Christmas 1996 - Scary Story Animated

[Music] [Applause] [Music] i was up early i bounced out of bed and made my way down the hall towards our living room at the front of the house i slowly peered in to see if santa had bothered to pay us a visit with all that had been going on over the past few weeks i was certain that he wouldn't however a euphoric sense of excitement and happiness washed over me as i took in the gorgeous christmas tree and all of its glistening bounty below i called out to my mother he came he came can we open them mum wake up a murmur followed by the crash of a lamp falling off a bedside table was shortly followed by the shuffling of slipped feet along our old hardwood floor hunched over she entered the living room along with the stench of whiskey and cigarettes from the night before my dad had up and left her for another woman not long ago and for her to be up this early was nothing short of a christmas miracle she had slumped into a deep depression brought on by the shock of my dad's sudden departure and then compounded by the loneliness worthlessness and guilt she must have been feeling from neglecting me looking back now that time of my life had really helped me become more independent it made me stronger i had to feed myself bathe myself and take myself off to school hell no one else was going to do it for me it was horrible to see her this way however the seven-year-old me couldn't contain my excitement and i badgered her relentlessly by asking can i open them can i can i until she was able to get the words out through the pain of her splitting headache yes yes hurry up she said open them great i shouted began to tear into the wrapping paper like a rabid dog tearing into the flesh of its freshly caught prey and nintendo 64. game boy pocket goosebumps books lego i had really hit the jackpot i was so happy i looked up at my mum and said thanks mom i love you don't thank me she said thanks santa i smiled thanks santa she smiled back then without thinking i said i wish dad could be here i shouldn't have said it but i was all too caught up in the moment my mother's face turned her icy stare filling me with regret for having ruined the good mood damn why do i have to say that the awful and awkward silence was broken when she said in a cold crackled whisper there's one more there aren't you going to open it i smiled an uncomfortable smile back at her yes of course i replied trying so hard to get that warm excited feeling back that it filled the room just minutes ago i dragged over the last box it was heavy i didn't tear into it like the previous few i didn't have the same enthusiasm plus i wanted to savor the moment who knows when i would be getting presents like this again my mother stared intently at me as i peeled away the wrapping opened the cardboard box and peered at the contents within i froze i can still see the image so clearly in my mind to this day and to this day nothing has made me feel more sick to my stomach more shattered more incredibly disappointed and devastated what is it ryan she probed what's wrong isn't it what you wanted [Music] my father's head lifelessly stared at me and i stared back into his eyes his dead eyes it's exactly what i wanted i replied sobbing as i did so good now dry your eyes my mother croaked i want you to meet someone out of the shadows a huge figure came into the room and put his hand on her shoulder this is chris he's going to be staying with us for a while now don't be rude say hello i've never felt more alone and helpless than i did right at that moment all i could do was say hello [Music] let me tell you a tale of young ben if i might blissly unaware he'd been hacked in the night his passwords were stolen his identity too don't think for a second this can't happen to you his location was known his browsing was tracked these two things can be done without even being hacked a virtual private network would have prevented his woes once installed where you are nobody knows you could be in europe or asia with the click of a mouse or your activity encrypted without leaving your house nordvpn keeps you safe and secure for the lowest of prices one account gives you protection across six devices protect your bank details and files with military grade encryption for seventy percent off a three-year plan click the link in the description don't take a chance don't end up like ben get the best protection there is get nord vpn [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign

Channel: Nightmare Tales

Views: 167,903

Rating: 4.9386044 out of 5

Keywords: Scary Stories, Animated, Horror

Id: FlvmIoexZ4Q

Length: 6min 49sec (409 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 25 2020