<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a Canadian - American horror fantasy - themed anthology television series . It premiered in 1992 and aired until 1996, then again for a second run in 1999 to 2000 . The original series was created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel and was picked up by Nickelodeon in 1991 . MacHale, Kandel, and Nickelodeon teamed up with the Canadian company Cinar, and as a part of the deal the show was filmed in Richmond, British Columbia and in the Greater Montreal area of Quebec, including their suburbs . </P> <P> The series premiered with the episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" as a pilot on Halloween 1990 on the Canadian television network YTV and it aired until June 11, 2000 . The show also premiered on Nickelodeon's SNICK on August 15, 1992, and aired until April 20, 1996 . The show was both a critical and commercial success, garnering numerous awards as the series progressed . </P>

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