Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.696Please respect copyright.PENANATR9wxCaXEa
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.696Please respect copyright.PENANAgjwsv7YNSB
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?696Please respect copyright.PENANAFVfEqlKcD8
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.696Please respect copyright.PENANAQSjQ0p9auK
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.696Please respect copyright.PENANAfHZsfXEdGZ
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.696Please respect copyright.PENANANIhWDg8gDT
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.696Please respect copyright.PENANAijgDpP9scc
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,696Please respect copyright.PENANAL9bcYd1Mea
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…696Please respect copyright.PENANAtlgMxg9AOM
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…696Please respect copyright.PENANA9sN1kgLzNa
Dad: But… I don’t know…696Please respect copyright.PENANAwHtFt91EXH
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.696Please respect copyright.PENANABBl51BlG0H
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…696Please respect copyright.PENANAMm2gBcBgnm
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.696Please respect copyright.PENANAtflyYKYGap
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.696Please respect copyright.PENANAgnuUQZVBsv
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.696Please respect copyright.PENANADYdc2CHVaL
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.696Please respect copyright.PENANAFPhvKQW6ig
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.696Please respect copyright.PENANAuCSvQTWS0D
Dad: They played games together online.696Please respect copyright.PENANAE50WmUPjeK
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…696Please respect copyright.PENANAUb59lfRHsN
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,696Please respect copyright.PENANAw9Cvxve6Tu
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.696Please respect copyright.PENANA64bKZdfXTn
Dad: Since they were best friends,696Please respect copyright.PENANAxFkMkfSnTH
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.696Please respect copyright.PENANA8GOX2lr0FE
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.696Please respect copyright.PENANAdRZ4PjFe44
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.696Please respect copyright.PENANAjzu5PFcsC2
Dad: He thought about it for a while.696Please respect copyright.PENANA17IaVMTM0h
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,696Please respect copyright.PENANAqxe4mbpLGD
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address696Please respect copyright.PENANAusvlr23Aek
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.696Please respect copyright.PENANAvk6d0rELfZ
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.696Please respect copyright.PENANAbb6v4b2Q2l
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said696Please respect copyright.PENANAqDhSalQKdG
Dad: He would mail the package right away.696Please respect copyright.PENANAvxsUgzfHHx
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.696Please respect copyright.PENANATRZaKCtWGA
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address696Please respect copyright.PENANAqfspfalXXp
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.696Please respect copyright.PENANAE6nlpgCA8E
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.696Please respect copyright.PENANAMm240M2ZoC
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.696Please respect copyright.PENANAEyezwNJgnz
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,696Please respect copyright.PENANAoPbijvl89h
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.696Please respect copyright.PENANA4XtPvk1z56
Dad: By bedtime the next night,696Please respect copyright.PENANA6Lw23yimDp
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.696Please respect copyright.PENANAGCUarjMSWv
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.696Please respect copyright.PENANA8668LrR092
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.696Please respect copyright.PENANAZrd8dZzHoc
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.696Please respect copyright.PENANAJsbrJBeu9Y
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.696Please respect copyright.PENANAKbnr27dqci
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.696Please respect copyright.PENANAD1R4JZejSU
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.696Please respect copyright.PENANABKla0J8OY3
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.696Please respect copyright.PENANA4pnjEyGmJX
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.696Please respect copyright.PENANAlo7dyIEMjS
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.696Please respect copyright.PENANAEU3iOhPbUq
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.696Please respect copyright.PENANAfrVXlGJoqh
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.696Please respect copyright.PENANAxWq1XPpZGw
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”696Please respect copyright.PENANAzUAGvA02mO
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.696Please respect copyright.PENANAB7k1EjAmjN
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.696Please respect copyright.PENANA6H35C0FCak
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.696Please respect copyright.PENANA9h1KNzhbEQ
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.696Please respect copyright.PENANAHeGlCiuSNT
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.696Please respect copyright.PENANA0RysS2usAH
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”696Please respect copyright.PENANAGL0uY5WT4S
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.696Please respect copyright.PENANAccCh9vMXLv
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.696Please respect copyright.PENANAsXcI3tjL8G
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.696Please respect copyright.PENANAOigIj34Lzi
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.696Please respect copyright.PENANAMFbUP6JEIZ
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”696Please respect copyright.PENANALmlTKH7RjZ
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.696Please respect copyright.PENANA71tc2tIGqm
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”696Please respect copyright.PENANA16SuuUEFny
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.696Please respect copyright.PENANAoMK35uWi3f
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.696Please respect copyright.PENANAg3nVGhDkeS
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.696Please respect copyright.PENANATxSzq4N3xw
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”696Please respect copyright.PENANABd6Funae7E
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”696Please respect copyright.PENANAn4K2yxNUjq
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”696Please respect copyright.PENANAHtrPgn56b8
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.696Please respect copyright.PENANAJKUk0hPSAb
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.696Please respect copyright.PENANAOcf9M6wkmH
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.696Please respect copyright.PENANAhPZu7ivgw5
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.696Please respect copyright.PENANAxZi1xPynxh
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.696Please respect copyright.PENANAejm36dkoB6
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.696Please respect copyright.PENANAqK3fwdwBhc
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.696Please respect copyright.PENANAqSuy6iL1IV
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.696Please respect copyright.PENANAGSjO8MB2J7
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.696Please respect copyright.PENANA0QqYFXPjk2
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the696Please respect copyright.PENANAbxK7TFHf9l
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.696Please respect copyright.PENANAeFZODIbK5G
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.696Please respect copyright.PENANAehNagLiYYy
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.696Please respect copyright.PENANAXv05AQPbPn
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.696Please respect copyright.PENANApye5txLwsw
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.696Please respect copyright.PENANAIAlDBb7o5i
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.696Please respect copyright.PENANARMp8dqt4vS
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.696Please respect copyright.PENANAzHVe9NbtyB
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.696Please respect copyright.PENANAP3bC5iwtZa
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.696Please respect copyright.PENANAsceavQuEIm
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.696Please respect copyright.PENANAAibAHsZRkV
Dad: Son?696Please respect copyright.PENANAFh70LfjEgN
Dad: Will?696Please respect copyright.PENANAlPle1dHH4c
Dad: William?696Please respect copyright.PENANAcGnyhdB33F
Dad: You still there, Son?696Please respect copyright.PENANA3228TO8qN9
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?696Please respect copyright.PENANA8gDpOrBovG
Dad: Want to hear another?696Please respect copyright.PENANAOVvyV3v5Tz
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.