Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAhkmZSCPJI1
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAH4Q8CpTjlP
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?1019Please respect copyright.PENANAo1Re9bR8Il
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2UhTdnoxc
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.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA1zPG0DQPFX
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAefLLTKboIN
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAHFIkhnmVRj
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,1019Please respect copyright.PENANApo1y7ZDc2h
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…1019Please respect copyright.PENANAVbN6WN5cV5
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…1019Please respect copyright.PENANAImUuzVK9zE
Dad: But… I don’t know…1019Please respect copyright.PENANAyyuNSkD7CK
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAi5Uofr8RIq
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…1019Please respect copyright.PENANArNuhSoWtM9
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA8XLparsdxo
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAaNNUNba5tN
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAR0CYVptlHN
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAg83xHwNikl
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAOlAT3CmXrZ
Dad: They played games together online.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAhzmK7vtZPB
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…1019Please respect copyright.PENANAcMuzPV748x
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,1019Please respect copyright.PENANA3BEnrkLt6l
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.1019Please respect copyright.PENANADrIED9NCdj
Dad: Since they were best friends,1019Please respect copyright.PENANAklAAZC31AV
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAP2dWUtrnNv
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAeOOS9bGPtJ
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAFYVkrO4UVV
Dad: He thought about it for a while.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAl77wT8dM2b
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,1019Please respect copyright.PENANAnpu9niWNtQ
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address1019Please respect copyright.PENANAAcmHEKTXaQ
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAIOJ0MiXkka
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAI1l9LMevc0
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said1019Please respect copyright.PENANA4KnIqp2UWJ
Dad: He would mail the package right away.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA90k5PUcg16
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAXcXTPuy48R
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address1019Please respect copyright.PENANAsm1v3Y9nzQ
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAbOR2FNVWZf
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA9MHNU3ELa4
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAtuBA04on9g
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,1019Please respect copyright.PENANAhxLXWsU3ts
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAqi8kjnV42L
Dad: By bedtime the next night,1019Please respect copyright.PENANAy7pOuswB2A
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.1019Please respect copyright.PENANACO1csLQX7N
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAx3tM2Lx4dm
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAl8QlHBBeUe
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.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAPm4IReqA9x
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAaNBNq5b1wf
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAEgPUdhsSXl
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.1019Please respect copyright.PENANASb8QqSFZRn
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAQXjyAJnXBL
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.1019Please respect copyright.PENANATq26gstKKE
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.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAw8y3k01rI9
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAWFuXJFGEcA
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAG9jXLXv4hv
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”1019Please respect copyright.PENANASMR5H24tRI
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA3zpA4FTAG1
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAgcGdf7l6yJ
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA7gOFjl5qiu
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA3VioFxT4cH
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAc6UKFqpBiJ
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”1019Please respect copyright.PENANAUjVaKPUfWz
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.1019Please respect copyright.PENANADqtFvuFVhg
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.1019Please respect copyright.PENANArjAYTfszsE
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA5oxEREz6Wz
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.1019Please respect copyright.PENANArzzrNu3gou
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”1019Please respect copyright.PENANA1sMJwWJTlv
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAmHf0jAiMMS
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”1019Please respect copyright.PENANA7RzCGWUe85
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAnOLaKpusTs
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAVi4ZK9L1ma
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA3mtL7r0AwU
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”1019Please respect copyright.PENANAV9HVOnDDqH
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”1019Please respect copyright.PENANAyMyaDOv3hG
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”1019Please respect copyright.PENANAAmzlFsV7BQ
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA8F15CrLMCX
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAAerIGfJ52L
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAM6Kdin9Hjs
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA0wLWzm8VOV
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAUOaRg6RdRI
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.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAVTuH0ZXzX0
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAMocEXjXhJN
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.1019Please respect copyright.PENANANdJfJ043Pa
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAdkvMCSiV0C
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the1019Please respect copyright.PENANAjLJW6kjqOz
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAoL7lVIfJAs
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA87VEOFSGOc
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAlO3ZT489ZU
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAifrmzF7n6X
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.1019Please respect copyright.PENANASXBkg5uhFm
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAeJH4gWnzOb
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAA4hTl22brx
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.1019Please respect copyright.PENANA0tfUx2ozaG
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAVFK4itPxf7
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.1019Please respect copyright.PENANAuzXIAuncIE
Dad: Son?1019Please respect copyright.PENANA5dPEVwvjvP
Dad: Will?1019Please respect copyright.PENANAGyiQjWbLBG
Dad: William?1019Please respect copyright.PENANAqGdWQLFf54
Dad: You still there, Son?1019Please respect copyright.PENANAQyVIEo7WdW
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?1019Please respect copyright.PENANAEIsKdJAJ9S
Dad: Want to hear another?1019Please respect copyright.PENANAtw3TULIy3t
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.


