Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.450Please respect copyright.PENANA5mX5BIKieG
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.450Please respect copyright.PENANABgxyDyRVcr
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?450Please respect copyright.PENANAFF3hcEnjp0
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.450Please respect copyright.PENANAiWufRRMKn5
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.450Please respect copyright.PENANAzdXesdl3AJ
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.450Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2Em1CuQwm
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.450Please respect copyright.PENANAaou5RyaYQl
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,450Please respect copyright.PENANA3mnwadE4vN
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…450Please respect copyright.PENANABBivjkC2AU
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…450Please respect copyright.PENANAELH3RQEiCM
Dad: But… I don’t know…450Please respect copyright.PENANAG4HGH210Ov
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.450Please respect copyright.PENANAPbCIMtVlI8
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…450Please respect copyright.PENANAbecZqPlzxd
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.450Please respect copyright.PENANA3Q68VNgN13
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.450Please respect copyright.PENANARIF7RuXW9J
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.450Please respect copyright.PENANA7AF62xN0X7
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.450Please respect copyright.PENANAN4Y7Dn4jlH
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.450Please respect copyright.PENANAccgO45jUS3
Dad: They played games together online.450Please respect copyright.PENANAzfZ5Qw3fWf
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…450Please respect copyright.PENANAFEGHO43IiF
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,450Please respect copyright.PENANAxx23BUpRIP
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.450Please respect copyright.PENANAppKVT0TdAV
Dad: Since they were best friends,450Please respect copyright.PENANASRFmDqArCJ
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.450Please respect copyright.PENANA06HhDCpLT1
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.450Please respect copyright.PENANALWIr3Z1aoS
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.450Please respect copyright.PENANAdXa99mLQJe
Dad: He thought about it for a while.450Please respect copyright.PENANAxPcCEZfEnj
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,450Please respect copyright.PENANAiIVLm8TXVk
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address450Please respect copyright.PENANATcPedJX0Cb
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.450Please respect copyright.PENANAZkikCXCx2z
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.450Please respect copyright.PENANA6HAtGcmj2m
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said450Please respect copyright.PENANAp06yvp0kWX
Dad: He would mail the package right away.450Please respect copyright.PENANAHW0b5QSYVd
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.450Please respect copyright.PENANAigmsE7HS5N
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address450Please respect copyright.PENANAjLpOUhBOa5
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.450Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZJuOysOYb
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.450Please respect copyright.PENANAUNmHFHkRiJ
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.450Please respect copyright.PENANAdCISLTffv4
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,450Please respect copyright.PENANAFJQo2OT6S0
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.450Please respect copyright.PENANAq9dKhCu19e
Dad: By bedtime the next night,450Please respect copyright.PENANAiclJ7RvQyv
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.450Please respect copyright.PENANAyNdjNV0Jzp
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.450Please respect copyright.PENANAIFNCtM6few
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.450Please respect copyright.PENANAZtlKGXYCcJ
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.450Please respect copyright.PENANAHfz7ennz8P
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.450Please respect copyright.PENANAvRJUMWURB1
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.450Please respect copyright.PENANAX5LmT5puin
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.450Please respect copyright.PENANA1URJcOjoQI
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.450Please respect copyright.PENANAswg3BVHk3W
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.450Please respect copyright.PENANASHTFUZ75lU
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.450Please respect copyright.PENANASjDVx6Hght
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.450Please respect copyright.PENANAnxeEEQIkvF
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.450Please respect copyright.PENANAyeTslABgno
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”450Please respect copyright.PENANAyObCLoIA6x
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.450Please respect copyright.PENANA5w8PBD1H3Q
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.450Please respect copyright.PENANADJSGWJyaoc
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.450Please respect copyright.PENANAqSK9GuaoNx
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.450Please respect copyright.PENANA6AK0xBagsu
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.450Please respect copyright.PENANALrOU3sWZ5i
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”450Please respect copyright.PENANANhXF1soTpK
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.450Please respect copyright.PENANAY6aaRr9uvG
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.450Please respect copyright.PENANAQOFgjUNokz
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.450Please respect copyright.PENANAUboIlomjUq
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.450Please respect copyright.PENANAUzHMPk9Mu2
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”450Please respect copyright.PENANA8eGZCdqiog
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.450Please respect copyright.PENANAVaZ0QIdzFy
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”450Please respect copyright.PENANAt96P4rx5lE
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.450Please respect copyright.PENANAVbGg8VZLJM
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.450Please respect copyright.PENANAwPaSUEgZWP
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.450Please respect copyright.PENANAvVtVUH8t3Y
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”450Please respect copyright.PENANAPyYWkVxeA7
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”450Please respect copyright.PENANAjoVZmBQr73
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”450Please respect copyright.PENANAzpuHbLxefV
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.450Please respect copyright.PENANA0vWLH97TRg
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.450Please respect copyright.PENANAHyjhIigLv2
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.450Please respect copyright.PENANAH5lNbAWTfa
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.450Please respect copyright.PENANAyfh7OKGH8i
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.450Please respect copyright.PENANAgqQWIFqGyv
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.450Please respect copyright.PENANAmBE06WUfDI
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.450Please respect copyright.PENANAOCe2qfqmHP
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.450Please respect copyright.PENANA6btPt9y5kH
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.450Please respect copyright.PENANAILrYKsvHAY
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the450Please respect copyright.PENANAIqhhk77w0S
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.450Please respect copyright.PENANAF9t7cFdRoM
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.450Please respect copyright.PENANAfkH4RdEX02
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.450Please respect copyright.PENANAwgjxrWBTvp
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.450Please respect copyright.PENANAb8bJi1MRQt
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.450Please respect copyright.PENANAhEgpf6DQjc
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.450Please respect copyright.PENANAOQgtUibimv
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.450Please respect copyright.PENANAjJYmkqAyIO
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.450Please respect copyright.PENANArnnWdT7szd
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.450Please respect copyright.PENANA8qCiwzJdyd
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.450Please respect copyright.PENANAM249WhpDHw
Dad: Son?450Please respect copyright.PENANAAHHeQ6wCMO
Dad: Will?450Please respect copyright.PENANAbAYQwKbrJm
Dad: William?450Please respect copyright.PENANA8oax0P1OhL
Dad: You still there, Son?450Please respect copyright.PENANAxOU3fr2RBk
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?450Please respect copyright.PENANARjRDHTCR7G
Dad: Want to hear another?450Please respect copyright.PENANAXNIQStEYpa
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.