Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a show based on a group of kids called "The Midnight Society". Members meet in a location in the woods and take turns telling their own spooky tales. The series aired on Nickelodeon in the United States as part of their SNICK line-up in 1992. It lasted for 5 seasons until it was canceled in 1996. Later on, it returned to Nickelodeon's SNICK block with a new cast for two seasons from 1999-2000.''''Scheduled Times''As of January 2004, Are You Afraid of the Dark? will be airing at the following times on Family in Canada:''*Monday-Sunday at midnight''*Saturdays at 8:45 pm and 10:30 pm (in split 15 minute episodes)''''FAQ ''How many years has "The Midnight Society" gone on for? According to the three part episode from Season 7, the original Midnight Society had meetings in 1937, lasting all the way to present day.''''Has this show been canceled? Yes, twice. It ran for 5 seasons, was canceled, came back nearly 3 years later for two more seasons and was canceled once again.''''Does the series currently air in the US? Aside from making a brief 4 episode appearance during the week of Halloween 2002 on Nickelodeon, Are You Afraid of the Dark? does not currently air in the States.''''Did any of the guest stars appear in more than one episode? Definitely! Many of the guest stars appeared in more than just one episode. Make sure you click on each actor's name within the guide to see if they've been in any other episodes. Not only have guest stars appeared in more than one episode, but some of the Season 6-7 castmates made guest spots in the original series.''''Is there any merchandise from the show that I can buy? In the early 90s, there were a few Are You Afraid of the Dark? products released, however everything is now well out of print. There was a cassette tape of stories, 3 VHS tapes of selected episodes (and bonus materials), 2 VHS tapes of whole SNICK blocks (including an episode of the show), a board game, a computer game, and numerous books based on the series.moreless
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S 7 :  Ep 13 Aired 6/11/00
S 7 :  Ep 12 Aired 6/4/00
S 7 :  Ep 11 Aired 5/28/00
S 7 :  Ep 10 Aired 5/21/00
S 7 :  Ep 9 Aired 5/14/00

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  • I have all the episodes of Are You Afraid Of The Dark Commercial FREE Available Right Now For Your Enjoyment! Just go to my youtube channel athttp://www.youtube.com/user/ctpalmer2 And Rate Away!!! The More Ratings The More Im able To Bring Back!moreless

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    By ctpalmer2, Nov 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    I wish they brought this show back OR at least put it online ... but since they didnt I took the liberty of bringing all the episodes back to life on my own channel http://www.youtube.com/user/ctpalmer2
    Check it out and show it some love! The more subscribers, views, and clicks, I can get the more episodes I can bring back to life! THE 90'S WERE ALL THAT!!!

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  • A very entertaining show that should be brought back

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    By SweetMissJaye, Sep 24, 2011 Report Abuse
    What I loved about Are You Afraid of the Dark is that it was just plain scary. I was just a kid watching it, but it creeped the hell out of me. It was entertaining enough that my parents would watch it with me and really enjoy it too.
    The Midnight Society were a pretty believable group of kids who told spooky stories to each other.Any of them could resemble a kid I knew, ora kid in my own family.The show would become eerie right away, just with the kids sitting in the darkness telling each other these stories.
    Most of the stories were well written and even well acted, although I'll admit there weresome child actors who weren't very good. Overall, most of the kids on the show were talented.
    I loved watching Are You Afraid of the Dark and I always looked forward to watching it. It was a great show that, in my opinion, has limitless possibilities. With all the reboots and remakes of movies and shows, I think that they could bring the show back and gain lots of fans, or even make an interesting movie about kids telling scary stories. It wouldn't be an original idea, but it would be entertaining.
    This will always be one of my favorite shows and I still watch reruns online till this very day.moreless

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  • Campfire Horror.

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    By sh811a, Nov 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    I remember seeing this show when I was about 11 or 12. This took place in a time when Nickalodion had such a thing called SNICK. It was a programs for kids in the nighttime. I always loved it because it helped make Saturday nights for kids not seem like anyother night. There were a lot of fun shows but one of my favorates was this show. The sad fact is today SNICK is no more after Nickalodion went down south. I would love to get those SNICK saturday nights back.

    This was one of my favorate shows on that block, an anthology horror series that was actually one of the first family horror shows. The show really knew how to set the mood, from the time it was on which was always before bedtime for some kids. But mainly it was those creepy openning, which always contained a nightime sky and ordinary objects and backgrounds which looked sinsiter and threatening. From a lake and an abandoned boat (reminded of Friday the 13th), a bicycle thats laying on the road (could some kid of been kidnapped), and an attic which contained a creepy clown doll. All these images sent chills down my spine. But then it's focused on a group of kids called the Midnight Society who all tell one another like in any other campfire gathereing horror stories.

    These kids are basically the hosts and they all are great because they act like real kids. But the real star of course in any anthology horror was always the stories and the characters involved in them. The horror in these stories were are modern day Brothers Grimm and Folklore. They were effectively scary because they were both invested in story. It's lack of what it had was a strength; there was no gore, minimum to no violence, and also there were zero casulties, yet scary all the same. The main protagionists in the stories were never wooden, just like the hosts they felt like real kids, making it all the more scary knowing that people that age are unsafe from the supernatural. And there were also some unsettling, mysterious but funny reacuring characters, Sardo a wizard and shopkeeper of a magic shop that calls out to troubled souls. And Dr.Vink a mad scientist who litterally looks like he either hasn't been out enough or too much, always corrners a troubled soul.

    And of course there were important leasons it delt with like love, loss, self empowerment, internal fears, coming of age, doing the right thing, and ideal self.

    May'be the only flaw with the show is sometimes in some stories the acting isn't very smooth. But that's a minor flaw that can be missed. But in a strange way the show became a cult hit, it was so good that many other people with a group of friends even now created their own Midnight Societies.

    This show didn't just scary kids but for people like me that have gotten older, remember it, and still love it. This show has became an eternal campfire that will always burn in our hearts and minds.moreless

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  • AYAOTD is a great show to have ever lived.

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    By teeveedude, Oct 03, 2010 Report Abuse
    As you all know, AYAOTD is an abbreviation for Are you Afraid of the Dark. My favorite characters are Gary, David, Tucker, Betty Ann & Kiki. AYAOTD should be on the air everyday even though the campfire meeting is weekly. THere are many great episodes like The tale of the lonely ghost, the tale of the shiny red bycicle, the tale of the crimson clown and the tale of the Manaha. I first watched AYAOTD on Youtube, the first episode I watched was The tale of old man corcoran, told by Kiki. I began to really like it. Overall, Are you afraid of the dark is a perfect show.moreless

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  • a really good well put togeather spooky show

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    By cube2k8, May 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    i think are you afraid of the dark was well put togeather show that brought kids to a camp fire every show and they would talk about there spooky tales there was alot of good eps they had but this show remids me of tales of the crypt just a quited down version for kids like goose bumps either kids would be taken in my parents for strange things or other things would happen there was alot of good tales that were shared at the camp fire and that is why i gave it a 7.5. some of the tales would creep you out if you were younger years ago.moreless

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