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Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Daniel DeSanto
Tucker
David Deveau
Andy
Vanessa Lengies
Vange
Kareem Blackwell
Quinn
Elisha Cuthbert
Megan
D.J. MacHale
Producer
Trivia about Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Every episode, at a secret location in the woods at night, one member would tell a scary story to the group.
They were remarkably vulnerable and insecure kids, too, ones with problems we could relate to; they were new kids, outcasts, rival siblings, and children experiencing rough patches like deaths in the family or parents filing for divorce." Series co-creator D.J.
MacHale said, "I wanted stories about real kids who were facing challenges that had nothing to do with the supernatural situation they ended up in." He added, "But I'd like to believe that by depicting kids taking charge of difficult situations, it opened up kid-viewers to the idea that they aren't powerless in their own lives." The show has also been hailed for its diversity in characters and stories.
"We didn't play to stereotypes." The series was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 1996.
It had its American debut on Nickelodeon in the United States during August, while Canada's Family Channel had the series premiere in September 1992.
By 1993, the series had moved from Family Channel to YTV.
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