Are You Afraid of the Dark? S5E5 — The Tale of Prisoners Past

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?•Season 5•Episode 5

The Tale of Prisoners Past

6.8/10 · 353 votesDec 2, 199524 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 5•−0.6 vs season avg

Discussion

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

Directed byRon Oliver

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Seasons7

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 5 Episodes13

E1 8.7

The Tale of the Dead Man's Float

E2 7.0

The Tale of the Jagged Sign

E3 8.0

The Tale of Station 109.1

E4 7.7

The Tale of the Mystical Mirror

E5 6.8Now viewing

The Tale of Prisoners Past

E6 7.5

The Tale of C7

E7 6.8

The Tale of Badge

E8 5.5

The Tale of the Manaha

E9 6.6

The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor

E10 7.2

The Tale of the Chameleons

E11 8.0

The Tale of the Vacant Lot

E12 7.5

The Tale of a Door Unlocked

E13 8.5

The Tale of the Night Shift

Cast6

Ross Hull

Gary

Raine Pare-Coull

Betty Ann

Jodie Resther

Kiki

Daniel DeSanto

Tucker

JoAnna Garcia Swisher

Samantha

Codie Lucas Wilbee

Stig

Crew1

Ron Oliver

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Tale of Prisoners Past" is episode 5 of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 5. It scored 6.8/10 from 353 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Ron Oliver, it aired on December 2, 1995.

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