Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.986Please respect copyright.PENANAHiMD2eZXS9
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.986Please respect copyright.PENANArwVMMEEPHr
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?986Please respect copyright.PENANAenyPCElRJV
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.986Please respect copyright.PENANA5zaCIgWk69
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.986Please respect copyright.PENANAxm67bHNXR1
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.986Please respect copyright.PENANAafVKNm4H0z
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.986Please respect copyright.PENANAO8vtOu90YV
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,986Please respect copyright.PENANAgksEkq9g08
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…986Please respect copyright.PENANA5vrhTWYkYF
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…986Please respect copyright.PENANAlGQEGQFLJK
Dad: But… I don’t know…986Please respect copyright.PENANAUdB2iUf5TR
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.986Please respect copyright.PENANAe8FwVcFAT9
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…986Please respect copyright.PENANAKd41B0QffQ
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.986Please respect copyright.PENANAshzAGpnCCv
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.986Please respect copyright.PENANAGRVvsvJor9
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.986Please respect copyright.PENANAB8sow2CKfe
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.986Please respect copyright.PENANAl6f2JMYu2H
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.986Please respect copyright.PENANAYXPhqvjbWT
Dad: They played games together online.986Please respect copyright.PENANA8mWMf6zOGn
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…986Please respect copyright.PENANA98hOsBOdTo
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,986Please respect copyright.PENANAp3njvRFjT7
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.986Please respect copyright.PENANAItJg6UjfTH
Dad: Since they were best friends,986Please respect copyright.PENANAgjrP8hqkUn
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.986Please respect copyright.PENANAlJhB9qJoF7
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.986Please respect copyright.PENANANoCsK6wA6m
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.986Please respect copyright.PENANA3Fkm484twj
Dad: He thought about it for a while.986Please respect copyright.PENANAmhW0vxC9Lc
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,986Please respect copyright.PENANAExZsvahvCj
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address986Please respect copyright.PENANACwLtO6Xcbj
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.986Please respect copyright.PENANAdScK7greVQ
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.986Please respect copyright.PENANA81jSzmHbu5
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said986Please respect copyright.PENANAqnMvAQGKqS
Dad: He would mail the package right away.986Please respect copyright.PENANADFyoFkWxlY
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.986Please respect copyright.PENANAgGmOAhs9Wh
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address986Please respect copyright.PENANApdnppXG7bL
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.986Please respect copyright.PENANAZh63kCrA0j
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.986Please respect copyright.PENANAKPYSWO5eZf
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.986Please respect copyright.PENANAOrnXsHbGMo
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,986Please respect copyright.PENANADonV07lq4W
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.986Please respect copyright.PENANAGa2fVMANqv
Dad: By bedtime the next night,986Please respect copyright.PENANAOhmVqMvUR1
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.986Please respect copyright.PENANA6gwbyKC3Kh
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.986Please respect copyright.PENANAPlv6Y0rP2I
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.986Please respect copyright.PENANA02vFH9alxJ
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.986Please respect copyright.PENANAbfpgnMEt7o
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.986Please respect copyright.PENANA9t5hUR90ru
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.986Please respect copyright.PENANAz1NoIf4Uhi
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.986Please respect copyright.PENANAKfAIAol626
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.986Please respect copyright.PENANAcKAIs282y9
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.986Please respect copyright.PENANA47oqz2Zh0i
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.986Please respect copyright.PENANAH8OpxAdEz6
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.986Please respect copyright.PENANAmfclm6lrIV
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.986Please respect copyright.PENANAekL9Cmgj3d
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”986Please respect copyright.PENANAz3c4CowBKP
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.986Please respect copyright.PENANAtbWAqbQlYH
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.986Please respect copyright.PENANAr57VIicdkv
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.986Please respect copyright.PENANAs6hwTrbFnM
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.986Please respect copyright.PENANAjDgHknlaNa
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.986Please respect copyright.PENANA5VfnK3Fv9P
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”986Please respect copyright.PENANAIWwj1ivFg1
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.986Please respect copyright.PENANAPuvjuh3cCM
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.986Please respect copyright.PENANAonMynQa39d
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.986Please respect copyright.PENANAo67DFEDGzc
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.986Please respect copyright.PENANARCwsMutupX
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”986Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ag3ym8bea
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.986Please respect copyright.PENANAAnvDsFB0hP
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”986Please respect copyright.PENANAf46e30lxCp
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.986Please respect copyright.PENANANPTHV1a5sA
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.986Please respect copyright.PENANAKuQpukqQW6
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.986Please respect copyright.PENANAYDorpxZUqy
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”986Please respect copyright.PENANA9DYVUarBXp
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”986Please respect copyright.PENANARMm6uKgZrq
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”986Please respect copyright.PENANAnLj4VeDJLF
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.986Please respect copyright.PENANAhfJpDxRB6N
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.986Please respect copyright.PENANAYRjnTs9Ftp
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.986Please respect copyright.PENANA7D2z4wPfqO
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.986Please respect copyright.PENANArs8htnWYvk
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.986Please respect copyright.PENANAfX8ObjSw0X
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.986Please respect copyright.PENANAZs3TAkFyxN
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.986Please respect copyright.PENANAwXqMBw7wI3
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.986Please respect copyright.PENANAVtupWTOEzI
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.986Please respect copyright.PENANAg5bh8gfmTi
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the986Please respect copyright.PENANALq6dTpz5nL
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.986Please respect copyright.PENANA64XrY9jt8T
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.986Please respect copyright.PENANAChTfHTSJAE
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.986Please respect copyright.PENANA92yPsjl9ZV
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.986Please respect copyright.PENANA8qsDHMQqFo
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.986Please respect copyright.PENANADdSTCCk6Lp
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.986Please respect copyright.PENANAv4vXSpv0sR
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.986Please respect copyright.PENANAlNrI65ontu
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.986Please respect copyright.PENANAywOiwakMBM
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.986Please respect copyright.PENANAbrGJhdOz9x
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.986Please respect copyright.PENANATMIIOKfw5b
Dad: Son?986Please respect copyright.PENANAYogBPtfPcn
Dad: Will?986Please respect copyright.PENANAuJWEvC2gEy
Dad: William?986Please respect copyright.PENANAZXxy5LMP4d
Dad: You still there, Son?986Please respect copyright.PENANAk3jKQI4bWt
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?986Please respect copyright.PENANAUbvHiuf6tM
Dad: Want to hear another?986Please respect copyright.PENANAfXGQY4KUpc
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.


