Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a horror anthology television series that airs on YTV and Nickelodeon. The original series aired from 1990 to 1996. It led to two revival series, with the first airing from 1999 to 2000, and the second debuting in 2019. The series was created by D. J. MacHale and Ned Kandel and was picked up by Nickelodeon in 1991. MacHale, Kandel, and Nickelodeon teamed up with the Canadian company Cinar, and as a part of the deal the show was filmed in Richmond, British Columbia, and in the Greater Montreal area of Quebec. The series premiered with the episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" as a pilot on October 31, 1990, on the Canadian television network YTV and aired until June 11, 2000. The pilot aired on Nickelodeon on October 25, 1991, as part of a Halloween special. The following year, the series premiered on Nickelodeon's SNICK on August 15, 1992, and aired until April 20, 1996.
| Genre | Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Supernatural, Thriller, Anthology, Science fiction, Teen drama, Suspense |
| Created by | D. J. MacHale, Ned Kandel |
| Directed by | David Winning |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Zahn, Jeff Fisher |
| Ending theme | "Welcome to the Carnival" by Lilou Bouhier (2019) |
| Country of origin | Canada, United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Executive producer(s) | D. J. MacHale, Micheline Charest |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nickelodeon Productions, Cinar (Original/first revival), WildBrain (second revival), ACE Entertainment (Second revival) |
| Original network | Canada, YTV, Family Channel, United States, Nickelodeon |
About Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Follows a group of teens called the The Midnight Society that would meet in the woods every week to tell a scary story. The story was then played out on screen for the viewer.
Achievement of Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Urban legends and public domain fairytales were used as the basis for many stories. All seven seasons were released for free on YouTube in 2016.
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Latest information about Are You Afraid of the Dark? updated on July 28 2021.
