The Best Episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #1 - The Tale of the Phantom Cab

   S1:E18/15/1992

   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.

   Director:Ron Oliver

   Writer:Chloe Brown

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   Director:Ron Oliver

   Writer:Chloe Brown
2. 

   3.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

   S1:E28/22/1992

   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.

   Director:Ron Oliver

   Writer:Chloe Brown

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   Director:Ron Oliver

   Writer:Chloe Brown
3. 

   4.7/10(3 votes)

   #3 - The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

   S1:E38/29/1992

   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.

   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Naomi Janzen

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   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Naomi Janzen
4. 

   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - The Tale of the Twisted Claw

   S1:E49/12/1992

   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.

   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Chloe Brown

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   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Chloe Brown
5. 

   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

   S1:E59/19/1992

   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.

   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   4.3/10(3 votes)

   #6 - The Tale of the Super Specs

   S1:E69/26/1992

   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.

   Director:Ron Oliver

   Writer:Chloe Brown

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   Director:Ron Oliver

   Writer:Chloe Brown
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7. 

   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - The Tale of the Captured Souls

   S1:E710/3/1992

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

   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Unknown
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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors

   S1:E810/10/1992

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

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Chloe Brown

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   Writer:Chloe Brown
9. 

   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

   S1:E910/17/1992

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

   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Stephen Zoller

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   Director:D.J. MacHale

   Writer:Stephen Zoller
10. 

    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

    S1:E1010/24/1992

    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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:D.J. MacHale

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Tale of the Dark Music

    S1:E1110/31/1992

    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.

    Director:Ron Oliver

    Writer:Chloe Brown

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    Director:Ron Oliver

    Writer:Chloe Brown
12. 

    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Tale of the Prom Queen

    S1:E1211/7/1992

    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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    Director:Jean-Marie Comeau

    Writer:Chloe Brown
13. 

    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

    S1:E1311/14/1992

    Ross, a mischievous kid, goes to the mall where his old habits sometimes get the best of him.

    Director:D.J. MacHale

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:D.J. MacHale

    Writer:Unknown