That Time Are You Afraid of the Dark Got Extra Grisly

[@Matrim42]

Oh, hey! The hand in the jar, that’s from the very first episode! Dr. Vink had it.

[@pushinguproses]

Dr. Vink is the uncle, confirmed

[@nicholaspokorny5058]

@E K VINK!!! Va-va-va-Vink!

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

@E K I prefer Mr.Sourdough over Dr.Fink.

[@katep6179]

Dr vink (with a ver ver ver!) was always one of my fave are you afraid of the dark characters

[@Fanuc_Operator1990]

@@katep6179 I love how he appears in quite a few episodes! A cameo was always a welcome surprise when I watched new episodes on SNICK!

[@doyleharken3477]

I like the implication the uncle was considered a weirdo because people kept disappearing in town, but the cops couldn't blame anything on him. Then one day he ran out of people to feed the creature and got nommed himself.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Didn't they say they found him dead in the basement? Maybe it was a heart attack or something.

[@KrustyFrank27]

Schlock Jocks or the monster didn’t finish the job?

[@honeyyb]

Dude i didnt even think about that

[@jaredouimette1]

@@KrustyFrank27 The monster left him so somebody new would move in. A dead body does that faster than a missing person.

[@rhodopisdenile8977]

How do you just run out of people to feed? Unless the whole town got nommed seems like you could just yoink people off the street

[@Dominic-Noble]

Feeeeed me Seymour.

[@AmityvilleFan]

Who would Seymour feed?!?

[@ZekeAxel]

Oh hai, Dom

[@eointhemetalshadow66]

Hey look it's another beautiful watcher

[@user-ri2qn4qo4k]

@@AmityvilleFan E. L. James?

[@PlexyFresh]

Well, Seymour, I made it, despite your directions.

[@Zaqinabox]

I want a basement ghost uncle to eat my enemies and give me gifts.

[@devinpaul9026]

"I'll fill your swag with bling, and all you have to do is feed your enemies to me." "Wait. This IS supposed to be HORROR... right...?"

[@FirestoneX]

But how do I get my enemies to my basement?

[@farkbett699]

@@FirestoneX chloroform

[@VerneditheSnail]

@@FirestoneX But a sign outside the basement that reads "FREE COOKIES" and let nature take its course. :D

[@SirChubbyBunny]

Best uncle ever

[@TJForceIX]

It just occurred to me, part of the brilliance of Are You Afraid of the Dark? in keeping the horror okay for kids is the fact that in the show it's a story being told, so not even in the fiction of the world is the story true. No matter how scary something gets or if someone dies or is stuck forever in a pinball machine, they pull out to the Midnight Society and remind you that its all fake. Brilliant use of a framing device when you think about it.

[@juliusquasar1565]

A friend of mine met “Koda”, or rather the actor “Leif Anderson” in real life. He’s actually really nice. Also the bratty little sister Christina was same actress who played the “Lonely Ghost”, that little mute ghost girl who haunted the house next door in the eponymous episode.

[@somebodycooliguess1597]

I'm noticing a theme of actors who play the bad guys being really sweet in real life and those who play the heroes being little divas

[@hell5309]

Did you know the actress playing Kiki was the original voice of Francine in "Arthur"?

[@alexandregingras1622]

@@hell5309 She still is, as of 2020.

[@cakes3958]

She should have remained mute!

[@princessmarlena1359]

Haha! Nice! I used to wish I could star in an episode, but typically this was filmed in Canada. I dated a guy who resembled Koda, but a sweet guy.

[@Arrowdodger]

Andy turning towards the camera was a really unsettling shot, good job on that by them.

[@johnnydtw3509]

How is your comment older than the video

[@wariowuzo9433]

Arrowdodger “They didn’t blow it.”

[@josephschultz3301]

@@wariowuzo9433 They certainly didn't, Jon.

[@butterflylatte3079]

Something I found disturbing, for lack of better word, was the implication that Koda is abused. So we don't simply have a bully eaten alive; we have a bully who is abused by his father, so in turn hurts others as part of a vicious cycle, and THEN gets eaten alive.

[@noodlepoodle3582]

Butterfly Latte Yay fun kids’ show!

