Beyond Fest announced today the premiere event of Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
The three-part limited series event sees the return of the Midnight Society, with Beyond Fest bowing the first two episodes on Monday, Oct. 7th.
Courtesy of Nickelodeon, the special screening is an all-ages, family-friendly event built specifically for fans young and old and free to all guests with tickets obtained via RSVP (seating is subject to availability on a first-come, first-serve basis).
Following the screening will be a special “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” panel with stars Lyliana Wray, Sam Ashe Arnold, Miya Cech and Jeremy Ray Taylor, ACE Entertainment’s Spencer Berman, writer BenDavid Grabinski, and director Dean Israelite. Berman, Grabinski and Israelite all serve as executive producers. The “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” panel will be followed by a 35mm screening of the ‘80s thrill-ride, The Gate, a film specially selected based on its shared sensibilities with the limited series.
Across the three-hour-long episodes, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” will “follow members of an entirely new Midnight Society, who tell a terrifying tale of the Carnival of Doom and its evil ringmaster Mr. Tophat, only to witness the shocking story come frightfully to life.”
Based on the ‘90s kids’ cult classic, and reimagined for a new generation, part one of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” will debut on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, with parts two and three to follow Oct. 18, and Oct. 25, respectively.
One of the Nickelodeon’s most iconic series from the ‘90s, the original “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” delivered riveting stories of horror to young audiences, all from a kid’s perspective.