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Fuck you Ryan, I'm not afraid of the dark.... Good video mate, 11 minutes and 51 seconds of entertainment :-D
Ryan Hollinger hope work gets better soon man! I might know how you feel at the moment, my art college end of year deadlines are destroying my soul😭 love your videos btw!! ❤️
What do you do for work, Ryan???
Why do you say "A" as "Ee" like do you just like saying it like that or you cant say "A"?
Are You Afraid of the Dark was honestly my favorite show as a child.
Amen
Frankly it's still my favorite show. I suppose part of the reason is the nostalgia.
Same
That thing that came out of the pool nearly gave me a heart attack when I was a kid
The CineRanter I was afraid to swim in a pool by myself until I was a late teen because is that episode!
You are not the only one. Thinks to that épisode i now hate water
It’s one of the most memorable episodes.
The CineRanter i was terrified of that episode i used to call it “the pool one”
Right?
Interesting piece of "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?" trivia for you. The "magic powder" that the kid telling the story each week would throw into the fire to cause it to flare up was actually Coffee Mate.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING AT MY NEXT FAMILY GATHERING
Oh yeah that stuff is HIGHLY flammable. I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised either.
Coffee?
@@topazcoyote5482 no, Coffee Mate. That powdered, non dairy coffee whitener/cream substitute. It apparently causes the fire to flare up when thrown into the coals.
You can also get the same effect with bug juice mix.
The kid who told The Tale of the Dead Man's Float, Stig got straight up shafted by the Midnight Society. His only other story was The Tale of Station 109.1 and it's also regarded as one of the best stories.
the swings in the intro scared me!
i used to have to close my eyes during the intro lol it scared me more than the actual show
I always had a healthy relationship with swings. What scared me was those window shutters moving briskly in the wind. I was always frightened by brisk winds
I closed my eyes when the doll guy came on the screen in the intro lol
That clown doll... gave me the heebie jeebies... 😰
The boat man...the boat..
fun fact: the opening to this show used to scare me so much as a little kid it gave me nightmares.like...just the rusty swings. wtf tiny me.
Dude same!
I used to be scared of the floating g in goosebumps so I think tiny you was a little more justified.
Or that fan.....
DarkLordFluffee
I remember closing my eyes during the opening. Swings, windows, scary clown toy. I hated it, yet loved it.
I still can't watch and if I do, nightmares for weeks🤦
I rewatched all of AYAOTD and Goosebumps about 5 years back, AYAOTD held up very well as an adult, sadly Goosebumps did not.
EarthboundX where did you rewatch them?
Where did u watch ayaotd
They had to bassicly nerf goosbumps as they change most stories or endings and didn't add all the books like camp jellyjam
@Levi Anthony But it's okay for middle grade horror fiction, something that isn't around much today.
probably bc they were trying to adapt a hugely successful book series into a tv series with a very limited budget. i think that AYAOTD probably had a bigger budget that Goosebumps. it's kinda obvious when u look at the monster fx for two famous episodes: Horrorland and Dead Man's Float. The Horrorland Horrors were very fake looking rubber suits whereas the pool creature was (and still is) terrifying
What about R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour? I'm 18 and that show still manages to be creepier than the last 4 seasons of AHS
That show was amazing. I kind of lost interest in it after a while but I remember the first 2 seasons being fantastic.
To be fair, the last 4 seasons of AHS were pretty crap.
Murder house and asylum are about as shitty as it gets.
You talking about americn horror story?
The first season of american horror story i liked but after that it became shit
The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner was one of the first things I learned in my childhood could directly give me nightmares. I don't have a phobia of clowns and never have, but that episode was the single scariest thing I'd ever seen at age five or six. Even the Dead Man's Float never gave me nightmares like that stupid yellow jester did.
Omg yes! That stupid jester scared the shit out of me when I was younger & still does lol
Bruh.. straight up messed me up when I was a kid. Lol I'm glad others were traumatized also and I wasn't the only one.