[@maggiekoch9348]

Sadly, that's true horror then and today. Koda was honestly murdered, in my opinion.

[@SirChubbyBunny]

I don't remember seeing this episode, and that was my first thought as well. It's probably telling that I need to revisit the series, but was implied child abuse a reoccurring thing?

[@MasterZebulin]

@@SirChubbyBunny I think child abusers are the ones who should be fed to the monsters.

[@maximeteppe7627]

I mean, the main character straight up murdering someone (and turning into a vengeful pshycho) is also pretty disturbing. How common is that in children horror? It seems most of them try to avoid having completely amoral endings.

[@Anthintendo]

I appreciate how the monster takes different forms depending on what kind of music is playing.

[@shsldisappointment1334]

Anthony Naranjo yeah! And I’m pretty sure that the carnival scene when the door opened is an Easter egg from a previous episode called ‘laughing in the dark’

[@somedudewatchintv5297]

Was that what determined it? I didn't notice but it would explain why it was always widely different.

[@RoosterMontgomery]

I think when it's hungry and restless it turns to malevolency but once it's been fed, it's calm and compliant.

[@dotsydude]

The life sized doll is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. Imagine seeing that for real 😭

[@wallamazoo01]

Don't give the demons any more fuel to frighten me.

[@dvdcbb]

I think there's one episode of the haunting hour where a girl turns into a doll

[@greenlemon5259]

Shaye st john

[@JDT-Loadsamoney]

David Cobb oh right I’ve heard of that episode But there was also The mascot That’s trauma apparently

[@dvdcbb]

@@JDT-Loadsamoney yeah there was like a monster that ate people

[@N3rv3d4m4g3]

I think the moms behavior makes sense if shes trying to indirectly Sacrifice Andy to the demon.

[@jetfrog4574]

It makes even more sense that the Mom wasn't trying to sacrifice Andy to the demon but indirectly lead him to become it's caretaker/feeder.😳

[@rickw9291]

“His address is 420?” You waited till today to post this just for that didn’t you?

[@Radien]

Major bonus points if she waited several years so she could post it on 4/20 in the month of 4/20.

[@FoxAzureOfficial]

You can't make this up

[@kaleahcollins4567]

Excellent( Mr.Burns voice rubs hands)

[@paperloid07]

What does this means?

[@princessnovainacottage3326]

4/20 is a common marijuana term, usually on the 20 April its sort of a day to smoke weed and get super blazed This year since its 2020 meant it was 04-20-20 so we can all get high

[@Soulrender95]

maybe the Mom wasn't trying to assuage his fears, maybe she knew and was trying to feed him to the monster.

[@mango8616]

Or maybe she wanted to get her son involved in the good old demon feeding family business.

[@sarcasticpanda84]

@Aspiring Marauder Let's be honest, the son was on borrowed time once mom got a new boyfriend. Being a single parent to one child is tough, two or more has got to be a lot more difficult. Maybe mom thinks that if she kills the kid that Dave will stay? But guess what? Dave doesn't hang around for women that wear salmon.

[@Radien]

Hmmm, this is indeed starting to sound more like Stephen King.

[@maggiekoch9348]

The whole "creepy backstory" trope is very adult horror. But seriously, who tells their children details of a relative's mysterious death? Perhaps she was confessing to her involvement in it? Being a murder mystery fan, that is where my mind went.

[@Nightman221k]

I think the mom sacrificed her brother to the doorway monster. It was a strong implication to me that that was the case. She probably anticipated that ONE of her kids would end up getting taken.

[@richmcgee434]

"And don't give me no lip!" I feel like when you're dressed that way, you just kind of expect incoming lip at all times and take preemptive measures against the inevitable mockery. Just look at that guy.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

🤣

[@franziska9260]

I have nothing to add to this but it's midnight and I'm giggling into a pillow

[@baxter553]

My response: That’s too damn bad!!!

[@RoosterMontgomery]

Beetlejuice called; he wants his pants back.

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

“WhAt’S tHe MaTtEr AnDy? AfRaId Of ThE dArK?”

[@zacharyjoy8724]

LoganArnoldKicks Channeling Raven?

