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The following is an episode list of the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark? which aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 until 2000.

Episode list

Season 1 (1992)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
1	The Tale of the Phantom Cab	Two brothers get lost in the woods and come across a mysterious cab driver, as well as a reclusive backwoods scientist by the name of Dr. Vink. In order to prevent their death, they must solve the riddle: "What is lighter than air, can be seen by the naked eye, and if you put it into a barrel, will make the barrel lighter?".	Cab driver, Dr. Vink	Told by Frank.	January 16, 1992
2	The Tale of Laughing in the Dark	Zeebo was once a cigar-loving clown, but died in a funhouse as he fled the police for stealing a whole circus' payroll. In the present day, a kid is haunted by his ghost after stealing a clown's nose, made in Zeebo's likeness.	Zeebo	Told by Betty Ann.	August 22, 1992
3	The Tale of the Lonely Ghost	A girl is tricked into going to visit a house haunted by a lonely, mute girl in search of her mother.	Lonely ghost	Told by David.	August 29, 1992
4	The Tale of the Twisted Claw	Two young boys play a prank on the local eccentric woman. On Halloween, she gives them a strange claw that she claims will grant them wishes. Inspired by The Monkey's Paw.	Miss Clove (A Witch)	Told by David.	October 31, 1991 (pilot) September 5, 1992
5	The Tale of the Hungry Hounds	A girl finds her aunt's old horse-riding jacket and becomes possessed by her spirit who must feed her starving dogs in order to rest in peace.		Told by Kristen.	September 12, 1992
6	The Tale of the Super Specs	A prankster buys gag gifts from Sardo's magic shop, including "Super Specs", a pair of weird glasses that reveal alien creatures from another dimension. Potentially inspired by the movie They Live.		Told by Gary.	September 19, 1992
7	The Tale of the Captured Souls	A family moves into a lakeside resort headed by a young boy who steals people's souls in order to stay young forever.	Peter (A scientist retaining his young appearance by stealing others' souls)	Told by Kiki.	September 26, 1992
8	The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors	A sister and brother suspect that their new neighbors may be vampires. With ghost and ghouls there are no rules, but a vampire's bite only comes at night.	The Braun Family(Vampires)	Told by Betty Ann.	October 3, 1992
9	The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice	A high school outcast falls under the spell of an evil wizard named Goth.		Told by Betty Ann.	October 10, 1992
10	The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun	Young Jake is excited to be part of a play called "Will o' the Wisp", a story about an elf saving a boy by changing him into a leprechaun. Soon Jake notices some unusual changes, like he's really changing into a leprechaun himself	Erin(Banshee)	Told by Eric.	October 17, 1992
11	The Tale of the Dark Music	A boy discovers strange creatures living in his uncle's basement that come out to feed every time he plays music on the radio.		Told by Eric.	October 24, 1992
12	The Tale of the Prom Queen	Two boys befriend a strange girl while hunting for the mystery behind the death of a prom queen. A take on the more traditional 'vanishing hitchhiker' stories.	Deede(Prom queen), Her boyfriend	Told by Kristen.	November 7, 1992
13	The Tale of the Pinball Wizard	A boy obsessed with pinball finds himself trapped in the mall at closing time--and the protagonist of a real life pinball game.	Mr. Olson, Pinball Characters	Told by Gary.	November 14, 1992

