Are You Afraid of the Dark?
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a 1990s Canadian-American horror anthology television series for young audiences, featuring standalone spooky stories told by a group of kids known as the Midnight Society.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Context triple: [JoAnna Garcia Swisher, notableWork, Are You Afraid of the Dark?]
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2010 supernatural horror film, co-written and produced by Guillermo del Toro, about a young girl who discovers malevolent creatures living in the basement of an old mansion.
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Houses at Night
"Houses at Night" is an Expressionist painting by German artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, characterized by bold colors and stark, angular forms that evoke a dramatic nocturnal atmosphere.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a dark, horror-tinged reimagining of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch story, following a half-witch teenager as she navigates occult forces, family secrets, and high school life.
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D.
Ghost Story
"Ghost Story" is a creative work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, best known for his distinctive, surreal visual style.
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E.
Dark Shadows (2012 film)
Dark Shadows (2012 film) is a 2012 gothic comedy directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the 1960s vampire soap opera with a darkly humorous, stylized twist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Target entity description: Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a 1990s Canadian-American horror anthology television series for young audiences, featuring standalone spooky stories told by a group of kids known as the Midnight Society.
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A.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2010 supernatural horror film, co-written and produced by Guillermo del Toro, about a young girl who discovers malevolent creatures living in the basement of an old mansion.
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B.
Houses at Night
"Houses at Night" is an Expressionist painting by German artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, characterized by bold colors and stark, angular forms that evoke a dramatic nocturnal atmosphere.
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C.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a dark, horror-tinged reimagining of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch story, following a half-witch teenager as she navigates occult forces, family secrets, and high school life.
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D.
Ghost Story
"Ghost Story" is a creative work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, best known for his distinctive, surreal visual style.
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E.
Dark Shadows (2012 film)
Dark Shadows (2012 film) is a 2012 gothic comedy directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the 1960s vampire soap opera with a darkly humorous, stylized twist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's television series
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horror anthology television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
Nickelodeon
ⓘ
YTV ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
D. J. MacHale
ⓘ
Ned Kandel ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| features |
campfire storytelling
ⓘ
supernatural elements ⓘ teenage storytellers ⓘ urban legends ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Montreal ⓘ |
| firstRunRegion |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| format | standalone episodic stories ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
horror ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAgeRating | family-friendly horror ⓘ |
| hasClosingMotif | Midnight Society ending ritual ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | each episode framed by Midnight Society meeting ⓘ |
| hasFandom | cult following ⓘ |
| hasMainGroup | Midnight Society ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | Midnight Society ⓘ |
| hasOpeningMotif | campfire introduction ⓘ |
| hasReboot |
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019 miniseries)
Are You Afraid of the Dark? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2021 revival)
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| hasStoryType | self-contained horror tales ⓘ |
| influenced | later children's horror series on Nickelodeon ⓘ |
| intendedTone | spooky but age-appropriate ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| notableCharacterGroup | Midnight Society members ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
facing fears
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friendship among storytellers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
Nickelodeon
ⓘ
YTV ⓘ |
| originalRunEra | 1990s children's horror television ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Cinar
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Nickelodeon Productions ⓘ |
| setAround | campfire in the woods ⓘ |
| similarTo | Goosebumps (TV series) ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019 TV series)
this entity surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2021 revival)