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Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a Canadian television series that aired on YTV and Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1996. The pilot episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" aired on Nickelodeon on October 25, 1991 as a Halloween special. The following year, the series premiered on Nickelodeon's SNICK on August 15, 1992 and YTV on September 2, 1992, and aired until February 3, 1996.

A revival series consisting of two seasons ran from 1999 to 2000 on Nickelodeon and the Family Channel. In February 2019, it was announced that the series would be revived again for a limited series premiering on Nickelodeon on October 11, 2019. In October 2020, the casting for a second season, titled Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows, was announced.

As of March 5,  2021 (2021 -03-05) 98 episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? have aired.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired Network
Original series
1 13 October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25) November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21) 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
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 revival
Carnival of Doom 3 October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) Nickelodeon
Curse of the Shadows 6 February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)

Original series episodes

Season 1 (1992)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "The Tale of the Phantom Cab" Ron Oliver Chloe Brown August 15, 1992 (1992-08-15) (Nickelodeon)
September 2, 1992 (1992-09-02) (YTV)

Two brothers who often fight with each other get lost in the woods, and come across a mysterious cab driver named Flynn. He leads the two boys to an unusual man named Dr. Vink to help them find their way out. The catch is that Vink will not help any of his guests until they solve one of his riddles. Failure to do so results in undesired consequences.

  • Storyteller : Frank
  • Guest star : Aron Tager as Dr. Vink
2 2 "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark" Ron Oliver Chloe Brown August 22, 1992 (1992-08-22)

Josh decides to prove that an amusement park fun house isn't haunted by stealing the nose from a prop of Zeebo the clown. Zeebo was a corrupt circus clown who died in a funhouse fire while escaping from the police after stealing money. Josh soon learns that the story is indeed true when Zeebo's ghost visits him demanding his nose back.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Guest star : Christian Tessier as Josh
  • Notable cast : Aron Tager as Zeebo & the Circus Carney
3 3 "The Tale of the Lonely Ghost" D.J. MacHale Naomi Janzen August 29, 1992 (1992-08-29)

Amanda is stuck spending time at her aunt's house, and desperately wants to be friends with her snotty cousin Beth. She agrees to spend the night in the haunted house next door to become part of her group of friends. She soon finds out that the story regarding the "haunted" house may actually be true with a living connection close by.

  • Storyteller : David
  • Guest star : Laura Bertram as Amanda
  • Notable cast : Pauline Little as Aunt Dottie
4 4 "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)

In a twist on the classic story "The Monkey's Paw", two boys play a mean trick on an old lady the night before Halloween. The next night the boys return for trick or treating "disguised" in costumes, but rather than candy she gives them a wooden vulture's claw. She tells the boys that this "gift" grants wishes warning them to "be careful what they wish for". The two boys start making wishes with unintended terrifying consequences.

  • Storyteller : David
5 5 "The Tale of the Hungry Hounds" D.J. MacHale Anne Appelton September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)

Amy and Pam discover their late aunt's old horse-riding jacket in an old 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.

  • Storyteller : Kristen
  • Guest star : Mia Kirshner as Pam
6 6 "The Tale of the Super Specs" Ron Oliver Chloe Brown September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)

A prankster named Weeds buys a pair of novelty glasses from Sardo that allow the wearer to see into another dimension. This alternate universe is populated by figures in black, that are looking to merge with the known universe unless Sardo can close the door between the two dimensions.

  • Storyteller : Gary
  • Guest stars : Eugene Byrd as Weeds and Richard Dumont as Sardo
7 7 "The Tale of the Captured Souls" D.J. MacHale Anne Appelton September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)

Danielle and her parents rent a lakeside room for the summer where they befriend the young property owner Peter. Strangely the residence is full of mirrors which the owner cites as a "hobby", and even stranger the parents start feeling weaker by the day. Danielle soon discovers the owner’s trying to take away her parents' youth to keep himself young using a device connected to the mirror and has to stop him before it's too late.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
  • Notable cast : Ethan Tobman as Peter Kirlan III and Barbara Eve Harris as Sally Sellman
8 8 "The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors" Jacques Payette Chloe Brown October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)

A new family moves into Emma's neighborhood. They are originally from Rovno, Ukraine, wear black, collect blood and are only active at night.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
9 9 "The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice" D.J. MacHale Stephen Zoller October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)

Dean is a high school outcast who gets a chance to have some power from awakening an ancient secret hidden in the school. In doing so, he briefly forgets the person who cares for him most without realizing it.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
10 10 "The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun" D.J. MacHale Nick Webb October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)

Jake Joysen (Benjamin Plener) is an aspiring, young actor who is excited to be part of a play titled Will o' the Wisp, but Jake himself soon learns in due time that there is much more to the play than meets the eye.

  • Storyteller : Eric
11 11 "The Tale of the Dark Music" Ron Oliver Chloe Brown October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)

Andy moves into a new neighborhood where things do not start out well until he figures out that there is something hidden inside his basement that only seems to appear whenever music is played.

