Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.469Please respect copyright.PENANAF2A77brED3
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.469Please respect copyright.PENANA86F0Eaqv0y
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?469Please respect copyright.PENANAed6xTVWPQs
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.469Please respect copyright.PENANAb2P60CYCSf
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.469Please respect copyright.PENANAJ40Usw8qfd
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.469Please respect copyright.PENANA6k7iZ3gBDL
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.469Please respect copyright.PENANAjU7SRaWK4x
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,469Please respect copyright.PENANAC28LWZ9qfM
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…469Please respect copyright.PENANAvONGuo93zH
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…469Please respect copyright.PENANAYLOhaPPWL2
Dad: But… I don’t know…469Please respect copyright.PENANA72bQ1dkIbP
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.469Please respect copyright.PENANAVNz5oPgRdq
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…469Please respect copyright.PENANAZYwbKjZeJH
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.469Please respect copyright.PENANAFwz7U1jPfT
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.469Please respect copyright.PENANArTQkACB8kF
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.469Please respect copyright.PENANALhYOmnGl9G
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.469Please respect copyright.PENANAUDVVpSBx8f
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.469Please respect copyright.PENANA3nsSsDKAOA
Dad: They played games together online.469Please respect copyright.PENANAV8FUv42G4f
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…469Please respect copyright.PENANAaraNwdl4Z9
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,469Please respect copyright.PENANA2QqSeLPhOR
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.469Please respect copyright.PENANAUqm9PDmmzd
Dad: Since they were best friends,469Please respect copyright.PENANAWz5emqRlT9
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.469Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0w1n9Fb81
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.469Please respect copyright.PENANAdBZtjpg7F1
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.469Please respect copyright.PENANA6WLHlbWxSz
Dad: He thought about it for a while.469Please respect copyright.PENANAHb8diQXQjt
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,469Please respect copyright.PENANAPWPqgbkoSu
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address469Please respect copyright.PENANAdc5PWYMChb
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.469Please respect copyright.PENANAwySB0Xqk2L
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.469Please respect copyright.PENANAS2J9Wperjq
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said469Please respect copyright.PENANANOjIUBBcN0
Dad: He would mail the package right away.469Please respect copyright.PENANAjk2BVbXZQ3
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.469Please respect copyright.PENANAavVPQGppsd
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address469Please respect copyright.PENANAlU88neyzSU
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.469Please respect copyright.PENANA9F86wlYQ0x
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.469Please respect copyright.PENANAS533Mk0CRY
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.469Please respect copyright.PENANA1CttwyEveh
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,469Please respect copyright.PENANAmHPZQLb3Go
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.469Please respect copyright.PENANA9IR6JWDL7e
Dad: By bedtime the next night,469Please respect copyright.PENANAakxXdoEH4Z
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.469Please respect copyright.PENANAePAgoq8g89
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.469Please respect copyright.PENANArKc8NGnGv7
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.469Please respect copyright.PENANAqW9v0JFkKQ
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.469Please respect copyright.PENANA0jrnepcnKH
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.469Please respect copyright.PENANA7f5RYsQLWK
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.469Please respect copyright.PENANAJhQ0VtFuVM
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.469Please respect copyright.PENANAfqerz5L550
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.469Please respect copyright.PENANAhhUqj944Ta
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.469Please respect copyright.PENANAbt5NhlPePU
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.469Please respect copyright.PENANARJ8akhp31B
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.469Please respect copyright.PENANA2LjGV0OmQ2
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.469Please respect copyright.PENANAkionZyV9Bh
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”469Please respect copyright.PENANAIDTlqVDq3i
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.469Please respect copyright.PENANAhs23jc1tZL
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.469Please respect copyright.PENANAC8N6202JkT
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.469Please respect copyright.PENANATWz7wrz716
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.469Please respect copyright.PENANArZDtFpMagh
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.469Please respect copyright.PENANAzMAJig2xnu
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”469Please respect copyright.PENANAalh6HH0fLk
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.469Please respect copyright.PENANA6fdMt99JJS
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.469Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8NofwHYPR
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.469Please respect copyright.PENANAhFttoYQHGq
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.469Please respect copyright.PENANAgYhbHmG0LA
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”469Please respect copyright.PENANAFl4aa8rGuL
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.469Please respect copyright.PENANAgcl9MiUlET
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”469Please respect copyright.PENANAqyVx059HKQ
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.469Please respect copyright.PENANAAinBH3P4u8
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.469Please respect copyright.PENANAbtgpqQ55Nb
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.469Please respect copyright.PENANAj2q61NPzXG
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”469Please respect copyright.PENANAjHEPOoRBeW
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”469Please respect copyright.PENANAenq5PHpdGC
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”469Please respect copyright.PENANAMDFcb1nDZ5
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.469Please respect copyright.PENANACzJ9GoZ9J7
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.469Please respect copyright.PENANAExancnf6kh
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.469Please respect copyright.PENANARGMsbgPvv0
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.469Please respect copyright.PENANAr0HPYZZl6K
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.469Please respect copyright.PENANA2WrqxE5gCu
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.469Please respect copyright.PENANAua0QF9lDc0
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.469Please respect copyright.PENANAtSewuotkoM
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.469Please respect copyright.PENANAsnWeiE8eWp
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.469Please respect copyright.PENANA5WygIDFQdT
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the469Please respect copyright.PENANAmKfi0BwBas
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.469Please respect copyright.PENANAzqzaFef78j
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.469Please respect copyright.PENANAYiuifZNXZc
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.469Please respect copyright.PENANAkSBuNLc4zt
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.469Please respect copyright.PENANAd8Okemdq2s
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.469Please respect copyright.PENANA6RbF8ehKuo
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.469Please respect copyright.PENANAxSCg3g7oEg
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.469Please respect copyright.PENANAQdidIyovz0
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.469Please respect copyright.PENANABtcXJW0zUm
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.469Please respect copyright.PENANAcfk1UbpTrk
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.469Please respect copyright.PENANArOPsfsAUJ4
Dad: Son?469Please respect copyright.PENANAih95yk0FwE
Dad: Will?469Please respect copyright.PENANAFGwF29WWxd
Dad: William?469Please respect copyright.PENANAgxbwALAJps
Dad: You still there, Son?469Please respect copyright.PENANAVam9Y2H7ju
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?469Please respect copyright.PENANADzbhkMBJR2
Dad: Want to hear another?469Please respect copyright.PENANAXrcNKpG4Jh
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.