711Please respect copyright.PENANALJXXF24BAB
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.711Please respect copyright.PENANAdHGAGywUb8
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.711Please respect copyright.PENANAdgt799sOxK
Dad: He thought about it for a while.711Please respect copyright.PENANAErCnKutEYQ
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,711Please respect copyright.PENANAwLCi0dIpGT
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address711Please respect copyright.PENANAVgHKK0zkao
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.711Please respect copyright.PENANAjnfUjOnBI1
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.711Please respect copyright.PENANAvW5laoeYRc
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said711Please respect copyright.PENANASqd7PLnWR4
Dad: He would mail the package right away.711Please respect copyright.PENANAwJCDajQ4EJ
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.711Please respect copyright.PENANAk0GgklB6lO
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address711Please respect copyright.PENANAygNXG2W2V4
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.711Please respect copyright.PENANA0gb3wWVNKM
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.711Please respect copyright.PENANAZr4zVDokf1
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.711Please respect copyright.PENANAVQ3PVYaWgt
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,711Please respect copyright.PENANANLhDtVgLQu
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.711Please respect copyright.PENANAFEtNdNKI3q
Dad: By bedtime the next night,711Please respect copyright.PENANATE9GgEDBG3
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.711Please respect copyright.PENANAhnSOyhD7Fw
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.711Please respect copyright.PENANA4I37MBXC2V
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.711Please respect copyright.PENANAEuBvCfG0o8
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.711Please respect copyright.PENANAI9DG6OdAhH
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.711Please respect copyright.PENANAW2Yj5ud5Br
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.711Please respect copyright.PENANA8IOoxnucT7
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.711Please respect copyright.PENANAJ52Vf52X3K
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.711Please respect copyright.PENANAFFlHHXCD6s
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.711Please respect copyright.PENANAsarlyIFYyx
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.711Please respect copyright.PENANAeX4uLMOKeA
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.711Please respect copyright.PENANAKRRSU9r32F
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.711Please respect copyright.PENANATXMx2ZTef0
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”711Please respect copyright.PENANAHYzXODAmSc
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.711Please respect copyright.PENANAkd0AEfJmpQ
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.711Please respect copyright.PENANA2ExpiuP3zM
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.711Please respect copyright.PENANA7YYmmuWNFe
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.711Please respect copyright.PENANA2vRjcAy228
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.711Please respect copyright.PENANAfgyCa20vpc
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”711Please respect copyright.PENANAFN2MfvxxPV
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.711Please respect copyright.PENANAQBWSp6jcyB
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.711Please respect copyright.PENANA5kZrxvkQHz
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.711Please respect copyright.PENANAEqPplkh755
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.711Please respect copyright.PENANA1v7W4AK4KP
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”711Please respect copyright.PENANAPZCruCI95Q
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.711Please respect copyright.PENANAwY6Rey3m1h
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”711Please respect copyright.PENANAwgUoJRLz6m
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.711Please respect copyright.PENANAsKeWvcQct1
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.711Please respect copyright.PENANA03SJiVIQzw
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.711Please respect copyright.PENANAPyV3nXRrgL
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”711Please respect copyright.PENANAFCs4JVBldQ
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”711Please respect copyright.PENANAd2EXm5YZIW
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”711Please respect copyright.PENANAURBIHtllvV
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.711Please respect copyright.PENANA6eV0j12s6l
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.711Please respect copyright.PENANANL4kd3etFR
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.711Please respect copyright.PENANAmP0dyjQLiA
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.711Please respect copyright.PENANA1z3pajI10s
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.711Please respect copyright.PENANAOKCCeuCsEz
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.711Please respect copyright.PENANAcTzEX9wi81
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.711Please respect copyright.PENANA3dUqr3LIYt
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.711Please respect copyright.PENANAwMlRcBJfNq
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.711Please respect copyright.PENANASb7EFwq4vz
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the711Please respect copyright.PENANAYafdchPWbZ
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.711Please respect copyright.PENANAWxbuUHeRKd
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.711Please respect copyright.PENANA32tgX7jk37
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.711Please respect copyright.PENANA6hgfItyNcA
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.711Please respect copyright.PENANAF4mBwGcM7u
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.711Please respect copyright.PENANANrv6Q43XFK
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.711Please respect copyright.PENANA5kvg0wDufG
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.711Please respect copyright.PENANAc3ZAeaSr1G
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.711Please respect copyright.PENANAIKx6Ktx5Zi
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.711Please respect copyright.PENANAZ879aO9pOe
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.711Please respect copyright.PENANA3IxnKjf6QM
Dad: Son?711Please respect copyright.PENANAPgz7mbj7Pv
Dad: Will?711Please respect copyright.PENANAa5P1flJAca
Dad: William?711Please respect copyright.PENANALm99YpsP1j
Dad: You still there, Son?711Please respect copyright.PENANAAkIuBPo9TS
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?711Please respect copyright.PENANAwxcOjNrHg7
Dad: Want to hear another?711Please respect copyright.PENANARaDg8GCzZW
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.