  • Storyteller : Eric
12 12 "The Tale of the Prom Queen" Jean-Marie Comeau Chloe Brown November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)

Three kids attempt to find the truth behind an urban legend of a young girl who died while waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up for the prom. This story is loosely based on Resurrection Mary.

  • Storyteller : Kristen
13 13 "The Tale of the Pinball Wizard" D.J. MacHale Louise Lamarre November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)

Despite being warned by his boss against playing the pinball machine and finish cleaning up before going home, Ross plays a pinball game that comes to life when he is left in the mall after closing time.

  • Storyteller : Gary

Season 2 (1993)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
14 1 "The Tale of the Final Wish" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown June 19, 1993 (1993-06-19)

Jill is a 13 year old who is reluctant to give up her childhood fairytales, which results in her school friends and family mocking her. She makes a wish one night saying she just wants everyone to leave her alone. The Sandman grants her wish by placing her inside her own nightmarish fairytale.

15 2 "The Tale of the Midnight Madness" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown June 26, 1993 (1993-06-26)

Dr. Vink helps a struggling movie theater gain more patrons with a copy of the classic vampire film, Nosferatu, but when Dr. Vink gets cheated out of his money in saving the theater, he curses the famous movie monster to step out of the movie and haunt the theater, and it's up to two teenaged ushers to break the curse.

  • Storyteller : Frank
  • Guest star : Aron Tager as Dr. Vink and Christopher Heyerdahl as Nosferatu
16 3 "The Tale of Locker 22" David Winning Chloe Brown July 3, 1993 (1993-07-03)

A new student from France is assigned a locker that once belonged to a hippie girl named Candy Warren who died in a chemistry lab explosion in 1968...and the new student soon discovers that Candy's spirit wants her to go back in time to prevent her death. The girl succeeds with the help of her friend who makes the teacher, Mr. Shaffner, realize the dangers of using a broken equipment that could've caused a tragedy. Returning to the present, they're shocked to see that Candy is their vice principal and Shaffner has since retired from teaching.

  • Storyteller : Kristen
  • Guest star : Jennifer Irwin as Candy Warren
17 4 "The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor" Michael Keusch Anne Appelton July 10, 1993 (1993-07-10)

Siblings Billy and his adopted sister Karen like to spend their free time playing hockey on the 13th floor of their apartment building, but this stops when a strange toy company rents out the thirteenth floor to store their new products and has picked Karen to test them out.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Guest star : Christopher Heyerdahl as Leonid
18 5 "The Tale of the Dream Machine" David Winning Darren Kotania July 17, 1993 (1993-07-17)

An aspiring writer finds a typewriter that makes whatever is written come true. Things seem harmless enough until he writes a pair of stories that end up putting his best friend and the girl he likes in danger.

  • Storyteller : Kiki (told by Gary due to Kiki's laryngitis)
19 6 "The Tale of the Dark Dragon" D.J. MacHale Allison Lea Bingeman July 24, 1993 (1993-07-24)

A teenage boy with a debilitating leg injury from a car accident buys a potion from Sardo's Magic Shop in order to cure his injury and get his confidence back. However, the more the boy uses the potion, the more his inner demons turn him into a monster.

  • Storyteller : David (for Gary's birthday, borrowing Sardo)
  • Guest star : Richard Dumont as Sardo
20 7 "The Tale of the Whispering Walls" D.J. MacHale Allison Lea Bingeman July 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)

After a day in the park, babysitter Louise and two pre-teenagers get lost in the highway and stop at a mansion where things are not what they seem.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
21 8 "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost" Ron Oliver Naomi Janzen August 14, 1993 (1993-08-14)

A rich kid and his grumpy babysitter head off to his poor aunt's house in the country, where a little boy who can only utter, "I'm cold" haunts the woods.

22 9 "The Tale of the Full Moon" Ron Oliver Ron Oliver August 21, 1993 (1993-08-21)

An aspiring pet detective suspects his mother's new boyfriend might be a werewolf.

  • Storyteller : Frank
23 10 "The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle" David Winning Cassandra Schafhausen August 28, 1993 (1993-08-28)

Mike hasn't been the same since his friend Ricky died in an accident while riding his shiny, red bicycle. Things get worse when Mike begins seeing Ricky's ghost and the red bicycle and discovers that his younger brother will die just like Ricky did unless he does something to change his brother's fate.

  • Storyteller : David
24 11 "The Tale of the Magician's Assistant" Ron Oliver Cassandra Schafhausen September 11, 1993 (1993-09-11)

Todd becomes the new assistant to an elderly stage magician named Shandu, who teaches him everything he needs to know about magic with his three magical rules. But when Todd steals Shandu's magic wand, he unleashes an evil spirit and must rely on Shandu's rules to trap the spirit.

  • Storyteller : Gary
25 12 "The Tale of the Hatching" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)

Siblings Jazz and Augie enroll at a boarding school run by a strange couple who need slaves to care for their alien eggs.

  • Storyteller : David
26 13 "The Tale of Old Man Corcoran" Ron Oliver Scott Peters October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)

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.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
  • Note : This is Nathaniel Moreau and Rachel Blanchard's final episode. In "The Tale of the Midnight Ride," Gary mentions that they moved away.

