If you grew up in the 90s, then you probably had several sleepless nights all thanks to the absolutely terrifying TV show from Nickelodeon, Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The show first aired in 1991 and it ran on and off for the next ten years. It’s a creepy anthology-style TV show similar to The Twilight Zone. Members of The Midnight Society gather around the fire and swap scary stories ranging from ghosts to killer clowns and even monsters. It was a success both commercially and critically, having won numerous awards over the years. It even managed to get a few big name guest stars such as Ryan Gosling and Hayden Christensen (before he turned to the Dark Side).

As if your nostalgia pallets aren’t already whetted enough with just the mention of Zeebo the Clown, it was announced on November 13, 2017 that a film adaption of the TV show is officially in the works.

This comes as no surprise with the sudden success of the new adaption of Stephen King’s IT as well as the fad of everything that’s old is new again. Speaking of IT, co-writer of the script, Gary Dauberman (who is also responsible for The Conjuring sequels/prequels, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, and the upcoming The Nun), will be penning the script for Paramount Players.

Here’s hoping Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a tad bit better than Jack Black’s unholy recreation of Goosebumps.

There is still no word on director, cast, or release date, but keep an eye here on The Geekiverse for any and all updates on this project… Especially because I thought that Annabelle: Creation was way scarier than IT so this had better be good.

Were you traumatized by Are You Afraid of the Dark? just like the rest of us? Did you have a favorite episode? Are you a fan of this recreation of the nostalgic show? Or should it stay on the TV in all it’s 90s glory? Let us know what you think!

Amanda Woomer-Limpert is a writer and editor for the Geekiverse and grew up with a solid love/fear for this show. The particular episode that traumatized her is The Tale of the Crimson Clown… she’s still freaked out by clowns because of it.

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