Kid Friendly Horror: Are You Afraid Of The Dark? by: Ted "Ritualistic" Brown

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is about a group of teenagers who referred to themselves as "The Midnight Society". Each week, at a secret location in the woods, one member would tell a scary story to the group. The actual story, rather than the telling, was displayed to the television viewer via live action reenactment of the story. Each storyteller would begin their story by saying "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story, at which point they would toss out a handful of "midnight dust" from a leather pouch into a campfire to heighten the flames and create an cloud of white smoke. And so the terror would begin.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? was aired from August 15, 1992 to April 20, 1996 on Nickelodeon's SNICK. A revived series with new directors, writers, and cast was produced by Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000 and also aired on SNICK, giving the show a seven season run total.




The Midnight Society (1991–1996)

• Gary (Ross Hull)

• Betty Ann (Raine Pare-Coull)

• Kiki (Jodie Resther)

• Frank (Jason Alisharan)

• Tucker (Daniel DeSanto)

• Samantha (Joanna García)

• Kristen (Rachel Blanchard)

• David (Nathaniel Moreau)

• Stig (Codie Wilbee)

• Eric (Jacob Tierney)

The Midnight Society (1999–2000)

• Quinn (Kareem Blackwell)

• Megan (Elisha Cuthbert)

• Vange (Vanessa Lengies)

• Tucker (Daniel DeSanto)

• Andy (David Deveau)



Growing up I loved "Are You Afraid Of The Dark" it was one of many horror inspired show's that were out at the time for young children and teens. Each week they managed to bring interesting and creepy stories that could be enjoyed by both adults and kids alike making this a great choice to watch with your children no matter how old they may be, and a safe way to ease them into the horror genre without scaring them for life.

For the younger kids it should produce a pretty good scare but of course the older they are depending on how well they handle such things the scares will be less effective but none the less still very fun to watch. I highly recommend parents check this show out I believe all the season are available on DVD and would be a great addition to your collection.

- Ted "Ritualistic" Brown