Season 3 (1994)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
27 1 "The Tale of the Midnight Ride" D.J. MacHale Darren Kotania January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)

In a modern retelling of Sleepy Hollow, Ian Matthews moves to the legendary town. He soon meets a girl (Katie) who becomes his new girlfriend, but a local bully who also has eyes on her are jealous of the two. He challenges Ian to go-to the bridge of souls of which the headless horseman can never cross and stick a knife in a pumpkin proving he was there. The following night after being chased by the bully in disguise he meets the ghost of Ichabod Crane who has lost his way. After pointing him in the direction away from the bridge, Ian is soon chased by the real headless horseman. Ian manages to make it across the bridge of souls destroying the horseman, and then runs into Crane again who remarks that he meant to go "that way" referring to the bridge.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Guest star : Arthur Holden as Ichabod Crane's Ghost
  • Notable cast : Rachel Wilson as Katie
  • Note : Introduces Tucker to the cast.
28 2 "The Tale of Apartment 214" Scott Peters Scott Peters January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)

After Stacey moves into a new apartment with her mom, she befriends an elderly woman living next door by coming by for visits. The old woman tells Stacey to visit her on a special day of importance in particular to which Stacey promises to do so.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
  • Note : The campfire was not extinguished.
29 3 "The Tale of Watcher's Woods" David Winning Gregory Kennedy January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)

After Sarah and Kelly get lost in the woods, they discover the terrifying truth behind the legend of "Watcher's Woods".

  • Storyteller : Sam
  • Guest star : Jewel Staite as Kelly
  • Notable cast : Tom Rack as The watcher
  • Notes : The campfire was not extinguished. Introduces Sam to the cast.
30 4 "The Tale of the Phone Police" Jean-Marie Comeau David Preston January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29)

Jake loves to make prank calls, but is caught one night by his sister who warns him to stop or the phone police will get involved. Scoffing at sister, Jake decides to look up Billy Baxter who was mentioned in his sister's story. When he calls the number provided Billy pleads for help and keeps calling Jake relentlessly afterwards.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
31 5 "The Tale of the Dollmaker" David Winning David Preston February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)

Melissa comes to the country to visit her aunt and uncle, and is excited to see her friend Susan. They tell Melissa though that she moved back to the city a few months ago. Melissa decides to explore her friend's now vacant home and discovers a dollhouse in the attic along with a mysterious door.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Notable cast : Amanda Walsh as Susan
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)

Twelve year old Ricky is obsessed with TV and video games and is not happy when his mom hired a babysitter named Belinda to look after him one night. Belinda makes a deal with him that if he reads a book for five minutes he can watch TV the rest of the night. Ricky is excited and starts to read but cannot do it as he finds the books too boring, opting for video games in his room. Things take an unexpected turn when the characters from one of the books come alive in the real world forcing Ricky to finish his own story about how it ends with Belinda's help.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Notable cast : Natalie Radford as Belinda the babysitter
33 7 "The Tale of the Carved Stone" Ron Oliver Susan Kim February 26, 1994 (1994-02-26)

Alison just moved into a new town and is struggling to make new friends. She stops by Sardo's shop where he sells her a "friendship stone" that unknown to the shop owner grants the wearer the ability to time travel. Alison is soon pursued by a powerful sorcerer named Brother Septimus who is after his stone, but is able to escape to the 1890s through her mirror. In this different time period she makes friends with the former occupant (Tom Bradshaw) of the house in which she now lives.

  • Storyteller : Gary
  • Guest stars : Frank Gorshin as Brother Septimus and Richard Dumont as Sardo.
  • Notable cast : John White as Tom Bradshaw
34 8 "The Tale of the Guardian's Curse" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)

Josh and Cleo's family vacation is canceled yet again when Dr. Capel-Smith stops their father on his way out of the museum and finds a mummy buried there. There is a legend of a curse for anyone who digs it up, but only Josh believes it.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Guest star : Danny Cooksey as Josh Dugan
  • Notable cast : Vanessa King as Cleo Dugan
35 9 "The Tale of the Curious Camera" Ron Oliver Susan Kim March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)

When a bullied kid named Matt visits a photographer about his school picture, he ends up with the photographer's mysterious camera, which predicts doom for anything -- and anyone -- it photographs.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Guest star : Eddie Kaye Thomas as Matt
  • Notable cast : Christian Tessier as Kullback
36 10 "The Tale of the Dream Girl" David Winning David Preston March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)

A teenage janitor named Johnny falls for a girl named Donna, but a string of bizarre events lead Johnny to believe that his dream girl may be a nightmare.