He was def creepy
What about Zebo or the Crimson Clown
@@sean5558 Zebo was the one who smoked cigars and had his nose stolen, right? Nah, that episode wasn't frightening to me at all, though I suppose the voice over the phone was. I don't remember which episode had the Crimson Clown, though.
haha, I'm going to be honest, The Frozen Ghost was one of the episodes that actually stuck with me/ was more memorable. I don't know why, I guess it was because it was so down to earth as opposed to the other episodes where you could laugh it off because you knew the "monster" was not real/natural. In this ep the "monster" was a real little boy who died of "natural causes"- freezing to death, all because someone was trying to rob his house (not a monster but another human) I guess to my child mind, I hadn't realised you could die so easily from something like exposure and death doesn't make exceptions for children, esp ones trying to find safety. But that was me then. Now I see the camp in the episode, but the show as a whole is still classic!
Little Fish Dark Music gave me the most nightmares. I used to have dreams about unseen demons and malicious ghosts in dark, creepy basements after.
Little Fish sort of like the other episode shiny red bicycle lil boy drown on the broken bridge and his friend couldn’t save him. He comes back to warn him about his lil brother, who ultimately could of died the same way.
The one where the little boy ghost says "I'm cold" ? I had a few episodes that creeped me out
I had the VHS tape it had two episodes The Tale of The Frozen Ghost and The Tale of the Shiny Red Bicycle creaped me out when I was younger 😱😱😱😱 heck I rewatch them still creep me.
omg.... I'm 32 now and my siblings are 31&34...even now it just takes one of us going "I'm cold" and it sets us off. that episode was horrifying
A spotlight on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, from its humble beginning as two-minute commercial shorts to the enduring fandom and love for it today would be most enjoyable.
Yes! I second this request. This is my favorite show from my childhood. It was so grown up and had a really good soundtrack and lovable characters.
Adventures of Pete and Pete and Salute Your Shorts were the two best of Nicks live action shows.
@@bezoticallyyours83 I have just a few memories of those shows. I remember I liked them, but was too young to remember specific episodes or moments even.
i loved this show as a kid, i was salty af once because the end of a cartoon credits was playing on Nickelodeon and it said ""up next, are you afraid of the dark?" but next thing you know, something else came on for some reason. this was after it stopped airing
I mean I know that's a first world problem, but that would always bother me too! False advertising that got your hopes up for what was next.
Thank you for bringing up the Twilight Zone! I'm an immense fan of the series, and I'd love to see a video on it alone. It's an obvious root of surreal/horror anthology series and I'm glad you acknowledged it
or Night Gallery!
The Twilight Zone is one of my favorite series.
Its good to hear your thoughts on the series finally, hahaha. What kept me so invested in the series, even to this day is that first group of kids. I always felt like outside of the Midnight Society, they really didnt hang out. It was this Breakfast Club situation where you had a popular rich girl, a greasy poor kid, a chubby kid and the nerd-jock combo all getting together for a night of storytelling, despite their differences in culture/growings up.
You're allowed to have other friends and hang out separately. I thought they were close friends. Didn't think anything of it. It's great people come together to discuss fun scary stories.
@@oooh19 sure you are, but naturally, when you're young (and even in adulthood for many), you tend to stick to those who are similar and share the same interests. what OP was probably getting at is that despite being from different social circles, scary stories did bring them together -- they likely didn't hang out much apart from that, though. just kids from different cliques and ages who enjoyed horror. and it made the audience feel included.
@@washedblue well sometimes you have school, work or friends from sports, arts etc and you don't necessarily see each other outside of that. it doesn't make the friendship less real.
@@washedblue its awesome they show different types of ppl coming together 4 a common interest
Channel Zero could have been a modern-day Goosebumps, Are You Afraid Of The Dark and Tales From The Crypt. Unfortunately, they decided to go the American Horror Story route and stretch out one-page stories into hours of television. The show could have covered different creepypasta each episode. What a shame.
