Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.998Please respect copyright.PENANAJuaGW6F5V5
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.998Please respect copyright.PENANAeWbGlt8lOY
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?998Please respect copyright.PENANAStFwaAHl9U
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.998Please respect copyright.PENANAmkPKTotS0P
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.998Please respect copyright.PENANAuaBRoGnlj7
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.998Please respect copyright.PENANA1PweqnvVsR
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.998Please respect copyright.PENANARkAGyAp8pR
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,998Please respect copyright.PENANABL9musiFiC
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…998Please respect copyright.PENANAruIqH9s2L5
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…998Please respect copyright.PENANAi5R7D8ZXgf
Dad: But… I don’t know…998Please respect copyright.PENANAFXicpq5Xoa
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.998Please respect copyright.PENANAPtbosYfsVu
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…998Please respect copyright.PENANAMalN6N878G
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.998Please respect copyright.PENANA0K5TjXwVcP
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.998Please respect copyright.PENANABrFBgIbjHo
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.998Please respect copyright.PENANASgk4M19X0B
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.998Please respect copyright.PENANAgVSTlYGCfC
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.998Please respect copyright.PENANAi4IS3Z3UVE
Dad: They played games together online.998Please respect copyright.PENANA4MXFVNnrXl
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…998Please respect copyright.PENANAnLDfY3P9VS
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,998Please respect copyright.PENANADJgDrMWjTZ
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.998Please respect copyright.PENANAv43R4IUBmP
Dad: Since they were best friends,998Please respect copyright.PENANAKGuhx4r2pG
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.998Please respect copyright.PENANA330PdBqURT
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.998Please respect copyright.PENANAwciuVK4fXi
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.998Please respect copyright.PENANA5WwaOS6Ux5
Dad: He thought about it for a while.998Please respect copyright.PENANA0SbyLWgSIC
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,998Please respect copyright.PENANABQ7hFeMml1
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address998Please respect copyright.PENANAmBDSettZOy
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.998Please respect copyright.PENANAVdxj1RdTqj
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.998Please respect copyright.PENANAhpE2gXSNwl
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said998Please respect copyright.PENANA1mWC0ehNd6
Dad: He would mail the package right away.998Please respect copyright.PENANAyRNpf5YeVv
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.998Please respect copyright.PENANA25gCMEuC1c
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address998Please respect copyright.PENANAx4Pcm5tKDr
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.998Please respect copyright.PENANAXtNbJbH2oI
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.998Please respect copyright.PENANAqgH0whyJom
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.998Please respect copyright.PENANAqQNoR2jyIx
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,998Please respect copyright.PENANALRod0t36Eb
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.998Please respect copyright.PENANAmd1QO1I76K
Dad: By bedtime the next night,998Please respect copyright.PENANA1vRk6iECG2
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.998Please respect copyright.PENANAxZ0Or8VZdR
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.998Please respect copyright.PENANAnzcZXFSVBt
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.998Please respect copyright.PENANAyivXefaKKz
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.998Please respect copyright.PENANAtZw1t9qL10
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.998Please respect copyright.PENANACptmVMXnLx
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.998Please respect copyright.PENANArlzTLGjV8F
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.998Please respect copyright.PENANAKrbLka4m0H
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.998Please respect copyright.PENANAtjBEZMBAcb
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.998Please respect copyright.PENANAYYzsL8uJuO
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.998Please respect copyright.PENANAGbqRO5aZuH
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.998Please respect copyright.PENANAxiYN11ie2i
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.998Please respect copyright.PENANAxwsxlOj21I
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”998Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZZHT9V6Q7
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.998Please respect copyright.PENANAEuefq3v1AI
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.998Please respect copyright.PENANATlwFjovKTG
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.998Please respect copyright.PENANApOJhOG4omq
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.998Please respect copyright.PENANAUihPWaPc2f
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.998Please respect copyright.PENANAkCyq0Q6EQt
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”998Please respect copyright.PENANAGOtlsckChz
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.998Please respect copyright.PENANAGghE90QaZJ
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.998Please respect copyright.PENANAY29uVmm5Kf
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.998Please respect copyright.PENANAesuuCkQYES
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.998Please respect copyright.PENANAZZnlEmZdrh
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”998Please respect copyright.PENANAE4hrnbv6PF
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.998Please respect copyright.PENANA7H3IsmmRCK
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”998Please respect copyright.PENANAOjsuJDvitB
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.998Please respect copyright.PENANAlzXdeGTpjg
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.998Please respect copyright.PENANAKELc3oreLS
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.998Please respect copyright.PENANAmMxHdnZJuT
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”998Please respect copyright.PENANA9fMqMblSVu
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”998Please respect copyright.PENANAY8NsoqDcNh
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”998Please respect copyright.PENANA5kTeqjQPfp
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.998Please respect copyright.PENANA3hn24umnhu
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.998Please respect copyright.PENANANikRB7jk5h
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.998Please respect copyright.PENANAAxacuMXyQu
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.998Please respect copyright.PENANAc8cDsa4kll
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.998Please respect copyright.PENANAUvxcLIt9lI
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.998Please respect copyright.PENANATN1nNRFILb
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.998Please respect copyright.PENANADlcd3ljGGc
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.998Please respect copyright.PENANAiMayC1VXdt
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.998Please respect copyright.PENANAyMiZ6iGy96
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the998Please respect copyright.PENANA4oRpk8HStk
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.998Please respect copyright.PENANAxIjBiLYh5T
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.998Please respect copyright.PENANAyJisy8eIRv
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.998Please respect copyright.PENANA21YoqFX6l3
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.998Please respect copyright.PENANA28OPm0zQ9X
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.998Please respect copyright.PENANACmY8pwp8Dr
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.998Please respect copyright.PENANAwvrl3qF5uh
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.998Please respect copyright.PENANAlXiBXVhV1K
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.998Please respect copyright.PENANAx1dbMG4UzY
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.998Please respect copyright.PENANAyc5ccFz4TW
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.998Please respect copyright.PENANAOqtVAyWy0Z
Dad: Son?998Please respect copyright.PENANA14abG8Nd7k
Dad: Will?998Please respect copyright.PENANAlGZs0oa3We
Dad: William?998Please respect copyright.PENANAflvz4TpWwb
Dad: You still there, Son?998Please respect copyright.PENANAGHVfbjvsyh
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?998Please respect copyright.PENANAKxTjcAIoyu
Dad: Want to hear another?998Please respect copyright.PENANAwlyqPhXZfn
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.