  • Storyteller : Sam
  • Notable cast : Fab Filippo as Johnny Angelli
37 11 "The Tale of the Quicksilver" Michael Keusch Wendy Brotherlin April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)

Two brothers move into the same house where a girl died trying to get rid of a demon spirit known as The Quicksilver and discover that history might be repeating itself.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
  • Guest star : Tatyana Ali as Laura/Connie
  • Notable cast : Stuart Stone as Doug Johnston
38 12 "The Tale of the Crimson Clown" Ron Oliver Darren Kotania April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)

Sam is described as a mean "rotten" kid who despises his brother Mike. Their mother's birthday is coming up and Mike finds the perfect gift, but Sam winds up stealing the money his brother had saved up buying a video game instead. Mike finds out what his brother did, and having no money to buy the gift points to a clown doll in the shop saying that if Sam does not stop being nasty the "Crimson Clown" would get him. Sam scoffs at his brother's story despite the clown disappearing from the shop when they leave, but he doesn't realize that the "Crimson Clown" may indeed be out to get him just like Mike says.

  • Storyteller : Gary
  • Notable cast : Michael Barry as Sam
39 13 "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)

Reed Hanson is a young guy who appears to fear nothing. He applies for a job at The Wild Boar restaurant where he meets a waitress names Nonnie, and the head chef named Dr. Vink who makes a hugely popular dish at the restaurant called "The Dangerous Soup". One evening after hours the two hear screaming coming from a waitress trapped in the freezer. Vink is confronted by Reed and Nonnie where he is forced to reveal the secret ingredient of the soup after releasing the dazed waitress.

  • Storyteller : Frank
  • Guest stars : Neve Campbell as Nonnie and Aron Tager as Dr. Vink
  • Notable cast : Martin Watier as Paul

Season 4 (1994–1995)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
40 1 "The Tale of the Renegade Virus" Ron Oliver Andrew Mitchell & Gerard Lewis October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)

A boy who enjoys playing pranks goes too far one day and is punished by being trapped in a virtual reality game infected with a living computer virus bent on scrambling the most advanced computer system out there: the human brain.

  • Storyteller : Gary
41 2 "The Tale of the Long Ago Locket" David Winning Gerald Wexler October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)

A boy is transported back to the Revolutionary War, where he must help a soldier return to his girlfriend before she marries another man.

  • Storyteller : Sam
  • Guest star : Will Friedle as Jimmy Armstrong
42 3 "The Tale of the Water Demons" Ron Oliver Scott Peters October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)

Two cousins deliver food to an old sea captain who lives in fear of underwater zombies who haunt him the minute he falls asleep.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
43 4 "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (Part 1)" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)

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.

  • Storytellers : Gary and Frank
  • Guest stars : Charles S. Dutton as Captain Jonas Cutter, Richard Dumont as Sardo, and Aron Tager as Dr. Vink
  • Note : This was both Dumont's and Tager's fourth appearance in the series.
44 5 "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (Part 2)" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)

Conclusion. Rush must find a way to save Max with the help of Dr. Vink and Sardo.

  • Storytellers : Gary and Frank
  • Guest stars : Charles S. Dutton as Captain Jonas Cutter, Richard Dumont as Sardo, and Aron Tager as Dr. Vink
  • Notes : This was both Dumont's and Tager's fifth appearance in the series. It was also Tager's final appearance as Dr. Vink in the series. This was the only time that Dr. Vink was an ally to the protagonist.
45 6 "The Tale of the Quiet Librarian" David Winning Susan Kim November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)

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 those who don't follow this rule.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
46 7 "The Tale of the Silent Servant" Jean-Marie Comeau Wendy Brotherlin November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)

Cousins Anne and Jared bring a scarecrow to life with a magic spell and use it to do their chores at their uncle's farm. At first it goes well, until one of them accidentally orders it to commit murder.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Guest star : Tyler Labine as Mark
47 8 "The Tale of the Room for Rent" Will Dixon Lucy Falcone November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)

A teenage girl stays with her grandfather, who takes in a ghost looking to possess the girl's grandfather so he can find his lost love.

  • Storyteller : Sam
48 9 "The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner" Ron Oliver Ron Oliver December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)

A young comic book artist, beset by rejection and lazy parents who don't support his dreams, buys an unfinished copy of a rare comic book -- and accidentally unleashes its villain who turns his victims into drooling, giggling zombies.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
49 10 "The Tale of the Fire Ghost" Jean-Marie Comeau Scott Peters December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)

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.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
50 11 "The Tale of the Closet Keepers" Iain Paterson Story by : Michael Kevis
Teleplay by : David Preston
January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)

A deaf girl and her bully get lost in a strange building, which turns out to be an alien planet's intergalactic zoo which houses kids from all over the world as the main exhibit.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
51 12 "The Tale of the Unfinished Painting" David Winning Lucy Falcone January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)

Cody, an aspiring young artist, apprentices under an art gallery owner who insists all of her students use her paintbrushes, which may be the reason why a lot of young artists are going missing.

52 13 "The Tale of Train Magic" D.J. MacHale Gerald Wexler January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)

A young boy, obsessed with trains and railroads thanks to his deceased conductor father, starts playing with a toy train set that transports him inside -- and takes him on a deadly ride.

  • Storyteller : Frank
  • Guest star : Gregory Smith as Tim
  • Note : This was the last appearance of Frank. In "The Tale of the Dead Man's Float", Gary mentions he moved away.

Season 5 (1995–1996)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
53 1 "The Tale of the Dead Man's Float" D.J. MacHale Will Dixon October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)

A boy named Zeke and his friend Clorice reopen an abandoned swimming pool, only to discover what lies there might be best left buried and forgotten.

