Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a Canadian-American television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1996. It unofficially premiered with the episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" as a pilot on October 31, 1990, on Nickelodeon. The pilot aired on the Canadian television network YTV on October 25, 1991, as a Halloween special. The series officially premiered the following year on Nickelodeon's SNICK on August 15, 1992, and on Family Channel on September 2, 1992. The series moved from Family Channel to YTV on September 6, 1993. The original series ended on February 3, 1996.
In 1999 a revival series with two season aired on Nickelodeon and the Family Channel from February 6, 1999 to June 11, 2000. In February 2019, it was announced that the series would be Rebooted again for a limited series, which premiered on October 11, 2019. In February 2020, the revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark? was renewed for a second season, subtitled Curse of the Shadows, which premiered on February 12, 2021, featuring a different cast. In March 2022, the revival was renewed for a third season, subtitled Ghost Island, which premiered on July 30, 2022.
During the course of the series, 104 episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? aired seven seasons for the original and revival series and three season for the reboot.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||||||||
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| Original Series 1992-1996 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 13 | August 15, 1992 (1992-08-15) | November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14) | YTV Nickelodeon | ||||||||
| 2 | 13 | June 19, 1993 (1993-06-19) | October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08) | April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) | January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21) | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) | February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) | |||||||||
| 1999 Revival 1999-2000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 13 | February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06) | May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15) | Nickelodeon Family Channel | ||||||||
| 7 | 13 | April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) | June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11) | |||||||||
| 2019 Reboot 2019-2022 | ||||||||||||
| 8 Carnival of Doom | 3 | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) | October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) | Nickelodeon | ||||||||
| 9 Curse of the Shadows | 6 | February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) | March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19) | |||||||||
| 10 Ghost Island | 4 | July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) | August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) | |||||||||
Original Series (1992-1996)
Season 1 (1992)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Tale of the Phantom Cab" | Ron Oliver | Chloe Brown | August 15, 1992 (1992-08-15) | 101 |
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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 visitors go unless they solve a riddle.
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| 2 | 2 | "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark" | Ron Oliver | Chloe Brown | August 22, 1992 (1992-08-22) | 102 |
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Josh decides to prove that a funhouse isn't haunted by stealing the nose of Zeebo, the clown who's supposed to haunt the place. He learns that the story isn't fiction when Zeebo pays him a little visit.
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| 3 | 3 | "The Tale of the Lonely Ghost" | D.J. MacHale | Naomi Janzen | August 29, 1992 (1992-08-29) | 103 |
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Amanda, who desperately wants to fit in 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.
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| 4 | 4 | "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12) | 104 |
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In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw", two boys play a prank on an old woman the night before Halloween. The next night, she gives them a wooden vulture foot that grants wishes with unintended terrifying consequences.
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| 5 | 5 | "The Tale of the Hungry Hounds" | D.J. MacHale | Anne Appelton | September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19) | 105 |
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Amy and Pam discover their late aunt's old horse-riding jacket in a trunk. When Pam puts on the jacket, she becomes possessed by the aunt's spirit, who must feed her hungry dogs in order to rest in peace.
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| 6 | 6 | "The Tale of the Super Specs" | Ron Oliver | Chloe Brown | September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26) | 106 |
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Weeds, a prankster, buys his girlfriend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of his April Fools' Day collection, but the joke's on Weeds and Marybeth when they begin to see faceless humans from another dimension.
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| 7 | 7 | "The Tale of the Captured Souls" | D.J. MacHale | Anne Appelton | October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03) | 107 |
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A family moves into a small summer home run by a young man, and things get weird when the daughter, Dani, notices mirrors everywhere and discovers that she and her parents are growing older by the day.
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| 8 | 8 | "The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors" | Jacques Payette | Chloe Brown | October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) | 108 |
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Emma thinks her new Ukrainian neighbors are vampires, and must do what she can to keep them away from her and her family.
