Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.658Please respect copyright.PENANA15NlzzxW9Z
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.658Please respect copyright.PENANAQY90SVdq9n
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?658Please respect copyright.PENANAcmQyWmNYRw
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.658Please respect copyright.PENANAcT5uidUrK9
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.658Please respect copyright.PENANA22P7NNz2oH
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.658Please respect copyright.PENANAFzxNTADsxn
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.658Please respect copyright.PENANAutPFx0BOXt
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,658Please respect copyright.PENANA5a035OJiZa
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…658Please respect copyright.PENANAfW59yQk3Yy
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…658Please respect copyright.PENANAMvowhNVBqx
Dad: But… I don’t know…658Please respect copyright.PENANA5uKLdZtkEE
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.658Please respect copyright.PENANAL4qp80iQvL
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…658Please respect copyright.PENANA1C3dh5jl0Y
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.658Please respect copyright.PENANAhNnnccJHUu
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.658Please respect copyright.PENANA5IRnpCUwGh
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.658Please respect copyright.PENANAprSCiqhc7F
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.658Please respect copyright.PENANAdCURBJvav3
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.658Please respect copyright.PENANAjGjLWq0eXt
Dad: They played games together online.658Please respect copyright.PENANAvUqxgsMIOH
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…658Please respect copyright.PENANAxj0G2IPPCK
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,658Please respect copyright.PENANAjyZiOlZVT2
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.658Please respect copyright.PENANA2oh7Smjt3O
Dad: Since they were best friends,658Please respect copyright.PENANA2FJN4qimGO
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.658Please respect copyright.PENANAIlqvZJ07ss
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.658Please respect copyright.PENANAYeKqfbTDlo
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.658Please respect copyright.PENANAoyq5W02xMh
Dad: He thought about it for a while.658Please respect copyright.PENANAG2mthz4Upt
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,658Please respect copyright.PENANAmI2eAB41sl
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address658Please respect copyright.PENANAL4fCkX8cBz
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.658Please respect copyright.PENANARXyDRhEGXL
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.658Please respect copyright.PENANAAXNPVawRit
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said658Please respect copyright.PENANAsybKpwwNd6
Dad: He would mail the package right away.658Please respect copyright.PENANAK4QOlvrQn3
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.658Please respect copyright.PENANAZovFv3zU2u
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address658Please respect copyright.PENANAnGMd8AEpy6
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.658Please respect copyright.PENANAhoYbZy327x
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.658Please respect copyright.PENANAW4sBhNgirp
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.658Please respect copyright.PENANADfkKoea1Bq
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,658Please respect copyright.PENANASbOclwL3en
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.658Please respect copyright.PENANAUAjwLGRMEk
Dad: By bedtime the next night,658Please respect copyright.PENANAqR0CqgTAcX
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.658Please respect copyright.PENANAOQlhzecD5N
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.658Please respect copyright.PENANALAriCVB8PA
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.658Please respect copyright.PENANAF4xGAuOs1T
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.658Please respect copyright.PENANA3Smrols6n4
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.658Please respect copyright.PENANAPes79ppXCV
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.658Please respect copyright.PENANAXhC2rC14eq
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.658Please respect copyright.PENANAN5VvTekeYJ
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.658Please respect copyright.PENANAcsJ07L6tVu
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.658Please respect copyright.PENANAfpVRvCLbJ7
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.658Please respect copyright.PENANAuH5ovRYsjf
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.658Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5FMSY69BW
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.658Please respect copyright.PENANAY47hQhPun4
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”658Please respect copyright.PENANAnb3sT75TW2
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.658Please respect copyright.PENANAlPXIGiQH4X
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.658Please respect copyright.PENANAjpmZixDqt1
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.658Please respect copyright.PENANACC0it465jw
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.658Please respect copyright.PENANArlwmSMZaI6
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.658Please respect copyright.PENANAiY9WNS8srN
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”658Please respect copyright.PENANACtlJEnBN5O
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.658Please respect copyright.PENANAJLtKOWjR8b
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.658Please respect copyright.PENANAo22HZGcEew
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.658Please respect copyright.PENANAs3sBTTl4Jn
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.658Please respect copyright.PENANA5JtNhfibM4
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”658Please respect copyright.PENANAnNNJ1qCHrX
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.658Please respect copyright.PENANA78mz0joHiD
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”658Please respect copyright.PENANAqFYYfx768Y
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.658Please respect copyright.PENANALwdZFBfVSF
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.658Please respect copyright.PENANARItQ6ukGHk
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.658Please respect copyright.PENANA6RtDZy0rMN
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”658Please respect copyright.PENANA21WG4wAYAk
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”658Please respect copyright.PENANA10zl6xDHVY
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”658Please respect copyright.PENANAmbJcmdXRiZ
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.658Please respect copyright.PENANAzCyAX82lxG
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.658Please respect copyright.PENANAWatplNjI5D
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.658Please respect copyright.PENANApmq2xwXGfI
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.658Please respect copyright.PENANAiuskpcjUDb
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.658Please respect copyright.PENANAOZCPnKzqK0
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.658Please respect copyright.PENANAio6oxLmgZJ
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.658Please respect copyright.PENANAnd3yqx907Z
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.658Please respect copyright.PENANAq3nLOWjuqs
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.658Please respect copyright.PENANA1yE0OdaX8T
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the658Please respect copyright.PENANAyXpflNXBnk
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.658Please respect copyright.PENANA7JyVr42Dse
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.658Please respect copyright.PENANAJdVttKsYPi
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.658Please respect copyright.PENANATTiuRjRCGn
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.658Please respect copyright.PENANAwjaeoA86PK
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.658Please respect copyright.PENANAP7ajPVYx4D
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.658Please respect copyright.PENANAXvvok7JwE9
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.658Please respect copyright.PENANAE6iHNaoQKk
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.658Please respect copyright.PENANAKUoiI8TxK7
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.658Please respect copyright.PENANAdndRzaZLrW
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.658Please respect copyright.PENANAKjzohxIcHp
Dad: Son?658Please respect copyright.PENANACrXrWhpa5d
Dad: Will?658Please respect copyright.PENANAgA7kgoBeBi
Dad: William?658Please respect copyright.PENANAYQ5clMAHoP
Dad: You still there, Son?658Please respect copyright.PENANAx3jx46tq8L
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?658Please respect copyright.PENANAu8YqQzPTk2
Dad: Want to hear another?658Please respect copyright.PENANAJttLMc3OVW
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.