Shows like American Horror Story, where there's a whole season before you jump to a new story, tend to be more successful these days, than your Episodic Anthology Shows. Sure, Black Mirror is going strong, but can you name a single show like it, that's gotten more than one Season, since like Masters of Horror?
Plus, No End House was pretty great, and I don't think I'd have liked it as much, if it's been a single episode sandwiched between Jeff the Killer and The Rake, or some other really popular, but extremely nothing Creepy Pasta.
Dragon Ball Black I like Channel Zero, but I do think they take away a lot of the qualities of the creepypastas the seasons are based on. Although I found some of the ideas in the new season really good, the season is the epitome of having almost no relation to the original stories (besides taking away all the subtlety that made the staircases scary in the first place).
the fantastic Paul V/H/S and V/H/S 2 is a good anthology series on netflix. viewer beware. actually Scarry and disturbing
The Fantastic Paul this is a good point, and I was just thinking that. Black Mirror isn't even a horror series, but a sci-fi series, so there is even less to say that the kind of serial anthology horror series like Tales From The Crypt, Tales From The Dark Side, etc would find success, nowadays. Nowadays everything is built for binge watching, which means that it will be rare to find shows that are episodic, outside of sitcoms. Episodic shows tend to satisfy a viewer after one or two episodes, while serials tend to keep you hooked as they are set up like chapters in a book. I don't hate serials, I just wished we had some more episodic shows thrown in that aren't sitcoms or cop dramas.
On another note about Masters of Horror, I think the biggest problem with that series was that the title of the show set you up for disappointment. Too much anticipation for a bunch of stories that were about the same horror quality as any entry at The After Dark film festival.
Don't compare these shows to fucking stupid ass creepypasta on the fucking Internet.
This intro to this show scared the absolute shit outta me when I was a kid!
That leprechaun statue thing was the worst
I remember closing my eyes or turning around when that dog appeared so I could avoid seeing his eyes glow. Watching it now it's obviously super fake but back when I was a kid I was terrified of those glowing eyes.
@Shlomo PilpulStein you are definitely right, I mixed them up! I watched and loved both shows lol
I used to have panic attacks when I watched goosebumps intro
Me too haha
the one where the kid plays Pinball and gets trapped inside the mall being chased by suited robots and a giant pinball trying to crush him was CREEPY
TheAllaksion that’s the one I was thinking of myself. that one scared me cause he got trapped like you thought he got away and in the last 5 minutes nope...
I ADORED this show as a kid. I loved horror and scary stuff from a very young age and I think this might have been the start of it.
I’m sorry, Courage is the scariest of them all.
*RETURN THE SLAB OR SUFFER MY CURSE*
You’re not perfect...
Patrick Hogan Its the most fun in the park, when your laughing in the dark.
bezoticallyyours83 That's a quote from are you afraid yes but why? 😂
That and the one with the zombie movie directors
I loved that courage episode it was the first time I was scared by a cartoon,
And king Ramses curse was the best episode
This, Goosebumps, Courage and “So Weird” were my childhood 😍
Their episode about the phone police did the world a favor and spooked me out of prank phone calls until i got a little older, lol. Freaked me out more. Since i lived around where some of these shows were filmed. And the phone company building they went to, i had visited as a kid when my mom went to pay her phone bill, so on some level i bought into the show too much at a young age lmao.
I feel like I've encountered a genuinely kindred spirit in you. This show was a transition for me, too. The episode where the girl who buys the glasses that allow her to see the otherwordly black spirits that live around around her. I never actually shook that. Question: do you remember a show called Freaky Stories?
I heard a freaky story. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine...
None were better then watchers woods bed episode they made
It's been 25 years and Watch Out For The Hook is still stuck in my head.
That was called Tale of the Super Specs 😃
I was just binging this a few days ago. It feels nice to revisit good parts of your childhood when life's getting you down.
CydoniaOS how did you find the episodes? 🤔
Peter Arias watchcartoonslive.io . websites like these seem to be teeming with ads so I always run ad block on them too. Would make watching them more enjoyable (and probably safer).
CydoniaOS awesome!! thanks!!!
