Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.513Please respect copyright.PENANAaVUZWacyyP
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.513Please respect copyright.PENANA5S9TdqMLwc
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?513Please respect copyright.PENANAwsScNnndyd
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.513Please respect copyright.PENANAT2m4ZOWIWO
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.513Please respect copyright.PENANA6drqFDXJcV
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.513Please respect copyright.PENANATuAHXPGl1G
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.513Please respect copyright.PENANAN5zt7zrsC0
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,513Please respect copyright.PENANArvC08Mqaoc
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…513Please respect copyright.PENANA4eJfEjB7lg
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…513Please respect copyright.PENANAmCwhzhOplB
Dad: But… I don’t know…513Please respect copyright.PENANA4l8RIO7pSy
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.513Please respect copyright.PENANAFs988HbI61
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…513Please respect copyright.PENANAqDG8kEDcRN
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.513Please respect copyright.PENANAZye6nBqQCU
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.513Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7elzuCpwY
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.513Please respect copyright.PENANA4bALSMhY9u
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.513Please respect copyright.PENANATPR3XrHNS5
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.513Please respect copyright.PENANAA4Q7nCK3SO
Dad: They played games together online.513Please respect copyright.PENANAKcaoJRBoSE
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…513Please respect copyright.PENANAPLZXtD7trZ
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,513Please respect copyright.PENANApATianVDMP
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.513Please respect copyright.PENANAaZBIJQlHLT
Dad: Since they were best friends,513Please respect copyright.PENANAWOLnNqC1wu
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.513Please respect copyright.PENANA1bO612auoF
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.513Please respect copyright.PENANAJRQ009dXat
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.513Please respect copyright.PENANAZjjfWWt5GO
Dad: He thought about it for a while.513Please respect copyright.PENANAHiEfx9M3B6
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,513Please respect copyright.PENANAgTsHo4ZuKM
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address513Please respect copyright.PENANAWMix3cHUaB
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.513Please respect copyright.PENANAomwPm6WRWn
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.513Please respect copyright.PENANArwQnXqD2Mk
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said513Please respect copyright.PENANAq1LpYm16e6
Dad: He would mail the package right away.513Please respect copyright.PENANAz8wQvS4R9K
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.513Please respect copyright.PENANA9LH4sukOkJ
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address513Please respect copyright.PENANA94YRgauAaz
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.513Please respect copyright.PENANAPBUuefGNpD
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.513Please respect copyright.PENANAYRrDZxEdO0
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.513Please respect copyright.PENANAghJ5a3vhyM
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,513Please respect copyright.PENANArEiYP95eby
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.513Please respect copyright.PENANAh856s7LfcD
Dad: By bedtime the next night,513Please respect copyright.PENANAmtPHjpjkJH
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.513Please respect copyright.PENANAuvaeBejQw8
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.513Please respect copyright.PENANAZV9QSIAPZy
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.513Please respect copyright.PENANAe80te3fuss
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.513Please respect copyright.PENANA8dyNOBEC2S
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.513Please respect copyright.PENANAFGsAvaaySl
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.513Please respect copyright.PENANAUq0UJ3YLmM
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.513Please respect copyright.PENANAhOJdkr2OIz
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.513Please respect copyright.PENANAc4Xl5a9WHD
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.513Please respect copyright.PENANAL9hqVSA5Ef
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.513Please respect copyright.PENANAhA2mQDxV22
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.513Please respect copyright.PENANAn97RoiH3l5
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.513Please respect copyright.PENANA97tFcAetYG
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”513Please respect copyright.PENANAxNPPgvqEoT
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.513Please respect copyright.PENANAaKrYfEDZmm
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.513Please respect copyright.PENANAFmUDzpa8Cp
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.513Please respect copyright.PENANAu1IHu67hpk
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.513Please respect copyright.PENANAGqb9VuABuu
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.513Please respect copyright.PENANATQrEYTt5lg
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”513Please respect copyright.PENANANvPDxyZPbh
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.513Please respect copyright.PENANAtIHtNkH0mc
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.513Please respect copyright.PENANAmUgnRxJwSS
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.513Please respect copyright.PENANAiKrlqsTRzL
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.513Please respect copyright.PENANAwjseIujrLO
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”513Please respect copyright.PENANADnS3hUupxV
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.513Please respect copyright.PENANANMz7WsqmZF
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”513Please respect copyright.PENANAqG3ZaU4Juy
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.513Please respect copyright.PENANACeEQOQva0n
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.513Please respect copyright.PENANA6EbvVTRzd9
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.513Please respect copyright.PENANAanzKOz71Lu
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”513Please respect copyright.PENANA55mlQ5bSF3
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”513Please respect copyright.PENANAxqtVYxqmc2
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”513Please respect copyright.PENANARbaGf6qGNb
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.513Please respect copyright.PENANAYygPK64mZS
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.513Please respect copyright.PENANA39wFvS7pB9
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.513Please respect copyright.PENANA48XN7Uej2q
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.513Please respect copyright.PENANAH7VWQuVJki
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.513Please respect copyright.PENANAcev86jVLeK
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.513Please respect copyright.PENANAsuPRg069Gq
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.513Please respect copyright.PENANAmnH4pgI504
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.513Please respect copyright.PENANA8HXfyawGZi
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.513Please respect copyright.PENANAjpP7Gdw0hg
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the513Please respect copyright.PENANAyQjA8IMyQn
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.513Please respect copyright.PENANA1R0kgdfhHc
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.513Please respect copyright.PENANAi5kp2r7AZd
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.513Please respect copyright.PENANAJR5GvM3e3u
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.513Please respect copyright.PENANAGqDFlBrFKl
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.513Please respect copyright.PENANA38dL0Q85Vi
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.513Please respect copyright.PENANAALmti2ZtXh
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.513Please respect copyright.PENANABZIdcjzArh
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.513Please respect copyright.PENANA5aaHGHWxoE
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.513Please respect copyright.PENANAQI8v0EpFJv
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.513Please respect copyright.PENANAgnjXO7wN1o
Dad: Son?513Please respect copyright.PENANABXhHIyyRg9
Dad: Will?513Please respect copyright.PENANAs51ZOOX68n
Dad: William?513Please respect copyright.PENANARwYsWGO1va
Dad: You still there, Son?513Please respect copyright.PENANABktRRgBCgk
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?513Please respect copyright.PENANAyPpm9a3U4d
Dad: Want to hear another?513Please respect copyright.PENANAXCkjvtbwC1
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.