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| 9 | 9 | "The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice" | D.J. MacHale | Stephen Zoller | October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17) | 111 |
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Dean, a troubled student, awakens an ancient secret hidden in the school.
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| 10 | 10 | "The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun" | D.J. MacHale | Nick Webb | October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24) | 110 |
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Jake, an aspiring young actor, is in a play where, during rehearsals, strange things start happening to him when it's only a matter of time before opening night.
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| 11 | 11 | "The Tale of the Dark Music" | Ron Oliver | D.J. MacHale | October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31) | 109 |
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Andy Carr and his family inherit their deceased uncle's large home. When they move in, things don't start right until Andy figures out of a hidden entity inside the basement. After suffering constant harassment from his next-door neighbor, local teen bully Koda, Andy uses the entity to teach him a lesson.
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| 12 | 12 | "The Tale of the Prom Queen" | Jean-Marie Comeau | Chloe Brown | November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07) | 112 |
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Loosely based on Resurrection Mary, three kids investigate the urban legend of a girl who died on a bridge while waiting for her prom date.
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| 13 | 13 | "The Tale of the Pinball Wizard" | D.J. MacHale | Louise Lamarre & Tom Rack | November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14) | 113 |
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Ross, a mischievous kid, goes to the shopping mall and plays a pinball game that comes to life when the mall closes at night.
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Season 2 (1993)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Tale of the Final Wish" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | June 19, 1993 (1993-06-19) | 201 |
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Jill, a 13-year old girl who loves fairytales, learns that there's an evil side to "Happily ever after" when The Sandman drags her under the bed and places her family and friends under a sleeping curse.
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| 15 | 2 | "The Tale of the Midnight Madness" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | June 26, 1993 (1993-06-26) | 202 |
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Dr. Vink helps an old movie theater in danger of closing by showing a "special" version of the vampire classic, Nosferatu (1922).
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| 16 | 3 | "The Tale of Locker 22" | David Winning | Chloe Brown | July 3, 1993 (1993-07-03) | 203 |
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A young French immigrant from the 1990s discovers that the locker at her new school is haunted by a hippie chick named Candy Warren who died in a chemistry lab accident in 1968 and needs the 1990s girl's help in fixing the past.
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| 17 | 4 | "The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor" | Michael Keusch | Anne Appelton | July 10, 1993 (1993-07-10) | 204 |
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Siblings Karen and Billy find that their usual hangout -- an unused 13th floor of a building -- has been replaced by a strange factory filled with extraterrestrial toys and gadgets.
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| 18 | 5 | "The Tale of the Dream Machine" | David Winning | Darren Kotania | July 17, 1993 (1993-07-17) | 205 |
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An aspiring writer finds a typewriter that makes whatever is written come true.
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| 19 | 6 | "The Tale of the Dark Dragon" | D.J. MacHale | Allison Lea Bingeman | July 24, 1993 (1993-07-24) | 206 |
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A teenager who was injured in a car crash buys a potion from a magic shop to become the popular boy he wishes he could be, but his deep-seated insecurities begin turning him into a monster, and things get worse when a girl who has a crush on him steals the potion for herself.
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| 20 | 7 | "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost" | Ron Oilver | Naomi Janzen | July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31) | 207 |
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A spoiled rich kid and head off to his aunt's house in the country, where there's a ghost haunting the place during the cold weather.
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| 21 | 8 | "The Tale of the Whispering Walls" | D.J. Machale | Allison Lea Bingerman | August 14, 1993 (1993-08-14) | 208 |
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After a day in the park, babysitter Louise and the preteens get lost on the highway and stop at a mansion where things aren't what they seem.
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| 22 | 9 | "The Tale of the Full Moon" | Ron Oliver | Ron Oliver | August 21, 1993 (1993-08-21) | 209 |
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An aspiring pet detective suspects his mother's new boyfriend might be a werewolf.
