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7 Celebrities Who Appeared in ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’

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Written by Patti Pauley

Thinking back unto my awkward-ass adolescent years, I can fondly remember a particular day back in the Summer of 1992. Twas a day that made horror history for many of us of the early 90’s generation. A day of infamy, that gave birth to a new generation of young horror fans everywhere as the youth’s choice channel Nickelodeon, acknowledged how mainstream horror infiltrated and fascinated our tiny, twisted minds. The very first episode introducing the coolest club you and I wanted to be a part of, The Midnight Society who hosted the beautiful program, Are You Afraid of the Dark.

 

There really was nothing quite like gathering with a few friends, pillow buddies clutched, throwing madballs at each other, and tuning into Snick each week to see what awesomely  corny tale from Gary, Kiki, Tucker and the rest of the gang had in store for the young horror fans watching at home. And let’s be honest, while some of the episodes were on a serious horror-movie level (ahem, “The Tale of the Lonely Ghost” for example) some of the episodes were CORNY AS HELL looking back on them now.  But hey, it was a Nickelodeon program that sat in between Salute Your Shorts, and Hey Dude!. Two shows that carried that same sort of cheesy charm that we can’t help but swoon over, along with it. Are You Afraid of the Dark just had a horror element to it. No one expects perfection. It was just a damn good-time show for us little horror heads.

 

Along with the rehash of the series, the Canadian based Are You Afraid of the Dark ran in the US from 1992 to 1996 with earlier showings of the program a full two years prior with our northern neighbor. And during that original four-year run, we saw a lot of cool stories, tons of hats from Kiki, and we didn’t know it then, but a fair amount of huge stars by today’s ranks appearing in various episodes. Maybe you already knew some of these, forgot, or you were as clueless as Weegie thinking Zeebo the Clown was just a dumb urban legend in “Laughing in the Dark”. In any case, this just gives me another reason to retro-rewind you readers back into fuzzy nostalgia. So without further ado, submitted for the approval for the iHorror readers, I give you the tale of..

 

7 Celebrities Who Appeared in Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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Jay Baruchel

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The Barney to Seth Rogan’s Fred, This is the End and Knocked up actor Jay Baruchel appeared in not one, but four episodes from the Snick series. “The Tale of the Dead Man’s Float,” “The Tale of the Zombie Dice,” “The Tale of the Walking Shadow,” and “The Tale of the Time Trap”.

Hayden Christensen

7 Celebrities Who Appeared in 'Are You Afraid of the Dark'

Before he entered the Star Wars saga as Anikin Skywalker, or baby Darth if you prefer, Christensen appeared in “The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge”. This episode is also the season finale of the rehashed season six that aired in 1999.

Mia Kershner

7 Celebrities Who Appeared in 'Are You Afraid of the Dark'

Most notorious for her roles on hit action-drama 24, and The L Word, Mia Kirshner starred in “The Tale of the Hungry Hounds” back in 1992.

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‘Wednesday’ Season Two Drops New Teaser Video That Reveals Full Cast

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Christopher Lloyd Wednesday Season 2

Netflix announced this morning that Wednesday season 2 is finally entering production. Fans have been waiting a long time for more of the creepy icon. Season one of Wednesday premiered in November of 2022.

In our new world of streaming entertainment, it isn’t uncommon for shows to take years to release a new season. If they release another one at all. Even though we will likely have to wait quite a while to see the show, any news is good news.

Wednesday Cast

The new season of Wednesday looks to have an amazing cast. Jenna Ortega (Scream) will be reprising her iconic role as Wednesday. She will be joined by Billie Piper (Scoop), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Noah Taylor (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

We will also get to see some of the amazing cast from season one making a return. Wednesday season 2 will feature Catherine-Zeta Jones (Side Effects), Luis Guzman (Genie), Issac Ordonez (A Wrinkle in Time), and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Devs).

