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First Aired: August 15th, 1992

Status: Ended

Summary: Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" was aired as a pilot on the evening of October 31, 1991 in the USA and in October 1990 in Canada. Are You Afraid of the Dark? was aired from August 15, 1992 to April 20, 1996 on Nickelodeon's SNICK. The series also aired on the Canadian television network YTV from October 30, 1990 until June 11, 2000. A revived series with new directors, writers, and cast was produced by Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000 and also aired on SNICK. The sole member from the original lineup to return for the sixth and seventh seasons was Tucker, although Ross Hull returned for the concluding miniseries, which notably broke from the show's established format by blurring the line between story and "reality".

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Episode 1: The Tale of the Phantom Cab

Air Date: August 15th, 1992

Summary: Two brothers, while lost in the woods, come across a mysterious cab driver and a very unusual man named Dr. Vink who won't let any of his victims go unless they solve a riddle.

Episode 2: The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

Air Date: August 22nd, 1992

Summary: A kid named Josh decides to prove that a fun house isn't haunted by stealing the nose of the clown who is supposed to haunt the place. He learns that the story isn't fiction when Zeebo pays him a little visit.

Episode 3: The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

Air Date: August 29th, 1992

Summary: A girl who desperately wants to be friends with her snotty cousin and her group of friends agrees to spend the night in the haunted house next door to become part of the group.

Episode 4: The Tale of the Twisted Claw

Air Date: September 12nd, 1992

Summary: In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw," two boys scare an old lady to death the night before Halloween just as the next night they receive a hand granting them wishes with consequences.

Episode 5: The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

Air Date: September 19th, 1992

Summary: Two girls go to an attic where one of them tries on a uniform that belonged to a dead relative where her spirit lives on.

Episode 6: The Tale of the Super Specs

Air Date: September 26th, 1992

Summary: Weeds, a prankster, buys his friend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of an April's Fool Day where once she places on the glasses, strange figures appear and can't be explained.

Episode 7: The Tale of the Captured Souls

Air Date: October 3rd, 1992

Summary: A family moves to a small house in the summer where they befriend a young man, where the family starts feeling weaker every day.

Episode 8: The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors

Air Date: October 10th, 1992

Summary: Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and only are active at night.

Episode 9: The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

Air Date: October 17th, 1992

Summary: Dean, a troubled student, awakens an ancient secret hidden in the school.

Episode 10: The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

Air Date: October 24th, 1992

Summary: Jake, an inspiring young actor, is in a play where during rehearsals strange things start happening to him where it's only a matter of time before opening night.

Episode 11: The Tale of the Dark Music

Air Date: October 31st, 1992

Summary: Andy Carr moves in the new neighborhood where things don't start out well until he figures out that there's something hidden inside his basement.

Episode 12: The Tale of the Prom Queen

Air Date: November 7th, 1992

Summary: Two boys befriend a young woman where they encourage her to join them in search of a legend that comes every year.

Episode 13: The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

Air Date: November 14th, 1992

Summary: Ross, a mischievous kid, goes to the mall where his old habits sometimes get the best of him.

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