Halloween 2K26 - Are You Afraid of the Dark Cassette Tapes

Growing up in the ’90s was wonderful. Horror was actively marketed toward us kids and teens, and we had all sorts of franchises like Goosebumps, Fear Street, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to fuel our love of the macabre. One of my personal favorites was Are You Afraid of the Dark?, an anthology series on Nickelodeon that aired from 1990-1996 and again from 1999-2000. Each show began with a group of teens sitting around a campfire, and each week a different teen got to tell a story. The stories ranged in quality, like all anthology shows do, but for the most part, Are You Afraid of the Dark? was a great show. The scares were legit, and the atmosphere was wonderful. I honestly think the atmosphere is what truly made the show unique and such a fun watch. Nickelodeon was a branding machine in the ’90s, and almost all of their shows got all sorts of merchandise tie-ins. Are You Afraid of the Dark? had books, VHS tapes, and a board game. They also had three cassette tapes released…