Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gif 
Watch that match burn. It's all that's saving you from the overwhelming dark.

 

Background:

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Was a horror series that had two runs on Nickelodeon in the United States and YTV in Canada from 1990 to 2000. If you were a 90's kid, you almost certainly remember Are You Afraid of the Dark?, but I'll jog your memory further by reminding you what the format was. A group of teenagers called The Midnight Society gathers around a campfire every week to hear a scary story from one of their members. The themes, and endings, ranged from ghosts and ghouls to aliens and other weird sci-fi related stuff. One episode had a guy gradually transforming into a snake from using a cursed hockey stick. Another saw an unfortunate idiot disobey an order, finding himself permanently trapped in a pinball game as a result.

The wide variety of stories was a strength of the series. It was never monotonic.

In addition to the main TV series, there was also a board game, a series of books, and a PC game (but you'll need a DOS emulator to play it). All of them are probably canon.

Standing in the Battledome:

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is, surprisingly, very powerful. Almost all the feats take place in the stories, of course, but those feats (which make the series interesting from an OBD standpoint to start with) are very strong. Intangibility is common in the series, given all the ghost stories, of course, but Are You Afraid of the Dark? also boasts many shapeshifting and immortal creatures, extraterrestrial civilizations capable of FTL travel, some instances of technopathy, mind control, time manipulation, reality warping devices, and other assorted hax. Perhaps the most notable feat came in The Tale of the Super Specs, where a powerful sorceress from a parrallel universe sealed the main one into a crystal ball.

Character Profiles:

Season 1

Dr. Vink Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Lonely Ghost Are You Afraid of the Dark? Dark Lady Are You Afraid of the Dark? Goth Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gort Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of the Dark Music
Dr. Vink Lonely Ghost Dark Lady Goth Gort Dark Music Monster

 

Season 2

The Sandman Are You Afraid of the Dark? Master Raymond Are You Afraid of the Dark? Nazrak Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The Sandman  Master Raymond Nazrak

 

Season 3

The Watcher Are You Afraid of the Dark? Belinda Are You Afraid of the Dark The Tale of the Quicksilver Crimson Clown Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The Watcher Belinda Creature of Dark Crimson Clown

 

Season 4

The Tale of Cutter's Treasure Captain Jonas Cutter The Renegade Virus Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of the Room For Rent The Ghastly Grinner The Tale of the Fire Ghost
Mr. Noise Jonas Cutter Renegade Virus Jacob Ghastly Grinner Fire Ghost

 

Season 5

The Tale of the Manaha The Tale of the Vacant Lot The Tale of the Night Shift The Tale of Badge
The Shaman Marie Hospital Vampire Badge


Season 6

The Tale of the Walking Shadow The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge
Adrian Harcombe The Umbra

 

Season 7

The Tale of the Silver Sight The Tale of the Lunar Locusts The Tale of the Photo Finish
The Demon Ellen Jasper Davis

 

Weapon Profiles:

The Tale of the Twisted Claw The Tale of the Dream Machine The Tale of the Curious Camera The Tale of Cutter's Treasure The Tale of the Forever Game The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie The Tale of Oblivion The Silver Sight
Twisted Claw Dream Machine Curious Camera Keegan Dagger Forever Game Misfortune Cookies Tools of Oblivion Silver Sight

 

Faction/Civilization Profiles:

The Tale of the Phone Police The Tale of the Virtual Pets
Phone Police Diggers

 

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