"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1991) TV series 1991-1996

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Directors:

Scott Peters
Craig Pryce

Writers:

Gerald Wexler (writer) (4 episodes)
Alison Lea Bingeman (multiple episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

16 January 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A group of kids (the Midnight Society) get together in the woods, and tell ghost stories.

Plot Keywords:

Moral | Fire | Anthology | Scare | Powder

Awards:

6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Ross Hull	...	Gary (65 episodes, 1991-1996)
Raine Pare-Coull	...	Betty Ann (65 episodes, 1991-1996)
Jodie Resther	...	Kiki (65 episodes, 1991-1996)
Jason Alisharan	...	Frank (52 episodes, 1991-1995)
Daniel DeSanto	...	Tucker (39 episodes, 1994-1996)
Joanna Garcia	...	Sam (37 episodes, 1994-1996)

Runtime:

USA:30 min | 30 min (52 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

CINAR

Trivia:

As the most-frequent storyteller, Betty Ann told 12 stories. Gary and Kiki, the only other constant Midnight Society members, each told 10 (including Gary's sharing the single two-part "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure" with Frank). Tucker told 7, Frank (counting "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure") and Sam each told 6, David and Kristen each told 5. Eric and Stig, each there for 13 stories, only told 2 of their own individually.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Sardo: Sold! But I'm losing on the deal!

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1999)

Great show...

In the late 1990's, when I was in my late 30's, I was a news junk. If the news was bad for the day, I would surf the channels. This Are You Afraid of the Dark show was awesome. Soon I was watching it everyday at around 5pm. What I liked most about the show was that each episode was unique and it kept you interested through the whole show. There was no real sex or violence, instead there was a really good story line and good acting-something that seems rare today. It was the type of show that you could watch with your kids and not feel ashamed. I really liked the way the story always seemed to wrap up on time at the end of the show and you felt good. Lots of famous and not so famous actors as well made it interesting time after time.