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

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

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...

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  1. 8.3/10(1.4k votes)

    #1 - The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

    S1:E2

    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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    Director:Ron Oliver
  2. 8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
  3. 8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. 8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #4 - The Tale of the Super Specs

    S1:E6

    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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    Director:Ron Oliver
  5. 7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

    S1:E3

    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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    Director:D.J. MacHale
  6. 7.9/10(1.1k votes)

    #6 - The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

    S1:E13

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

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:N/A
  9. 7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
  10. 7.6/10(1.0k votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
  12. 7.0/10(986 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.8/10(992 votes)

    #12 - The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

    S1:E9

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

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  14. 6.5/10(836 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Tale of Laughing in the Dark" is the best rated episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 1443 votes. Directed by Ron Oliver and written by Chloe Brown, it aired on 8/22/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Tale of the Dark Music".