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Nov 20, 2022 · Are You Afraid of the Dark? is considered to be among the best Nickelodeon live-action series to be made, with the anthology series scaring young viewers through various stories featuring things like the supernatural, the occult, and even aliens.
- Beetlejuice (1989-1991) - Creepy. Beetlejuice the animated series is based on the movie of the same name from Tim Burton. The series follows the ghostly and charismatic Beetlejuice in his misadventures and re-imagines Lydia as his partner in crime.
- Creepy Crawlers (1994-1996) - Creepy. Creepy Crawlers centered on a kid who was interested in magic and had a job at a local magic shop. The show beings when he accidentally creates man-sized bug-like mutant creatures who are capable of magic abilities when using a device called The Magic Maker.
- The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy (2000-2007) - Creepy. The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy follows two oddball kids who befriend the Grim Reaper and go on various adventures with him.
- The Secret Life Of Alex Mack (1994-1998) - Creepy. The Nickelodeon show The Secret Life of Alex Mack begins when Alex is almost hit by a truck leaving the nearby chemical plant, she's doused with radioactive sludge that spills from the truck.
Oct 6, 2024 · Making horror stories for kids is a tricky balancing act, but many modern TV series have become more and more adept at it. Many of the scariest TV shows for kids are the products of the late 80s and early 90s, in which spooky content for younger audiences was slightly more commonplace.
- The Demon Headmaster. Even the theme tune to this BBC children’s TV classic was scary, with its ominous beat and whispering voices, but the reason The Demon Headmaster shook 90s kids to the core lies in Terrence Hardiman’s truly sinister performance as the headmaster himself.
- Captain Scarlet. Even though the 1960s was in the time before child welfare was really a thing (seatbelts? What seatbelts?) the BBC still decided to re-air sixties puppet horrorfest Captain Scarlet in the 1990s as a children’s show.
- Jeopardy. A show about a team of Scottish kids heading to the Australian outback to search for UFOs, recording their experience on handheld camcorders, Jeopardy was basically The Blair Witch Project for children.
- Animals of Farthing Wood. You’d be forgiven for having erased Animals of Farthing Wood from your memory entirely, it was that horrific. From the outside, it looks like a cutesy cartoon about adorable woodland creatures, which have been made even more relatable and cuddly by having human-style families – spouses, children, the lot.
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- Terrahawks (1983-1986) £14.57. Complete series Blu-ray at Amazon. The sci-fi puppet show from the creator of Thunderbirds gave us one of the most terrifying villains in all of kids TV, in Zelda.
- Are You Afraid Of The Dark? (1990-1996) From £31.28. Season 1&2 DVD at Amazon. Before there was Goosebumps, there was Are You Afraid Of The Dark? providing the teatime scares for kids in the 1990s.
- The Demon Headmaster (1996-1998) £15.99. Complete series DVD at Amazon. Every 90s kid watched The Demon Headmaster. And every 90s kid had a teacher in their school that they referred to as The Demon Headmaster. ‘
- Goosebumps (1995-1998) £3.77. Goosebumps Chillology DVD at Amazon. The iconic horror anthology TV series based on the R.L. Stine books and hosted by the author himself scared 90s tweens with a tone as perfectly terrifying as the paperbacks.
Feb 20, 2024 · From alternate dimensions full of demons and witches to blood-chilling anthology series, there's something out there for your creepy kiddo to enjoy and, best of all, many of these shows are...
Oct 3, 2023 · Goosebumps. Based on R.L. Stine’s popular children’s book series, Goosebumps is a horror anthology series aimed at kids and teens, all whilst remaining incredibly faithful to the source material. Each episode features different characters and settings, where young protagonists encounter creepy, eerie, and supernatural happenings.