Season 2 (1993)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
14	The Tale of the Final Wish	Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait guest stars in this story of a teenage girl who still believes in the lighter side of fairy tales- and gets taken to a world where her beloved stories hold a dark side.		Told by Kristen.	June 19, 1993
15	The Tale of the Midnight Madness	In a last ditch effort to save a failing theater, Dr. Vink (from the first episode) shows a vampire film that draws in big audiences- and brings the movie monster to life.	Nosferatu Dr. Vink	Told by Frank.	June 26, 1993
16	The Tale of Locker 22	In David Winning's directorial debut, a new girl at school gets assigned a locker that takes her back to the 1960s where she must rescue a student from dying in a chemistry class accident.	Candy Warren	Told by Kristen.	July 3, 1993
17	The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor	Two siblings discover an elevator floor filled with strange toys and games... and alien parents who want their daughter back.		Told by Betty Ann.	July 10, 1993
18	The Tale of the Dream Machine	An aspiring writer finds a typewriter that makes everything written come true, including a story about the death of his best friend.		Told by Gary, but written by Kiki because at the time, Kiki had a sore throat.	July 17, 1993
19	The Tale of the Dark Dragon	A physically challenged teen, still bitter from the accident that caused his disability, buys a potion from Sardo's magic shop that turns him into the coolest kid in school, but brings out a demon born from his own anger and self-loathing.	Dark Dragon spell	Told by David.	July 24, 1993
20	The Tale of the Whispering Walls	A babysitter and her two charges get lost on the way from a carnival. When their car breaks down, the babysitter goes inside to use their telephone. The children soon learn that the house is haunted by the ghosts of visitors who went in, but never came out.		Told by Betty Ann.	July 31, 1993
21	The Tale of the Frozen Ghost	Clarissa Explains It All star Melissa Joan Hart guest stars in this story about a spoiled boy and his babysitter who, while visiting the boy's aunts, are haunted by the ghost of a boy who froze to death.		Told by Kristen.	August 14, 1993
22	The Tale of the Full Moon	Two young pet detectives suspect a neighbor of being a werewolf after cats begin disappearing from the neighborhood.		Told by Frank.	August 21, 1993
23	The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle	A boy is haunted by the friend he tried to save from drowning.	Ricky Hagerty(Mike's friend who died in an accident)	Told by David.	August 28, 1993
24	The Tale of the Magician's Assistant	A boy becomes an assistant to a magician named Shandu and steals his magic wand.	Nazrak Demon	Told by Gary.	September 11, 1993
25	The Tale of the Hatching	Two siblings are sent to a boarding school where the students are brainwashed into caring for mutant reptiles' eggs, who are bent on world domination.		Told by David.	September 25, 1993
26	The Tale of Old Man Corcoran	Two boys join a group that plays hide and seek in a graveyard that is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of the old caretaker.		Told by Kiki.	October 2, 1993

Season 3 (1994)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
27	The Tale of the Midnight Ride	A boy moves to Sleepy Hollow, where he learns the truth about - and comes face-to-face with - The Headless Horseman.		Told by Tucker.	January 8, 1994
28	The Tale of Apartment 214	A girl befriends an old woman who died on the day someone promised to be with her, but never came. History repeats itself when the girl breaks her promise to the old lady and is haunted by her angry spirit.		Told by Kiki.	January 15, 1994
29	The Tale of Watcher's Woods	In 1919, three campers got lost in Watcher's Woods and vanished, leaving behind their whistles. Decades later, two girls are paired together for a summer camp hike (featuring Jewel Staite from "Space Cases", and Joss Whedon's "Firefly" and "Serenity") ... and encounter three witches who used to be the lost girls. Most likely inspired by the movie The Watcher in the Woods		Told by Sam.	January 22, 1994
30	The Tale of the Phone Police	Two prank phone callers get hunted down by a vigilante group who capture and erase the existence of anyone who misuses the phone.	Phone Police	Told by Tucker.	January 29, 1994
31	The Tale of the Doll Maker	A girl finds a mysterious dollhouse in the attic which may have a connection with her friend's disappearance.		Told by Betty Ann.	February 5, 1994
32	The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter	A television-obsessed child is babysat by a woman who brings books to life - literally.		Told by Betty Ann.	February 12, 1994
33	The Tale of the Carved Stone	A girl buys a stone from Sardo's magic shop that takes her back in time.		Told by Gary.	February 26, 1994
34	The Tale of the Guardian's Curse	Danny Cooksey (Bobby Budnick from the Nickelodeon comedy "Salute Your Shorts") guest stars in this story of two kids who accidentally resurrect a mummified Egyptian queen at their father's museum.		Told by Tucker.	March 5, 1994
35	The Tale of the Curious Camera	A boy receives a camera that predicts misfortune for anything and anyone photographed by it. Potentially inspired by The Twilight Zone episode "A Most Unusual Camera."		Told by Betty Ann.	March 19, 1994
36	The Tale of the Dream Girl	A teen boy named Johnny falls for a beautiful girl--who turns out to be the ghost of a girl who died in a car accident. This episode was cited by M. Night Shyamalan as the inspiration for The Sixth Sense.	Donna, Eric	Told by Sam.	March 26, 1994
37	The Tale of the Quicksilver	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Tatyana Ali guest stars (in a dual role) in a story about two boys haunted by an evil spirit and a girl who died trying to ward him off.		Told by Kiki.	April 2, 1994
38	The Tale of the Crimson Clown	A mischievous boy steals his older brother's money and buys a clown doll that causes bad luck for children who choose to be bad.	Crimson Clown	Told by Gary.	April 9, 1994
39	The Tale of the Dangerous Soup	Dr. Vink (the scientist from the very first episode and "The Tale of the Midnight Madness") is back and running The Wild Boar, a restaurant where a demon harvests the fear from their employees, including guest star Neve Campbell, as the main ingredient for a popular dish.	Dr. Vink	Told by Frank.	April 16, 1994

