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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

1992 Ended

8.2/10 633 votes

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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.

Created by:: D.J. MacHale, Ned Kandel
Cast:: Daniel DeSanto, David Deveau, Vanessa Lengies, Kareem Blackwell
Language:: English
Country:: Canada, United States of America
Network:: Nickelodeon, YTV, Family Channel

Episode guide

Seasons

7 available

Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.4

The Tale of the Phantom Cab

1992-08-15 · 23m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 6.2

The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

1992-08-22 · 24m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 5.2

The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

1992-08-29 · 24m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.3

The Tale of the Twisted Claw

1992-09-12 · 23m

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.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 6.7

The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

1992-09-19 · 24m

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.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 6.0

The Tale of the Super Specs

1992-09-26 · 24m

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.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 6.3

The Tale of the Captured Souls

1992-10-03 · 24m

A family moves to a small house in the summer where they befriend a young man, where the family starts feeling weaker every day.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.3

The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors

1992-10-10 · 24m

Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and only are active at night.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 6.0

The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

1992-10-17 · 25m

Dean, a troubled student, awakens an ancient secret hidden in the school.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 5.3

The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

1992-10-24 · 24m

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.

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