Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoHL6TClHD
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcAp1rBQ4Q
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1MSEtu83p
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ2kSVv5Py
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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwTzlItQP1
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeblpyZYRuS
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocDTDzdX71
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPHwLCyJue
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpscFqkXbs
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DSiafrKSG
Dad: But… I don’t know…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9trcGc4B8
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJqCDFvIUD
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZQ9IRLgSL
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbsWORbZ8O
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yT9Uaux14
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys5n6LcRl4
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FmK93HMtv
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NDquf5bBs
Dad: They played games together online.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrCMdbZ1zN
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…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa79erTlcUU
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vV3wV0KHD
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCiS4Kswtt
Dad: Since they were best friends,778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsEjQBXTsF
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU50PqE4cf
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmFz306AWV
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVlM1gmYaO
Dad: He thought about it for a while.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqBK14TqsE
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsRGS0o0JS
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eGP1nUI8S
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYQ2BOqj6c
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEVkLef9Ej
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0Ne9vAcDD
Dad: He would mail the package right away.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpMMLyPcgX
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5tA8RsVCZ
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyenb1QF7Qu
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cjoQ9no3g
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWvZ852gw3
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p22AzWeO4
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSHNqkSVG8
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvk7OwENFR
Dad: By bedtime the next night,778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9xXE5utNI
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Y3D1Upt6g
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58VCvmSvuR
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt3waGG2kn
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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lz5Yymmhu
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0vw4N3RA9
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSm6z5o9Ml
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndlv8uYxd8
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWzX6SCWwB
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIRIFES3gK
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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUrZRCotd5
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCSvz7xk2b
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdhK9N80Wr
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBPo2vNKe2
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJCDw9mJBs
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8ir0Qm5D1
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwuDvT6Ek2
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGRQWFnqOo
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eLVk7QonJ
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmu3AA5dWOh
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeHsMnw0Zp
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMH1FcIFyzx
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHtLCJzwl9
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRs3fG1IPb
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpMPOk4oAV
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgIZSd8jgP
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinft3qRBfZ
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaHUMLuDiw
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhNnEyD57W
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbo8zrqeLm
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eah80ZxJf
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqZzpoFkdC
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCVYRqRVoZ
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfv2Rmh725
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQhyVK9P3l
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMEUJnopcK
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLWcMuRQEC
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAwiRFMB3D
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.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdGvXg1ssc
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3caN0mVjd
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRB5XQOakO
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4Qztr9yxm
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfKt2PLyMv
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHGapU3CNZ
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OlS99zjw1
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iShBlACIj
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsQ3jXV4qP
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqjwoHIAhD
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQYOLl55BY
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PoR1VNfWF
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNBJTK5nkD
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR549W0Rzh
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuA4nwrrNW
Dad: Son?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxYC41b7Se
Dad: Will?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KHmHJfk54
Dad: William?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5ZCa8lO8p
Dad: You still there, Son?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyAgBnWk6k
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PE9zbB4EF
Dad: Want to hear another?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Pf79wSYqv
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.
