Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.698Please respect copyright.PENANAL4KuIvPKzl
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.698Please respect copyright.PENANAS7QnO0aYzH
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?698Please respect copyright.PENANANvrXI0mRAP
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.698Please respect copyright.PENANAu3KIs2vGK0
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.698Please respect copyright.PENANAn8Ax06utEI
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.698Please respect copyright.PENANArbgmWyjbTp
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.698Please respect copyright.PENANAeJpYapZ1cZ
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,698Please respect copyright.PENANARgenMjnmr5
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…698Please respect copyright.PENANASdRAUJOdOT
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…698Please respect copyright.PENANALiCZ4TtpPy
Dad: But… I don’t know…698Please respect copyright.PENANAQCYGYpw3Ma
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.698Please respect copyright.PENANAVLpfvqIusn
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…698Please respect copyright.PENANAMul2cVGCUz
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.698Please respect copyright.PENANAS7Cse3ehEY
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.698Please respect copyright.PENANAmTdHj7BKCa
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.698Please respect copyright.PENANAuyuAPdOFLM
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.698Please respect copyright.PENANAb9p0e8WxKO
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.698Please respect copyright.PENANARI0BFrdQ5s
Dad: They played games together online.698Please respect copyright.PENANAutFoH9lLYR
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…698Please respect copyright.PENANAh0GFb7lb0U
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,698Please respect copyright.PENANAWTSyZs7j82
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.698Please respect copyright.PENANANjDfVXKm75
Dad: Since they were best friends,698Please respect copyright.PENANAEw8w6M4ehz
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.698Please respect copyright.PENANAMTaleaZSvL
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.698Please respect copyright.PENANApi0Szie5l1
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.698Please respect copyright.PENANAcJ51oO3bPv
Dad: He thought about it for a while.698Please respect copyright.PENANAQQ9R5fmULO
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,698Please respect copyright.PENANAQLnigE8YsA
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address698Please respect copyright.PENANAajhSVe5BH5
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.698Please respect copyright.PENANA4MQDsDV8Nm
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.698Please respect copyright.PENANAczBtpylyNL
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said698Please respect copyright.PENANArUmUPnBJ3Y
Dad: He would mail the package right away.698Please respect copyright.PENANA5Vy7orEljD
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.698Please respect copyright.PENANAUIWwlBMJHX
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address698Please respect copyright.PENANAEetVqVaANl
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.698Please respect copyright.PENANAaY5U57uGrE
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.698Please respect copyright.PENANAIZHYOV49mS
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.698Please respect copyright.PENANAmC4XE4KV1t
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,698Please respect copyright.PENANAjHcOsAnVYO
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.698Please respect copyright.PENANAigusa6x1ag
Dad: By bedtime the next night,698Please respect copyright.PENANA9jelgVnUW7
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.698Please respect copyright.PENANA1g9kUKA5rz
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.698Please respect copyright.PENANAIS4jW17Yvh
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.698Please respect copyright.PENANAmJQmohq4SO
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.698Please respect copyright.PENANAjhoVwpCYNV
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.698Please respect copyright.PENANAgEKdFAAO69
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.698Please respect copyright.PENANAip7rzS5X4X
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.698Please respect copyright.PENANA3xuoMKx5XQ
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.698Please respect copyright.PENANAvwfyVHmkao
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.698Please respect copyright.PENANAvA31G9qdvM
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.698Please respect copyright.PENANAzNcTgUErBQ
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.698Please respect copyright.PENANARHd9iZKtTa
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.698Please respect copyright.PENANAtKKMc1RqJX
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”698Please respect copyright.PENANAxFVVFp5FJ1
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.698Please respect copyright.PENANAMJrQT0VZLD
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.698Please respect copyright.PENANAlpUdnY6hqP
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.698Please respect copyright.PENANABYPWAW7qjh
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.698Please respect copyright.PENANA9evJ8gjEmI
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.698Please respect copyright.PENANARPSMmTn5gs
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”698Please respect copyright.PENANAaTICJN2bbb
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.698Please respect copyright.PENANAZyfrpB3SrW
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.698Please respect copyright.PENANAFsS7oWxm0Z
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.698Please respect copyright.PENANAS7hqtJw1ma
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.698Please respect copyright.PENANAYbaxrlxaWM
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”698Please respect copyright.PENANAOgwr3LBLvv
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.698Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ0E7SgcFl
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”698Please respect copyright.PENANA5LcKUVhc0U
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.698Please respect copyright.PENANAK8EEh6Lae2
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.698Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6bKfYTtZM
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.698Please respect copyright.PENANAZRvzkWH7Nx
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”698Please respect copyright.PENANAZa9QJFAUH5
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”698Please respect copyright.PENANAKxV480dxmJ
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”698Please respect copyright.PENANA8jb9bF2eIa
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.698Please respect copyright.PENANAuAaYD4e4JW
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.698Please respect copyright.PENANAx9mPiY9Pll
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.698Please respect copyright.PENANA5ykmll1O4P
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.698Please respect copyright.PENANADAWGS1xxwb
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.698Please respect copyright.PENANAy8zoYWasVE
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.698Please respect copyright.PENANAo7ckp7QiZg
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.698Please respect copyright.PENANAYbEBCes92i
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.698Please respect copyright.PENANARcBHDXQl6I
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.698Please respect copyright.PENANAnysINrlKc7
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the698Please respect copyright.PENANAxg88x1mVGO
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.698Please respect copyright.PENANAoIahHph4Yz
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.698Please respect copyright.PENANATXe7iRih3X
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.698Please respect copyright.PENANATBwDiS0fWe
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.698Please respect copyright.PENANAdtvPPYaGuz
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.698Please respect copyright.PENANAm43YTJEa0p
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.698Please respect copyright.PENANAEOMQvdh6Ub
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.698Please respect copyright.PENANABWtiORFbLY
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.698Please respect copyright.PENANA2LnJA7vEq3
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.698Please respect copyright.PENANAs0mv6qvOeR
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.698Please respect copyright.PENANAA2I3yqZtYr
Dad: Son?698Please respect copyright.PENANAO3mpZ12txs
Dad: Will?698Please respect copyright.PENANAapQ5pKUzft
Dad: William?698Please respect copyright.PENANASFar8X7FDo
Dad: You still there, Son?698Please respect copyright.PENANAsrIPoAShn2
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?698Please respect copyright.PENANALiQ6N41VUf
Dad: Want to hear another?698Please respect copyright.PENANAOb07Zs2bnu
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.