"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1999) TV series 1999-2000

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Sean Dwyer
Ron Oliver

Writers:

D.J. MacHale (writer)
David Wiechorek (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

6 February 1999 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

A group called The Midnight Society meet at night and tell ghost stories around a campfire.

Plot Keywords:

Campfire | Courage | Horror For Kids | Fire | Anthology

Cast

Daniel DeSanto	...	Tucker (26 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kareem Blackwell	...	Quinn (26 episodes, 1999-2000)
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Megan (26 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Deveau	...	Andy (26 episodes, 1999-2000)
Vanessa Lengies	...	Vange (26 episodes, 1999-2000)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Canada

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Trivia:

Tucker, the only returning member of the Midnight Society, told 6 stories. Megan told the second-most amount of 5. Vange, Andy, and Quinn each only told 4.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1991)

Good, but not great

This was nice that they revived the show, but these episodes were not the same compared to the older ones that aired from 1992 to 1996. The stories are good if you can get used to the new cast, but I still think the older stories were more original and a lot more creepier.