[@vanspoorsveeplays357]

Well that's a shame cuz' you're a FUCKING LIAR, ANDY! Also THAT'S THE NAME OF THE SHOW, so I'm pretty sure it's fair to say YOU'RE IN FOR SOME SHIT.

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

Vanspoor's VeePlays JonTron 😭😂😂

[@vanspoorsveeplays357]

Oh hey look, Metallica.

[@AshDub86]

Ahh, the 90's: when you had to ridicule people to their face, instead of online from behind a screen. 😌

[@gankhef5564]

That kid was a decent little actor. He sold the hard turn into the whole incipient school shooter sociopath angle by the conclusion. This episode upset me as a kid. I was unprepared for a protagonist becoming unambiguously irredeemable. Up to that point, I had never really considered such a thing to be possible.

[@dawntavishflynn8802]

Yeah the strong implication that he fed his sister to the monster is like "...wait..what now?"

[@abbycollins]

That was a fun way to learn, huh?

[@Omicron9999]

You guys realise that they explicitly say Andy didn't feed his sister to the monster in the epilogue, right?

[@iang0th]

@@Omicron9999 It's a fictional story and a fictional frame narrative, so you don't have to accept what the storyteller said as canon, especially when the implied ending shown on screen is a lot more impactful.

[@gankhef5564]

​@@Omicron9999 The axiom "show don't tell" is even more important when it comes to Children. What was shown in the story made a far greater impression than what was said afterward. Clearly, as I totally didn't remember the epilogue. My child brain just tuned it out lol

[@squeaktheswan2007]

Does anyone have a Snickers bar? Basement Uncle isn't himself when he's hungry.

[@grimTales1]

That would have made an amazing twist

[@CrispyDragons]

The ending was *almost* disturbing. That goofy skeleton minutes before ruined it for me. Also not sure why the skeleton went "OH YEAAAHHHH" like Macho Man Randy Savage, but it was pretty funny.

[@pushinguproses]

The Skeleton reminded me of a wacky character from Monkey Island.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Kool Aid Brand Milk

[@simsgirlgem]

@@pushinguproses that’s it you’re cursed you are gonna have such a rash

[@chelseacuzzocrea6956]

CrispyDragons i’m just here waiting for the “Really You” haunting hour episodes to be done-they’re in 2 parts but i’m really excited if she does do them

[@otakutsukonko]

@@pushinguproses MURRAY! Yes! I wish they'd make more MI games or else re-release the other games in the series on modern consoles... I've only played 1 & 2 and the 5 episode Tales games... T_T

[@Kain128]

I literally had no idea what he said at "Come here and I'll suck your -----." after that episode of Jontron. Thank you for solving that mystery.

[@benjaminsilvert1880]

I think one of the darkest elements of this story is a human feeding people to a monster. A human actively killing brings up much more impactful emotions compared to a monster acting on it's own, especially for children's horror.

[@RabbitTeaPot]

Are we just gonna brush over the fact he was 100% planning on “feeding” his little sister to the monster at the end? Since lock down happened I’ve been rewatching these are you afraid of the dark episodes and I did watch this one. His little sister annoyed him a lot through out and 100% that look at the end when she comes home means she’s toast.

[@cbennett7480]

oh no, no, no.... it wasn't until Roses pointed out how the UNCLE was dealing with it that made me think of all the implications. Like how long did the uncle know about the basement, what he DID about it.... so many questions and so much potential to be horrifically fleshed out! LOL!

[@jaycue7641]

This was definitely the darkest episode. I also remember fondly for the show having some balls and ending this episode on a really twisted note.

[@Mookielady]

I should add it to my lock down watch list.

[@stefanm.734]

What do you mean "brush over"? Roses specifically pointed that out in the video.

[@TheTrueAdept]

@@cbennett7480 that's what fanfiction is for... but if this happened in an alternate timeline that I've been working on... well... the kid would be getting a talking to with some heavily armed MIB-like guys... ... OR one young adult that is mostly cybernetic with the soul of a baron of the Order of the Teutons as his vassal/familiar/companion finding out and paying the kid a visit for some POINTED questions.

[@lgbtlove1161]

portal door: "Feed me." My brain: "Feed me, Seymour."

[@emoyak8795]

"Ah door ghost, welcome, I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable luncheon!"

