Are You Afraid of the Dark?

1. 1. The Tale of the Phantom Cab

   Aug 15, 1992

   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.

2. 2. The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

   Aug 22, 1992

   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.

3. 3. The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

   Aug 29, 1992

   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.

4. 4. The Tale of the Twisted Claw

   Sep 12, 1992

   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.

5. 5. The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

   Sep 19, 1992

   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.

6. 6. The Tale of the Super Specs

   Sep 26, 1992

   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.

7. 7. The Tale of the Captured Souls

   Oct 3, 1992

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

8. 8. The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors

   Oct 10, 1992

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

9. 9. The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

   Oct 17, 1992

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

10. 10. The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

    Oct 24, 1992

    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.

11. 11. The Tale of the Dark Music

    Oct 31, 1992

    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.

12. 12. The Tale of the Prom Queen

    Nov 7, 1992

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

13. 13. The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

    Nov 14, 1992

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

About

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 secret spot in the woods, where they prepare their fire and the night's storyteller announces the title of the his or her offering. However, the cameras soon leave the storyteller and switch to the tale being told.

First aired

1992-08-15

Era

90s

Length

7 seasons · 91 episodes

Genres

Mystery, Kids, Drama

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