Is there a reason why that’s never happened? It seems like it’d be a goldmine. One way to really keep the show alive would be to finally release official DVD/Blu-ray collector’s sets, with all of the episodes. In this candid, exclusive interview, MacHale walks us through the glory days of Are You Afraid of the Dark? and decries the current state of Nickelodeon and kids TV shows. MacHale into a successful YA fiction author. Starting off as one of Nickelodeon's many rejected pitches, Are You Afraid of the Dark? endured through network concerns and higher-ups' fears of traumatizing children to, among other feats, help introduce the world to a young Ryan Gosling, win an NAACP Award, and turn co-creator D.J. The behind-the-scenes story is just as eventful. Initially making noise as part of the network’s now-iconic original SNICK Saturday night lineup, Are You Afraid of the Dark? ran for seven seasons, produced 91 episodes, and remains a cult classic for nostalgia lovers. Just saying the title Are You Afraid of the Dark? will make any ’80s or ‘90s baby quake with fear, and, if they immediately think about, say, “The Ghastly Grinner,” perhaps soil themselves.ĭebuting on Canada’s YTV on Halloween 1990, before its Nickelodeon premiere in August 1992, the family-friendly horror anthology series was an amalgamation of things that had never been combined before Although it was a TV show for kids, Are You Afraid of the Dark? had straight-faced drama, legitimate scares, unhappy endings, and enough mind-scarring images to keep pediatric therapists busy for decades.
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