Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.726Please respect copyright.PENANAGs0eQSU7jN
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.726Please respect copyright.PENANAMF8Ck8zece
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?726Please respect copyright.PENANAGHT9Ia9zkr
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.726Please respect copyright.PENANADCPYIC3uiZ
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.726Please respect copyright.PENANApmJaHevcv1
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.726Please respect copyright.PENANAuIUD9bQSjB
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.726Please respect copyright.PENANAZDu7yxUWU8
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,726Please respect copyright.PENANAsrGO3v1QiC
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…726Please respect copyright.PENANAD91jGjrLdH
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…726Please respect copyright.PENANAXxIl112xFP
Dad: But… I don’t know…726Please respect copyright.PENANADjlJtSqQs6
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.726Please respect copyright.PENANAY8vw63dIWm
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…726Please respect copyright.PENANAxoJ52ybg7N
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.726Please respect copyright.PENANA50dRzOSWwQ
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.726Please respect copyright.PENANA9SaKvAFOfk
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.726Please respect copyright.PENANAXElTMWABi4
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.726Please respect copyright.PENANAyyaGtGhEnW
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.726Please respect copyright.PENANAomi8fFulFv
Dad: They played games together online.726Please respect copyright.PENANAy5SgmMM7Fr
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…726Please respect copyright.PENANA7sRYYsmL5q
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,726Please respect copyright.PENANA4HtGtdjczA
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.726Please respect copyright.PENANAcVpsuzwwyP
Dad: Since they were best friends,726Please respect copyright.PENANARpwhDzG7Yp
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.726Please respect copyright.PENANAMSld8qSnoS
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.726Please respect copyright.PENANAyPMXXqYEAP
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.726Please respect copyright.PENANAvdcab4dyJ8
Dad: He thought about it for a while.726Please respect copyright.PENANADJ3CFTCQ5V
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,726Please respect copyright.PENANAtjfcZiy5Lc
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address726Please respect copyright.PENANAJQIARpUZHg
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.726Please respect copyright.PENANAzr6a0oc7BA
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.726Please respect copyright.PENANAY5cv4NLOJb
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said726Please respect copyright.PENANATqgUf6YZnE
Dad: He would mail the package right away.726Please respect copyright.PENANAkFi3Gpgta2
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.726Please respect copyright.PENANAXTPQfV7GTc
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address726Please respect copyright.PENANArkvsz3LNiy
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.726Please respect copyright.PENANAJYFyCKA2EX
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.726Please respect copyright.PENANA82E3ziFwAK
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.726Please respect copyright.PENANAvncrOiJp5X
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,726Please respect copyright.PENANAlf0gaVhBJ7
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.726Please respect copyright.PENANArEXYVcKD6D
Dad: By bedtime the next night,726Please respect copyright.PENANAXpltVlkedk
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.726Please respect copyright.PENANAvERSC7BiLw
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.726Please respect copyright.PENANAct8FR1M3Rw
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.726Please respect copyright.PENANAzESH7Wr8x4
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.726Please respect copyright.PENANAGBRlIsv1FV
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.726Please respect copyright.PENANAWnhCwlDrnP
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.726Please respect copyright.PENANASCvE1wShqF
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.726Please respect copyright.PENANArscadxizeR
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.726Please respect copyright.PENANANo9AkuX9hy
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.726Please respect copyright.PENANAVIM7vi0RYT
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.726Please respect copyright.PENANA5MeqyjbpUy
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.726Please respect copyright.PENANAKkYK2hxIbL
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.726Please respect copyright.PENANAIFr14nozBP
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”726Please respect copyright.PENANAYABWQ8OKyV
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.726Please respect copyright.PENANAr3i1vx6TVd
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.726Please respect copyright.PENANAPKjwHfjWxO
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.726Please respect copyright.PENANAMxhfYMo8aq
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.726Please respect copyright.PENANAlHxg6hElMB
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.726Please respect copyright.PENANAu8yuGuWfh5
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”726Please respect copyright.PENANABwkMGrdAPG
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.726Please respect copyright.PENANAECDeJcstq1
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.726Please respect copyright.PENANAQmT0iiSENH
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.726Please respect copyright.PENANAKkf827Tmzk
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.726Please respect copyright.PENANAedfqKfVBi7
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”726Please respect copyright.PENANAZqDrYsFhxr
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.726Please respect copyright.PENANA2u9hwZMWga
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”726Please respect copyright.PENANAkuc1fWc1e5
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.726Please respect copyright.PENANAlUySxypwOG
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.726Please respect copyright.PENANAfVp4dt95qR
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.726Please respect copyright.PENANA2N5Ag50zIu
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”726Please respect copyright.PENANAF3b0Hjgixv
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”726Please respect copyright.PENANATH3IL6uBFD
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”726Please respect copyright.PENANAZpZ5pHMskf
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.726Please respect copyright.PENANAqgbMPgJpVN
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.726Please respect copyright.PENANABdyd05n7jl
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.726Please respect copyright.PENANAFVskVeQrq0
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.726Please respect copyright.PENANAJNnVxgmcvY
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.726Please respect copyright.PENANA2mbm3yeXQn
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.726Please respect copyright.PENANAZWa7qjMoLW
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.726Please respect copyright.PENANAz5zDzIxCb2
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.726Please respect copyright.PENANAWL81AfzUwV
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.726Please respect copyright.PENANAPDSf8Jq2QA
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the726Please respect copyright.PENANAlSrgCgHOWt
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.726Please respect copyright.PENANApqzW1t3kht
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.726Please respect copyright.PENANAfZjMGLJHS1
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.726Please respect copyright.PENANA8vVUDtoP3H
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.726Please respect copyright.PENANA4xYk7Vqyzz
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.726Please respect copyright.PENANAG2sVTrT4hc
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.726Please respect copyright.PENANADHD8z5In2J
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.726Please respect copyright.PENANAofwgF7MgXO
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.726Please respect copyright.PENANAZgW7B1M1A4
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.726Please respect copyright.PENANAZaIy0xRuXa
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.726Please respect copyright.PENANAtAwIevECER
Dad: Son?726Please respect copyright.PENANAw1acrxZTVE
Dad: Will?726Please respect copyright.PENANAwhwK5dGcjo
Dad: William?726Please respect copyright.PENANA1JceeWSDmV
Dad: You still there, Son?726Please respect copyright.PENANAwB0NQ6MAGT
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?726Please respect copyright.PENANAVr9YzCRjYD
Dad: Want to hear another?726Please respect copyright.PENANAPnhfCXYmPj
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.