Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.682Please respect copyright.PENANAvmx5gD2y6G
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.682Please respect copyright.PENANAlHDiVEdts5
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?682Please respect copyright.PENANAp2GpO9MvmW
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.682Please respect copyright.PENANAsxRxmMAIzF
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.682Please respect copyright.PENANA26Z7P5GjOj
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.682Please respect copyright.PENANAWQOgqX3fDo
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.682Please respect copyright.PENANAcdc6qr68sE
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,682Please respect copyright.PENANA49ibsTbC9u
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…682Please respect copyright.PENANAb9xC16VzDV
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…682Please respect copyright.PENANAML4u0UGJvE
Dad: But… I don’t know…682Please respect copyright.PENANAbXO6zaEpJt
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.682Please respect copyright.PENANAqEj600R78U
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…682Please respect copyright.PENANAJsvhrvozqL
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.682Please respect copyright.PENANAIrMHuexPhe
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.682Please respect copyright.PENANAnCQKXFwVX2
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.682Please respect copyright.PENANAqyt35QICXN
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.682Please respect copyright.PENANA9W3Ld4tUWR
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.682Please respect copyright.PENANAA8e0RodXrf
Dad: They played games together online.682Please respect copyright.PENANAqQf3grKW52
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…682Please respect copyright.PENANAqNd3tviC9t
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,682Please respect copyright.PENANAqCRKqmtDk1
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.682Please respect copyright.PENANAR7VKuMz9YV
Dad: Since they were best friends,682Please respect copyright.PENANAgeDSpUA5b0
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.682Please respect copyright.PENANAvvC19CUKej
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.682Please respect copyright.PENANAGrSZ09HVuA
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.682Please respect copyright.PENANAMmMyYQ4H08
Dad: He thought about it for a while.682Please respect copyright.PENANAMrDJkquar8
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,682Please respect copyright.PENANAABVltFcMqV
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address682Please respect copyright.PENANAQQ94gDFd16
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.682Please respect copyright.PENANAK7k2O1TYgW
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.682Please respect copyright.PENANAFajQPxslKJ
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said682Please respect copyright.PENANA8H1Xq4arf2
Dad: He would mail the package right away.682Please respect copyright.PENANA0sQxxszXIy
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.682Please respect copyright.PENANAP7t2K1aizf
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address682Please respect copyright.PENANAe7f3U754Zx
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.682Please respect copyright.PENANANPLeSid2m6
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.682Please respect copyright.PENANAmRStTfGowz
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.682Please respect copyright.PENANAC7NoZSl0oj
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,682Please respect copyright.PENANAL8kZaKkiLa
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.682Please respect copyright.PENANA44yVolfvZO
Dad: By bedtime the next night,682Please respect copyright.PENANA4Coxh85LFT
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.682Please respect copyright.PENANA0VKRQSTpli
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.682Please respect copyright.PENANAIp4wU87rP9
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.682Please respect copyright.PENANA8X9cmAMx1j
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.682Please respect copyright.PENANARgGtUs6GEO
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.682Please respect copyright.PENANAv9vwqSEwal
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.682Please respect copyright.PENANAp7T9FtKb4h
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.682Please respect copyright.PENANAfwqKIHCjs1
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.682Please respect copyright.PENANAf1mbR2DFJs
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.682Please respect copyright.PENANANhq6peW79B
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.682Please respect copyright.PENANAulO9nCsM2Q
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.682Please respect copyright.PENANAVlUu9PglBR
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.682Please respect copyright.PENANAIAAghnVn91
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”682Please respect copyright.PENANA6shodNWKQV
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.682Please respect copyright.PENANA3ctQaLlUKP
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.682Please respect copyright.PENANAoSt8fWUeud
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.682Please respect copyright.PENANA9q4CWREafD
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.682Please respect copyright.PENANAazNILx4LJB
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.682Please respect copyright.PENANAxg54yKr8fQ
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”682Please respect copyright.PENANAG8dpZGRz5m
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.682Please respect copyright.PENANACOEb57TioX
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.682Please respect copyright.PENANABKRiqZZCXD
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.682Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8DQhED8FD
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.682Please respect copyright.PENANAzItizN8sui
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”682Please respect copyright.PENANAClvS0hLjRQ
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.682Please respect copyright.PENANAMbnywkCtZY
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”682Please respect copyright.PENANAECYe83An1K
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.682Please respect copyright.PENANAJTGkTzVY01
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.682Please respect copyright.PENANAKvgs7p4RJZ
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.682Please respect copyright.PENANAjLCubC05Jk
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”682Please respect copyright.PENANAfUtQD4QkS1
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”682Please respect copyright.PENANAdbKjKbZJR7
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”682Please respect copyright.PENANA0mtsIkmKJf
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.682Please respect copyright.PENANAyuV3Gw0P56
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.682Please respect copyright.PENANA1VibBo4eHQ
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.682Please respect copyright.PENANAkz94ohabV8
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.682Please respect copyright.PENANAkcs7UeQqUW
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.682Please respect copyright.PENANAUbD7g2B8GQ
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.682Please respect copyright.PENANAsplmuzG2S7
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.682Please respect copyright.PENANAP9I8eqBVm7
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.682Please respect copyright.PENANApC5fpcmhlQ
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.682Please respect copyright.PENANARhH38Z4f9Z
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the682Please respect copyright.PENANATL6HU3bDp7
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.682Please respect copyright.PENANAQptP3pYUph
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.682Please respect copyright.PENANAdXVMr8Kxqu
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.682Please respect copyright.PENANAo7Z2CoAJpA
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.682Please respect copyright.PENANAIrAmAQi864
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.682Please respect copyright.PENANAjT4tzYJEmm
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.682Please respect copyright.PENANAK76fet9CUU
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.682Please respect copyright.PENANAAtglPs7fag
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.682Please respect copyright.PENANA8kv4vy1qS9
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.682Please respect copyright.PENANAO1Ro7NKFAq
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.682Please respect copyright.PENANAYHRjfi6oM5
Dad: Son?682Please respect copyright.PENANA3kCg3SM8f3
Dad: Will?682Please respect copyright.PENANAlR5AAwU87Z
Dad: William?682Please respect copyright.PENANA961ALsijwA
Dad: You still there, Son?682Please respect copyright.PENANApnDPkFyn3C
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?682Please respect copyright.PENANAHRuTgllaQX
Dad: Want to hear another?682Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ28biwegU
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.