Season 4 (1994 – 1995)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
40	The Tale of the Renegade Virus	A boy places a virus in his friend's computer game as a prank... and faces a real virus who tries to escape into the real world.		Told by Gary.	October 1, 1994
41	The Tale of the Long Ago Locket	"Boy Meets World's" Will Friedle guest stars as a lovelorn boy that gets lost in the forest, and finds himself in the Revolutionary War, where he must help a soldier return to his love before she gets married to another man.		Told by Sam.	October 8, 1994
42	The Tale of the Water Demons	Two cousins deliver food to an old man who stole jewelry from a shipwreck and is now haunted by the victims' ghosts. Potentially inspired by the movie The Fog.		Told by Tucker.	October 15, 1994
43	The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (1)	Part one of two. Two brothers unleash the spirit of a ruthless pirate named Jonas Cutter after unlocking an antique treasure chest.		Told by Gary and Frank.	October 29, 1994
44	The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (2)	Part two of two. When Cutter kidnaps one of the brothers, it's up to the other to save him and avenge the death of their great-grandfather killed by Cutter himself.		Told by Gary and Frank.	October 29, 1994
45	The Tale of the Quiet Librarian	Two children discover that their local library is haunted by the ghost of a librarian who steals the voices of loud children. Buffy the Vampire Slayer would later gain acclaim for a similar episode called Hush.		Told by Kiki.	November 5, 1994
46	The Tale of the Silent Servant	Two cousins use a magic stick to turn a scarecrow into their slave who does everything perfectly, including carrying out an inadvertent murder plan.		Told by Betty Ann.	November 12, 1994
47	The Tale of the Room for Rent	A ghost haunts an old man as revenge for supposedly killing him during a WWII plane crash and stealing his girlfriend.		Told by Sam.	November 19, 1994
48	The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner	A would-be comic book artist accidentally brings to life a comic book villain who turns its victims into grinning, drooling zombies.		Told by Betty Ann.	December 3, 1994
49	The Tale of the Fire Ghost	Two siblings, with the help of the ghost of a dead fireman who was killed in the line of duty, battle against the spirit of fire itself.	Fire ghost	Told by Tucker.	December 10, 1994
50	The Tale of the Closet Keepers	A girl who is deaf and the boy who mistreated her must escape from an alien zoo where Earth children from around the globe are the main exhibit.		Told by Kiki.	January 7, 1995
51	The Tale of the Unfinished Painting	A would-be artist (again Jewel Staite from Joss Whedon's "Firefly" and "Serenity") spends time at an art studio run by a witch who owns a set of cursed paintbrushes that trap anyone who signs their name on a completed piece.		Told by Gary.	January 14, 1995
52	The Tale of Train Magic	A boy who loves trains finds himself aboard a toy train modeled after a real one that crashed years ago and killed everyone on board.		Told by Frank.	January 21, 1995

