Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.699Please respect copyright.PENANARSr5eWsApB
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.699Please respect copyright.PENANAxDCKpdQQCq
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?699Please respect copyright.PENANAH2WQXCxsBl
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.699Please respect copyright.PENANAhjwsxq7UjY
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.699Please respect copyright.PENANAPFgdABFrrz
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.699Please respect copyright.PENANAujuaCcaouM
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.699Please respect copyright.PENANA6Cu3XuJGk2
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,699Please respect copyright.PENANAhq6WFnYZb7
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…699Please respect copyright.PENANACWLrNoR0yr
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…699Please respect copyright.PENANAVsDdswkV64
Dad: But… I don’t know…699Please respect copyright.PENANA3n7cQJfFCT
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.699Please respect copyright.PENANA08umNfFKn8
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…699Please respect copyright.PENANAHWsyx7ZO1o
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.699Please respect copyright.PENANA5KMGpfmXOi
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.699Please respect copyright.PENANAT9Fe1jlWPl
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.699Please respect copyright.PENANArn6Os7UAS9
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.699Please respect copyright.PENANAWF7O4jIvPI
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.699Please respect copyright.PENANAFq370MuDSH
Dad: They played games together online.699Please respect copyright.PENANAoAZlqfiXIe
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…699Please respect copyright.PENANAUBt9jSIJOZ
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,699Please respect copyright.PENANAwf3YQxSds1
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.699Please respect copyright.PENANABpUmxJHNNg
Dad: Since they were best friends,699Please respect copyright.PENANA2dfMwF9WGb
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.699Please respect copyright.PENANAbmcZLJJZWK
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.699Please respect copyright.PENANAxeLr4JtfFa
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.699Please respect copyright.PENANA8vRqrXZTpm
Dad: He thought about it for a while.699Please respect copyright.PENANAftHf0O8Kw2
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,699Please respect copyright.PENANAgXUVgap26M
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address699Please respect copyright.PENANAGtuWbFCY8v
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.699Please respect copyright.PENANAY469FipMvy
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.699Please respect copyright.PENANAfG2X2ugLP9
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said699Please respect copyright.PENANAMQFW50A5IV
Dad: He would mail the package right away.699Please respect copyright.PENANAjGaZLSuYXz
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.699Please respect copyright.PENANASAaHW4n3Dt
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address699Please respect copyright.PENANA9mDp50dHNI
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.699Please respect copyright.PENANAwgPIB34BHD
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.699Please respect copyright.PENANAOyB0e5gPsw
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.699Please respect copyright.PENANAUiDJBLNQFr
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,699Please respect copyright.PENANAmj6EqbXR9n
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.699Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZqJIVAa1b
Dad: By bedtime the next night,699Please respect copyright.PENANA3rMLoQ82Pw
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.699Please respect copyright.PENANAl26qzpjz3z
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.699Please respect copyright.PENANA8UjlDPpgIC
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.699Please respect copyright.PENANAznqYyZGnQy
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.699Please respect copyright.PENANAT1z43d0Jgf
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.699Please respect copyright.PENANACzZC9gO42G
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.699Please respect copyright.PENANAEZtLC5gcxT
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.699Please respect copyright.PENANAXGsBv96F8A
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.699Please respect copyright.PENANAUOfN1HS7MS
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.699Please respect copyright.PENANA38ViLrGb0e
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.699Please respect copyright.PENANAbLfjcSJD3U
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.699Please respect copyright.PENANA7l9RmbLS2I
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.699Please respect copyright.PENANAIqMW2ZOx9O
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”699Please respect copyright.PENANANySoy0fXbj
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.699Please respect copyright.PENANAcXXJp12Z8M
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.699Please respect copyright.PENANA0XOL6pcXcM
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.699Please respect copyright.PENANAcCcBpmierz
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.699Please respect copyright.PENANAjqF6Qizxaa
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.699Please respect copyright.PENANAjsIQeNUz6r
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”699Please respect copyright.PENANAKNMYu0kWYh
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.699Please respect copyright.PENANAnyCW4vcf7e
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.699Please respect copyright.PENANAZdTVU0YjNt
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.699Please respect copyright.PENANAWKcGr97VMj
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.699Please respect copyright.PENANAiwV0QmXdFz
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”699Please respect copyright.PENANA1yI1R17Wy3
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.699Please respect copyright.PENANAH4SfXg4dju
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”699Please respect copyright.PENANAju7zpKyNGx
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.699Please respect copyright.PENANAIZxfeZFGLK
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.699Please respect copyright.PENANAHZtwctilB5
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.699Please respect copyright.PENANAjpsfv2ei9K
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”699Please respect copyright.PENANA0xZK1YeF3P
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”699Please respect copyright.PENANA4efbLzlEyV
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”699Please respect copyright.PENANAiuSecj8kOH
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.699Please respect copyright.PENANAORUxA87Swj
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.699Please respect copyright.PENANADCfiW0t3Fq
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.699Please respect copyright.PENANAjxjsy5UjBs
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.699Please respect copyright.PENANAj0TJRoxke3
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.699Please respect copyright.PENANA2XamQOLBjA
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.699Please respect copyright.PENANA5JN5iu77fS
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.699Please respect copyright.PENANAlHiqHrWJdC
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.699Please respect copyright.PENANAEFsgPfRLIE
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.699Please respect copyright.PENANAFSPa4LkKXz
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the699Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y5NYM23td
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.699Please respect copyright.PENANApave1IPzBG
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.699Please respect copyright.PENANAuJ9ioz5Gvb
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.699Please respect copyright.PENANArBHC9cqR65
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.699Please respect copyright.PENANAGlJkOrXU9n
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.699Please respect copyright.PENANAAQihkjIHhC
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.699Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZfPdqfGIg
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.699Please respect copyright.PENANAv86YCleUAU
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.699Please respect copyright.PENANAfEFhRv3pPJ
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.699Please respect copyright.PENANAxS2JwpzHzz
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.699Please respect copyright.PENANAZcVHISAwEK
Dad: Son?699Please respect copyright.PENANACqAgj9Z12a
Dad: Will?699Please respect copyright.PENANAnmoqlISJmS
Dad: William?699Please respect copyright.PENANA6b9RxPWjSX
Dad: You still there, Son?699Please respect copyright.PENANAi72txrvOIE
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?699Please respect copyright.PENANASgKBE7Lfso
Dad: Want to hear another?699Please respect copyright.PENANA1Y8O66Uj5o
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.