ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?

"Are You Afraid of The Dark?" is a horror anthology book series based on the television series "Are You Afraid of the Dark". The first novel was published in March 1995; and was written by John Peel. Between March 1995 and January 1999, twenty-three novels were published; with each novel narrated around a late night campfire by one of the teenage members of the "The Midnight Society".

THE MIDNIGHT SOCIETY

CHARACTER	AUTHOR	BOOK #	RELEASE DATE
Betty Ann	Kathleen Derby & D.J. MacHale Brad Strickland & Barbara Strickland Diana G. Gallagher Alice Eve Cohen	4 8 10 16	September 1995 July 1996 November 1996 November 1997
Frank	David L. Seidman John Peel Mark Mitchell K.S. Rodriguez	2 13 20 23	May 1995 May 1997 July 1998 January 1999
Gary	John Peel David L. Seidman John Vornholt Ted Pederson David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss Diana G. Gallagher	1 2 7 9 17 18	March 1995 May 1995 July 1996 September 1996 January 1998 March 1998
Kiki	Brad Strickland & Barbara Strickland V.E. Mitchell	5 15	November 1995 September 1997
Samantha	John Peel John Peel David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss	3 11 12 19	July 1995 January 1997 May 1998 March 1997
Tucker	Brad Strickland & Barbara Strickland Clayton Emery Richard Lee Byers David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss	6 14 21 22	January 1996 July 1997 September 1998 November 1998

Below is a YouTube reading by Gavin of all 23 novels:

"ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?" - GRAPHIC NOVELS

From October 2023, Amulet Books commenced to publish graphic novels:

Graphic novels to date are:

"The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales!" (October 2023) written by Tehlor Kay Mejia
"The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales!" (March 2025) written by Roseanne A. Brown
"The Tales of the Vanishing Circus!" (November 2025) written by Kayla Cottingham​

"ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?" - NOVELS

In 2023, a new series of "Are You Afriad of The Dark?" novels commenced publication. It is currently slated for 5 entries, with different authors and published by Amulet.

The novels to date:

"The Tale of the Gravemother" written by Rin Chupeco
"The Tale of the Twisted Toymaker" written by Danielle Valentine
"The Tale of the Vanishing Circus" written by Kayla Cottingham​

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