Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The Worst Episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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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 - The Tale of the Dream Girl

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    S3:E10

    A teenager thinks he's just met the girl of his dreams when he puts on a mysterious ring that won't come off. Trouble begins when he learns that years ago she was killed in a car accident, and he realizes she wants to lure him to an early grave.

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    Director:David Winning
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    #2 - The Tale of the Quicksilver

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    S3:E11

    A long time ago a young girl named Laura was haunted by someone or something lurking in the walls of her house. She tried to get rid of the ghost but failed and died in the process. A year later, two new brothers move into the same house and discover that history repeats itself.

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    #3 - The Tale of the Crimson Clown

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    S3:E12

    A young bratty boy learns a lesson when a Chucky-like clown doll comes to life and starts to terrorize him.

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    Director:Ron Oliver
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    #4 - The Tale of the Renegade Virus

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    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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    #5 - The Tale of the Long Ago Locket

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    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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    #6 - The Tale of the Water Demons

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    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
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    #7 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (2)

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    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
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    #8 - The Tale of the Silent Servant

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    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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    #9 - The Tale of the Room for Rent

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    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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    #10 - The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner

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    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
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    #11 - The Tale of the Fire Ghost

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    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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    #12 - The Tale of the Closet Keepers

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    S4:E11

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

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    Director:David Winning
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    #13 - The Tale of the Unfinished Painting

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    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
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    #14 - The Tale of Train Magic

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    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
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    #15 - The Tale of the Silver Sight (1)

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    S7:E1

    Gary, the President of the Midnight Society from the original episodes is back and needs the help of his brother Tucker and his friends to help track down the members of the FIRST Midnight Society from way back in 1937 and help solve an ancient mystery and prevent an evil force from being unleashed on the world. Part one focuses on Tucker and Gary's search for 'The General' and his clue to the puzzle.

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    #16 - The Tale of the Silver Sight (2)

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    S7:E2

    The Midnight Society split up and go in search of the original members who each hold a clue to the mystery. Part two focuses on Quinn's search for 'The Homecoming Queen' and Megan's search for 'The Tycoon'.

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    #17 - The Tale of the Silver Sight (3)

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    S7:E3

    The Midnight Society continues to go in search of the original members who each hold a clue to the mystery. The final episode focuses on Vange and Andy's search for 'The Riddle Man'.

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    #18 - The Tale of Highway 13

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    S7:E6

    Craig and Justin are best friends who buy an old car and fix it up. It's a cool looking muscle car, but it's got a mysterious history and it takes them on a wild ride that they may never return from.

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    #19 - The Tale of the Reanimator

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    S7:E7

    Julie works for Mr. Doyle in his plant store. He's a nice but strange guy, and she discovers that he's cooking up something odd in his workshop. It's a potion that brings dead plants hack to life! Question is, what would happen if the potion were poured on a grave?

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    Director:Adam Weissman
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    #20 - The Tale of the Time Trap

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    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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    #21 - The Tale of the Photo Finish

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    S7:E9

    Two friends, Chandler and Alex, try to out for spots in the Lions Society, a school organization. However, the society isn't interested in Alex and only Chandler makes the cut. As part of his initiation, Chandler steals a painting from the library and ends up finding an old photo that seems to be changing. The thing is, there's someone who lives in the photo and is still taking pictures. And when he takes your picture, you may never be seen again.

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    #22 - The Tale of the Laser Maze

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    S7:E11

    Ashley and Kara are athletic twin sisters who are always in competition with each other. They find the ultimate game to test each other. It's a unique kind of laser tag. What they don't know is that by playing the game, they're being prepared for a much scarier competition. One that isn't played on earth.

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    #23 - The Tale of the Many Faces

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    S7:E12

    Emma wants to be a model, but doesn't think she's pretty enough. She meets a strange woman, Madame Visage, who thinks Emma is absolutely beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that she wants to steal her face!

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    #24 - The Tale of the Night Nurse

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    S7:E13

    Nicki and AJ are seeing the ghosts from a birthday party that happened many years ago. It's the party of a little girl who died mysteriously, and everyone blamed her Nurse. Now, the Nurse is back, and she's trying to make history repeat itself.

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    #25 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (1)

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    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Tale of the Dream Girl" is the worst rated episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by David Winning and written by N/A, it aired on 3/26/1994. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Tale of the Quicksilver".