Summary: <p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103352/" target="_blank">Are You Afraid of the Dark?</a>: “Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society…”</p><br><p>Back in the day, when <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/04/15/melissa-joan-hart-explains-all-auditioning-clarissa-netflix/3377976002/" target="_blank">Melissa Joan Hart</a> was the queen of <a href="http://www.nick.tv/" target="_blank">Nickelodeon</a> (when it was still worth watching), there was this spooky show about <a href="https://www.quora.com/Organic-Chemistry-Why-is-powdered-coffee-creamer-so-flammable" target="_blank">campfire stories</a>. We all remember our favorite episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/07/24/the-mandela-effect/" target="_blank">Or do we…</a>?</p><br><p>When you move into the <a href="https://tv.avclub.com/documentary-now-sandy-passage-1798184670" target="_blank">Grey Gardens</a> house with the Witches of Eastwick, you have to expect a visit from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LZo9ugJTWQ" target="_blank">a ghost</a>. However, we all know that Morning Wood is far scarier than any ghost we might encounter.</p><br><p>To that end, <a href="https://twitter.com/darth_jader_" target="_blank">Darth</a> can’t decide if it would be cooler to be killed by a ghost or pelted to death with gold coins. Regardless, she takes comfort in the fact that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebadmodeler/" target="_blank">Jason</a> will smother her with a pillow before he allows her to quote <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWOSc42Ga5g" target="_blank">John Mulaney</a> in her future nursing home. #Tombstonemoment</p><br><p>On this episode, we welcome back our friend, Marie, as we discuss “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” <a href="https://tv.avclub.com/whats-your-story-meet-are-you-afraid-of-the-darks-new-1838783016" target="_blank">a show</a> that scared the holy hell out of countless children in the 90s. During this chilling episode, we learn the importance of handing a dead child his own coat, because apparently, even ghosts get cold.</p><br><p>This show does leave us wondering … what’s the creepiest thing a ghost can say? “I’m cold” can’t possibly take home the gold chocolate coins. </p><br><p>And speaking of candy, why don’t circus peanuts take as much abuse as candy corn? <a href="https://thetylt.com/culture/candy-corn-or-circus-peanuts-which-is-the-worst-halloween-candy" target="_blank">Discuss</a>.</p><br><p>The bits of wisdom we extract from this episode are as follows:</p><p><br></p><ol> <li>It pays to be a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fa0sR-I3e8" target="_blank">Mouseketeer</a>.</li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANaL80AsKVM" target="_blank">Liberace</a> could play the typewriter like a BAWSE.</li> <li>Museum exhibits that include dead bodies are <a href="http://www.premierexhibitions.com/exhibitions/4/4/bodies-exhibition" target="_blank">TERRIBLY LOUD</a>.</li> </ol><p><br></p><p>We discuss these fine points and much more on our latest episode. So, #Hindsighters, settle in and throw some non-dairy creamer onto the camp fire, because we don’t care about submitting for your approval.</p><br><hr><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