[@jpawtalksabout]

I just read that in that way too before seeing the bottom part

[@amityislandchum]

@@emoyak8795 A *ghost door* that *eats people*? In this house? Controlled entirely by music? Located specifically in your basement?

[@emoyak8795]

@@amityislandchum yes!

[@pikachugirl1235]

May I see it?

[@UJEvans]

"Pink Shirt Cult" sounds like a Blue Oyster Cult tribute band.

[@devinpaul9026]

"YOU GUYS SUCK!" "Believe us, we know."

[@devinpaul9026]

@The Strawberry Pimp LMFAO!!

[@HeavyMetalHindu]

"Man, these guys aren't nearly as good as Azure Mollusk Sect"

[@eyeroh5250]

I wanted to name a boc tribute band black clam fanclub

[@V_for_Vovin]

@The Strawberry Pimp Saw BOC in person years ago. It was fuckin' awesome

[@themanwiththerubyshadow]

I love this episode for the ambiguous ending. It raises more questions than answers and ends when things are going in a certain direction. They set up this monster in a brilliant way and leave the viewer guessing what happens afterwards.

[@emmagrace8938]

That fake punch almost made me cry laughing, dear god. And immediately after the skeleton just,,, vaguely jiggling in the background 😂😂😂 this episode is next level

[@jusjuicebox]

Everyone: this is a children's show Are You Afraid of the Dark: Okay but hear me out-

[@RetepAdam]

Relax, everyone. The kid who got eaten was clearly [checks notes] a child of abuse.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

@Frizzurd I think I heard something about an Are You Afraid Of The Dark reboot, actually. Not sure what channel or anything, and coronavirus probably caused it to be delayed, but I swear I heard they were doing it.

[@cyanmanta]

This episode hits so many phobias. The dark, basements, dolls, clowns/carnivals, skeletons, confined spaces, things that are bigger than they should be...

[@cherryblossom1460]

I have a phobia of clowns and dolls, so I would of been shitting myself. xD

[@TheKrossRoads]

I want a sequel story. I want to see Andy, 20 years later, after he's been constantly feeding people to this creature in the basement. I want to hear about how damaged he's become as a person, slipping into greed and psychopathy. I want to know what he asked for in return for human sacrifice. I want to learn more about the being behind the door. And, at the end, I want Andy to fall victim to the monster himself. Then, the upstanding main character gets too tempted to resist that kind of power, and starts inviting real nasty people over for dinner. "They deserve to die" they'll reason. "I remove a horrible person from the world, and I get rewarded at the same time. I can justify this!". And then the cycle starts again, because humans are flawed and corruptible.

[@cheesewheel789]

reminds me of a twist on the howling man from twilight zone

[@intheneighborhoodtv]

Watch the movie "The Shed" on Shudder. I believe it's based off this concept.

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

Sorry to say, but that's kind of the premise of "Death Note"

[@____________838]

Dexter with supernatural notes?

[@princessmarlena1359]

Sweet! 👍

[@Wade_Winter]

When I was young, watching ayaotd was a weekend ritual where my mom would light candles and we would watch it together. Twas special.

[@lunamoonstone2350]

that sounds so really cool. i used to watch this show i believe it came on every saturday, my older sister would turn off all the lights and we would watch it down in the basement, sometimes during the winter we would make a fire in the fireplace.

[@melissamoore6592]

"The Tale of the Dollmaker" is super creepy!! THE ENDING STILL HAUNTS ME

[@fredjones2170]

The infinite pink shirts were the result of Andy’s family never learning not to mix red and white laundry. Truly, the most horrifying tale in this episode.

[@zandernewson9933]

I’m from the U.K. We had a few AYAOTD playing on Nickelodeon. One episode that always stands out to me was where a female student at a school gets pushed backwards in time to witness another student from the 60s die in a Bunsen burner accident. She then gets taken back to modern times to prevent the same accident happening again. The kicker; my dad is a science teacher, so I always got paranoid this was gonna happen to him.

[@CuteCuteJames]

The Tale of Locker 22. I remember that one very well because the tragedy was so realistic. It was a freak accident that was completely plausible.

[@zandernewson9933]

Antony James Yep, i roses covers that next

[@Aster_Risk]

That's a really cool one!