You’re on fire with these uploads. Really enjoy your content!
This show really was super unsettling. It was so unnerving and my god I love it still. Some points got a bit too real for me
This show genuinely made me afraid to go to sleep after watching it after dark. They used to do huge marathon reruns during october, I wish they still did! Such a good show!
I was brought up watching The Twilight Zone and also a very similar show called The Outer Limits. I’ve got all seasons of both on dvd and still love to watch them... The Outer Limits is worth a watch because it’s a lot hokier than TZ and pretty (unintentionally) hilarious sometimes.
Check out Boris Karloff's Thriller as well. That's a great early 1960s horror series.
"Are you afraid of the dark" and "goosbumps" made me the man i am today. My dad use to watch this with me every saturday
Haha, it's great to watch these retrospective videos on old nostalgia 90's shows, especially Nick ones.
When I was a kid, I could barely get past the into to this show. It was frightening.
My vote is for you to do some sort of analysis on the Hey Arnold series, particularly on the spooky themed episodes since you're leaning more into that vibe lately. The show still holds up to this day for an older cartoon show. And, since the network is in a crucial decision-making process right now on whether to make more episodes for a new series, I think any media talking about it and getting the word out would be fantastic.
Thanks Ryan! Keep up the great work!
I don't really remember much about the midnight society themselves since I was maybe 4-7 when I was really watching it (and mostly reruns at that point as it was the mid-90s) and the stuff that obviously stood out to me were the horror aspects (though FYI I anticipated and watched the shit out of that phantom silver eyed horse (?) movie they made years later). My fav episode, though, was always the dollhouse one, where the girl got trapped and was slowly turning into a delicate porcelain doll I've heard several people agree with that and I think it's interesting that that episode sticks in so many people's minds. The other horror focused show I really loved was so weird and I think that was the first show I actually followed the drama/characters for , rugrats aside since that was episodic)
This has to be the single best children's show ever made, i remember staying up late to watch it by myself at like 1 in the morning good times and nightmares
I really needed to take a nap before my second job, but it's Are You Afraid of the Dark, so I have to watch.
Joshua Baratheon youtube achieved their goal of controlling your life i guess
This was my favorite show as a kid! If I wasn't getting the crap scared out of me, I was being endlessly fascinated by how creepy some of the stories/visuals could get. Loved every minute of it.
Hello Ryan. As an aspiring filmmaker I have to say that your videos are definitely some of the best I have ever seen. Your attention to detail is quite incredible to me. I've been dealing with a lot of personal issues involving depression for the last two years and can honestly say that coming across your videos helps put my mind at ease. I have hopes that I will make it in the industry some day but can at times hold myself back from writing ideas that I have had. I just wanted to thank you and to tell you that what you're doing is amazing. Keep it up and I wish the best for you and your future, whatever it may bring.
I actually spoke about this show in therapy, and my shrinks response was "yeah, me too"
The best opening ever, the music with bating heart noise, the boat, the swings, the window shutters, the clown doll. Scared the sh.t out of me every time when I was a child. This and a big bowl of burning blunt cigars......
"GIVE IT BACK!"
Now I'm curious what you have to say about the Twilight Zone, that show had left me plenty of fears and fond memories.
Some notable shows I still remember is the one with the talking doll who kills the stepfather (I'm still scared of baby dolls especially talking dolls still because of this episode) and the milkman and the one where the little girl could predict others deaths.
the lifeguard in Dead Mans float is Arthur Holden the voice for Mr. Ratburn in the cartoon Arthur
That was a great and classic episode of The Twilight Zone, but I always wondered why couldn’t he find another pair of glasses.
Suggestion for Review: Les yeux sans visage (eyes without a face). I was genuinely scared during that movie, still a classic in its style and execution. Cheers!
I remember this show scaring the crap out of me. Granted, I was eight when it came out. Still though, seeing some of the scenes again that you showed, I can understand why.
19 or 20 years ago I saw "The demon in the basement" and 'till this day I am terrified...
