Are You Afraid Of The Dark's Scariest Ep Was Basically Stephen King's IT
The scariest episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark borrows elements from Stephen King's IT. As much as many may enjoy talking harshly about the genre, it's no secret that millions of people enjoy horror and the feeling of being scared. This is by no means something that waits until adulthood to develop for many either, as lots of kids are also drawn to the darker side of fiction. That's where kid-friendly horror shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark and Goosebumps come in.
Shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark offer horror-inclined youngsters an outlet for their desire to experience the creepy, scary, and macabre, while also not including the gore, violence, language, nudity, and other potentially inappropriate content found in R-rated horror movies. Theoretically, that means parents should be able to sit their kids down in front of an Are You Afraid of the Dark episode without fear. Yet, as many who grew up watching the show can attest, something doesn't need blood or decapitations to terrify.
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While it's true that to an adult, most Are You Afraid of the Dark scares would now seem laughable, there are still some episodes that have stuck with people, and some scenes even adults can watch and be taken aback by their fright factor. That even held true for the recent Are You Afraid of the Dark revival. A common pick for scariest episode is season 1's «The Tale of the Dark Music,» which focuses on a teenage boy whose family moves into a house they recently inherited. The house holds a dark secret, but part of the reason the story works so well, and is so unsettling, is just how much it borrows from Stephen King's IT.
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