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This we rewatch the The Tale of the Midnight Madness and get surprised by a returning character from the first season!

We are back to rewatch the second season of Are You Afraid of the Dark. This week is all about The Tale of the Final Wish. We go on tangents about Troll Dolls and the overall theme of the episode. Check out ruiningourchildhood.com for show notes on this episode.

This week we rewatch episode 13 of Are You Afraid of the Dark. The Tale of the Pinball Wizard is a story about a boy who gets trapped in a world that is kind of like pinball? We dive into the symbolism of this episode and go on a tangent about malls. Don't forget to follow our social media for an announcement of our upcoming 1st season recap episode!

This week we rewatch The Tale of the Prom Queen and decide if this episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark holds up!

This week we rewatch episode 11 of Are You Afraid of the Dark. Eric's story about a boy who inherits a creepy basement demon who needs someone to feed them. Listen now!

This week we rewatch the 10th episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Tale of Jake and the Leprechaun. Listen now to see if this episode holds up to our adult standards!

This week we rewatch and discuss episode 9 of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Listen now to find out if we gave it an enthusiastic Betty Ann thumbs up or a reluctant Eric. Don't forget to check review and subscribe if you have a moment. Also, check out ruiningourchildhood.com for show notes on this episode!

In this week's episode, we discuss episode 8 of the classic series Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors. We chat about people watching and consider if the main character of this episode might be a murderer in training. Don't forget to check out ruiningourchildhood.com for show notes about this episode and more!

In this episode, we rewatch the 7th episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of the Captured Souls is about a family who just wants to get away for the summer, but ends up getting their souls sucked from their bodies.

After a brief (okay 10 month) hiatus, Ryan and Ashley are back with a brand new episode of Are We STILL Afraid of the Dark? This episode we rewatch The Tale of the Super Specs. A story about a prankster and his long term girlfriend (a whole two weeks) haunted by the images they see when they put on a pair of joke store x-ray glasses. New episodes every Saturday! Check out our website at ruiningourchildhood.com for more.

This week we watch and discuss The Tale of the Hungry Hounds. An episode about two cousins (again with the cousins) that go on a ghostly adventure. One cousin is possessed with their deceased Aunt's ghost. While the other just kind of follows her around and almost dies. Did we mention there is a fox in this episode? Listen now to find out if we give this episode our infamous Betty Ann thumbs up or a reluctant Eric.

We are back after taking some time off to enjoy the delicious holiday that is Thanksgiving. This week we take on The Tale of the Twisted Claw. A story about two boys that assault and old woman and learn their lesson the hard way. We talk about the amazing racing scene and a repeat cameo! Don't forget to go check out our Instagram @ruiningourchildhood and our Twitter @ROCmoviepodcast!

Hey Zeebs! This week we rewatch the 3rd episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark. The Tale of the Lonely Ghost is about Amanda who goes to stay with her Aunt and bratty cousin, Beth because her parents are "some sort of scientists" that needed to have a break from their daughter. She meets the "lonely ghost" which happens to be a little girl that dies under questionable circumstances. Ashley discusses her fear of creepy ghost children, while Ryan questions why Beth yells at everyone for no reason. As always we hand out our prestigious awards and decide if this episode is even that good! Later Zeebs! (Ryan really wants to make that a thing now.).

This week we rewatch the second episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Laughing in the Dark. It's about a boy who makes a bet with his friend to steal a clown nose from whatever a spook house is. We discuss why we clowns are creepy. Also we get quite literal and talk about why we are afraid of the dark. Will this episode get our Betty Ann stamp of approval or will we be sulky like good old Eric and just think its okay? Listen now!

Here we go ROC friends! We take on Are You Afraid of the Dark's very first episode, The Tale of the Phantom Cab. It's a story about two brothers who get lost in the woods and find themselves in several bad situations. We discuss ALL of the red flags the boys don't care about and question why they even spend time together in the first place. We find a surprising connection between one of the cast and a currently famous child actor. Of course, we decide if this episode deserves an enthusiastic Betty Ann thumbs up or a reluctant Eric thumbs up. (Go check out our Instagram to see both of these in all their glory! )

In our very first episode we talk about what you can expect from this new weekly podcast where we rewatch episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark. We also discuss our other favorites from the SNICK lineup and breakdown some of our new categories we added to this podcast! LtO6Ltz8URaStSPf1xo8