Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)
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.
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Episode 1 - The Tale of the Forever Game
Release Date: 1999-02-06When Peter gets fed up with his tag-along sister Monica, he speeds up on ahead of her and his friend during their bike ride. They become seperated and Peter finds himself trapped in a place where he's forced to play a mysterious game, and his friend and sister are trapped in the woods until the game is finished. If Peter wins this game, he'll be free to leave. But if he loses, he'll be trapped there forever.
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Episode 2 - The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie
Release Date: 1999-02-13Wishing that his life was more exciting, David gets more than he bargained for when he uses an ancient set of fortune cookies. However, his new life doesn't turn out exactly as he'd expected.
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Episode 3 - The Tale of the Virtual Pets
Release Date: 1999-02-20Isabel and Kate discover that Diggers, the newest and coolest Virtual Pets around, have a mind of their own, and playing with them can be very dangerous.
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Episode 4 - The Tale of the Zombie Dice
Release Date: 1999-02-27Some kids discover that Mr. Click, the owner of the giant video arcade, has a sinister secret. If he challenges you to a game, don't play him, because if you lose you may never be seen again!
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Episode 5 - The Tale of the Gruesome Gourmets
Release Date: 1999-03-13Brothers Tommy and David discover some scary secrets about their new upstairs neighbors. They seem to be inviting guests over that never return. Clues within the neighbor's apartment seem to prove that they're eating their guests.
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Episode 6 - The Tale of Jake the Snake
Release Date: 1999-03-20During ice hockey try-outs, Wiley finds a stick that used to belong to Jake the Snake, a great player. While using the stick, Wiley seems to have a natural talent for hockey and even makes the team. Soon after, he not only gets an ego, calling himself Wiley the Snake, but starts to shed his skin and gain a strange appetite for mice... Similar to a snake.
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Episode 7 - The Tale of the Hunted
Release Date: 1999-03-27A girl living in rural Canada is pressured by her dad and friends to go wolf hunting with them, but a mysterious wolf called The Blaze is about to show her the cruelty of hunting through an animal's eyes.
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Episode 8 - The Tale of the Wisdom Glass
Release Date: 1999-04-03Friends Allan and Jimmy are in for a cyber shock after they steal a computer game called "The Wisdom Glass" and find themselves transported to a strange game-world where they end up on trial for the theft of the game.
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Episode 9 - The Tale of the Walking Shadow
Release Date: 1999-04-10When the local high school decides to stage Macbeth, it unleashes some terrifying ghosts lurking backstage. Ross and Vanessa find out why the play is haunted and must get rid of the gremlins without getting blood on their hands.
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Episode 10 - The Tale of Oblivion
Release Date: 1999-04-17On the way to school, Max and Shelly visit Sardo's Magic Mansion to get some art supplies. Sardo talks Max into buying a pencil box containing a pencil and eraser. At school Max uses his new art supplies and learns that they erase more than just drawings!
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Episode 11 - The Tale of Vampire Town
Release Date: 1999-04-24Adder, a self-proclaimed teenage vampire hunter, gets more than he bargained for when he convinces his parents to travel to Wisteria for a vacation. Trouble ensues when during his hunt for vampires, some local townspeople think he's a vampire and start to hunt him.
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Episode 12 - The Tale of the Secret Admirer
Release Date: 1999-05-08Shy Meggie is thrilled when she discovers she's got a secret admirer. But her excitement turns to fear when she realizes her secret admirer may be writing to her from beyond the grave.
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Episode 13 - The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge
Release Date: 1999-05-15Danielle stumbles upon a strange mystery when she travels to Bigfoot Ridge in search of her missing friend, Gina.