The first time I saw "Dead Man's Float" I was 6 and on vacation with my family in Vermont. It terrifies me so much that it's the only thing I remember from the entire vacation.
Imagine if one last episode was shown of this magnificent nightmare fest. Picture it: the members are all grown up and some have their own kids with them. The old members each tell one last story before letting their kids begin a new generation of creepy tales to tell
I know it’s kinda cliche/cheesy and all but I think it would be such a super cool thing for older and newer generations to enjoy together
+Mindy Auron They are coming out with a movie: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3495791/paramount-teases-2019-release-afraid-dark-official-logo/
Would never be passed off here in the UK! All the good kids TV ended a little after the 90's. Now it's all super lovey dovey crap! No wonder kids imagination has gone down the toilet :(
This one and goosebumps were my favorite also Charmed and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
David Ortega oh my god. I loved Strange Days. I would’ve totally forgot about that if I didn’t see this comment.
The Tale Of The Shiny Red Bicycle was one of, if not, the best episode. Masterfully written.
Speaking of the influences this show had, it was rumored that the episode “The Tale of the Dream Girl” was what inspired M. Night Shyamalan to make “The Sixth Sense”.
Love your content man, it's obvious so much thought and care goes into every video you make and it definitely shows. Such random topics but your insight makes them all so interesting, (random in the way that you don't just follow trends) and as someone born in 1990 I love the nostalgia trips. :)
Keep up the great work bro.
I'm a relatively new sub to your channel, so idk if you have already done a video on this topic, but it would be cool to see a lookback video on the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Books.
I loved this show growing up. The only episode I remember vividly is that damn clown ep lmao There was also a doll episode, but I can't recall if it was from Are You Afraid of the Dark too.
Now I'm not afriad of clowns, but that episode stuck with me to this day. And I'm 26.
That "It's not fair" from the sole survivor is so heart breaking
Your favorite episode is the one of two episodes of this show that I can vividly remember to this day. I always had a fear of water. Needless to say, that episode didn't help... But, I still appreciate how legitimately scary the episode actually was.
Never watched this as a kid. I was actually afraid for it and whenever it came on I immediately changed the channel. Not that I'm older it does seem interesting. I've revisited Goosbumps and found an interest in them from a different perspective, so maybe I'll check this series out and see how it holds up.
I was terrified of what I called “the meat man” for years after seeing the dead mans float.
still the greatest show of my childhood, i used to never miss snick on saturday night, The Ren & Stimpy Show got you in the right mood with its strange and grotesque art work right before this weeks episode. i watch the re-runs every year for halloween starting on Oct. 1st.
Just found your channel a few days ago and binged watched most of it. Good stuff
I feel like Courage is scarier as an adult than things like Are you afraid of the dark and goosebumps as a kid because of just the kinds of themes and messages in episodes like "The Mask"
omg yes! the deadmans float episode is by far the scariest of them all and legit gave me nightmares! I still to this day at 30 years old if I let my imagination get the best of me...I will think about that thing coming out of the shower drain or toilet haha. idk but it just really freaked me out when I was a kid lol.
This was the best part on SNICK on Saturday night! I’m 34 now and there are episodes that have stuck with me to this day.
Did anyone watch R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour?
I did
Was certainly interesting and is majorly underrated.
Yes! That was my child horror show of choice
Yeah the intro always freaked me out when i was younger ;w;
Yes
The pumpkin one ruined Halloween for me as a kid
I still think you should give Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated a go.
I agree. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is my favourite series and, in my opinion, one of the best.
Yeeeee
That show is amazing
I just found your channel today and I’m obsessed! I’m a 90’s child so goosebumps and are you afraid were a massive part of my childhood.
You and Rob Ager are the Twin Titans of the Video Essay. Congrats, you have created a genre.
this series introduce me to low cost movies and that kind of stuffs
I loved Scooby Doo and the Real Ghostbusters but I could never get into the halfway stuff such as AYAOTD or Goosebumps as a kid. I pretty much went straight from Scooby Doo and Ghostbusters to Tales From The Crypt and Alien etc.
