/r/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark
Dedicated to all things Are You Afraid of the Dark, from the 90s series & the new-age reboots.
/r/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark
Literally so bad. I just saw it for the first time and I almost had to shut it off.
Stupid post I know. but thought it'd be fun.
Watching season 2 where they escape the darkhouse and I don't understand why they didn't use the books protection from light spell to save the little girl instead of murdering her?
I'm guessing either that the book is too dangerous or just none of them thought of it. Surprised they didn't discuss it since they argue ethics of the book not 30 seconds last.
Just a few points:
-no full explanation of what the entity was, which keeps it scarier and almost like something out of Stephen King or Lovecraft
-dark, amoral ending. Not unheard of in AYAOTD but rarely to this degree
-that doll is freaky AF, still haunts me
-almost feels like the definitive episode since it partly revolved around fear of the dark
-creepy basement is relatable to many people, including listening to music to calm yourself
Overall my favorite episode
I know super specs is which is one of my favorites. I have them all on DVD but I enjoy watching them on paramount + also.
Too bad it's not a full moon.
Ever noticed how psycho the kid in the Curious Camera is, once the kid notices what the camera can do he starts writing out a hit list of people from his yearbook to picture
Rewatching and David tells a story back to back in “season one” but they state it’s been forever since he’s told one.
Did they change episode order for streaming?
The reason why the ghost came back to haunt Meggie was because her mom didn’t let him know straight up that she wasn’t interested and instead enlisted in the guy that would become her husband to tell him and then they got into the fight that killed the classmate.
And then, at the end of the episode, when Meggie says she’s not interested in the antagonist, he stops his rampage and passes on the same way he died in life (Meggie looking like her mom during her teen years is an important plot point). The episode tried to paint him as a really dangerous guy, but all he wanted was to hear the answer from his crush
I’m trying to remember which episode this is. I don’t think it’s the closet keepers episode. I just remember a closet and maybe a boy that is new in town. I think in the end he disappears into the closet? I’m not sure. Thanks!
What is your most hated AYAOTD episode? Not because it scared you or anything like that, but the ending, plot, message, characters, etc.
My most despised episode by far is "Tale of the Chameleons." The plot, and the ending...seriously, what was the writer thinking?! "Tale of the Mystical Mirror" was disturbing as well.
I loved the show as a kid; it was the beginning of my love for horror, spooky, and paranormal stories and media.
But the episode that scared me like no other was one where the final scene (I think) where the narrator wakes up in a bedroom (not theirs I believe) that is completely filled with either creepy/porcelain dolls or maybe it was filled with clowns? And then the one evil doll/clown started moving closer to them in the dark. Scary!
I realize this isn’t a lot of info to go on, and honestly I’m not sure I even trust the memory completely. I’ve looked for it over the years but have never had any luck. Am I confusing this with another spooky kid show on Nickelodeon? Was it dolls or clowns?
TIA!
Considering other live-action shows on Nickelodeon like Danger Force and Erin & Aaron just got cancelled recently… it wouldn’t surprise me if AYAOTD was cancelled too.
It’s been over a year since the Season 3 finale, so of course it’s considered "over". But wow, after how good Season 3/Ghost Island was, it definitely leaves us wanting more.
So, both of these episodes of iconic 90s shows feature eggs hatching into monsters of various sorts. Which episode did you prefer, and why was this a thing in the 90s?
In Autumn 2022 they announced five were due to come out, and discussed two of them. The first was released Summer 2023 and the next Autumn 2023, but there hasn't been any more announced yet. Has anybody heard about any of the others?
Porter dies in the first episode listening to Celine Dion then Max suddenly has the same back story with the tape recorder and the best friend in the video tape? I haven’t finished yet, but is this right? Have I missed something?
Random Thought I had during a watch-through:
Is Sardo really a bumbling idiot that accidentally sells real magical items or is it an act and he's secretly targeting local teens?