Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwzmVHGrO7
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOthMs8cqe
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIMijhPNMz
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHY4nTAHoEG
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.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiDVPhfNVG
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8mfMNtAwU
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJomBws0hkR
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88RhWkg0Y2
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBJFDnlWdf
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5dwYniMfz
Dad: But… I don’t know…636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwPnrYacL5
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlwYul0rUQ
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7omzlu6GTO
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcXjyJyVUr
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl52lrqAfyv
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrlCIc6zI6
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMglcleUble
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobBr4byOof
Dad: They played games together online.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMAHguJKo1
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…636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjxkiUhOG8
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3A9xeDV7O
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6u2wJB2Vl5
Dad: Since they were best friends,636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6z30x0wfT
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhD6cXsrvB
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Tcyck5I0
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NrrxMpnRJ
Dad: He thought about it for a while.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbitgShBmCt
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2yh2pE2qY
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrahSO9Ss9I
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iUvvZ8z7N
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3KFKZPNqW
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGzk9Cc0RL
Dad: He would mail the package right away.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYs3FHbmT7
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnXg7CxpPM
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzFGPLuqKb
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD1wrLSho3
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeagU8roqk
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeyTXmr3ju
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQcjWKRxgo
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaYi3B7uam
Dad: By bedtime the next night,636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OGDiBwCPp
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV3xcdV5D7
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHWTjwc2No
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jm7OZvi1L
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.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNi6dn9W2Y
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKrTn5vqBO
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXNHnCf2WM
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QrffMj1zd
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH51ud8IktE
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIAzGML182
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.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVyMECG9vL
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAwU63v8sp
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAsJch9JEX
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsvENKgf3x
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNoGRV6msr
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpe9bczlk7
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVMuHVeIOE
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqKzdlsf7G
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37CmHIOiSi
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PKBIL5Nxi
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RY24tXRbu
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1nmBXkour
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjPSaQFU16
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gqXEcK0cx
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYdvt9va82
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eYi9Uyzue
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO2yk91nhE
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQBpi40DXt
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYORoQM7bS
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8L60jqKQ2
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLWKrDDKuY
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnrJNBl3jQ
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgWpfFCHm0
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYy3fsX3Ob
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxbB6Fb3t8
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmmwZ4OvXD
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXu6kmSVlo
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykB7XkBpQC
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.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOm3Wt0bYa
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0Wuqse1h0
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hN1RIYNfH
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHchHi5grjp
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5Wg3uoOaZ
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXg0wZ5Ac5
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaT5S9A2QY
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBDqxwr4m8
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXpy8DaZYB
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH5X9JPG5g
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JimXa7QmE
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpMlOrvM2R
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk03sGiltH
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72qbjiSZRq
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoHS0ZdUbH
Dad: Son?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2xIB9yShf
Dad: Will?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsECAL51T8
Dad: William?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPyurentMh
Dad: You still there, Son?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMnoW4hHkm
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dHwvR3op0
Dad: Want to hear another?636Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH5Y50PQ15
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.
