Laughing in the Dark

The Tale of the Whispering Walls

This week it's Dave's turn to tell the 9:30 Society about the eighth episode of the second season of Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of the Whispering Walls. This episode finds a brother and sister adrift in the wild on the way back from an ausement park with their babysitter. When the car breaks down outside of a weird house with whispering walls, brother and sister must rely on their wits to outsmart the master of the house, a weird guy whose motives are sinister but vague. There's a lot of spooky haunted house special effects, ice cream portals, and the tale of Danny Wetbutt, a kid from Bryan and Dave's childhood who was pretty cool about his terrible playground nickname. Don't forget to listen to Bryan and Dave on Bring Me The Axe! and 99 Cent Rental, Aileen on Uy Que Horror! and Mikie on The Rewatcher!

The Tale of the Frozen Ghost

This week it's Aileen's turn to tell the 9:30 Society all about the seventh episode of the second season of Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Tale of the Frozen Ghost. This episode, a fan favorite, introduces Melissa Joan Hart ahead of the premier of her own show for Nickelodeon, Clarissa Explains it all in a story about a babysitter sent to live with the child she watches and his two weird aunts in an old house in the middle of nowhere. When they get there her charge begins seeing the shimmering ghost of a little boy who died many years ago. All he can say to anyone is "I'm cold" and I'm sure that if you've seen this episode then you read it just now in that spooky little voice. Together, the two kids will solve the mystery of his death and solve the problem of the family finances in the process. Don't forget to listen to Bryan and Dave on Bring Me The Axe! and 99 Cent Rental, Aileen on Uy Que Horror! and Mikie on The Rewatcher!

The Tale of the Dark Dragon

This week Mikie tells the 9:30 Society all about the sixth episode of the second season of Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Tale of the Dark Dragon. In this story we find a young man who severely lacks in confidence, blaming the squeaky victorian-era leg brace he has to wear following a terrible car accident. A pretty girl at the library wants to go to the homecoming dance with him but he has his eye on an even prettier but very-much taken girl. Yes. Our leading man kind of sucks and is insufferable and to make matters worse he pays a visit to a certain very fancy, very flamboyant magic shop owner to buy a potion that promises to make him a charismatic dude with all the right moves but it comes at a cost. It's basically Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with a heavy dose of The Nutty Professor and a lot of sweaty incel energy. Don't forget to listen to Bryan and Dave on Bring Me The Axe! and 99 Cent Rental, Aileen on Uy Que Horror! and Mikie on The Rewatcher!

The Tale of the Dream Machine

This week it's Bryan's turn to tell the 9:30 Society all about the fifth episode of the second season of Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Tale of the Dream Machine. In this episode a nice young man who loves to write short stories about his friends comes upon a mysterious typewriter in a hidden room in his new house. When he uses it to write a story, he finds that that story influences the dreams of the people he's writing about. This is a pretty cool trick until he figures out that these stories come true, no matter who's reading it and it's a race against time to snatch a short story school assignment before his teacher accidentally dooms his best friend Billy. Don't forget to listen to Bryan and Dave on Bring Me The Axe! and 99 Cent Rental, Aileen on Uy Que Horror! and Mikie on The Rewatcher!

The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor

It's Dave's turn to tell the 9:30 Society about the 4th episode of the second season of Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor. In this episode brother and sister Karin and Billy find the thirteenth floor of their apartment building, an unoccupied floor that they play hockey in, suddenly taken over and made over by a New Wave band who may or may not be aliens. Under the disguise of a toy factory that manufactures the crappiest toys in the world they put Karin through a series of tests to help her get over the trauma of being adopted. Don't forget to listen to Bryan and Dave on Bring Me The Axe! and 99 Cent Rental, Aileen on Uy Que Horror! and Mikie on The Rewatcher!