Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.734Please respect copyright.PENANA8yVkkgZtwN
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.734Please respect copyright.PENANAuPbVlsOa8M
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?734Please respect copyright.PENANA76n17KLVPu
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.734Please respect copyright.PENANAFTZCwtO3LV
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.734Please respect copyright.PENANAa52x3XfhNA
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.734Please respect copyright.PENANAa48dnD0evP
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.734Please respect copyright.PENANASqDS6IwKw0
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,734Please respect copyright.PENANAsUykCIYTSg
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…734Please respect copyright.PENANAGiXhYe9Uzr
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…734Please respect copyright.PENANAyMjE7RFvXI
Dad: But… I don’t know…734Please respect copyright.PENANAAU2sHE4KPK
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.734Please respect copyright.PENANAufBJAJruy7
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…734Please respect copyright.PENANAJasGBHSFYe
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.734Please respect copyright.PENANA37KmhTnYGE
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.734Please respect copyright.PENANArDUcG3EfRx
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.734Please respect copyright.PENANAynDsUd8rD9
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.734Please respect copyright.PENANAU9EkeVbEhX
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.734Please respect copyright.PENANA3b5uDOSLaW
Dad: They played games together online.734Please respect copyright.PENANA3PUuMxatAu
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…734Please respect copyright.PENANAFMPbbIM52q
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,734Please respect copyright.PENANAYuu4uZXNEG
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.734Please respect copyright.PENANAT8RCz8GrvO
Dad: Since they were best friends,734Please respect copyright.PENANAAcH91fyj2K
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.734Please respect copyright.PENANArTpl9EO3D8
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.734Please respect copyright.PENANArN9Plst4Xo
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.734Please respect copyright.PENANAjL85Ez5jKp
Dad: He thought about it for a while.734Please respect copyright.PENANAHemwJRvANK
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,734Please respect copyright.PENANAbN2gtxWuvx
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address734Please respect copyright.PENANAMqWFvsnnGJ
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.734Please respect copyright.PENANARwuY0LvvuI
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.734Please respect copyright.PENANA1W8uLwJjMD
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said734Please respect copyright.PENANAvYKnL8ep0z
Dad: He would mail the package right away.734Please respect copyright.PENANAWaUrR3NuVX
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.734Please respect copyright.PENANAD18lpiuqIJ
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address734Please respect copyright.PENANATp8B2MZpsY
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.734Please respect copyright.PENANAL3Vi2A8qUl
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.734Please respect copyright.PENANAWXNMwvWTok
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.734Please respect copyright.PENANAv8JCQJKkSY
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,734Please respect copyright.PENANAkMXdz7yZ7h
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.734Please respect copyright.PENANAniGtbXulGh
Dad: By bedtime the next night,734Please respect copyright.PENANAoE9HTUD0xb
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.734Please respect copyright.PENANAuumlgMbmcz
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.734Please respect copyright.PENANARnweWiKoDh
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.734Please respect copyright.PENANAIPtQn3A3b5
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.734Please respect copyright.PENANAv8iwZhx2Gu
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.734Please respect copyright.PENANAIP2vUdtScC
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.734Please respect copyright.PENANAkOhEB9oMnd
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.734Please respect copyright.PENANA4e9BGDcxV4
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.734Please respect copyright.PENANAkvztmRiC71
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.734Please respect copyright.PENANABNG4Il1eBI
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.734Please respect copyright.PENANAx9kEoPNP0P
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.734Please respect copyright.PENANAFN4I0xFoCx
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.734Please respect copyright.PENANAdkreVOV8Gf
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”734Please respect copyright.PENANAKmRcwTtf8O
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.734Please respect copyright.PENANAj43jCszwDB
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.734Please respect copyright.PENANA0ITl5f06jd
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.734Please respect copyright.PENANAogkbWHvOCF
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.734Please respect copyright.PENANAzUwhUsS3Bh
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.734Please respect copyright.PENANAHFpz6MzaQy
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”734Please respect copyright.PENANAfoTwxNhOAG
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.734Please respect copyright.PENANARA4M67sesy
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.734Please respect copyright.PENANAO0kdv4tC5q
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.734Please respect copyright.PENANAMnHhXJCaGU
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.734Please respect copyright.PENANAnziH1h6lb0
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”734Please respect copyright.PENANAv5Lzkh8E56
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.734Please respect copyright.PENANAMj7WaL1pd6
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”734Please respect copyright.PENANAStsifkmwWw
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.734Please respect copyright.PENANASHmA8uttIH
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.734Please respect copyright.PENANAdconvtNbOa
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.734Please respect copyright.PENANAJlI15K3qjD
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”734Please respect copyright.PENANAva7bkoqraq
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”734Please respect copyright.PENANARjCkrUjHQj
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”734Please respect copyright.PENANAZtgwXDuFMB
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.734Please respect copyright.PENANATMst0ltaGq
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.734Please respect copyright.PENANAxHf9fpIdI6
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.734Please respect copyright.PENANANnpKKT3ha4
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.734Please respect copyright.PENANAiixY8TKHYZ
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.734Please respect copyright.PENANAVgPwjjtjyI
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.734Please respect copyright.PENANAOXedK6A52Y
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.734Please respect copyright.PENANAJTxsZa5sHj
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.734Please respect copyright.PENANAjhuFObbsEV
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.734Please respect copyright.PENANAtoTQ3WTO8m
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the734Please respect copyright.PENANApkuaj7lUmk
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.734Please respect copyright.PENANAuj7HFdEgLP
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.734Please respect copyright.PENANABwuWxbCyog
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.734Please respect copyright.PENANApfF7xMzBX1
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.734Please respect copyright.PENANA0dbO2svwuj
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.734Please respect copyright.PENANACF9k33G9wh
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.734Please respect copyright.PENANAamGDvfy1Vf
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.734Please respect copyright.PENANAoAZh6Dmi64
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.734Please respect copyright.PENANAj72r8id55P
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.734Please respect copyright.PENANAxNbnUFXkxj
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.734Please respect copyright.PENANAOL6FHDnNoL
Dad: Son?734Please respect copyright.PENANAfT2HT9NLi5
Dad: Will?734Please respect copyright.PENANAZ13cXusjG0
Dad: William?734Please respect copyright.PENANA0OU0snYQ6i
Dad: You still there, Son?734Please respect copyright.PENANAJclYVE5KLX
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?734Please respect copyright.PENANAMqJsEBxsRC
Dad: Want to hear another?734Please respect copyright.PENANAJxLhganYKN
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.