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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 episode opens with members of the Midnight Society at their

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 10 - The Tale of the Dream Girl
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    #1 - The Tale of the Dream Girl

    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.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 11 - The Tale of the Quicksilver
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    #2 - The Tale of the Quicksilver

    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.

    Director:Michael Keusch
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 12 - The Tale of the Crimson Clown
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    #3 - The Tale of the Crimson Clown

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 3 - The Tale of the Water Demons
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    #4 - 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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 5 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (2)
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    #5 - 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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 7 - The Tale of the Silent Servant
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    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 8 - The Tale of the Room for Rent
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    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 9 - The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner
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    #8 - 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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 10 - The Tale of the Fire Ghost
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    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  10. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 11 - The Tale of the Closet Keepers
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    #10 - The Tale of the Closet Keepers

    S4:E11

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

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 12 - The Tale of the Unfinished Painting
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    #11 - 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.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 4 Episode 13 - The Tale of Train Magic
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    #12 - 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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 1 - The Tale of the Dead Man's Float
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    #13 - The Tale of the Dead Man's Float

    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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 2 - The Tale of the Jagged Sign
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    #14 - The Tale of the Jagged Sign

    S5:E2

    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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 3 - The Tale of Station 109.1
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    #15 - The Tale of Station 109.1

    S5:E3

    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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  16. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 4 - The Tale of the Mystical Mirror
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    #16 - The Tale of the Mystical Mirror

    S5:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 5 - The Tale of Prisoners Past
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    #17 - The Tale of Prisoners Past

    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.

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 6 - The Tale of C7
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    #18 - The Tale of C7

    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.

    Directors:Ron Oliver, David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 7 - The Tale of Badge
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    #19 - The Tale of Badge

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 8 - The Tale of the Manaha
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    #20 - The Tale of the Manaha

    S5:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 9 - The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor
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    #21 - The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor

    S5:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 10 - The Tale of the Chameleons
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    #22 - The Tale of the Chameleons

    S5:E10

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

    Director:Ron Oliver
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 11 - The Tale of the Vacant Lot
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    #23 - The Tale of the Vacant Lot

    S5:E11

    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.

    Directors:Ron Oliver, D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  24. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 12 - The Tale of a Door Unlocked
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    #24 - The Tale of a Door Unlocked

    S5:E12

    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.

    Director:D.J. MacHale
    Writer:Chloe Brown

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  25. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 5 Episode 13 - The Tale of the Night Shift
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    #25 - The Tale of the Night Shift

    S5:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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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 /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by David Winning and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/26/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Tale of the Quicksilver".