[@zandernewson9933]

Alicia I know, we didn’t get many, but that stood out to me!

[@kikigam7113]

That was a good episode

[@MrDN83]

You forgot the scene where the mom says that somehow the uncle was wealthy even though he rarely left the house, hinting that the uncle was up to no good seeing as how the thing gives gifts.

[@kane00000]

I mean this whole video is pointless. It's all implied, and shown in the episode..

[@rosehearttoxic1691]

Lol the clip of the girl eating the goldfish "the snack that smiles back, goldfish." XD

[@stefanm.734]

10:25 Not showing the monster makes it _more_ terrifying. People are scared of the unknown. That's what makes horror effective: the parts that you do not understand.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

“I’m filthy!” “I’m Roses!” I love this channel 😂

[@devinpaul9026]

And IIIIII helped!

[@Fakan]

Immediately made me smile. =D

[@Radien]

Yes, more dad jokes plz~

[@jeremyfrost2636]

That was hilarious. Does she do that kind of thing a lot? This is my first Roses video.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Jeremy Frost Yes, she’s got a great sense of humor!

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

For some reason, the life-sized doll was completely erased from my childhood mind... Looks like I made the right call

[@cherchezlafemme3]

Definitely recommend The Tale of the Dollmaker, especially if the doll in this one freaked you out. Sometimes the idea of somethin happening to you super slowly and you being powerless to stop it is really powerful, especially when you're a kid

[@sutarikun]

That's one of those perfect "existential dread for kids" episodes!

[@Videomaster21XX]

When she gave her reaction to the doll in this, I was thinking this exact thing!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That's one of the best. I also suggest Tale of the Secrert Admirer.

[@Chaogod1233]

This plot really could turn into a whole "Dexter" type situation. I mean aside from the implications behind Koda. Andy could just figure out his uncle kept the monster happy by bringing in / kidnapping awful people and feeding them to the monster. And he could continue that himself and could explore similar themes as Dexter did but also the issue behind the monster itself and the consequences of feeding it.

[@V_for_Vovin]

Fantastic choice, this was easily the scariest episode for me when I was a kid. That doll scene especially scared the living shit out of me. I also used to experience paranormal shit at that age, especially when alone in old creepy basements, so this really set the tone for me trying to grasp that delicious yet fleeting taste of supernatural fear that we lose as boring and experienced adults

[@Dracomut]

“I’m not afraid of the dark, I’m afraid of the things IN the dark!” - Fidget, 2012

[@retrogamer983]

The dark does not scare me it calms me

[@Famix]

My mother used to say that a lot

[@JoshtheOverlander]

Ah, a man of indie game culture!

[@Webshooters1]

I'm not afraid of the dark I'm more afraid of the shit that comes WITH the dark. Like stepping on a LEGO brick or tripping over something and falling flat on my face cause THAT'S fun.

[@peachysakura24]

The doll shows up and it became a beautiful duet of me and Roses going "nope, nope, nope, no, no, nope" 😂

[@prettyevil6662000]

6:03 As a child, my mom had a decorative porcelain doll sitting in our entryway. I was scared to death of this doll. I thought she was going to come alive and attack me if I had to go through there by myself. For some reason my child brain decided the best option to ensure she didn't come to life was to... poke her in the face when I had to run by. I don't know why that made sense to me. But this is exactly what she looked like including the blue dress, except, you know, an actual doll. Adult me is just re-feeling all those moments of horror now.

[@sugarbunnyy]

Is it weird that I was the same way with a Halloween doll where I wouldn't pass it by myself and had to have someone with me

[@bluesun4682]

I wish you would do the “So Weird” show from 1999. I vaguely remember it, and I think it was along the same line as “Are You Afraid Of The Dark” not an anthology but a horror kids show.

[@iloveyourunclebob]

I absolutely loved So Weird!

[@Tttxxxj]

I loved this show!

[@crypticcrustacean4499]

Used to go to the website all the time and it would creep me out lol

[@RavenousMedicine]

I used to be obsessed with Megadeth (hence the character in my icon). Every time you made a reference to them, it sent me right back to when i would lose my mind whenever someone would just acknowledge them. unexpected, lol. thank you for that!