Season 5 (1995 – 1996)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
53	The Tale of the Dead Man's Float	Teenage science nerd called Zeke desperately wants to get this girl, Clorice, to like him; so he shows her an old swimming pool at their school and she convinces her swim team coach to re-open it. It turns out that the pool was built in the 1950s on an old graveyard, but one of the spirits refuses to move on. This episode is frequently ranked as one of the scariest episodes by fans.	Evil Spirit	Told by Stig.	October 7, 1995
54	The Tale of Station 109.1	Comedian/former Saturday Night Live castmember Gilbert Gottfried guest stars as a DJ named Roy in this tale of a death-obsessed boy who discovers a radio station that takes its listeners to the afterlife- whether they want to go or not. The episode also features a 15 year old Ryan Gosling in a supporting performance.	Roy Daniel Carpenter	Told by Stig.	November 4, 1995
55	The Tale of the Mystical Mirror	A self-conscious girl gets hired to work at a boutique where the owner uses a magic mirror to steal her employees' beauty and turns them into dogs.		Told by Betty Ann.	November 11, 1995
56	The Tale of the Chameleons	"Sister, Sister" stars Tia and Tamera Mowry appear in this "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"-esque story of a reckless girl who doesn't heed the warning of getting bitten by a chameleon ("Bite ya once, bite ya twice, a little water, pay the price!") and gets turned into one by a chameleon who disguises herself as a human as part of a plan to unleash her species on the world. The chameleons are actually played by iguanas.	Monster Chameleons	Told by Betty Ann.	November 18, 1995
57	The Tale of Prisoner's Past	Two step-brothers accidentally release a convict's ghost while visiting an old prison on a school field trip. Features Christopher Castile from the famous TV series "Step by Step".		Told by Tucker.	December 2, 1995
58	The Tale of C7	In the last episode directed by David Winning, a family buys an abandoned hotel and summon a spirit from a nearby lake by playing a popular selection on an old jukebox.		Told by Sam.	December 9, 1995
59	The Tale of Manaha	A young boy who is the butt of practical jokes at summer camp steals a statue, releasing mythical creatures who hunt for human flesh.		Told by Tucker.	December 30, 1995
60	The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor	Two boys use top-secret audio equipment to broadcast their music into space. They succeed when a kid alien answers their message - and comes over to play. The aliens are able to communicate using musical patterns, a clear reference to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.		Told by Kiki.	January 13, 1996
61	The Tale of the Vacant Lot'	An insecure young girl shops at a bizarre store that supplies her with everything she needs to be popular - in exchange for her soul.		Told by Kiki.	January 20, 1996
62	The Tale of a Door Unlocked	A boy buys a toy door from Sardo's magic shop that predicts death for a girl he likes.		Told by Gary.	January 27, 1996
63	The Tale of the Night Shift	Emmanuelle Chriqui appears in this episode about a hospital volunteer who fears for her life when her co-workers are killed off and turned into the walking dead by a vampire living in the basement; Elisha Cuthbert appears briefly as a young patient. Back in the real world, Gary and Sam get much closer together.		Told by Sam.	February 3, 1996
64	The Tale of the Jagged Sign	A girl sent to live with her aunt tries to solve the mystery of a strange symbol and a ghost waiting in the mountains for the woman he loved.		Told by Kiki.	February 9, 1996
65	The Tale of Badge	On her sixteenth birthday, a girl learns from her grandmother that she is a witch and must use her newfound magic to stop a demon named Badge.		Told by Gary.	April 20, 1996

Season 6 (1999)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
66	The Tale of the Forever Game	After a boy who mistreats his friends and family steps into an ancient, creaking tree, he learns that he must play a game that puts his sister and friend in jeopardy.		Told by Tucker.	February 6, 1999
67	The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie	A bored teen uses a golden fortune cookie to make his life interesting... with horrifying results.		Told by Andy.	February 13, 1999
68	The Tale of the Virtual Pets	Kids become obsessed with the Diggers, Tamagotchi-like pets that require to be fed information. But Kate, the only girl in her class not computer-savvy, finds that the Diggers are using the kids to escape out into the human world, while the kids themselves are about to be confined into cyberspace.		Told by Vange.	February 20, 1999
69	The Tale of the Zombie Dice	Mr. Click, a strange video arcade owner, challenges kids to a game where the losers are shrunk down and sent to countries all over the world as pets - even though a lot of them die on the trip. Possibly inspired by the apocryphal accounts of the game Polybius.	Mr. Click	Told by Vange.	February 27, 1999
70	The Tale of the Gruesome Gourmets	Two brothers suspect that their new neighbors may be cannibals.	Mr. Collins Mr. Pimm	Told by Megan.	March 13, 1999
71	The Tale of Jake the Snake	An aspiring hockey player named Wiley is given a strange hockey stick that once belonged to Jake "The Snake" Desmond, who started out as the worst in his league, but soon became the star player every time he used it to score a goal. Not only does Wiley gain the abilities of a professional player, but also the skin, personality, and appetite of a snake.		Told by Tucker.	March 20, 1999
72	The Tale of the Hunted	During a hunting trip, a girl named Diana receives a scratch from a mysterious wolf called "The Blaze". The next morning, she awakens to find herself transformed into a wolf and is pursued by her own father.		Told by Andy.	March 27, 1999
73	The Tale of the Wisdom Glass	A rich kid tricks a poor kid into stealing a computer game called The Wisdom Glass. Both are transported into a cyberworld where they're put on trial for their heinous action.		Told by Quinn.	April 3, 1999
74	The Tale of the Walking Shadow	A boy is cast in the stage presentation of "MacBeth" and finds that the theater is haunted by the actors and actresses who never finished the play.		Told by Megan.	April 10, 1999
75	The Tale of Oblivion	A boy buys magical art supplies, complete with an eraser that sends anything to a place called Oblivion, where everything sent there is permanently destroyed - including human life.		Told by Tucker.	April 17, 1999
76	The Tale of Vampire Town	A self-proclaimed vampire slayer named Adder is on the hunt for the legendary vampire, Dreyfus. However, the hunter soon becomes the hunted during his stay at a strange town, where people believe he is the vampire.		Told by Quinn.	April 24, 1999
77	The Tale of the Secret Admirer	A shy girl gets secret admirer messages from a dead boy who sent secret admirer messages to her mother when he was alive.		Told by Megan.	May 8, 1999
78	The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge	A girl travels to a town where her missing friend has been captured by a ghost who only hunts in the darkness. Features a young Hayden Christensen before his big break in Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones.		Told by Tucker.	May 15, 1999