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| 23 | 10 | "The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle" | David Winning | Cassandra Schafhausen | August 28, 1993 (1993-08-28) | 210 |
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Mike Buckley is haunted by the ghost of his friend who died in a bicycle accident and must find out what the ghost wants from him.
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| 24 | 11 | "The Tale of the Magician's Assistant" | Ron Oliver | Cassandra Schafhausen | September 11, 1993 (1993-09-11) | 211 |
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A boy becomes the new assistant to an elderly stage magician, but soon gets into great trouble after he steals the magician's magic wand.
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| 25 | 12 | "The Tale of the Hatching" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) | 212 |
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Siblings Jazz and Augie enroll at a boarding school run by a strange couple who need human children to care for their lizard alien offspring.
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| 26 | 13 | "The Tale of Old Man Corcoran" | Ron Oliver | Scott Peters | October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) | 213 |
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Two boys from a tough city move into a new neighborhood where a group of kids invite them to play hide and seek in a cemetery, rumored to be haunted by a ghost known as Old Man Corcoran.
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Season 3 (1994)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 27 | 1 | "The Tale of the Midnight Ride" | D.J. MacHale | Darren Kotania | January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08) | 301 |
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Ian Matthews moves in to the legendary town of Sleepy Hollow, where he meets a new girlfriend, the local bully and the notorious Headless horseman.
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| 28 | 2 | "The Tale of Apartment 214" | Scott Peters | Scott Peters | January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15) | 302 |
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Stacey and her Mom move into a new apartment only to find that the apartment next door to theirs is occupied by a kindly old woman who's been dead for ten years.
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| 29 | 3 | "The Tale of Watcher's Woods" | David Winning | Gregory Kennedy | January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22) | 303 |
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After Sarah and Kelly get lost, they discover the terrifying truth behind the legend of "Watcher's Woods".
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| 30 | 4 | "The Tale of the Phone Police" | Jean-Marie Comeau | David Preston | January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29) | 304 |
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A prank phone caller named Jake is captured by a covert agency that targets those who don't respect the phone and erase their identities.
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| 31 | 5 | "The Tale of the Dollmaker" | David Winning | David Preston | February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05) | 305 |
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Melissa suspects that a mysterious dollhouse might be related to the disappearance of her friend Susan.
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| 32 | 6 | "The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter" | Iain Patterson | Story by : Cliff Bryant & Alice Elliot Teleplay by : David Preston | February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12) | 306 |
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A babysitter shows a TV-addicted boy that books can be just as exciting as television...especially when the books' characters come to life.
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| 33 | 7 | "The Tale of the Carved Stone" | Ron Oliver | Susan Kim | February 19, 1994 (1994-02-19) | 307 |
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A new girl in town trying to makes friends buys a magic stone, which causes her to go back in time to the 1890s to meet another lonely child who lived in the house.
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| 34 | 8 | "The Tale of the Guardian's Curse" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | February 26, 1994 (1994-02-26) | 308 |
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A boy and his sister, wishing to spend more time with their father, get more than they bargained for when their father's work comes home, in the form of an Egyptian curse and a live mummy.
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| 35 | 9 | "The Tale of the Curious Camera" | Ron Oliver | Susan Kim | March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19) | 309 |
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After complaining about his school picture, a boy is gifted a camera by the school photographer and begins using it...only to find that the camera's photos predict doom.
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| 36 | 10 | "The Tale of the Dream Girl" | David Winning | David Preston | March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26) | 310 |
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A lonely, teenaged janitor named Johnny finds a ring in his locker and puts it on. At the same time, a young woman named Donna begins appearing around him and a chain of strange events make Johnny think Donna is out to get him.
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| 37 | 11 | "The Tale of the Quicksilver" | Michael Keusch | Wendy Brotherlin | April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02) | 311 |
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Two boys move into a house that once belonged to a girl who died in a fire trying to exorcise a demon known as "Quicksilver", and now the only way the boys can get rid of Quicksilver is to get help from the dead girl's living twin.
