Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Seen it?2019 | 3 seasons | 43 min | Mystery, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and families. If you loved Over the Garden Wall, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 9 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Each season of this horror anthology series follows a different group of kids, members of the Midnight Society, as they discover terrifying curses and creatures.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 289K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Ghost Island is the high point.
- Carnival of Doom2019 · 3 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday
Curse of the Shadows2021 · 6 episodes · 9.7 out of 10Friday- Ghost Island2022 · 4 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by BenDavid Grabinski
- Conor SherryMax
- Telci HuynhKayla
- Luca PadovanLeo
- Dior GoodjohnSummer
- Chance HurstfieldFerris