Tag: are you afraid of the dark
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Submitted For the Approval of the Midnight Society: The Rise and Decline of Horror Anthologies on TV
The history of television is marked throughout by horror anthologies: shows that presented standalone terrors night after night. In spite of a healthy birth and a productive span of decades, the form has–sadly–witnessed a sad decline. That television as a medium is currently booming makes this decline all the more puzzling. The heyday for televised…
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Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark, and Horror Nostalgia
I grew up during a particularly good time for horror. The early-to-mid-90s saw a strong run from Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the Canadian television show that drew a spirited following of kids in the US. Years before YA was a legitimate category, RL Stine and Christopher Pike (who remains criminally underrated) divided the world of…
The Black Cat Moan 