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| 38 | 12 | "The Tale of the Crimson Clown" | Ron Oliver | Darren Kotania | April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09) | 312 |
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After a bratty little boy blows his brother's money meant for their mother's birthday, the other brother warns him that The Crimson Clown, a clown doll at an antique shop, will come after him for being a bad kid. The bratty boy doesn't think the story is real...until he finds the clown doll in his room.
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| 39 | 13 | "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) | 313 |
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A young man and a waitress discover the terrifying secret behind their restaurant's most popular item on the menu, and why the staff members keep quitting.
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Season 4 (1994–1995)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 40 | 1 | "The Tale of the Renegade Virus" | Ron Oliver | Andrew Mitchell & Gerard Lewis | October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) | 403 |
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A boy who enjoys playing pranks goes too far one day and is punished by being trapped in a virtual reality game where a demonic virus sets out to infect his brain.
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| 41 | 2 | "The Tale of the Long Ago Locket" | David Winning | Gerald Wexler | October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) | 406 |
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A boy is transported back to the Revolutionary War, where he must help a soldier return to his girlfriend before he is killed on the battlefield.
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| 42 | 3 | "The Tale of the Water Demons" | Ron Oliver | Scott Peters | October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) | 405 |
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Two cousins deliver food to an old sea captain who lives in fear of underwater zombies who haunt him the minute he falls asleep.
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| 43 | 4 | "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 1" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) | 401 |
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Part one of two. When a teenager finds a spyglass locked in a treasure chest at Sardo's magic shop, the ghost of an evil pirate is released.
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| 44 | 5 | "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 2" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29) | 402 |
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Conclusion. Rush must find a way to save Max with the help of Dr. Vink and Sardo.
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| 45 | 6 | "The Tale of the Quiet Librarian" | David Winning | Susan Kim | November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05) | 404 |
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A forgotten book forces two bitter rivals to work together to avoid the clutches of a former librarian's spirit who insists that "silence is golden" and traps anyone and anything who makes noise in the library.
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| 46 | 7 | "The Tale of the Silent Servant" | Jean-Marie Comeau | Wendy Brotherlin | November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12) | 407 |
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Two kids bring a scarecrow to life to do their chores on a farm. It seems like a good idea, until the scarecrow inadvertently is given orders to kill.
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| 47 | 8 | "The Tale of a Room for Rent" | Will Dixon | Lucy Falcone | November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19) | 408 |
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A pilot killed in combat during World War II, haunts the man he believes killed him and stole his girlfriend, the latter of whom is a psychic who allegedly communicates with the dead.
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| 48 | 9 | "The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner" | Ron Oliver | Ron Oliver | December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03) | 409 |
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A young, struggling comic book artist unleashes a villain from a rare comic book, who turns people into drooling, giggling Idiots.
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| 49 | 10 | "The Tale of the Fire Ghost" | Jean-Marie Comeau | Scott Peters | December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10) | 410 |
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While celebrating their dad's birthday at the firehouse, Jimmy and Roxanne are left alone when the firemen go on call. They soon find that there is an incendiary ghost who's seeking revenge against firemen.
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| 50 | 11 | "The Tale of the Closet Keepers" | Iain Paterson | Story by : Michael Kevis Teleplay by : David Preston | January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07) | 412 |
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A deaf girl and her bully get lost in a strange building, which turns out to be an intergalactic zoo which houses kids from all over the world as the main exhibit.
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| 51 | 12 | "The Tale of the Unfinished Painting" | David Winning | Lucy Falcone | January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14) | 411 |
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An aspiring young artist apprentices under the owner of a studio who uses cursed paintbrushes to trap victims inside the paintings they complete and sign.
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| 52 | 13 | "The Tale of Train Magic" | D.J. MacHale | Gerald Wexler | January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21) | 413 |
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A young boy, obsessed with trains and railroads because of his deceased conductor father, starts playing with a toy train set that transports him inside a train and takes him on a deadly ride.