If all of that star power wasn’t enough, the legendary Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas) will be directing the series. As a cheeky nod from Netflix, this season of Wednesday will be titled Here We Woe Again.

Jenna Ortega Wednesday
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams

We don’t know much about much about what Wednesday season two will entail. However, Ortega has stated that this season will be more horror focused. “We’re definitely leaning into a little bit more horror. It’s really, really exciting because, all throughout the show, while Wednesday does need a little bit of an arc, she never really changes and that’s the wonderful thing about her.”

That’s all the information that we have. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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A24 Reportedly “Pulls Plug” On Peacock’s ‘Crystal Lake’ Series

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Film studio A24 might not be going forward with its planned Peacock Friday the 13th spinoff called Crystal Lake according to Fridaythe13thfranchise.com. The website quotes entertainment blogger Jeff Sneider who made a statement on his webpage through a subscription paywall. 

“I’m hearing that A24 has pulled the plug on Crystal Lake, its planned Peacock series based on the Friday the 13th franchise featuring masked killer Jason Voorhees. Bryan Fuller was due to executive produce the horror series.

It’s unclear whether this is a permanent decision or a temporary one, as A24 had no comment. Perhaps Peacock will help the trades shed more light on this project, which was announced back in 2022.”

Back in January 2023, we reported that some big names were behind this streaming project including Bryan Fuller, Kevin Williamson, and Friday the 13th Part 2 final girl Adrienne King.

Fan Made Crystal Lake Poster

“‘Crystal Lake info from Bryan Fuller! They officially start writing in 2 weeks (writers are here in the audience).” tweeted social media writer Eric Goldman who tweeted the info while attending a Friday the 13th 3D screening event in January 2023. “It will have two scores to choose from – a modern one and a classic Harry Manfredini one. Kevin Williamson is writing an episode. Adrienne King will have a recurring role. Yay! Fuller has pitched four seasons for Crystal Lake. Only one officially ordered so far though he notes Peacock would have to pay a pretty hefty penalty if they didn’t order a Season 2. Asked if he can confirm Pamela’s role in the Crystal Lake series, Fuller replied ‘We’re honestly going to be covering it all. The series is covering the life and times of these two characters’ (presumably he’s referring to Pamela and Jason there!)'”

Whether or not Peacock is moving forward with the project is unclear and since this news is secondhand information, it still has to be verified which will require Peacock and/or A24 to make an official statement which they have yet to do.

But keep checking back to iHorror for the latest updates to this developing story.

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New Images for MaXXXine Show A Bloody Kevin Bacon and Mia Goth in all Her Glory

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Ti West (X) has been knocking it out of the park with his sexy horror trilogy as of late. While we still have some time to kill before MaXXXine releases, Entertainment Weekly has dropped some images to wet our appetite while we wait.

It feels like just yesterday X was shocking audiences with its granny horror porno shoot. Now, we are just months ways from Maxxxine shocking the world once again. Fans can check out Maxine’s new 80s inspired adventure in theatres on July 5th, 2024.

MaXXXine

West is known for taking horror in new directions. And it looks as though he plans to do the same with MaXXXine. In his interview with Entertainment Weekly, he had the following to say.

“If you’re expecting it to be part of this X movie and people will be killed, yeah, I’m going to deliver on all those things. But it’s going to zig instead of zag in a lot of places that people aren’t expecting. It’s a very decadent world that she lives in, and it’s a very aggressive world that she lives in, but the threat shows up in an unexpected way.”

MaXXXine

We can also expect MaXXXine to be the biggest movie in the franchise. West isn’t holding anything back for the third installment. “The thing that the other two movies don’t have is that sort of scope. To try to do a big, sprawling Los Angeles ensemble movie is what the movie was, and that’s just a big undertaking. There’s a kind of noir-ish mystery vibe to the movie that’s very fun.”

However, it looks as though MaXXXine will be the end of this saga. Although West has some other ideas for our beloved killer, he believes this will be the end of her story.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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