Are You Afraid of the Dark?Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story...
This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each episode opens with members of the Midnight Society at their secret spot in the woods, where they prepare their fire and the night's storyteller announces the title of the his or her offering. However, the cameras soon leave the storyteller and switch to the tale being told.
CreatorsD.J. MacHale, Ned Kandel
The Tale of the Phantom Cab
Aug 15, 1992
Two brothers, while lost in the woods, come across a mysterious cab driver and a very unusual man named Dr. Vink who won't let any of his victims go unless they solve a riddle.
The Tale of Laughing in the Dark
Aug 22, 1992
A kid named Josh decides to prove that a fun house isn't haunted by stealing the nose of the clown who is supposed to haunt the place. He learns that the story isn't fiction when Zeebo pays him a little visit.
The Tale of the Lonely Ghost
Aug 29, 1992
A girl who desperately wants to be friends with her snotty cousin and her group of friends agrees to spend the night in the haunted house next door to become part of the group.
The Tale of the Twisted Claw
Sep 12, 1992
In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw," two boys scare an old lady to death the night before Halloween just as the next night they receive a hand granting them wishes with consequences.
The Tale of the Hungry Hounds
Sep 19, 1992
Two girls go to an attic where one of them tries on a uniform that belonged to a dead relative where her spirit lives on.
The Tale of the Super Specs
Sep 26, 1992
Weeds, a prankster, buys his friend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of an April's Fool Day where once she places on the glasses, strange figures appear and can't be explained.
The Tale of the Captured Souls
Oct 3, 1992
A family moves to a small house in the summer where they befriend a young man, where the family starts feeling weaker every day.
The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors
Oct 10, 1992
Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and only are active at night.
The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Oct 17, 1992
Dean, a troubled student, awakens an ancient secret hidden in the school.
The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun
Oct 24, 1992
Jake, an inspiring young actor, is in a play where during rehearsals strange things start happening to him where it's only a matter of time before opening night.
The Tale of the Dark Music
Oct 31, 1992
Andy Carr moves in the new neighborhood where things don't start out well until he figures out that there's something hidden inside his basement.
The Tale of the Prom Queen
Nov 7, 1992
Two boys befriend a young woman where they encourage her to join them in search of a legend that comes every year.
The Tale of the Pinball Wizard
Nov 14, 1992
Ross, a mischievous kid, goes to the mall where his old habits sometimes get the best of him.
DavidLinck85
@DavidLinck85
There were a lot of great kids show that came on in the 90s and a lot of them were on Nickelodeon. In my opinion Are You Afraid of the Dark was one of the all-time greatest shows ever for kids because it had great story telling, great prodution value that still hilds up today. The stories that were on Are You Afraid of the Dark were extreamly creepy even for a kids show, also a lot of great actors got their start on this show. So if you love a great spooky and creepy horror anthology show for kids then I recommend Are You Afraid of the Dark.
GenerationofSwine
@GenerationofSwine
This is getting a lot of love and I really don't know why. Most of it has to be nostalgia. Or maybe it could be a cultural thing, like maybe it's the people on the coasts that really liked this show. Or maybe it could just be like a city thing, I've been living in the city for about 15 years now and people praise it. Anyway, when I was a a kid, it came out when I was about 10, and it was kind of summarized as a scary show for kids that isn't really scary. It's like the kids that showed up to school with a Goosebumps novel, and were so brutally mocked that learned never to do it again, and came back with Stephen King like everyone else. Are You Afraid of the Dark? kind of had that feel. The kinds that went to Kindercare and weren't latch-key watched it and were terrified by it. Everyone else just thought it was lame and watched Tales From the Crypt instead. Occasionally it was watched, mostly it was sampled and then ignored. But, yeah, when it first came out I remember giving it an actual chance.