  • Storyteller : Stig
  • Guest star : Jay Baruchel as Joe
  • Notes : This was Baruchel's first and last appearance in the original series. Introduces Stig to the cast.
54 2 "The Tale of Station 109.1" Ron Oliver Scott Peters November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)

Chris, who is fascinated with death and dying, discovers a radio station that guides the recently deceased into the afterlife -- and is mistaken for a dead man by a shrill-voiced DJ named Roy.

55 3 "The Tale of the Mystical Mirror" Craig Pryce David Wiechorek November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)

Cindy gets a job at a boutique run by a former beauty queen who transforms her customers and employees into dogs so she can harvest their beauty for an occult ritual.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Guest star : Laura Bertram as Laurel
56 4 "The Tale of the Chameleons" Iain Patterson Mark D. Perry November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)

Janice gets bitten by an unusual species of chameleon that has the power to take over someone's life after it bites its victim twice and sprays it with water.

  • Storyteller : Betty Ann
  • Guest stars : Tia and Tamera Mowry as Janice/The Chameleon
57 5 "The Tale of Prisoner's Past" Ron Oliver Alan Kingsberg December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)

Two stepbrothers help an old prisoner ghost reunite with his daughter after the two accidentally bring the spirit home from a field trip.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Guest star : Christopher Castile as Jason
58 6 "The Tale of C7" David Winning David Preston December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)

A family moves into a house by the lake where an ancient jukebox revives the memory of a fallen soldier.

  • Storyteller : Sam
  • Note : This was the last episode to be directed by David Winning.
59 7 "The Tale of the Manaha" Will Dixon Gerald Wexler December 30, 1995 (1995-12-30)

A blithe boy name Jonah enlists in a camping expedition with a group of misfits where an ancient legend has awoken in the woods and is out to feast.

60 8 "The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor" Jacques Laberge Alan Kingsberg January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)

Two teenage boys accidentally contact aliens through the sound equipment on one of their father's computer.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
61 9 "The Tale of the Vacant Lot" Lorette LeBlanc Gerald Wexler January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)

Catherine stumbles upon an open-air market run by a woman in a burqa, who will give Catherine everything she wants for a price. As Catherine begins enjoying having the best of everything, she soon discovers that the burqa-clad shopkeep wants more than cash for her services -- and that Catherine's sister may be the next victim.

  • Storyteller : Kiki
62 10 "The Tale of a Door Unlocked" Ron Oliver Scott Peters January 27, 1996 (1996-01-27)

Sardo sells a magic door to a teenage boy which, once he opens, reveals the future -- and the boy must use the magic to save his crush from a house fire.

  • Storyteller : Gary
  • Note : This was Dumont's sixth and final appearance as Sardo in the original series.
63 11 "The Tale of the Night Shift" D.J. MacHale Chloe Brown February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)

A night shift hospital volunteer named Amanda soon discovers that a vampire is lurking the halls and feeding off the patients.

  • Storyteller : Sam
  • Guest star : Emmanuelle Chriqui as Amanda and Jorgito Vargas Jr. as Felix
64 12 "The Tale of the Jagged Sign" Will Dixon Susan Kim March 9, 1996 (1996-03-09)

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 and a strange symbol appears on the side of a mountain.

65 13 "The Tale of Badge" Iain Patterson Wendy Brotherlin April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)

An insecure girl named Gwen, convinced that she has no special talent in her family, discovers from her Irish grandmother that she has been chosen to carry on the magic her Irish side of the family has had for generations -- and puts her skills to the test when her brother is abducted by an evil leprechaun named Badge.

  • Storyteller : Gary

First revival series episodes

Season 6 (1999)

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66 1 "The Tale of the Forever Game" Iain Patterson Mark D. Perry February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)

A teen boy finds himself trapped, along with his best friend and his sister, as pawns in a life or death board game.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Villain : Nathaniel and the Burden Beast
  • Guest star : Kyle Downes as Nathaniel
67 2 "The Tale of the Gruesome Gourmets" Lorette LeBlanc Michael Koegel February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)

Tommy and David suspect that their overly-cheery new neighbors who are into cooking are the reason why the people in town have gone missing.

  • Storyteller : Megan
  • Villain : None
  • Guest star : Kathleen Fee as Dotty
  • Notes : This was Kathleen Fee's second appearance in the series overall (Her first was in Season 5, Episode 13 - The Tale of the Night Shift, as Nurse Hantin).
68 3 "The Tale of the Zombie Dice" Adam Weissman Maggie Leigh February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)

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.

  • Storyteller : Vange
  • Villain : Mr. Click
  • Guest star : Jay Baruchel as Alex
  • Note : This was Baruchel's first appearance in the revived series and second appearance overall.
69 4 "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie" Adam Weissman Mark D. Perry February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)

David, a struggling comic book artist slaving away at his parents' failing Chinese restaurant, takes his grandfather's golden fortune cookies and wishes that his life would be better, which sends him into an alternate reality where David is famous for his comic books and the restaurant is a success. But the wish goes awry when his parents in this alternate reality are too busy with the restaurant's success to care about being a family, his sister (now a punk who lives with her delinquent boyfriend) plots on selling the golden fortune cookies to start a new life away from her family, and a black-clad Chinese warrior is after David.

