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Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1990 - 1992
Episode 1
The Tale of the Phantom Cab
Sat, Aug 15, 199224 mins
Two brothers, while lost in the woods, come across a mysterious cab driver and a very unusual man named Dr. Vink who won't let any of his victims go unless they solve a riddle.
Episode 2
The Tale of Laughing in the Dark
Sat, Aug 22, 199222 mins
A kid named Josh decides to prove that a fun house isn't haunted by stealing the nose of the clown who is supposed to haunt the place. He learns that the story isn't fiction when Zeebo pays him a little visit.
Episode 3
The Tale of the Lonely Ghost
22 mins
A girl who desperately wants to be friends with her snotty cousin and her group of friends agrees to spend the night in the haunted house next door to become part of the group.
Episode 4
The Tale of the Twisted Claw
Sat, Sep 5, 199222 mins
In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw" story, two boys harass a little old lady the night before Halloween. The next night, she gives them a wooden vulture foot that grants wishes - and curses.
Episode 5
The Tale of the Hungry Hounds
22 mins
Two girls go to an attic where one of them tries on a uniform that belonged to a dead relative where her spirit lives on.
Episode 6
The Tale of the Super Specs
22 mins
Weeds, a prankster, buys his girlfriend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of his April's Fool Day collection. Once she puts on the glasses, strange figures appear and can't be explained.
Episode 7
The Tale of the Captured Souls
22 mins
A family moves to a small house in the summer where they befriend a young man, and start feeling weaker every day.
Episode 8
The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors
22 mins
Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and are only active at night.
Episode 9
The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice
22 mins
Dean, a troubled student, awakens an ancient secret hidden in the school.
Episode 10
The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun
22 mins
Jake, an aspiring young actor, is in a play where, during rehearsals, strange things start happening to him when it's only a matter of time before opening night.
Episode 11
The Tale of the Dark Music
22 mins
Andy Carr moves in the new neighborhood where things don't start out well until he figures out that there's something hidden inside his basement.
Episode 12
The Tale of the Prom Queen
22 mins
Two boys befriend a young woman where they encourage her to join them in search of a legend that comes every year.
Episode 13
The Tale of the Pinball Wizard
22 mins
Ross, a mischievous kid, goes to the mall where his old habits sometimes get the best of him.
