Paramount+Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.1
Overview
A group of teens calling themselves "The Midnight Society" spends each episode sitting around a campfire swapping scary stories. Creepy, but never gory or excessively frightening, common subjects included haunted houses,...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Paramount+
Prime Video
Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A group of teens calling themselves "The Midnight Society" spends each episode sitting around a campfire swapping scary stories. Creepy, but never gory or excessively frightening, common subjects included haunted houses,...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Paramount+Prime VideoApple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series primarily focuses on apolitical themes of supernatural horror, childhood fears, and the power of storytelling, with no consistent promotion of specific political ideologies or societal critiques.
The 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' series consistently features a visibly diverse cast among its core group of storytellers. However, the show's narrative primarily focuses on supernatural horror and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly center DEI themes.
Secondary
The series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focus is on supernatural horror stories for a young audience, without exploring aspects of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Are You Afraid of the Dark? is an original anthology series. Its main characters, The Midnight Society, and the characters within each self-contained story are original creations for the show, not adaptations of pre-existing characters with established genders. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
This anthology series primarily features original characters created for the show. There are no instances where a character with a pre-established race from prior source material or history is depicted as a different race within this specific series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.2
8.2
Critic Ratings
2.0
N/A
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