  • Storyteller : Andy
  • Villain : The Bad Side
  • Guest star : Adam MacDonald as Eddy West
70 5 "The Tale of Jake the Snake" Mark Soulard Alan Kingsberg March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13)

A struggling ice hockey player named Wiley finds a former hockey great's stick and uses it to ace the try-outs, but discovers that the stick has cursed him into becoming a snake.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Villain : Jake "The Snake" Desmond
71 6 "The Tale of the Virtual Pets" Iain Patterson Alice Eve Cohen March 20, 1999 (1999-03-20)

The late 1990s fad of virtual pets get skewered in this tale of a computer-illiterate girl whose choice in not getting into the latest toy fad (Diggers) becomes the key in stopping them when it is found that the Diggers are aliens who feed on information and brainwash humans.

  • Storyteller : Vange
  • Villain : The Diggers
72 7 "The Tale of the Hunted" Lorette LeBlanc Gaylen James March 27, 1999 (1999-03-27)

After finding a strange necklace and having a nightmare, Diana, a hunter's daughter out to bag a legendary wolf known as "The Blaze", wakes up in the body of a wolf and must learn what life is like to be hunted like an animal.

  • Storyteller : Andy
  • Villain : The Hunters
73 8 "The Tale of the Wisdom Glass" Jacques Laberge Mark D. Perry April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)

A rich kid named Allan befriends a kid named Jimmy after accidentally stealing a computer game called "The Wisdom Glass". When the two play the game at home, they discover an invitation to a party that turns out to be a trial from another dimension over stealing "wisdom".

  • Storyteller : Quinn
  • Villain : The people in the Cyberworld
74 9 "The Tale of the Walking Shadow" Lorrete LeBlanc Matthew Cope April 3, 1999 (1999-04-03)

Ross gets more than a bad case of stage fright when he lands a part in an adaptation of Macbeth (known as "The Scottish Play" due to the popular theater tradition of not saying the actual name of the play) and discovers that the original actors all died before they could finish it.

  • Storyteller : Megan
  • Villain : Adrian
  • Guest star : Jay Baruchel as Ross Doyle
  • Note : This was Baruchel's second appearance in the revived series and third appearance overall.
75 10 "The Tale of Oblivion" Jim Donovan James Morris April 10, 1999 (1999-04-10)

A boy named Max buys a pencil that can make whatever is drawn turn real and an eraser that banishes whatever is drawn to a dimension called "Oblivion", where all that is forgotten is forced to stay -- including a bloodthirsty Viking warrior who wants out of Oblivion and into the real world.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Villain : Kronos the Conqueror
  • Guest star : Richard Dumont as Sardo
  • Note : This was Dumont's first appearance as Sardo in the revived series and seventh appearance overall.
76 11 "The Tale of Vampire Town" Mark Soulard Allison Lea Bingeman April 17, 1999 (1999-04-17)

Adder, a self-proclaimed teenage vampire hunter, gets more than he bargained for when he travels to the town of Wisteria, where the locals think he is a vampire and start to hunt him.

  • Storyteller : Quinn
  • Villain : Dreyfus the Vampire and Stanley
  • Guest star : Kyle Downes as Adder
  • Note : Downes had previously appeared in the episode "The Tale of the Forever Game" as a different character. This was his last appearance in the series.
77 12 "The Tale of the Secret Admirer" Mark Soulard Eric Weiner May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08)

Shy Meggie is thrilled when she discovers she has a secret admirer, but her excitement turns to fear when she realizes her admirer was her mother's jilted high school lover who died in a metal shop explosion and plans on repeating history if he does not get what he wants.

  • Storyteller : Megan
  • Villain : Teddy
78 13 "The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge" Lorette LeBlanc Randy Holland May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)

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.

Season 7 (2000)

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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)

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. This episode focuses on Tucker and Gary's search for "The General" and his clue to the puzzle.

  • Storyteller : None
  • Villain : The evil spirit
  • Special guest star : Ross Hull as Gary
  • Guest star : Ryan Cooley as Waif Kid
80 2 "The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 2" Mark Soulard D.J. MacHale April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)

The Midnight Society splits up and goes in search of the original members who each hold a clue to the mystery. This episode focuses on Quinn's search for "The Homecoming Queen" and Megan's search for "The Tycoon".

  • Storyteller : None
  • Villain : The evil spirit
  • Special guest star : Ross Hull as Gary
  • Guest star : Ryan Cooley as Waif Kid
81 3 "The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 3" Mark Soulard D.J. MacHale April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)

The Midnight Society continues to go in search of the original members who each hold a clue to the mystery. The final episode focuses on Vange and Andy's search for "The Riddle Man".