Rods toy box what’s the real ghostbusters? Did they have some kind of cartoon continuation I didn’t know about? Like Star Trek did?
Yes there were two cartoon series that continued on from the Ghostbusters movies. First was The Real Ghostbusters which shows what happened straight after the first movie and then there was Extreme Ghostbusters set in the 90s where Egon passes the torch and trains a new group of Ghostbusters. Both were pretty good in their earlier seasons.
Rods toy box that’s so cool.
If you're going to give it a watch, start with the episodes Citizen Ghost, When Halloween Was Forever and Knock Knock as I'd say they are the best and Citizen Ghost is that one that bridges the continuity between movie and cartoon.
Ever read RL Stine's Fear Street series?
Deadman's Float, Funhouse, and the Nosferatu episodes are classic top tier young adult horror, but I have a soft spot for the camera that steals your soul and the glasses that see into another dimension. Those horrors got me on a supernaturally psychological level I couldn't quite comprehend at a younger age.
I have had this entire series for years. Now I am going to rewatch the entire show in order thanks to @Ryan Hollinger
What about Eerie, IN?
honestly its prob the best of the bunch if though.its not really supposed to be scary just weird it was just a few yrs ahead of its time it shouldve had way more then 1 season
I LOVED Eerie, Indiana
Eerie Indiana felt more like Twin Peaks for kids
Eerie Indiana.. my home sweet home. Still don't believe me? You will.
LOved Eerie, IN!! All the great 'weird" kid shows of 90's
RE: The _Twilight Zone_ episode where the guy breaks his glasses and "can't ever read again" or whatever . . . if he really DID have all that time, he could: A. find another pair somewhere, or even more obviously, B. Maybe just read all those books with the broken glasses? You're not getting perfect 20/20 vision, but you're going to see SOME stuff. Or maybe I'm TOTALLY going WAY too far into it. Yeah, that's probably it.
If you have prescription glasses, you're screwed unless there's an optometrist around.
Flutterbutt225 You're really not. You can read with glasses that don't perfectly fit your prescription. Ideal? No, but doable.
Yea like at one point my mom's and my prescriptions were close enough that we could share glasses if need be. (Like one time hers broke and so while they were getting fixed she'd borrow mine to read menus at restaurants or drive or whatever)
However if his vision is THAT bad... I'd imagine that trying to even just see his way in finding new glasses would be difficult. However yea, they're just cracked by the looks of it, so he could potentially just do a patch job, go find another pair with a close enough prescription, and then start using those instead. Cracks in his otherwise clear visual field is probably better than total blurriness. However it depends on the severity of the damage. But yea; the hunt could even provide him with the mental stimulation he needs.
Kye Talks I thought his glasses shattered and fell to the ground when he picked up the frame. Did they just crack?
They completely shattered. They were also very very thick meaning that even getting around would be extremely difficult.His world is now on a post apocalyptic ruin , no less. He had found a gun earlier and decided not to kill himself, but after he could no longer see the precious books that painted a happier future in this wasteland, I always assumed he stumbled back to where he'd found it and killed himself. No longer able to quench his loneliness.
You really are one of my favorite film people on UA-cam. While most critics (usually the more comedic ones) would simply brush off shows like this as “stupid, but fun for kids!”, you really dive into exactly what that concept means. Your goal is to talk about the good in everything, what makes every piece of cinema “art”, and you’ve really taught me a lot about the art of criticism. There are so many viewpoints on every topic and sometimes you have to step outside of yourself and look at a piece from the perspective of the creator or the intended audience. As someone who always ends up playing devil’s advocate, I really love how you can find so much to appreciate in what a lot of people would brush off as schlock
I loved “scooby Doo” when I was little, the “Gremlin” movies, “the Burbs” and then “Are you afraid of the Dark?” Definitely got me into horror.
Liked and subscribed! I appreciate your perspective on the props and visual effects. I have seen plenty of fun poked at them, and I see their criticism, but this show really made some convincing and still eerie to this day scenes and costumes. I think we have to see this show for what it was - a kids show - one that aimed for the moon but sometimes missed.