[@AEtrane]

Me too, especially when Koda went into the basement, he must've been *sweating bullets* I bet he felt like he was in his *darkest hour* praying it was just a nightmare, but even then he might *wake up dead*

[@furryash8388]

Theory: the monster is a heavy metal loving eldritch being.

[@pollywogapocalypse]

1:10 Hey Roses just letting you know the Stephen King book isn’t titled *Stand By Me.* The movie was called that but the book is called *The Body.* just figured you’d appreciate knowing that. Keep up the great work UwU

[@zerokura]

That was a steven king movie? I thought it was a young teen movie of kids journeying to find a body.they have like kids from the sand lot in the movie i think.their also i think the stand by me movie of a black teacher or principal thats thrust anf want to help this class of trouble teens.so i think that pop in my head when i hear the name stand by me.

[@wayoftheredpanda2898]

@@zerokura Stephen King has written a lot besides horror. He's written a lot of great drama and fantasy/science fiction. Shawshank Redemption (Titled "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption") and The Green Mile were also adapted from his stories.

[@adamlane6453]

@@zerokura must the two be mutually incompatible?

[@TMThesaurus]

And the novel It is based was originally called Clownin' Around with Pennywise and the Pen Pals

[@angelajohnson7834]

@@zerokura the movie about the black pricipal played by Morgan Freeman is called Lean on Me

[@jakobeisenstein4886]

"The Tale of the Quicksilver" is the one episode that gave me nightmares for years. It's wonderfully creepy and occult and I'd love to hear your take on it.

[@MadameChristie]

That one stuck in my brain for years. That and the creepy ass clown

[@pompe221]

@@MadameChristie Which one? There's Zeebo and the Crimson Clown. EDIT: And I guess the Ghastly Grinner, kind of.

[@krsc1506]

That one was the very first one I saw...I was not ok for a bit,lol

[@harvestcheddar0]

Is that the one with Tatyana Ali and there’s chalk involved and a fire? If so, that’s the one that stuck with me from my childhood. Creeped me out so much as a kid.

[@whiskey_phillips]

I may or may not have had my first panic attack watching Quicksilver

[@rexwall2000]

I’m in between jobs and have finished all the Goosebumps analysis videos. Halfway through these. Your videos are entertaining. It’s been a lot of fun looking back on them with your witty and humorous adult commentary.

[@shadowlinkbds]

Oooooooooooo this episode is one of my favorites. I really love the dark tone with this episode especially the ending. Plus I think we can all agree that the doll is definitely the scariest part in this episode.

[@Oterbius]

This was my favorite AYAOTD episode by far. I think what made it so enjoyable to me was that it followed a very "90's adventure kid movie" structure: you have a bully abusing a nerdy main character, and then the nerd outsmarting the bully by inventing an unnecessarily complex contraption/trap to get revenge. On top of that, the light eldritch horror elements of the story turned out to fit really well into that story arch. I saw this episode many times and never got bored.

[@justincasesept92]

Also, what I love about this episode is how inscrutable and unknowable the horror is: you never know if the entity is a ghost, a demon or something else (maybe other-dimensional?). Yep, we see a pair of red eyes, that f*ck¡ng creepy doll and the circus barker skeleton, but you even don't know if they are avatars of the same being or simple minions/emissaries. The only who seeing it was the bully, and don't lived to tell. We only know that music invokes it and needs to be feed.

[@kodim420]

This is "peak Roses". Best episode of anything I've seen in a while.

[@Radien]

It is definitely quite indicative of her style. That's one of the reasons I like watching her episodes about AYAotD (that, and I actually watched the show a lot as a kid).

[@jeremyfrost2636]

This randomly showed up in my recommended videos and is the first video of hers I've watched. If she's always like this maybe I should subscribe.

[@theaviestofcados6017]

Andy's eyes creep me out. His pupils don't dilate even with the blue light being shined on his face.

[@jar5520]

Was wondering if anyone else noticed. Looks like he's on drugs or something more sinister.

[@giant-speck]

Andy's eyes creep me out, too. It's like they're slightly too big for his face.

[@ChocorocK]

He looks like a lizard person.

[@Dragerdeifrit]

no shining in his eyes either, they look papercut

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@Dragerdeifrit did Dean Cundey work on this show?