  • Storyteller : Gary and Tucker's grandfather, Gene
  • Villain : The evil spirit
  • Special guest star : Ross Hull as Gary
  • Guest star : Ryan Cooley as Waif Kid
82 4 "The Tale of the Lunar Locusts" Jim Donovan Michael Koegel April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)

Jake gets a new girlfriend named Ellen who is literally out of this world when she gives him a ring that will make him the harbinger of an alien invasion.

  • Storyteller : Megan
  • Villain : The unborn alien babies
  • Guest star : Figure skater Tara Lipinski as Ellen and Aaron Ashmore as Jake
83 5 "The Tale of the Stone Maiden" Adam Weissman Mark D. Perry April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)

In this loose parody of the Greek story Pygmalion, a teenage girl named Julie breaks up with her boyfriend, Kevin, out of fear that her family will not like him -- and things get strange when a statue in the park suddenly has a mate around the same time that Kevin goes missing.

  • Storyteller : Megan
  • Villain : The maiden statue
  • Guest star : Kathleen Fee as the sculptor Vivian White
  • Notes : This was Kathleen Fee's third appearance in the series overall (Her first in Season 5, Episode 13 - The Tale of the Night Shift, as Nurse Hantin. Her second was in Season 6, Episode 6 - The Tale of the Gruesome Gourmets, as Dotty.).
84 6 "The Tale of Highway 13" Jim Donovan Ted Elrick April 23, 2000 (2000-04-23)

Best friends Craig and Justin buy and renovate a 1969 muscle car (a Pontiac GTO) that belonged to two friends who died when they challenged a truck to a game of chicken on an abandoned highway.

  • Storyteller : Quinn
  • Villain : None
  • Guest stars : Benjamin Plener as Justin and Adam MacDonald as Bulldog
  • Notes : This was Plener's second appearance in the series overall (his first in Season 1, Episode 10 - The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun, as Jake). This was also MacDonald's second appearance in the series overall (his first in Season 6, Episode 5 - The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie, as Eddy West).
85 7 "The Tale of the Reanimator" Adam Weissman Kenny Davis April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)

In this loose homage to the 1985 comedy horror film, Re-Animator, a girl named Julie (not the same one from "The Tale of the Stone Maiden") works for a plant store owner who just created an elixir that can bring dead plants back to life -- and an accident soon proves that the elixir's powers of re-animation also applies to dead humans.

  • Storyteller : Quinn
  • Villain : Reanimated zombie
86 8 "The Tale of the Time Trap" Jim Donovan Jim Morris May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)

A shy boy named Jason buys a Persian victory box to become a better person -- and ends up with more than he bargained for when a tastelessly-dressed genie named Belle grants his every wish with dire consequences and traps Sardo in the box when he foolishly wishes for more wishes.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Villain : Belle the genie
  • Guest stars : Jay Baruchel as Jason and Richard Dumont as Sardo
  • Notes : This was Baruchel's third appearance in the revived series and fourth (and final) appearance overall. This was also Dumont's second appearance as Sardo in the revived series and eighth (and final) appearance overall.
87 9 "The Tale of the Photo Finish" Mark Soulard Alan Kingsberg May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)

Prep school students Chandler and Alex try out for a position with The Lions Society, and the friendship is strained when Chandler is chosen over Alex, since Chandler is a legacy student while Alex has a scholarship. Things get worse when Chandler's initiation calls for him to steal the headmaster's portrait, which contains the photo of Jasper Davis, a former student who fell off the clubhouse roof to escape being bullied and is not going to let death get in the way of revenge.

  • Storyteller : Andy
  • Villain : Jasper Davis
88 10 "The Tale of the Last Dance" Jim Donovan Mark D. Perry May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)

In this 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.

  • Storyteller : Andy
  • Villain : None
89 11 "The Tale of the Laser Maze" Mark Soulard Peggy Sarlin May 28, 2000 (2000-05-28)

Athletic, overly-competitive twins Ashley and Kara compete in a strange version of laser tag that turns out to be a plot to kidnap and clone Earth's most competitive kids to fight in a distant planet's war.

  • Storyteller : Tucker
  • Villain : Drake
90 12 "The Tale of Many Faces" Lorette LeBlanc Alan Kingsberg June 4, 2000 (2000-06-04)

A struggling teenage model named Emma finds employment with a stage actress who uses a magic book to steal young women's faces and use them as her own.

  • Storyteller : Vange
  • Villain : Madame Visage
91 13 "The Tale of the Night Nurse" Mark Soulard Michael Koegel June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)

When Nicki and AJ move into their grandparents' house, they see images of a young girl celebrating her birthday and learn that she was a relative who died when her live-in nurse allegedly injected her with poison, and that the nurse has mistaken AJ for her murder victim.

  • Storyteller : Vange
  • Villain : The nurse (unintentionally)
  • Note : This is the series finale for the revived series.

Second revival series episodes

Carnival of Doom (2019)

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92 1 "Part One: Submitted for Approval" Dean Israelite BenDavid Grabinski October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) 0.75

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.

  • Storyteller : Rachel
  • Villain : Mr. Tophat
93 2 "Part Two: Opening Night" Dean Israelite BenDavid Grabinski October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) 0.82

After a disappearance links to Rachel’s story, The Midnight Society decides to go to the Carnival of Doom.