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Season 5 (1995–1996)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 53 | 1 | "The Tale of Dead Man's a Float" | D.J. MacHale | Will Dixon | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) | 501 |
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A science geek named Zeke and his crush, swimming team member Clorice, discover the school's abandoned swimming pool and demand that it be reopened...unaware that there was a bloody reason why the pool was shut down in the first place.
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| 54 | 2 | "The Tale of Station 109.1" | Ron Oliver | Scott Peters | October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21) | 503 |
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A youth obsessed with death discovers a radio station which takes its listeners to the afterlife -- and is mistaken for a recently-deceased man by the radio station's obnoxiously loud, squinty-eyed psychopomp/DJ.
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| 55 | 3 | "The Tale of the Mystical Mirror" | Craig Pryce | David Wiechorek | November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04) | 504 |
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A teenage girl named Cindy gets a job at a local make-up shop run by a former beauty queen, but a chain of strange events and disappearances lead Cindy to discover the real reason behind her boss's beauty.
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| 56 | 4 | "The Tale of the Chameleons" | Iain Patterson | Mark D. Perry | November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11) | 510 |
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A reckless teenage girl gets bitten by a chameleon that turns out to be a shapeshifter bent on switching lives with her.
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| 57 | 5 | "The Tale of Prisoners Past" | Ron Oliver | Alan Kingsberg | November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18) | 505 |
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Two unlikely stepbrothers help an old prison ghost reunite with his adult daughter.
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| 58 | 6 | "The Tale of C7" | David Winning | David Preston | December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02) | 506 |
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A family moves into a house by the lake where an ancient jukebox revives the memory of a fallen soldier.
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| 59 | 7 | "The Tale of the Manaha" | Will Dixon | Gerald Wexler | December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09) | 508 |
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A blithe boy name Jonah enlists in a camping expedition with a group of misfits where an ancient, Native American legend has awoken in the woods and is out to feast.
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| 60 | 8 | "The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor" | Jacques Laberge | Alan Kingsberg | December 23, 1995 (1995-12-23) | 509 |
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Two teenage boys accidentally contact aliens through the sound equipment on one of their father's computers.
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| 61 | 9 | "The Tale of the Vacant Lot" | Lorette LeBlanc | Gerald Wexler | December 30, 1995 (1995-12-30) | 511 |
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A shy young girl discovers a mysterious, open-air market run by a woman in a burqa who provides her everything she needs to be popular...for a very high price.
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| 62 | 10 | "The Tale of a Door Left Unlocked" | Ron Oliver | Scott Peters | January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13) | 512 |
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Sardo sells a magic door to a teenage boy which, once he opens, reveals the future, and must use the door to save his crush from impending doom.
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| 63 | 11 | "The Tale of the Night Shift" | D.J. MacHale | Chloe Brown | January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) | 513 |
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A night shift hospital volunteer named Amanda soon discovers that a vampire is lurking the halls and feeding off the staff and patients.
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| 64 | 12 | "The Tale of the Jagged Sign" | Will Dixon | Susan Kim | January 27, 1996 (1996-01-27) | 502 |
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Spending her summer break at her aunt's retirement home was not Claudia's first choice, but it turns out to be more interesting than she expected when a ghostly boy begins stalking her.
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| 65 | 13 | "The Tale of Badge" | Iain Patterson | Wendy Brotherlin | February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) | 507 |
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Gwen, an insecure girl who doesn't believe in her musical talent, gets a chance to test her gift when a creature called Badge kidnaps her brother and the girl discovers that she's next in line to carry on the magic on the Irish side of her family.
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1999 Revival Series (1999-2000)
Season 6 (1999)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 66 | 1 | "The Tale of the Forever Game" | Iain Patterson | Mark D. Perry | February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06) | 601 |
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A teen boy finds himself trapped, along with his best friend and sister, as pawns in a life or death board game in the woods.
