Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.817Please respect copyright.PENANAI7jHI5rCgV
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.817Please respect copyright.PENANAOm2nREd2Qe
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?817Please respect copyright.PENANA8doUU2Runh
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.817Please respect copyright.PENANAymIhEIYARv
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.817Please respect copyright.PENANAkViEijt6Og
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.817Please respect copyright.PENANAr2z09hLRBz
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.817Please respect copyright.PENANAPyQ0v9YQdD
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,817Please respect copyright.PENANA45UR1Apcn0
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…817Please respect copyright.PENANAg8zbRDCuta
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…817Please respect copyright.PENANA8yZM3pjbiY
Dad: But… I don’t know…817Please respect copyright.PENANAh2G5xRitDY
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.817Please respect copyright.PENANA6NpUo7iVgW
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…817Please respect copyright.PENANALN9wbJI1tf
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.817Please respect copyright.PENANA7QsMdvAyrj
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.817Please respect copyright.PENANAL0NNW4Q3x4
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.817Please respect copyright.PENANAhrUeXajZZ1
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.817Please respect copyright.PENANA5OG38C5vAo
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.817Please respect copyright.PENANANi65a7Myv4
Dad: They played games together online.817Please respect copyright.PENANABHejIyUViq
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…817Please respect copyright.PENANAPs8n2ku5M4
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,817Please respect copyright.PENANAYDmVNFGUE5
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.817Please respect copyright.PENANAtQnOEfaZc7
Dad: Since they were best friends,817Please respect copyright.PENANAAyTSjhCLlI
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.817Please respect copyright.PENANAvCqte3aNAj
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.817Please respect copyright.PENANAW50Q7K8sA5
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.817Please respect copyright.PENANAh0NIcQi64Z
Dad: He thought about it for a while.817Please respect copyright.PENANAg5a9uqq5Im
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,817Please respect copyright.PENANA0nebAfCwUP
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address817Please respect copyright.PENANA5T41g9jnyP
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.817Please respect copyright.PENANAj49MdfZiUr
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.817Please respect copyright.PENANANwj51goASB
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said817Please respect copyright.PENANA7Xp7Ab2puh
Dad: He would mail the package right away.817Please respect copyright.PENANAdnIzdZyKD1
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.817Please respect copyright.PENANAGlqBKS1FYY
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address817Please respect copyright.PENANAKpvREg1Ztc
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.817Please respect copyright.PENANAVEeo8symJs
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.817Please respect copyright.PENANA1HxPhDamqF
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.817Please respect copyright.PENANAYmG7mk3otm
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,817Please respect copyright.PENANAhtJ18kFGLq
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.817Please respect copyright.PENANAqyrLjLED7R
Dad: By bedtime the next night,817Please respect copyright.PENANAvRppjiDwBc
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.817Please respect copyright.PENANAWrs5b2h4UB
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.817Please respect copyright.PENANA5egYRpk3Gh
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.817Please respect copyright.PENANALhFvTdnbAo
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.817Please respect copyright.PENANA6N3EKoQxWD
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.817Please respect copyright.PENANAOt20AIMmOk
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.817Please respect copyright.PENANAJoQlNeDuNe
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.817Please respect copyright.PENANAj6Es5orS9E
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.817Please respect copyright.PENANAdpMv3lKcZ2
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.817Please respect copyright.PENANAYFzqClaJBx
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.817Please respect copyright.PENANAPZJf22eYwr
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.817Please respect copyright.PENANAnQiIZ8Wxto
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.817Please respect copyright.PENANAzQtGRoN3se
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”817Please respect copyright.PENANAOiYavVDBzB
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.817Please respect copyright.PENANAYJbNEb4aJg
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.817Please respect copyright.PENANA2XtPvv21Si
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.817Please respect copyright.PENANADpHMnHdC0w
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.817Please respect copyright.PENANAI9JvjDxU3S
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.817Please respect copyright.PENANA2mQnPZdLUL
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”817Please respect copyright.PENANAlYgscIVCXV
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.817Please respect copyright.PENANACuEOOP0ajp
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.817Please respect copyright.PENANAxQOZMRgBhh
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.817Please respect copyright.PENANAWJH8phBWBu
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.817Please respect copyright.PENANADJKFtKIve3
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”817Please respect copyright.PENANAtSPEuC0Xlo
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.817Please respect copyright.PENANA3l6KN9hubz
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”817Please respect copyright.PENANAUQmnfsPpKO
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.817Please respect copyright.PENANArRaipBeXfj
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.817Please respect copyright.PENANAQjLSTthOyA
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.817Please respect copyright.PENANAYuY3gvft58
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”817Please respect copyright.PENANANFqNmljae8
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”817Please respect copyright.PENANAL2rDpmj60Z
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”817Please respect copyright.PENANAy1eiDHk2LA
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.817Please respect copyright.PENANA4k1vBFlldb
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.817Please respect copyright.PENANAuFn2OllyeD
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.817Please respect copyright.PENANAoCbctqpnub
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.817Please respect copyright.PENANAyRn3gzrPzC
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.817Please respect copyright.PENANAa2NwaJBsxJ
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.817Please respect copyright.PENANAxnpAv6joGz
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.817Please respect copyright.PENANAZieYiYNAq2
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.817Please respect copyright.PENANA4KKktWS4ty
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.817Please respect copyright.PENANAkNWONDE7Tx
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the817Please respect copyright.PENANAL29c5UepLA
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.817Please respect copyright.PENANAu79Xd2AJc7
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.817Please respect copyright.PENANAokn2NNmgiv
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.817Please respect copyright.PENANAPMlkeksxEh
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.817Please respect copyright.PENANAjMceLwgViB
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.817Please respect copyright.PENANAIkotII5Yal
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.817Please respect copyright.PENANA3RCrAGV35W
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.817Please respect copyright.PENANAOjctwCHyH1
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.817Please respect copyright.PENANAt0MCVYkVjd
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.817Please respect copyright.PENANAsqG7oGh7Cc
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.817Please respect copyright.PENANAAnuynLn7cz
Dad: Son?817Please respect copyright.PENANAaw8mXhAVyp
Dad: Will?817Please respect copyright.PENANALNCjGZoYE8
Dad: William?817Please respect copyright.PENANA4aGCj23WSX
Dad: You still there, Son?817Please respect copyright.PENANAypBKu7twaQ
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?817Please respect copyright.PENANAKT41LQTQY4
Dad: Want to hear another?817Please respect copyright.PENANACewSO4yvyw
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.