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The Worst Episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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. Background image for The Tale of the Renegade Virus
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    #1 - The Tale of the Renegade Virus

    S4:E1

    A boy and his friend are constantly getting each other in trouble. One friend decides to plant a virus in the new virtual reality system this his friend is going to play. But things don't go as planned when the virus tries to take over the player's body and escape to the real world.

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    #2 - The Tale of the Long Ago Locket

    S4:E2

    A boy is transported by to the Revolutionary War, where he must help a solider return to his girlfriend, before she marries another man.

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    #3 - The Tale of the Water Demons

    S4:E3

    Shawn McKenzie visits his relatives and works in a job for the summer where him and his cousin deliver groceries to an old man's house and see why he's very odd.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (2)

    S4:E5

    Rush must find a way to save Max with the help of Dr. Vink and Sardo.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - The Tale of the Silent Servant

    S4:E7

    Two kids on a farm find a scarecrow with a magic spell, and they use it. The scarecrow does whatever they order it to. At first it's great, their new servant puts up an entire fence that they were supposed to build. But they find that it has it's drawbacks when they order it to make a baseball dugout and it tears apart the new fence for wood. Things get serious when one of them accidentally orders it to kill.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - The Tale of the Room for Rent

    S4:E8

    Jessie's grandfarther wants to earn some extra money, so he decides to rent out the extra room in his house. One night, Jessie sees a man enter the local psychic's house through the ceiling. When she returns home, she's shocked to find that the not only is the room of their house rented out, but the new tenant is the ghostly man that she saw.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner
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    #7 - The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner

    S4:E9

    Ethan wants to be a comic book artist, but his submissions are constantly rejected by companies. One day, he's invited to a comic shop, where he gets the only copy of the comic ""The Ghastly Grinner."" He accidentally brings the supervillain to life and it starts turning everyone into giggling mindless idiots.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Tale of the Fire Ghost
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    #8 - The Tale of the Fire Ghost

    S4:E10

    While celebrating their dad's birthday at the firehouse he works at, Jimmy and Roxanne end up being left alone when a call comes in and the firefighters must take off to stop a fire. They soon find that they're not exactly the only occupants of the firehouse. There's a fire ghost who's seeking revenge.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - The Tale of the Closet Keepers

    S4:E11

    Aliens kidnap several youngsters from Earth to put on display in their zoo.

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    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - The Tale of the Unfinished Painting

    S4:E12

    A girl who loves to draw starts spending time at an art gallery, finishing up paintings that have never been completed. But she soon finds out that once you sign your name to a painting, you're trapped inside of it for life.

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    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - The Tale of Train Magic

    S4:E13

    Tim loves trains and everything about them, just like his father did who used to work at the station. After an electric train is mysteriously sent to him, he puts it on the track with the rest of his collection and watches it go. But at 7:13 PM he finds himself sucked into the mysterious town train, which is actually Train 713, a train that crashed and killed everyone aboard years ago.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (1)

    S4:E4

    When a teenager finds a spyglass locked in a treasure chest at the magic shop, the ghost of an evil pirate is released.

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    #13 - The Tale of the Quiet Librarian

    S4:E6

    A library is haunted by the ghost of a former librarian who dislikes noisy children.

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    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown
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    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Tale of the Hatching

    S2:E12

    Two siblings, Jazz and Augie, are sent to boarding school while their parents are away. They immediately notice that the school is quite different and has some rather strange rules. For example, only calm, soothing tones are allowed inside the school and the students are only given the option to eat something called 'sponge' for meals daily. Jazz and Augie soon learn why the owners are so strange and have these odd rules in place.

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    Director:D.J. MacHale
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    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Tale of Old Man Corcoran

    S2:E13

    Two boys befriend a group of hide 'n' seekers who play their game in a graveyard that's rumored to be haunted by a caretakers's ghost. They soon find out that it might not be just a rumor.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Tale of the Dark Dragon

    S2:E6

    A teenager buys a potion from Sardo's magic shop hoping to make himself cooler, since he was in a accident that caused him to have to wear a brace on his leg. He soon finds himself changing, but also discovers that the potion has some very bad side effects.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Tale of the Dream Machine

    S2:E5

    Sean Hackett finds a strange old typewriter in his house that once belonged to a writer who mysteriously vanished. He loves to write short stories, but soon finds that whatever he types comes to life as it's read. Things seem harmless enough until he writes a story for English class in which his best friend dies.

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    5.0/10(510 votes)

    #18 - The Tale of the Stone Maiden

    S7:E5

    When Julie breaks up with her boyfriend Kevin, he mysteriously disappears. It's then up to Julie to uncover a centuries old legend that led to his disappearance, and to bring him back. Trouble is, there's a mysterious statue in the park that has other plans for Kevin.

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    Director:Adam Weissman
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Tale of Jake the Snake
    5.1/10(579 votes)

    #19 - The Tale of Jake the Snake

    S6:E6

    During ice hockey try-outs, Wiley finds a stick that used to belong to Jake the Snake, a great player. While using the stick, Wiley seems to have a natural talent for hockey and even makes the team. Soon after, he not only gets an ego, calling himself Wiley the Snake, but starts to shed his skin and gain a strange appetite for mice... Similar to a snake.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    5.4/10(578 votes)

    #20 - The Tale of the Zombie Dice

    S6:E4

    Some kids discover that Mr. Click, the owner of the giant video arcade, has a sinister secret. If he challenges you to a game, don't play him, because if you lose you may never be seen again!

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    Director:Adam Weissman
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Tale of Badge
    5.5/10(726 votes)

    #21 - The Tale of Badge

    S5:E8

    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:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Tale of the Time Trap
    5.6/10(525 votes)

    #22 - The Tale of the Time Trap

    S7:E8

    Jason buys an ancient lamp from Sardo at his Magic Mansion. Yes indeed, it holds a genie who will grant his every wish. But this isn't an ordinary genie, and Jason will pay a high price for every wish he makes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    5.8/10(562 votes)

    #23 - The Tale of the Hunted

    S6:E7

    A girl living in rural Canada is pressured by her dad and friends to go wolf hunting with them, but a mysterious wolf called The Blaze is about to show her the cruelty of hunting through an animal's eyes.

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    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Tale of Vampire Town
    5.9/10(555 votes)

    #24 - The Tale of Vampire Town

    S6:E11

    Adder, a self-proclaimed teenage vampire hunter, gets more than he bargained for when he convinces his parents to travel to Wisteria for a vacation. Trouble ensues when during his hunt for vampires, some local townspeople think he's a vampire and start to hunt him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor

    S2:E4

    Two siblings generally spend all their free time playing hockey on the 13th floor of their apartment building. However, one day the regular elevator operator disappears and they find that the floor is now being used by a company to manufacture toys and games. However, the toys that they're creating aren't exactly from this world.

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    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Tale of the Renegade Virus" is the worst rated episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Ron Oliver, D.J. MacHale and written by Chloe Brown, it aired on 10/1/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Tale of the Long Ago Locket".