The BEST episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 1

Every episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 1!

A group of kids (the Midnight Society) get together in the woods, and tell ghost stories.

Last Updated: 10/31/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
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The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors
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8.10
92 votes

#1 - The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/1992

Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and only are active at night.

Directors: Jacques Payette
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Prom Queen
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7.86
119 votes

#2 - The Tale of the Prom Queen

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/1992

Two boys befriend a young woman where they encourage her to join them in search of a legend that comes every year.

Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Phantom Cab
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7.75
338 votes

#3 - The Tale of the Phantom Cab

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/1992

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.

Directors: Ron Oliver
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Lonely Ghost
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7.71
196 votes

#4 - The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/1992

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.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
Writer: Naomi Janzen
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The Tale of the Super Specs
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7.61
140 votes

#5 - The Tale of the Super Specs

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/1992

Weeds, a prankster, buys his friend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of an April's Fool Day where once she places on the glasses, strange figures appear and can't be explained.

Directors: Ron Oliver
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Dark Music
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7.48
117 votes

#6 - The Tale of the Dark Music

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/1992

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.

Directors: Ron Oliver
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Captured Souls
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7.47
120 votes

#7 - The Tale of the Captured Souls

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/1992

A family moves to a small house in the summer where they befriend a young man, where the family starts feeling weaker every day.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
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The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice
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7.40
116 votes

#8 - The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/1992

Dean, a troubled student, awakens an ancient secret hidden in the school.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
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The Tale of Laughing in the Dark
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7.27
257 votes

#9 - The Tale of Laughing in the Dark

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/1992

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.

Directors: Ron Oliver
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun
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7.24
116 votes

#10 - The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/1992

Jake, an inspiring young actor, is in a play where during rehearsals strange things start happening to him where it's only a matter of time before opening night.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
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The Tale of the Hungry Hounds
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7.22
140 votes

#11 - The Tale of the Hungry Hounds

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/12/1992

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.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
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The Tale of the Twisted Claw
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7.14
144 votes

#12 - The Tale of the Twisted Claw

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/1992

In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw," two boys scare an old lady to death the night before Halloween just as the next night they receive a hand granting them wishes with consequences.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Pinball Wizard
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6.63
124 votes

#13 - The Tale of the Pinball Wizard

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/14/1992

Ross, a mischievous kid, goes to the mall where his old habits sometimes get the best of him.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
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