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| 67 | 2 | "The Tale of the Gruesome Gourmets" | Lorette LeBlanc | Michael Koegel | February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13) | 602 |
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Two boys, Tommy and David, suspect that their chubby, overly-cheery new neighbors may be cannibals.
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| 68 | 3 | "The Tale of the Zombie Dice" | Adam Weissman | Maggie Leigh | February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20) | 603 |
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Alex and his friends go to a new arcade owned by a man named Mr. Click, who has a strange way of dealing with anyone who loses at his games.
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| 69 | 4 | "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie" | Adam Weissman | Mark D. Perry | February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27) | 604 |
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David, a struggling comic book artist slaving away at his parents' failing Chinese restaurant, take his grandfather's golden fortune cookies and wishes that his life would be better, which sends him into an alternate reality where he's famous and the restaurant is successful, but his family doesn't know who he is and a samurai clad in black is after David.
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| 70 | 5 | "The Tale of Jake the Snake" | Lorette LeBlanc | Michael Koegel | March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13) | 605 |
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A struggling ice hockey player named Wiley finds a former hockey great's stick and uses it to ace the try-outs, but soon discovers that the stick has cursed him into becoming a snake.
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| 71 | 6 | "The Tale of the Virtual Pets" | Iain Patterson | Alice Eve Cohen | March 20, 1999 (1999-03-20) | 606 |
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When all the kids at school get virtual pets, it changes them in a very scary way. Luckily, Kate isn't tech-savvy, and must save her friends from becoming slaves to the Diggers that live inside the toys.
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| 72 | 7 | "The Tale of the Hunted" | Lorette LeBlanc | Gaylen James | March 27, 1999 (1999-03-27) | 607 |
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A girl living in rural Canada is pressured by her dad and friends to go wolf hunting with them, and a mysterious wolf known as The Blaze curses the girl to live life as an animal being hunted for sport.
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| 73 | 8 | "The Tale of the Wisdom Glass" | Jacques Laberge | Mark D. Perry | April 3, 1999 (1999-04-03) | 608 |
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Allan and Jimmy are in for a cyber shock after Allan tricks Jimmy into shoplifting a computer game called "The Wisdom Glass" and find themselves transported to a strange game-world where they end up on trial for the theft of the game.
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| 74 | 9 | "The Tale of the Walking Shadow" | Lorrete LeBlanc | Matthew Cope | April 10, 1999 (1999-04-10) | 609 |
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When the local high school decides to stage Macbeth (known as "The Scottish Play" due to the popular theater superstition of not mentioning Macbeth by name), it unleashes some terrifying ghosts lurking backstage. Ross and Vanessa find out why the play is haunted and must get rid of the curse without getting blood on their hands.
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| 75 | 10 | "The Tale of Vampire Town" | Mark Soulard | Allison Lea Bingeman | April 17, 1999 (1999-04-17) | 610 |
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Adder, a spoiled goth boy obsessed with vampire lore, finds himself getting more than he bargained when he finds himself face-to-face with real-life bloodsucking fiends.
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| 76 | 11 | "The Tale of Oblivion" | Jim Donovan | James Morris | April 24, 1999 (1999-04-24) | 611 |
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A boy, tired of being pushed into lame recreational activities and lessons, learns how to erase his problems, literally with an enchanted art kit, complete with a pencil that makes drawings real and an eraser that sends them to a dimension where all that's forgotten reside...including a bloodthirsty Viking that was kept there due to being too dangerous to live in the real world.
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| 77 | 12 | "The Tale of the Secret Admirer" | Mark Soulard | Eric Weiner | May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08) | 612 |
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Shy Meggie is thrilled when she discovers she has a secret admirer, but her excitement turns to fear when she realizes her admirer is from beyond the grave...and out for revenge.
