Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.578Please respect copyright.PENANAJcW8Pp8ItS
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.578Please respect copyright.PENANATsvCLdn4Q8
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?578Please respect copyright.PENANAxrCNpXLhSt
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.578Please respect copyright.PENANAXTd4B0PjKY
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.578Please respect copyright.PENANABmWZcGJYSA
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.578Please respect copyright.PENANAnIwkQiA2iB
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.578Please respect copyright.PENANANxl9opuKdn
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,578Please respect copyright.PENANARMcY2y71QM
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…578Please respect copyright.PENANAUSckVXyQ3H
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…578Please respect copyright.PENANAgYTddR68Cd
Dad: But… I don’t know…578Please respect copyright.PENANApI4V66XFrn
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.578Please respect copyright.PENANABK5S4EgTEb
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…578Please respect copyright.PENANAF0rrY52JB3
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.578Please respect copyright.PENANALMLBJAHu6V
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.578Please respect copyright.PENANAB4NqE7PJnA
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.578Please respect copyright.PENANAk8Hd4mUK5g
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.578Please respect copyright.PENANAnlTH9lrx4F
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.578Please respect copyright.PENANARbGJVm00E0
Dad: They played games together online.578Please respect copyright.PENANA08dksUrw5E
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…578Please respect copyright.PENANA8skApEbFHv
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,578Please respect copyright.PENANAqNYixB2fhU
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.578Please respect copyright.PENANAEYZg29tpKW
Dad: Since they were best friends,578Please respect copyright.PENANA9bLusNzADs
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.578Please respect copyright.PENANA5sbuukb9tH
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.578Please respect copyright.PENANAPgoST8vODb
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.578Please respect copyright.PENANAETG6O3DHQY
Dad: He thought about it for a while.578Please respect copyright.PENANAI6UkTFZAjK
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,578Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1p9b5E9B9
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address578Please respect copyright.PENANAOkfhdSrVpN
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.578Please respect copyright.PENANA13HgiCh46r
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.578Please respect copyright.PENANAtIq0blX4JQ
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said578Please respect copyright.PENANA7NpH4Z92HU
Dad: He would mail the package right away.578Please respect copyright.PENANAbpuk1JUZDO
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.578Please respect copyright.PENANAzwBKb5eLBH
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address578Please respect copyright.PENANAm6R9K0G5YB
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.578Please respect copyright.PENANAHcKkKgbVXl
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.578Please respect copyright.PENANAxWj0yCKwIG
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.578Please respect copyright.PENANArJvCCoRbvR
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,578Please respect copyright.PENANAeoK8PSRAWT
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.578Please respect copyright.PENANA3NJY74htAZ
Dad: By bedtime the next night,578Please respect copyright.PENANAaQxcyrUQE0
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.578Please respect copyright.PENANAlp62MMwk7A
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.578Please respect copyright.PENANAsDMznLtSI0
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.578Please respect copyright.PENANAktmtA6zDDt
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.578Please respect copyright.PENANAzqmau9sUWm
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.578Please respect copyright.PENANA0Da1Tuo0cf
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.578Please respect copyright.PENANALvqIacO3Ze
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.578Please respect copyright.PENANAQutc0NF77q
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.578Please respect copyright.PENANAnmBH6FOct3
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.578Please respect copyright.PENANAnUSvyNwYyA
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.578Please respect copyright.PENANAzxIMosk4rM
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.578Please respect copyright.PENANAufsbArw05P
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.578Please respect copyright.PENANA81rSS9iBAg
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”578Please respect copyright.PENANA9SYDLsQTsq
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.578Please respect copyright.PENANATrWoLYeInX
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.578Please respect copyright.PENANAB5DJkY9M4Q
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.578Please respect copyright.PENANAyR45zSmDp8
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.578Please respect copyright.PENANAFe8qSZQUdK
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.578Please respect copyright.PENANAYMNIE99QvK
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”578Please respect copyright.PENANAtS2FqrS9NL
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.578Please respect copyright.PENANAgniLeBmT1N
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.578Please respect copyright.PENANAbW9XkDzGcO
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.578Please respect copyright.PENANAL3Sv0nDg6c
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.578Please respect copyright.PENANA2Nb21ysKc8
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”578Please respect copyright.PENANALoPPVbimiw
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.578Please respect copyright.PENANAKLziA4eEjE
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”578Please respect copyright.PENANAoPMyCZ9xPM
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.578Please respect copyright.PENANAEvmwDkf3wc
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.578Please respect copyright.PENANAasGL84clea
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.578Please respect copyright.PENANAGhz80AyfS8
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”578Please respect copyright.PENANAVXucayQWrO
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”578Please respect copyright.PENANAyL2WzM11v3
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”578Please respect copyright.PENANAnFw5LyqwmJ
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.578Please respect copyright.PENANAi1giMsqZUW
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.578Please respect copyright.PENANA2vaASMNFlL
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.578Please respect copyright.PENANAuYmdMZHwI3
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.578Please respect copyright.PENANAH0HTjc8RDW
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.578Please respect copyright.PENANAocGnXHH7bg
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.578Please respect copyright.PENANADNhRm0hyBN
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.578Please respect copyright.PENANApjz2XO3vBH
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.578Please respect copyright.PENANAiSCs7G9R26
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.578Please respect copyright.PENANAPzDoODyY2u
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the578Please respect copyright.PENANAJxdZRk6EpA
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.578Please respect copyright.PENANAQFh4JAwnv4
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.578Please respect copyright.PENANA3pVizPERpI
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.578Please respect copyright.PENANA2qVm1OV3ce
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.578Please respect copyright.PENANAs03VjJzSVe
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.578Please respect copyright.PENANABuy5lMzjHn
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.578Please respect copyright.PENANADMWbGR7rzU
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.578Please respect copyright.PENANAXkiWh2wUiK
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.578Please respect copyright.PENANA7rYy5vYqfz
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.578Please respect copyright.PENANAdteWFxynlM
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.578Please respect copyright.PENANANeJCRRQ6Fm
Dad: Son?578Please respect copyright.PENANA2F2W1UZui8
Dad: Will?578Please respect copyright.PENANAbavS8jjYaE
Dad: William?578Please respect copyright.PENANAxdv4Eo7kcD
Dad: You still there, Son?578Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7uLit774P
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?578Please respect copyright.PENANAzP9ZmyK2Dq
Dad: Want to hear another?578Please respect copyright.PENANAoCtyjT1jHp
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.