[@mrpenguindeluxe]

Just discovered your channel and am really enjoying it so far. This episode of Are You Afraid was always one of my favorites, so it warms my heart to see it get a little recognition. Would absolutely love to see an updated version of this story, feel like it could work well if it were expanded a bit. Likely never, but a man can dream. Keep up the great work!

[@JRJigsawyer]

This episode scared the hell out of me when I was a kid and watched it and made me afraid of basement closets/root cellars for ao long lol. Then as an adult I realized the implications of the ending... good stuff.

[@SofaPop.]

You have to talk about the episode “my old house” from R.L. Stines the haunting hour, that one scared the shit out of me

[@DigiRangerScott]

5:06 Oh so that’s why the episode goes public tomorrow!

[@j_c_93]

I replayed that "What's the matter, Andy? Afraid of the dark?" clip about five times. That little girl's delivery of the line was hilarious. The eye roll completed it. I also found it weird that the mom looked directly at the camera around the 5:30 mark. That's usually a big no-no unless you're in a documentary style series or doing some sort of fourth wall break. It felt creepy.

[@jdzencelowcz]

The Red Eyes moment, gave me a cold tingle I used to get when I was a kid, & I was around 25 at the time, I forgot why I never watched AYAOTD, as opposed to Goosebumps.

[@raptorclaw163]

5:20 From the episode The Tale Of The Phantom Cab. Never noticed that before, good catch!

[@moon230686]

Yeah, maybe his uncle is Dr Vink! 🤯

[@Artetak]

I'd love to see you do an episode on "The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor"! The faceless aliens scared the hell out of me as a kid

[@sammoore5864]

Agreed

[@tremorsfan]

That was a scary episode, although I found the ending rather sad

[@rayblack2004]

@@tremorsfan sad? It was terrifying!!!

[@laurelm4841]

I was just thinking of that episode the other day and wondered if I imagined it. The faceless aliens were terrifying.

[@aprili.3802]

I remember seeing this as a kid and being very disturbed by it; however, the only episode I couldn’t watch more than once was that vampire silent film one, Tale of Midnight Madness

[@KanaidBlack]

For me it was the one with the soup. Creepy.

[@martinprince7773]

Oh wow I forgot about the vampire! That one really scared me lol

[@amityislandchum]

The Midnight Madness is a masterpiece! The best straight-up horror episode of the show.

[@goob_goob_gooby_goob]

Andy: “I heard that” Ghost: Whispers: “N-no you didn’t...”

[@alex.r.g]

dear roses, i came back to this channel after a while to watch some more videos. this time even about a series i have never ever seen or heard of, because it never ran in germany afaik. but your humour and writing is so nice, it makes me smile and feel comfortable.

[@kingcheerio8558]

Yup, I remember having seen this episode multiple times as a kid, and each time it scared the hell out of me. Even now remembering it make me shiver, the red eyes in the dark, and that voice... Brrrrrrr...

[@arashi86]

6:38 To be fair, the smell of funnel cakes is amazing, so I would have walked into the cursed basement door carnival as well.

[@StephaniePrice]

I would have been eaten, for sure. Lol

[@susanaalmeida593]

This episode low-key feels like a Tales From The Crypt story.

[@BuddyL]

05:00 "Wait... his address is 420? Blaze it!" So, *that's* why you put this episode out today, is it?🔥

[@alejandrocervantes3624]

Smoooke weeed ev'ry day 🎶

[@dogmeat7486]

Damn, you never fail to give me the nostalgies. adorable too.

[@an0ana]

Kid's horror pushing the envelope to adult horror. This didn't stand out to me as a terrifying episode, but as an adult it does. It's kind of cool to have been able to watch most of these as a kid and compare them to my adult brain. Episodes that were meek and tame had more darker themes and definite many layers weaved beneath the surface. Love this show!

[@sdsolarisii]

3:01 Yeah you are definitely not alone in the "being afraid of creaky wooden stairs and falling through them"

[@devinpaul9026]

Don't ever watch Return Of The Living Dead...

[@maggiekoch9348]

For me, it's not the stairs, it's the possible spiders or falling and no one finding you for days or longer.

