Before streaming algorithms and TikTok scares, kids in the ’90s got their horror fix from a crackling campfire and a bag of “midnight dust.” Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the Canadian-American anthology series that aired on Nickelodeon’s SNICK block from 1992 to 2000, was an actual rite of passage for all kids growing up during that era. We were exposed to disturbing tales, an uneasy intro/theme song, and some significant surprise acting deaths.
