Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, Audible has launched the “Are You Afraid of The Dark? The Official Podcast!” It’s inspired by Nickelodeon’s beloved horror anthology series. Seriously, how many millennials cite that show as their stepping stone into horror?
With the launch being perfectly timed for Halloween, listeners are invited to revisit of the 1990s cult-classic. In this reimagined, limited series, that follows a new generation of Midnight Society members. Families can get into the spooky spirit by listening to the podcast together on Audible, along with streaming the first two seasons of the revival on Paramount+.
Listeners can immerse themselves in a series of spine-tingling, bone-chilling tales of horror. Including stories about doom-haunted houses, avenging undead monsters, and science experiments gone horribly, horribly wrong. There’s even a scourge of popular high school kids creeping around. Which we all know is the true terror here.
“Are You Afraid of The Dark? The Official Podcast” is crafted by a talented team of actors and writers. Making stories that dare to explore the darkest depths of the imagination. Each curated sound pulls the audience deeper into the story: a whisper in the woods, a creak in the floorboards, a moan in the graveyard. Each story will reveal shocking secrets and unravels terrifying mysteries. Because, in the theater of your mind, horror has no limits.
Episode Descriptions:
- Episode 1 – “The Tale of the Last Hide and Seek”
- Four kids take their Hide and Seek game to an abandoned factory, where the urban legend about the Night Watchman MAY be more than just a story.
- Episode 2 – “The Tale of the Haunted Holiday”
- Mark and Kat go on a family trip with their dad, where they discover that they are not the only ones in the vacation house they rented.
- Episodes 3 & 4 – “The Tale of the Too Cool Curse Part 1 & 2”
- Hannah wants nothing more than to be one of the cool kids. After purchasing a mysterious piece of jewelry, all her desires, both good and bad, start to come true.
- Episode 5 – “The Tale of the Doomed Toyheads”
- Kirsten runs a popular toy building YouTube channel, but when a mysterious package arrives at her door, the toy turns perhaps more playful than it seems.
- Episode 6 – “The Tale of the Ghastly Gourmet”
- Courtney and Judd bite off more than they can chew when their parents take them to a fancy restaurant and they try to make a special order.
You can listen to “Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Official Podcast” here. Check out the trailer now:
