SeriesTV-Y7Supernatural Ghosts & Haunting Psychological

Are You Afraid of the Dark?1992

Name: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Genre: Supernatural, Ghosts & Haunting, Psychological
Released: 1992-08-15
Rating: 7.2

“Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story...”

Created by D.J. MacHale, Ned Kandel

7.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 8.2Rotten Tomatoes 20%TMDB 8.2

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Year

1992

Seasons

Network

Nickelodeon

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 6 wins & 13 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Every episode, a group of kids known as the Midnight Society gathers deep in the woods around a crackling campfire to take turns spinning their scariest tales. Each story whisks viewers away into a self-contained world of ghosts, monsters, and things that go bump in the night — all filtered through the wide-eyed lens of young imagination. Perfectly pitched for younger audiences yet creepy enough to leave a lasting impression, this anthology series has earned its place as a rite of passage for generations of horror fans.

Content: Mild Scary Imagery, Paranormal Themes, Mild Peril

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S4.E1 · The Tale of the Renegade Virus

10.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E12 · The Tale of the Prom Queen

9.0

★ 6.9 avg· 5h 11m total· Aug 1992 → Nov 1992

S1.E1 · The Tale of the Phantom CabPremiere
7.7
Aug 15, 1992 · 23 min · Dir: Ron Oliver
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.
S1.E2 · The Tale of Laughing in the Dark
4.5
Aug 22, 1992 · 24 min · Dir: Ron Oliver
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.
S1.E3 · The Tale of the Lonely Ghost
5.5
Aug 29, 1992 · 24 min · Dir: D.J. MacHale
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.
S1.E4 · The Tale of the Twisted Claw
8.5
Sep 12, 1992 · 23 min · Dir: D.J. MacHale
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.
S1.E5 · The Tale of the Hungry Hounds
8.0
Sep 19, 1992 · 24 min · Dir: D.J. MacHale
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.