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| 78 | 13 | "The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge" | Lorette LeBlanc | Randy Holland | May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15) | 613 |
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In search of their missing friend, Gina, Danielle, and Kirk venture into a mountain area haunted by a ghost who captures its prey in the darkness.
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Season 7 (2000)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 79 | 1 | "The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 1" | Mark Soulard | D.J. MacHale | April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) | 711 |
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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 1937. Together, they must solve an ancient mystery and prevent an evil force from being unleashed on the world. The first episode of the Tale of the Silver Sight focuses on Tucker and Gary's search for "The General" and his clue to the puzzle.
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| 80 | 2 | "The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 2" | Mark Soulard | D.J. MacHale | April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) | 712 |
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The Midnight Society splits up and goes in search of the original members who each hold a clue to the mystery. The second episode of the Tale of the Silver Sight focuses on Quinn's search for "The Homecoming Queen" and Megan's search for "The Tycoon".
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| 81 | 3 | "The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 3" | Mark Soulard | D.J. MacHale | April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) | 713 |
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The Midnight Society continues to go in search of the original members who each hold a clue to the mystery. The third and final episode of the Tale of the Silver Sight focuses on Vange and Andy's search for "The Riddle Man".
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| 82 | 4 | "The Tale of the Stone Maiden" | Adam Weissman | Mark D. Perry | April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09) | 701 |
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In a loose parody of the Greek story Pygmalion, a boy named Kevin (who just broke up with his girlfriend, Julie) happens upon a stone statue of a maiden and drinks from the water flowing out of its urn...only to learn that the "water" is actually a potion that turns anyone who drinks it to stone and that the statue was meant to have a mate.
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| 83 | 5 | "The Tale of the Laser Maze" | Mark Soulard | Peggy Sarlin | April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16) | 702 |
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Athletic, overly-competitive twins Ashley and Kara must learn together if they stand any chance of escaping a strange version of laser tag in which the winners get cloned and sent to other planets.
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| 84 | 6 | "The Tale of the Reanimator" | Adam Weissman | Kenny Davis | April 23, 2000 (2000-04-23) | 703 |
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In a loose homage to the 1985 comedy horror film, Re-Animator, a girl works at a greenhouse with her boss, a widowed scientist who just invented a chemical that can bring plants to life, but many unforseen side effects on humans.
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| 85 | 7 | "The Tale of the Lunar Locusts" | Jim Donovan | Michael Koegel | April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30) | 704 |
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A new, mysterious girl shows up at school and knows about a threat that could kill off the planet, and only the help of a dumb jock and a snobby popular girl can save the world.
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| 86 | 8 | "The Tale of Highway 13" | Adam Weissman | Kenny Davis | May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07) | 705 |
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Best friends Craig and Justin fix up a wrecked V8 from a junkyard and get and get caught up in a dark deal with a group of ghosts from the 1960s.
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| 87 | 9 | "The Tale of the Photo Finish" | Mark Soulard | Alan Kingsberg | May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14) | 706 |
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Two boys who have been accepted to a boarding school -- one on scholarship, the other as a legacy since he had ancestors who were alumni -- try to save their friendship when the legacy gets accepted into a secret society that's being haunted by a bullied student who uses photography to trap those who caused his death.
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| 88 | 10 | "The Tale of the Last Dance" | Jim Donovan | Mark D. Perry | May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21) | 707 |
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In a loose homage to Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, Tara is a violinist who wishes someone would appreciate her talents, as her boyfriend does not, and gets her wish from a strange mutant figure who lives inside the school.
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| 89 | 11 | "The Tale of the Time Trap" | Mark Soulard | Peggy Sarlin | May 28, 2000 (2000-05-28) | 708 |
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A boy who sees himself as a loser buys a Persian victory box at Sardo's curio shop...and gets more than he bargained for when a tastelessly-dressed genie named Belle comes out of the box and grants the boy's wishes -- with disastrous results.
