Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.668Please respect copyright.PENANA3KxRyVPp0A
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.668Please respect copyright.PENANA6nm1NWBxol
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?668Please respect copyright.PENANAywnpsPEQtb
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.668Please respect copyright.PENANARy1RvV20mg
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.668Please respect copyright.PENANAMcT1b2dT3E
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.668Please respect copyright.PENANAQRiv0JQ3PU
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.668Please respect copyright.PENANACTe1ZAybrH
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,668Please respect copyright.PENANAQUZmgoXsKr
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…668Please respect copyright.PENANAOWiAvGtLFs
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…668Please respect copyright.PENANA762xXFPKf0
Dad: But… I don’t know…668Please respect copyright.PENANAT9f2rITFiz
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.668Please respect copyright.PENANAmXpIVxHbsD
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…668Please respect copyright.PENANAtOertjCitL
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.668Please respect copyright.PENANABXwlj7SmMs
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.668Please respect copyright.PENANApVl5dcCtDj
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.668Please respect copyright.PENANAvcYU89WL5d
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.668Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8wKiLVzVh
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.668Please respect copyright.PENANAlbCcXjhIHT
Dad: They played games together online.668Please respect copyright.PENANA1aX3M6Gjpy
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…668Please respect copyright.PENANAaCqDtBllMP
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,668Please respect copyright.PENANAOd5yaR8ONa
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.668Please respect copyright.PENANAkbvCsJcyI1
Dad: Since they were best friends,668Please respect copyright.PENANALrpMgcLdPN
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.668Please respect copyright.PENANAxQGS1fmdht
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.668Please respect copyright.PENANARoLljgFjVp
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.668Please respect copyright.PENANAiuFLEAtMEm
Dad: He thought about it for a while.668Please respect copyright.PENANArELHnq5Ge3
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,668Please respect copyright.PENANAm2rVSLcKpb
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address668Please respect copyright.PENANAxKXD7EufIz
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.668Please respect copyright.PENANAHiZIrtM2kt
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.668Please respect copyright.PENANAYdavzH1i1S
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said668Please respect copyright.PENANA6Iu7zVcRwI
Dad: He would mail the package right away.668Please respect copyright.PENANAAENu7cokUL
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.668Please respect copyright.PENANAxx9Njc2kc3
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address668Please respect copyright.PENANA4f97Q5XEYO
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.668Please respect copyright.PENANA6eexjGuXEE
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.668Please respect copyright.PENANAkPFi6TphXo
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.668Please respect copyright.PENANA9XteqryT5s
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,668Please respect copyright.PENANA1deq3A0wvv
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.668Please respect copyright.PENANAe40Xu1NXnJ
Dad: By bedtime the next night,668Please respect copyright.PENANAVKvY4Cl0mQ
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.668Please respect copyright.PENANANgqkyXX2yX
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.668Please respect copyright.PENANAmPB9OW7TyT
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.668Please respect copyright.PENANA5YwE93IPjU
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.668Please respect copyright.PENANAM0dzOSntRT
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.668Please respect copyright.PENANAqC4pI37pVG
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.668Please respect copyright.PENANAltXAsFpRRc
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.668Please respect copyright.PENANACPF3kiRudG
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.668Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0BLcZh2LG
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.668Please respect copyright.PENANA8WUmyGdqbW
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.668Please respect copyright.PENANASAVVQQnJne
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.668Please respect copyright.PENANAa7zPxFnpRY
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.668Please respect copyright.PENANA3GLQenqzOZ
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”668Please respect copyright.PENANAfPFKCioSea
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.668Please respect copyright.PENANAELcRPSekfC
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.668Please respect copyright.PENANAHQyF7WzaNA
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.668Please respect copyright.PENANAy0saWLJ0W2
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.668Please respect copyright.PENANAUr26u2QzT3
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.668Please respect copyright.PENANAys6iMBCAsL
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”668Please respect copyright.PENANA46hK6kKDdL
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.668Please respect copyright.PENANA09mzRrWHga
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.668Please respect copyright.PENANA1m417fcboc
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.668Please respect copyright.PENANA3xO3ri9fG2
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.668Please respect copyright.PENANAmLm0HyYxj9
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”668Please respect copyright.PENANANtU9LLHFzz
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.668Please respect copyright.PENANAMzl0IvbR8D
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”668Please respect copyright.PENANAjfY3Xc9BBq
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.668Please respect copyright.PENANAQBWyoVJnwy
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.668Please respect copyright.PENANAacPwuLMTzm
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.668Please respect copyright.PENANAxZ2XqwccRP
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”668Please respect copyright.PENANAMF1yK6tuoU
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”668Please respect copyright.PENANAR6uCyS4Zmv
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”668Please respect copyright.PENANAGaOTHX4oJe
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.668Please respect copyright.PENANA2cjcrTFPtw
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.668Please respect copyright.PENANA4itQuL8p93
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.668Please respect copyright.PENANA9nNvE0aMU6
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.668Please respect copyright.PENANAsKLLTQgK4b
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.668Please respect copyright.PENANAaS3oteyd6d
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.668Please respect copyright.PENANAESBRgKrAcd
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.668Please respect copyright.PENANAQrct0yRM6Y
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.668Please respect copyright.PENANATaAi69KHL8
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.668Please respect copyright.PENANAw0jCPb1RKm
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the668Please respect copyright.PENANAPrJ8JNX9qT
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.668Please respect copyright.PENANAyzY1WnxoQ7
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.668Please respect copyright.PENANAHZZM6W9LV9
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.668Please respect copyright.PENANAhcAsF9T6dM
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.668Please respect copyright.PENANARGeJlJbuhc
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.668Please respect copyright.PENANAyH3GYbLN1Q
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.668Please respect copyright.PENANACND9KcuPJi
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.668Please respect copyright.PENANAmqPVorrLnN
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.668Please respect copyright.PENANANS4EjKXKGq
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.668Please respect copyright.PENANAYobC901OeR
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.668Please respect copyright.PENANAeLf4wfaXaX
Dad: Son?668Please respect copyright.PENANAVygUJHlgbL
Dad: Will?668Please respect copyright.PENANA0RJQ5Io618
Dad: William?668Please respect copyright.PENANACXNtErPEqy
Dad: You still there, Son?668Please respect copyright.PENANARv53EcLqZe
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?668Please respect copyright.PENANAewJYAOL7q2
Dad: Want to hear another?668Please respect copyright.PENANA5gqAP6ut1a
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.