Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.577Please respect copyright.PENANAfjFcm3rM36
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.577Please respect copyright.PENANAfm8Ww7X4yM
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?577Please respect copyright.PENANAsvDZsPhzTV
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.577Please respect copyright.PENANAb3J8wa2poL
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.577Please respect copyright.PENANAMQo1fhT3tg
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.577Please respect copyright.PENANAb7WoFQoKsW
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.577Please respect copyright.PENANAKCHNCLsBIY
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,577Please respect copyright.PENANASocNovHsDc
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…577Please respect copyright.PENANA3dCkOjF8s5
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…577Please respect copyright.PENANApfbMwB83se
Dad: But… I don’t know…577Please respect copyright.PENANAxHgIaiDVi7
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.577Please respect copyright.PENANACgMb6NWs9A
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…577Please respect copyright.PENANASg4Vew9kSK
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.577Please respect copyright.PENANAOrqpy2tx2F
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.577Please respect copyright.PENANAnuhMrhfwfo
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.577Please respect copyright.PENANAJfMwwh6lOb
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.577Please respect copyright.PENANAlBZKkxyP90
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.577Please respect copyright.PENANAXPB8nj5TBB
Dad: They played games together online.577Please respect copyright.PENANACbeDNQxxiS
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…577Please respect copyright.PENANAVKsnJdP8Gu
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,577Please respect copyright.PENANAfHDq127w0g
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.577Please respect copyright.PENANAuWt4Tfkw7m
Dad: Since they were best friends,577Please respect copyright.PENANANPBqJp3WzS
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.577Please respect copyright.PENANAvZ55XpiZ0l
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.577Please respect copyright.PENANAqBTZ87x2RK
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.577Please respect copyright.PENANAqzsKnw4K0k
Dad: He thought about it for a while.577Please respect copyright.PENANA5w3k5x46At
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,577Please respect copyright.PENANA1qUq6UiLhx
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address577Please respect copyright.PENANAHZ6S1Gf5TB
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.577Please respect copyright.PENANAqd8HK8VkPr
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.577Please respect copyright.PENANAto6dT7VsTA
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said577Please respect copyright.PENANA30uUUDef6E
Dad: He would mail the package right away.577Please respect copyright.PENANAi4RkbY3A5P
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.577Please respect copyright.PENANAe00ntYyd9Q
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address577Please respect copyright.PENANAH1gPvXpUnv
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.577Please respect copyright.PENANAHCgN8irg6z
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.577Please respect copyright.PENANAsaE4m1e91z
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.577Please respect copyright.PENANAkgltWjJzSM
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,577Please respect copyright.PENANAwurJjCpIxb
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.577Please respect copyright.PENANAxNZN4PMsyX
Dad: By bedtime the next night,577Please respect copyright.PENANALooTRfXOXb
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.577Please respect copyright.PENANAma7XblumO6
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.577Please respect copyright.PENANA7wHEAJecui
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.577Please respect copyright.PENANAbH9V2auJZG
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.577Please respect copyright.PENANAX1FikWdNFH
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.577Please respect copyright.PENANA1YAXe33Zni
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.577Please respect copyright.PENANAI1jyR1r6NR
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.577Please respect copyright.PENANA5W6LiViZzJ
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.577Please respect copyright.PENANA91fHm4voMU
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.577Please respect copyright.PENANA7e19c7PQcz
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.577Please respect copyright.PENANAUzmdosqXQq
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.577Please respect copyright.PENANAMWLJWVlYfN
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.577Please respect copyright.PENANAe6OogCthmq
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”577Please respect copyright.PENANAgneHT8qHWv
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.577Please respect copyright.PENANA2pVtHhQRGS
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.577Please respect copyright.PENANAuAYXHQkcfn
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.577Please respect copyright.PENANABhWV7EEty9
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.577Please respect copyright.PENANAIcUskpOvtw
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.577Please respect copyright.PENANAzLiDU07Q3o
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”577Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZDDHXCioT
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.577Please respect copyright.PENANAtRwLTeZ4Ys
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.577Please respect copyright.PENANAIAllnSl8VV
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.577Please respect copyright.PENANAr1Flb4Rxxh
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.577Please respect copyright.PENANAhYGeCCwX3O
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”577Please respect copyright.PENANAcdkWTsy5bd
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.577Please respect copyright.PENANAceHNnIU9tA
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”577Please respect copyright.PENANAUzWMpflmwW
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.577Please respect copyright.PENANAb7bbPr3QfZ
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.577Please respect copyright.PENANA4iWvI31YDH
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.577Please respect copyright.PENANAOJWez1L86r
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”577Please respect copyright.PENANAjAibwqdrA2
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”577Please respect copyright.PENANAr0BHWtESKL
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”577Please respect copyright.PENANADk5eMW4ejE
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.577Please respect copyright.PENANAL72nB3RS5B
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.577Please respect copyright.PENANALzAeKIo5rg
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.577Please respect copyright.PENANAu8F6w39Bu3
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.577Please respect copyright.PENANA81qfOhveqw
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.577Please respect copyright.PENANAHtQUjxaoSu
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.577Please respect copyright.PENANAVQSyeB1vTr
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.577Please respect copyright.PENANAWPC7SXfH5m
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.577Please respect copyright.PENANAh6XkgErZ2u
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.577Please respect copyright.PENANAzEgiC0NjC0
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the577Please respect copyright.PENANAnCBwOssOye
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.577Please respect copyright.PENANABlNlAD6MyC
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.577Please respect copyright.PENANAGai2q3Xmwu
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.577Please respect copyright.PENANA73KhOKug6Q
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.577Please respect copyright.PENANAHbb0FLhDka
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.577Please respect copyright.PENANA27TpS8AfzO
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.577Please respect copyright.PENANAWdRDXXNPWr
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.577Please respect copyright.PENANAV2NQ4vow4G
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.577Please respect copyright.PENANApMpSG0fO50
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.577Please respect copyright.PENANA2XFoh6qDjp
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.577Please respect copyright.PENANAzd824R3jQ4
Dad: Son?577Please respect copyright.PENANAenZZRKLaqf
Dad: Will?577Please respect copyright.PENANAJOw7PXMnOq
Dad: William?577Please respect copyright.PENANAvcKI4p9J9b
Dad: You still there, Son?577Please respect copyright.PENANArZOqpVzqTR
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?577Please respect copyright.PENANAum8Nwbz8Bd
Dad: Want to hear another?577Please respect copyright.PENANAlemEITafeM
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.