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| 90 | 12 | "The Tale of Many Faces" | Lorette LeBlanc | Alan Kingsberg | June 4, 2000 (2000-06-04) | 709 |
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A self-conscious teen model unwittingly joins a cult of faceless girls who had their looks stolen from them by a Madame Visage and makes them her slaves.
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| 91 | 13 | "The Tale of the Night Nurse" | Mark Soulard | Michael Koegel | June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11) | 710 |
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Two African-American teen girls spend the week at their grandfather's house and find themselves reliving the events that led to one of their ancestors dying at the hands of a white live-in nurse.
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Season 8: Carnival of Doom (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 92 | 1 | "Part I: Submitted for Approval" | Dean Israelite | BenDavid Grabinski | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) | 801 | 0.75 |
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As the new girl in school, Rachel feels out of place until The Midnight Society invites her to join the group. All she has to do is tell a terrifying story.
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| 93 | 2 | "Part II: Opening Night" | Dean Israelite | BenDavid Grabinski | October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) | 802 | 0.82 |
| After a disappearance links to Rachel's story, The Midnight Society decides to go to the Carnival of Doom. | |||||||
| 94 | 3 | "Part III: Destroy All Tophats" | Dean Israelite | BenDavid Grabinski | October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) | 803 | 0.69 |
| Rachel decides to take charge and end Mr. Tophat's reign of horror. | |||||||
Season 9: Curse of the Shadows (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 95 | 1 | "The Tale of the Haunted Woods" | Jeff Wadlow | JT Billings | February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) | 901 | 0.50 |
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Five kids investigate the disappearance of their friend, the leader of The Midnight Society, whose fate may be tied to a mysterious curse that haunts their seaside town.
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| 96 | 2 | "The Tale of the Night Frights" | Jeff Wadlow | JT Billings | February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19) | 902 | 0.32 |
| As the Midnight Society digs deeper into the mystery, they discover themselves haunted by an evil entity known as the Shadowman. | |||||||
| 97 | 3 | "The Tale of the Phantom Light" | Mathias Herndl | Alex Ebel | February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26) | 903 | 0.30 |
| The Midnight Society seeks help from an unlikely source - the ghost of someone who may know how the curse was created a generation earlier. | |||||||
| 98 | 4 | "The Tale of the Danse Macabre" | Mathias Herndl | JT Billings | March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) | 904 | 0.40 |
| On the eve of the school dance, the Midnight Society wrestles with the possibility that evil still lurks among them and the nightmare is far from over. | |||||||
| 99 | 5 | "The Tale of the Midnight Magic" | Jeff Wadlow | JT Billings and Alex Ebel | March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12) | 905 | 0.27 |
| With dark forces growing stronger and the curse claiming another victim, a shattered Midnight Society prepares to fight back against the Shadowman. | |||||||
| 100 | 6 | "The Tale of the Darkhouse" | Jeff Wadlow | JT Billings | March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19) | 906 | 0.49 |
| Luke gets help from the beyond to uncover more supernatural secrets, and devises a bold plan to finally end the curse of the shadows. | |||||||
Season 10: Ghost Island (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 101 | 1 | "The Tale of Room 13" | Dean Israelite | JT Billings and Chris Bruno & David Howard Lee | July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) | 1001 | 0.22 |
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| 102 | 2 | "The Tale of the Teen Spirit" | Dean Israelite | JT Billings and Chris Bruno & David Howard Lee | July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) | 1002 | 0.22 |
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| 103 | 3 | "The Tale of the Looking Glass" | Dean Israelite | Alison Wilber | August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) | 1003 | 0.35 |
| 104 | 4 | "The Tale of the Other Side" | Dean Israelite | JT Billings & Christina K. Moore | August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) | 1004 | 0.24 |
Notes
- The Tale of the Phantom Cab would later premiere on the Family Channel on September 2, 1992.
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External links
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? at epguides.com
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? at IMDb (original series)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? at IMDb (first revival series)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? at IMDb (second revival series)
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