Thank you!
I remember "Monsters" and "Tales from the Darkside" fondly.
Awesome, great video! I was watching Are you afraid of the dark with my son yesterday. He's a horror junkie like I was when I was his age.
I like what you said about why children's horror was important to the kids that watched. It really did make me feel like the show was respecting me as a viewer even when it was hokey. Gotta love the dorkiness
Your analysis is always so well-balanced and thoughtful- you always have something interesting to say. I’d love to hear what you think of the short-lived and silly Freddy’s Nightmares show.
PLEASE do "Strange days at Blake Holsey High"
Interesting.... haven’t held that one in some time. In the UK, I think they just called it “Black Hole High”.
That's...extremely odd, considering the plot of either the first season finale or the second season premiere centered around the fact that the school's name, "Blake Holsey", sounds similar to "Black Hole". IIRC the smarter characters had a "how did I not realize this" moment when the main character (can't remember her name) pointed it out.
It has been a long time since I saw that show and I only ever half-paid attention to it when it was on but I do remember that bit.
The “I am cold” ghost the tia and tamera episode and deadmans float are the episodes that always stayed with me. What a great time to be a kid. Watching every Saturday in the dark under the blankets
This show seriously scarred me for most of my life. I haven't been able to swim near pool drains in over 20 years because of it! I'm still convinced that "thing" is gonna show up and pull me under!!!
I'd rather see a video on the Twilight Zone, I appreciate you touching upon it the show is amazing. I would have never been a fan if it wasn't for the episode The Eye of The Beholder.
There was time now!
I love how you breakdown these movies man keep it up
I still remember an episode about a house with mirrors in it.
It scared me to death as a kid.
I can't remember much more but I still remember the fear.
The Pinball Wizard I think was another.
An older 80's series that went by "Fridays Curse" had the same effect.
Not meant for kids but I'd sneak out and watch it and I still gives me shivers.
Show had a basic moral: cursed antiques give you what you want - but at a price.
The store that sold them then had to recover all these different artifacts doing unusual and scary things.
You never knew what was coming.
Ayyyyyy 🙏🏽
Can you do a episode dedicated to that short live series Fear Itself another horror anthology show back in 2008 that didn't not get much love due to being on NBC or E channel in which it got cancelled!!!!
Fear itself was awesome!
This is a phenomenal video. Thank you so much!!! :)
I was around 9 years old when I discovered this show and I clearly remember the opening sequence sending shivers down my spine. For the past couple of years, I’ve tried to recall the name of this horror tv show that marked me as a child as my first real exposition to horror. Thanks to you, I’ve finally found it. One episode that I clearly remember is “The tale of many faces”, mostly for the terrifying sequence where the main protagonist loses her face. The visual effect simply scarred me as a child.
I love this channel. I tell all my horror peoples about it. ❤
Loved this series as a kid
I loved this show! Thanks for sharing! :)
Love this. Same. My Grandma would put it on for me when I was little when I stayed over - and the intro always scared me.
I feel slightly cheated, This show and many others were just After my childhood. While I got to revel in Jaws and Star Wars in the Theaters, I missed out on these kinds of shows. Can You maybe do a show about the "Inbetweeners" We who are between?
Brain: Hey let’s watch this at 2 in the morning!
Me: HAHA, OKEY
My friend and I were just talking about that blood monster in the swimming pool yesterday! This show was great, glad to see you talking about it!
Bravo my good man, great analysis
Stuff like time enough at last and any other media were people lose something meaningful to them makes me sad af
Ryan, i know you focus a lot on your matriculation through horror. I too grew up learning to enjoy horror from childhood up to now as a thirty four year old.
If you were where i was after loving AYATD and Goosebumps, my next delve was into Tales From The Crypt and The Outer Limits.
I remember the episode 'The Tale of the Super Specs' messed me up as a kid. I had nightmares about it.
the dead man's float was so traumatic that i still remember it to this day.