Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The Best Episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5

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Every episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5!

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. 8.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #1 - The Tale of the Dead Man's Float

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    S5:E1

    Zeke is good at chemistry, but not at girls. When he befriends one, she teaches him how to swim at the school pool. However, the pool is haunted by the ghost of a body that was previously buried underneath the school.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.5/10(981 votes)

    #2 - The Tale of Badge

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    S5:E13

    Gwen is constantly being upstaged by her brother- even on her birthday. Her grandmother Willy gives her a special necklace and a magical flute that holds the key to a family secret. When her brother accidentally releases an evil creature named Badge, it's up to Gwen to use her musical gift to save her family and herself.

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    Director:David Winning
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.1/10(944 votes)

    #3 - The Tale of the Mystical Mirror

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    S5:E3

    Employees from a boutique are disappearing and no one knows why. Soon after getting a job there, Cindy discovers the truth. Mrs. Valenti, the owner, is really centuries old and using her youthful employees to stay young.

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 8.0/10(884 votes)

    #4 - The Tale of the Night Shift

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    S5:E11

    A new girl starts volunteering during the nightshift at the local hospital. But the hospital seems to have more than just a new volunteer. Someone or something is feeding on the hospital's patients and employees, draining them of their blood and turning them into walking zombies.

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    Director:N/A
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  5. 7.8/10(868 votes)

    #5 - The Tale of the Chameleons

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    S5:E4

    When a chameleon bites a girl at a pet store, the lizard takes on her form and plots to take over the world.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.6/10(819 votes)

    #6 - The Tale of C7

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    S5:E6

    A family buys an old abondoned hotel, with the intentions of fixing it up and re-opening it. But when the old jukebox is pulled out and fixed, it starts to play a long-forgotten song late at night, summoning a restless spirit from the nearby lake.

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  8. 7.5/10(665 votes)

    #7 - The Tale of the Jagged Sign

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    S5:E12

    A young girl, Claudia, goes to visit her relatives at the boarding house for the elderly that they own. She's bored at first but soon learns the legend of a ghost who haunts a special spot of a mountain in the woods. Her time spent away from home gets even more unusual when she actually sees the ghost himself.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.2/10(787 votes)

    #8 - The Tale of a Door Unlocked

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    S5:E10

    Justin visits Sardo's Magic Mansion and buys a miniature door from Sardo that's supposed to let him see the future. He sees an unfamiliar girl trapped in a fire. But soon a new girl, Ashley, arrives at school and looks exactly like the girl that Justin saw in the fire. It's up to him to save her from the future.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
  10. 7.0/10(571 votes)

    #9 - The Tale of Station 109.1

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    S5:E2

    Chris is obsessed with death. His brother tries to get him to snap out of it by locking him in a hearse and turning up the radio full blast. The radio goes right to 109.1. When Chris goes to the station, DJ Roy mistakes him for a dead man, and sends him to the afterlife.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
  11. 6.8/10(326 votes)

    #10 - The Tale of Prisoners Past

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    S5:E5

    Scott and his step-brother hate each other and can't seem to get along. After fighting on their school field trip to a famous prison, they accidentally release One-Eyed Jack, an ex-prisoner's ghost, and he follows them home. They finally have to learn to cooperate in order to get the ghost to rest in peace.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.7/10(470 votes)

    #11 - The Tale of the Manaha

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    S5:E7

    A blithe boy name Jonah enlists in a camping expedition with a group of misfits where an ancient legend has awoken in the woods.

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  13. 6.7/10(463 votes)

    #12 - The Tale of the Vacant Lot

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    S5:E9

    A young girl, who feels inferior to her peers, encounters a strange woman in an empty lot who seems to have everything she'd ever want. The woman doesn't seem to want anything important in return. But when the young girl starts losing her looks, she finds that what she's given up is more important to her than she thought.

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  14. 5.5/10(721 votes)

    #13 - The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor

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    S5:E8

    Using the equipment of Jeff's father, who's working on a special space project, two friends send some of their music into space. This apparently attracts the attention of an alien creature who has received their message.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Tale of the Dead Man's Float" is the best rated episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1103 votes. Directed by D.J. MacHale and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/1995. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Tale of Badge".