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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 12 - The Tale of the Prom Queen
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Tale of the Prom Queen

    S1:E12

    Two boys befriend a young woman where they encourage her to join them in search of a legend that comes every year.

    Director:Jean-Marie Comeau
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  2. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 6 Episode 9 - The Tale of the Walking Shadow
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Tale of the Walking Shadow

    S6:E9

    When the local high school decides to stage Macbeth, it unleashes some terrifying ghosts lurking backstage. Ross and Vanessa find out why the play is haunted and must get rid of the gremlins without getting blood on their hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Morris

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  3. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 4 - The Tale of the Twisted Claw
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Tale of the Twisted Claw

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  4. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 5 - The Tale of the Hungry Hounds
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 2 - The Tale of the Midnight Madness
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Tale of the Midnight Madness

    S2:E2

    An old movie theater has two weeks before they close down for good. Ever since the multiplex came into town, the older movie theater has made less than six dollars per day. All of a sudden, the mysterious Dr. Vink appears and offers them a horror movie he made decades ago. He promises the owner and his staff that his movie would save them from closing down and it works! Dr. Vink's horror movie, Nosferatu: The Demon Vampire, starts attracting more than fifty people a night. The staff wonders what attracts people to this film and unfortunately they find out. The terrifying vampire jumps out of the movie and into the real world where it can have all the victims it wants. Now the staff must pull the plug on the movie before it gets out of hand!

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  6. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 3 - The Tale of Locker 22
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Tale of Locker 22

    S2:E3

    In the 1970s, a young girl named Candy Warren was forced to work on her Chemistry assignment after school. However, neither she nor her teacher noticed that the gas line of her Bunsen burner was frayed. This caused an accident, claiming Candy's life. Years later, a young girl gets Candy's locker and soon finds herself haunted by Candy's ghost.

    Directors:Ron Oliver, David Winning
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  7. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 7 - The Tale of the Captured Souls
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Tale of the Captured Souls

    S1:E7

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

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 8 - The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  9. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 7 - The Tale of the Whispering Walls
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Tale of the Whispering Walls

    S2:E7

    While driving to a carnival, a babysitter and the two children she's looking after get lost. When their car breaks down, she goes inside a house to call for help. Trouble begins when she disappears and the kids soon find out that while they aren't the only ones in the house, they're the only ones that are alive.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Alison Lea Bingeman

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  10. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 8 - The Tale of the Frozen Ghost
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Tale of the Frozen Ghost

    S2:E8

    When Daphne takes Charlie to stay with his aunts, they mention something about a ghost. Charlie's terrified when he keeps seeing a strange, glowing boy complaining that he's cold.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Naomi Janzen

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  11. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 9 - The Tale of the Full Moon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Tale of the Full Moon

    S2:E9

    Two young pet detectives try to figure out where all the neighborhood cats are disappearing to. They find a clue when looking through a neighbor's back yard. He seems to have a rather large collection of cat collars hidden in his backyard. They begin to suspect that he's a werewolf, but unfortunately, no one believes them.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Ron Oliver

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  12. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 10 - The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle

    S2:E10

    Years ago a boy named Ricky Hagerdy drowned. His close friend Mike Buckley tried to save him, but failed. Ever since that day he's felt guilty for what happened. Trouble begins when he starts seeing Ricky's ghost everywhere he looks.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Cassandra Schafhausen

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  13. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 11 - The Tale of the Magician's Assistant
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Tale of the Magician's Assistant

    S2:E11

    A young boy, Todd, starts doing the one thing that he's wanted to do since his father died, further his interest in magic. He becomes an assistant to the great magician Shandu and learns the rules of being a magician: Only let the audience see what you want them to see, never touch another magician's wand unless he hands it to you, and never get caught in your own reflection. But trouble ensues when Todd makes an unwise decision to take Shandu's wand and use it for himself.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Cassandra Schafhausen

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  14. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 4 - The Tale of the Phone Police
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Tale of the Phone Police

    S3:E4

    Two boys learn that the telephone is a serious matter and should not be used as a toy when a group of vigilantes called the Phone Police bust anyone who does not follow the rules of the phone. And the Phone Police can do more than just put you in jail. They can erase your entire existance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 8 - The Tale of the Guardian's Curse
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Tale of the Guardian's Curse

    S3:E8

    A mummy is delivered to a museum owned by an archeologist. The mummy happens to be a dead pharaoh queen whose ancient potion and ring brings eternal life. The trouble begins when the mummy mysteriously disappears.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  16. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 1 - The Tale of the Phantom Cab
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - The Tale of the Phantom Cab

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  17. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 11 - The Tale of the Dark Music
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The Tale of the Dark Music

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  18. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 2 Episode 1 - The Tale of the Final Wish
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Tale of the Final Wish

    S2:E1

    Jill is a thirteen year old that still loves things her peers have grown out of, such as unicorns and fairy tales. One night she wishes that she could be in a fairy tale world forever. After her wish is granted, she finds that living in a fairy tale isn't as happy as she'd once imagined.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  19. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 2 - The Tale of Apartment 214
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Tale of Apartment 214

    S3:E2

    After moving into a new apartment complex with her mother, Stacy finds herself without any friends. She befriends an older woman named Madeline that lives nearby and they soon start to spend quite a bit of time together. But when Stacy breaks a promise to visit Madeline on one specific afternoon, Madeline is enraged and comes after Stacy.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  20. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 3 - The Tale of Watcher's Woods
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Tale of Watcher's Woods

    S3:E3

    Long ago, three girls attending camp got lost in the woods, only leaving behind their whistles. At the same exat time, a camper went crazy and started babbling about a Watcher within the woods, creating the nickname Watcher's Woods. When two present day campers get lost, they find that there's definitely something evil in the woods.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 5 - The Tale of the Dollmaker
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Tale of the Dollmaker

    S3:E5

    A young girl goes to the countryside to spend a summer with her best friend but she discovers that her friend is missing. She soon discovers that a mysterious doll house in the attic is responsible for her friend's disappearance.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 6 - The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter

    S3:E6

    A young boy named Ricky, who is obsessed with TV, is put under the care of a babysitter named Belinda. Belinda has a reputation for making children interested in reading. That's because she makes the books come alive. Literally.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 9 - The Tale of the Curious Camera
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Tale of the Curious Camera

    S3:E9

    After getting his portraits back from the basketball team, Matt finds that he didn't show up in the photos. To make it up to him, the photographer gives him an antique camera because it has apparently 'chosen' him. Matt soon learns that anything he takes a picture of willhave something bad happen to it. Whether you want it or not.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 9 - The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

    S1:E9

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

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Stephen Zoller

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  25. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episode 10 - The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Tale of the Prom Queen" is the best rated episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jean-Marie Comeau and written by Chloe Brown, it aired on 11/7/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Tale of the Walking Shadow".