Season 7 (2000)

#	Title	Summary	Villain／Ghost	Storyteller	Original AirDate
79	The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 1	Part one of three. Gary, the original president of the Midnight Society, and his brother, Tucker, must band together the Midnight Society members from 1937 in order to stop an evil spirit from taking over the world.	Waif Kid		April 2, 2000
80	The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 2	Part two of three. The current members of the Midnight Society continue searching for the original members of the Midnight Society.	Waif Kid		April 2, 2000
81	The Tale of the Silver Sight, Part 3	Part three of three. The current Midnight Society searches for the silver sight and faces their true enemy.	Waif Kid	Revealed to be told by Gary and Tucker's grandfather, Gene.	April 2, 2000
82	The Tale of the Lunar Locusts	Figure skater Tara Lipinski guest stars in this tale of an alien girl named Ellen who needs the other half of her medallion (which an Earth boy happens to carry in the form of a ring) to release unborn alien babies buried underneath the football field of their school.	Ellen	Told by Megan.	April 9, 2000
83	The Tale of the Stone Maiden	A girl breaks up with her longtime boyfriend who strangely disappears. The boy runs into a lone statue of a maiden, and feeling thirsty, he drinks some of the fresh water trickling from her urn. However, he soon finds out the hard way that whoever partakes of the water turns into stone.		Told by Megan.	April 16, 2000
84	The Tale of Highway 13	Two friends fix up a 1969 Pontiac GTO that takes them down a mysterious highway, and the only way to return home is to challenge a ghostly truck in a deadly drag race.		Told by Quinn.	April 23, 2000
85	Tale of the Reanimator	A plant store worker steals an experimental potion that can bring dead plants back to life, but may have horrible repercussions if used on a dead animal - or a dead human.		Told by Quinn.	April 30, 2000
86	The Tale of the Time Trap	A boy finds a magic lamp and gets caught in a genie's plans to free herself from granting wishes.		Told by Tucker.	May 7, 2000
87	The Tale of the Photo Finish	As part of a club initiation, a boy steals a painting of a dead boy who died because no one would accept him - and now gets his revenge by trapping his enemies into his "Wall of Shame".		Told by Andy.	May 14, 2000
88	The Tale of the Last Dance	A "Phantom of the Opera"-esque story of a mutant who falls for a violin player - and will stop at nothing to make her his love.		Told by Andy.	May 21, 2000
89	The Tale of the Laser Maze	Competitive twins get trapped in an alien game of laser tag, where the creator of the game plans to make robotic clones of them to become his star players.		Told by Tucker.	May 28, 2000
90	The Tale of the Many Faces	A struggling model visits a strange woman who collects the faces of beautiful women and uses them as masks.	Madame Visage	Told by Vange.	June 4, 2000
91	The Tale of the Night Nurse	Two sisters are visited by the ghost of a young girl named Emily who supposedly died at the hands of her nurse. Now the nurse returns to prove her innocence.	Night nurse, Emily	Told by Vange.	June 11, 2000

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 | 56 || ''The Tale of the Chameleons''  || "[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]" stars [[Tia Mowry|Tia]] and [[Tamera Mowry]] appear in this "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"-esque story of a reckless girl who doesn't heed the warning of getting bitten by a chameleon ("Bite ya once, bite ya twice, a little water, pay the price!") and gets turned into one by a chameleon who disguises herself as a human as part of a plan to unleash her species on the world. ||Monster Chameleons|| Told by Betty Ann. || [[November 18]], [[1995]]
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 | 57 || ''The Tale of Prisoner's Past''  || Two step-brothers accidentally release a convict's ghost while visiting an old prison on a school field trip. Features [[Christopher Castile]] from the famous TV series "[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]". |||| Told by Tucker.|| [[December 2]], [[1995]]