Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.722Please respect copyright.PENANAUTapR0mtco
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.722Please respect copyright.PENANA5Q6z38V4AI
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?722Please respect copyright.PENANACYnPR5475e
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.722Please respect copyright.PENANAhoUqFWHuCa
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.722Please respect copyright.PENANAUQpp6zaTTB
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.722Please respect copyright.PENANABj5Bdthye3
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.722Please respect copyright.PENANAIJnUmORioA
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,722Please respect copyright.PENANA00OtbQQ2nD
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…722Please respect copyright.PENANASzGVAiKhi2
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…722Please respect copyright.PENANAHgMkINuVFU
Dad: But… I don’t know…722Please respect copyright.PENANAGfQEObBWDT
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.722Please respect copyright.PENANABjrDYCdne9
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…722Please respect copyright.PENANAtyT1u02Pa6
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.722Please respect copyright.PENANAka1vXVhftt
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.722Please respect copyright.PENANAAgX70xT7CJ
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.722Please respect copyright.PENANARA5fZYekQn
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.722Please respect copyright.PENANAOxDlNETU7Q
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.722Please respect copyright.PENANAgHQsqzHNrM
Dad: They played games together online.722Please respect copyright.PENANA3umEuBZh7S
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…722Please respect copyright.PENANAFDdX4zubUy
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,722Please respect copyright.PENANAf4vr8ZEPWC
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.722Please respect copyright.PENANAu1PnPP120v
Dad: Since they were best friends,722Please respect copyright.PENANAxPM8lT07KT
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.722Please respect copyright.PENANATqWEsUK82F
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.722Please respect copyright.PENANAjOYFaWOOLw
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.722Please respect copyright.PENANALaVQZGPwu1
Dad: He thought about it for a while.722Please respect copyright.PENANAkhJ6swl25R
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,722Please respect copyright.PENANAFhv2HgIGZj
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address722Please respect copyright.PENANAQbF4sqxWOe
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.722Please respect copyright.PENANAMe1y3tGVY1
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.722Please respect copyright.PENANAlnSCPJ5Ryl
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said722Please respect copyright.PENANAYLV7nLaR9i
Dad: He would mail the package right away.722Please respect copyright.PENANAAljlXXJUvu
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.722Please respect copyright.PENANAltkl7G4Scu
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address722Please respect copyright.PENANAktdrobb2vh
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.722Please respect copyright.PENANA98HdtSYr4c
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.722Please respect copyright.PENANAPwe3RI1ZXX
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.722Please respect copyright.PENANArdBxoqINE8
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,722Please respect copyright.PENANAKDgUp7sy0O
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.722Please respect copyright.PENANATebHQD5Pcm
Dad: By bedtime the next night,722Please respect copyright.PENANAdFLRYokfnh
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.722Please respect copyright.PENANAVINthQ1db8
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.722Please respect copyright.PENANAXxtwnNTHcB
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.722Please respect copyright.PENANAGypN420xVG
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.722Please respect copyright.PENANAatZHq2u5GP
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.722Please respect copyright.PENANA5ngdxSCDwY
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.722Please respect copyright.PENANArVBpF2TQk1
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.722Please respect copyright.PENANAPajeeyxnYv
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.722Please respect copyright.PENANA2jIOzZrvWw
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.722Please respect copyright.PENANAwAIC31UUTL
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.722Please respect copyright.PENANAiKespM0HDJ
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.722Please respect copyright.PENANA7oyhtdPqIx
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.722Please respect copyright.PENANAsuotHMDqY7
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”722Please respect copyright.PENANASNQ2dxlveD
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.722Please respect copyright.PENANAPyF245w6n6
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.722Please respect copyright.PENANAb0TrKrUQLV
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.722Please respect copyright.PENANAFaBOe7i2Nq
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.722Please respect copyright.PENANA4BXsm5E56l
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.722Please respect copyright.PENANAfRyklErBqf
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”722Please respect copyright.PENANAOLB8EjVgg4
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.722Please respect copyright.PENANA3XJDbPcMsD
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.722Please respect copyright.PENANAmmGCBkwE7c
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.722Please respect copyright.PENANAdnUfGag8Bi
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.722Please respect copyright.PENANAJjEuU9AVoL
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”722Please respect copyright.PENANAIHFrt6wwTJ
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.722Please respect copyright.PENANAG2cMlzuMAA
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”722Please respect copyright.PENANAIh0nMOIQza
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.722Please respect copyright.PENANAzOOnDRvjmw
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.722Please respect copyright.PENANAuBwNeH7qde
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.722Please respect copyright.PENANAy47NejDMLo
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”722Please respect copyright.PENANAbOhzxQ2m7g
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”722Please respect copyright.PENANAeyI22Df1jY
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”722Please respect copyright.PENANA0Mt2Kw0awL
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.722Please respect copyright.PENANA9ODrw7f7k3
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.722Please respect copyright.PENANA1LwknttuRl
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.722Please respect copyright.PENANAhJCPIqdIIc
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.722Please respect copyright.PENANAhajNo9bUEe
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.722Please respect copyright.PENANAOblQ983030
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.722Please respect copyright.PENANA5n2CaH7TVP
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.722Please respect copyright.PENANAsmSzmlKr4N
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.722Please respect copyright.PENANAKK7AMpCyBY
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.722Please respect copyright.PENANAYGtf7KgRP8
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the722Please respect copyright.PENANA1sp82olsh3
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.722Please respect copyright.PENANAlALLPnXRRV
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.722Please respect copyright.PENANAA2itXlEUHA
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.722Please respect copyright.PENANAkTR6LI6mKg
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.722Please respect copyright.PENANAwnKnyjz6z4
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.722Please respect copyright.PENANATkRvSHBzMn
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.722Please respect copyright.PENANAa4w1QBYFxe
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.722Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2q0EoO0Us
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.722Please respect copyright.PENANAXg3WVttvme
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.722Please respect copyright.PENANAlRY0kjG7pb
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.722Please respect copyright.PENANAUIxyAYjtTw
Dad: Son?722Please respect copyright.PENANAOSQtqFnqnu
Dad: Will?722Please respect copyright.PENANAM1Up8LDPbb
Dad: William?722Please respect copyright.PENANA4B46Flvia2
Dad: You still there, Son?722Please respect copyright.PENANAsWgRq6BenJ
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?722Please respect copyright.PENANA7B9sJVR067
Dad: Want to hear another?722Please respect copyright.PENANA2aAqBSWOEm
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.