The BEST episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 4

Every episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 4, 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 4!

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

Last Updated: 10/31/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
The Tale of the Long Ago Locket
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8.55
89 votes

#1 - The Tale of the Long Ago Locket

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1994

A love-lorn teen walks through the park, directly into a Revolutionary War battle. He meets a Minuteman who beseeches his help in delivering a locket to his true love. They must avoid the enemy in the process.

Directors: David Winning
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The Tale of the Renegade Virus
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8.46
90 votes

#2 - The Tale of the Renegade Virus

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1994

Simon's latest prank in a series played between him and his friend Evan goes too far when Evan is late for school but he seems to have forgiven him. He even lets Simon have the first chance to try out a new virtual-reality program both have been waiting to try. But instead of experiencing fencing Simon finds himself trapped in a world where he must outwit an intelligent computer-virus. The virus has reprogrammed the system so that if Simon doesn't get out of the life-like setting where nothing works in his favor it will take over his brain to wreak havoc outside the computer.

Directors: Ron Oliver
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The Tale of the Fire Ghost
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8.20
82 votes

#3 - The Tale of the Fire Ghost

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1994

While celebrating their dad's birthday at the firehouse he works at, Jimmy and Roxanne end up being left alone when a call comes in and the firefighters must take off to stop a fire. They soon find that they're not exactly the only occupants of the firehouse. There's a fire ghost who's seeking revenge.

Writer: Scott Peters
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The Tale of the Water Demons
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8.13
90 votes

#4 - The Tale of the Water Demons

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1994

Two teenage boys deliver food to an old man who lives by the lake. After seeing treasures from an old sunken boat being displayed in his home, they find out that he is being stalked by water demons whenever he falls asleep. When one of the boys secretly steals one of the items, they start to be followed by the demons as well.

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The Tale of the Silent Servant
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8.02
94 votes

#5 - The Tale of the Silent Servant

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1994

Two kids on a farm find a scarecrow with a magic spell, and they use it. The scarecrow does whatever they order it to. At first it's great, their new servant puts up an entire fence that they were supposed to build. But they find that it has it's drawbacks when they order it to make a baseball dugout and it tears apart the new fence for wood. Things get serious when one of them accidentally orders it to kill.

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The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner
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7.84
93 votes

#6 - The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1994

Ethan wants to be a comic book artist, but his submissions are constantly rejected by companies. One day, he's invited to a comic shop, where he gets the only copy of the comic ""The Ghastly Grinner."" He accidentally brings the supervillain to life and it starts turning everyone into giggling mindless idiots.

Directors: Ron Oliver
Writer: Ron Oliver
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The Tale of the Unfinished Painting
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7.76
84 votes

#7 - The Tale of the Unfinished Painting

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1995

A girl who loves to draw starts spending time at an art gallery, finishing up paintings that have never been completed. But she soon finds out that once you sign your name to a painting, you're trapped inside of it for life.

Directors: David Winning
Writer: Lucy Falcone
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The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (2)
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7.74
89 votes

#8 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (2)

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1994

Directors: D.J. MacHale
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of Train Magic
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7.47
85 votes

#9 - The Tale of Train Magic

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1995

Tim loves trains and everything about them, just like his father did who used to work at the station. After an electric train is mysteriously sent to him, he puts it on the track with the rest of his collection and watches it go. But at 7:13 PM he finds himself sucked into the mysterious town train, which is actually Train 713, a train that crashed and killed everyone aboard years ago.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
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The Tale of the Quiet Librarian
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7.27
85 votes

#10 - The Tale of the Quiet Librarian

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1994

A forgotten book forces two bitter rivals to work together to avoid the clutches of a ghostly librarian who insists that ""Silence is golden"".

Directors: David Winning
Writer: Susan Kim
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The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (1)
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6.74
88 votes

#11 - The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (1)

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/1994

After opening a treasure chest, Rush Keegan unleashes the ghost of Jonas Cutter, an evil pirate. Captain Cutter kidnaps Rush's little brother, and he must use his instincts to finish what his ancestors started and get his brother back. Both Dr. Vink and Sardo team up with Rush to help him battle the phantom pirate.

Directors: D.J. MacHale
Writer: Chloe Brown
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The Tale of the Room for Rent
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6.64
88 votes

#12 - The Tale of the Room for Rent

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1994

Jessie's grandfarther wants to earn some extra money, so he decides to rent out the extra room in his house. One night, Jessie sees a man enter the local psychic's house through the ceiling. When she returns home, she's shocked to find that the not only is the room of their house rented out, but the new tenant is the ghostly man that she saw.

Directors: Will Dixon
Writer: Lucy Falcone
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The Tale of the Closet Keepers
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5.80
83 votes

#13 - The Tale of the Closet Keepers

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1995

A girl gets kidnapped by some strange men and thrown in a futuristic cell. She's later joined by a boy that she knows, and it seems that they've been put into a human zoo on an alien planet. Kids from countries all over the world have been captured and are looking to escape.

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