  • Storyteller : None
  • Villain : Mr. Tophat
94 3 "Part Three: Destroy All Tophats" Dean Israelite BenDavid Grabinski October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) 0.69

Rachel decides to take charge and end Mr. Tophat's reign of horror.

  • Storyteller : None
  • Villain : Mr. Tophat

Curse of the Shadows (2021)

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95 1 "The Tale of the Haunted Woods" Jeff Wadlow JT Billings February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) 0.50

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.

Storyteller: Sardo

Villain: The Shadowman
96 2 "The Tale of the Night Frights" Jeff Wadlow JT Billings February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19) 0.32

As the Midnight Society digs deeper into the mystery, they discover themselves haunted by an evil entity known as the Shadowman.

Storyteller: None

Villain: The Shadowman
97 3 "The Tale of the Phantom Light" Mathias Herndl Alex Ebel February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26) 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.

Storyteller: None

Villain: The Shadowman
98 4 "The Tale of the Danse Macabre" Mathias Herndl JT Billings March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) 0.40

The episode begins with Connor discovering other missing kids that were taken by the Shadowman. He hears the group in the cottage and yells for help.The Shadowman duplicates Connor, who is actually the Shadowman himself impersonating Connor. The duplicate Connor finds his way to the group. The group notices his dilapidated eyes, and unresponsive emotion. They make the choice of leaving him at his house for the day, with Gabby staying to watch him. Luke returns the Book Of Shadows to Sardo, but lies about using it. At school, Luke forgets his presentation. In order to protect from a bad grade, Hanna lies and says his presentation is connected to hers. They successfully make a light using a potato and wires, though hold hands in the process. After the presentation is done, Hanna asks Luke to the glow dance, which Luke happily accepts. The Shadowman, in Connor form, attempts to attack Gabby from behind while she is prepping for PSAT's. Gabby notices him creeping behind and confronts him. He plays it off by saying he wanted to apologize for yelling at her when she nearly came into his room while he was in Shadow form in Connor's body. While decorating for the glow dance, Jai asks Luke how he took on the Shadowman without fear. Luke responds by saying he had help. Jai feels he's nothing but a scaredy-cat for always being afraid when the Shadowman encounters them, and calls Luke the real hero of a comic story Jai idolizes. Luke modestly admits he is, but Jai could be his hero in his own comic book if he tried.

After studying with Gabby for a while, the Shadowman, in Connor form, asks if they can go to the glow dance now. Gabby declines, which enrages him,Yelling at her. Gabby leaves due to the rudeness the fake Connor displayed. Gabby has another run-in with the Shadowman, with Connor saving her at the last second. He suggests that they go to the glow dance to warn the others. While asking Sardo for some scary plots for his enrollment story to the Midnight Society, Seth accidently slips that Luke used the Book of Shadows to save them, while finding out in the process that instead of protecting them from the Shadowman in daylight, he reversed it, making the Shadowman bearable to light. Sardo and Seth leave to alert the others as well. Gabby and Connor/Shadowman look for objects that have light. When Gabby suggests they leave, Connor refuses and tells to look closer for stuff like the light yo-yo Gabby used to fight off the Shadowman in their first fight with it. Gabby, never have told Connor that, starts to get suspcious. Gabby tests his about himself, and reminds him of a zombie movie the real Connor hates, though talking about it in a positive way. Believing the real Connor likes it, he says he loves it. Gabby then realizes that's not the real Connor. The Shadowman then locks her in the janitor's room, now that she knows. Connor/Shadowman meets Jai in the gym during the dance. While Connor urges Jai to find Luke, he knocks over a comic book, which is known to predict the next problem with the Shadowman, into Jai's view.

Jai notices the next picture is himself getting peer-pressured by the Shadowman. Jai, realizing that's what's happening now, tries to make a run for the bathroom, but Connor/Shadowman forces him to sit down. Gabby, finally getting out of the janitor's room, sees Jai getting man-held by Connor/Shadowman, and runs toward him, but a spotlight is put on Jai and Connor/Shadowman, releasing Jai from his hold, now that light works on the Shadowman, since it's over sunset now. The people who put the spotlight on them are revealed to be Sardo and Seth, having finally been to able to get in. Sardo makes an illusion to hide the kids from the Shadowman. They barricade themselves in a classroom. Seeing they have no light to protect themselves with,they reinvent the potato light project they did eariler. Seth goes out the window, with Hanna and Gabby following. Luke makes it out too, thinking Jai was following. Jai, tired of running, stays to give the group more time to escape. He sits down to read the Predictions comic book. The Shadowman breaks down the door and stares down Jai. Jai calmly says that the Shadowman isn't really that scary. The Shadowman grabs hold of Jai, and chokes him, before throwing him. The predictions comic book lays on the floor, revealing visions of the events that just occurred, revealing why Jai was so calm. Storyteller: None

Villain: The Shadowman
99 5 "The Tale of the Midnight Magic" Jeff Wadlow JT Billings and Alex Ebel March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12) N/A
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) N/A
  • (original series)
  • (first revival series)
  • (second revival series)

See also

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