[@devinpaul9026]

@Frizzurd That always just randomly appear in mid air wherever the guy goes, and also they can talk for some reason. They don't say anything too scary though, they're just kind of a jerk.

[@maggiekoch9348]

@Frizzurd Hey, you have a creepy title already: "Stairway to Death."

[@WhiteFox8792]

Lmao that 420 joke makes me feel like you made this video months ago and just waited for today to post it.

[@Mafon2]

What's the joke? I thought it has something to do with the haunted house from King's novel.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

@@Mafon2 420 = marijuana.

[@Mafon2]

@@jeremyfrost2636 phhhh.... and the joke is? You can't just say "marijuhana" and expect it to be funny.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

@@Mafon2 April 20th is a pretty big holiday for potheads. She waited to release the video until that day in order to make this joke, and it seems from reading these comments you're the only one who didn't like it. 🙄

[@Mafon2]

@@jeremyfrost2636 if you have to explain the joke to me, than it's not that much of a joke. Also, don't put your words into my mouth.

[@squeethemog213]

I've seen several people cover this episode and I'm glad to see you cover it. It goes to show how much it stands out amongst children's horror :)

[@JP-sb6ll]

That basement Demon, almost ate Andy, by turning itself into the form of a blowup doll; and tricking Andy into taking it’s hand.

[@OldManShane]

I swear, I watched this series multiple times over the years, since they first aired. Every few years, I'll binge a few seasons. I have never, ever, seen this story. Not a single bit of it. So yeah, you're not the only one. Maybe it really did upset the censors?

[@an0ana]

I remember seeing it several times, but I had never seen the Silent Servant. There was quite a few of them that I had never seen, so it's interesting to figure out what ones were played the most and the least.

[@justinedse3314]

Nope, it was on original run

[@nickcarroll5034]

I remember seeing it in the mid 90s for sure.

[@Jackie-McCann]

6:00 **Insert JonTron scream here**

[@daphne649]

I heard it in my head

[@sgt.slapstick3996]

I couldn't not hear the bleep when Andy was telling his mom what it said 🤣

[@MrDryqula]

@@sgt.slapstick3996 It said "Come in and I'll suck your BLEEP" 😆

[@alexjames1756]

I like how Roses and Jon both agreed that the doll was the scariest thing in the episode. Because...Uh...They right.

[@MrDryqula]

@@alexjames1756 That thing was 100% pure high octane nightmare fuel

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

"Shoddy greenscreen"? Roses... that's clearly a bluescreen. You can even tell because it's so shoddy.

[@donsmith325]

I laughed waaaaay too hard at "AHHH! Dave Mustaine!"

[@skaman125]

The little Megadeth cuts were great.

[@alexjames1756]

SWEATING BULLEEEETS!!!

[@meredithsmith270]

This and Murder, She Wrote episodes? Good lord, how do you know exactly what my heart needs?? Time to go to your Patreon and sign up, y'all, because YES TO THIS.

[@iamfearmask]

I know I'm saying this a week after you posted this video but I've been watching all your videos for a week, they were suggested to me and I grew to like them, I never cared about murder she wrote and I completely forgot all about some of these shows you talk about and I'm super excited whenever I see a video about something I haven't seen since I was a child or early teen, your channel just gives me so much nostalgia. I love it.

[@iamfearmask]

Oh also you got me interested in murder she wrote. I didn't think that would happen much less after however many years since it was released

[@DangerDave-e7u]

"Are you afraid of the dark?" Me: Not anymore 😜

[@leebennett4117]

There is nothing in the Night that isn't there in the Day

[@AceAttorny]

I feel so privileged to see this.

[@CSM100MK2]

i feel that

[@Randomark3087]

That doll scared the living hell out of me, when I was a kid! 😱

[@legendofshaunesquire3014]

Yeah I had nightmares when the doll got sucked back into the doorway

[@robertguarino355]

I know I'm a few years slow finding this channel but it's really fun. Thank you 😊

[@halieparker9214]

I’m so glad I found you, your editing cracks me up! The music makes me lose control made my entire day hahaha

[@bigjim283]

This took me back, I probably blacked this from my memory. Love revisiting my childhood.

[@sundered_ant]

I don't know about anyone else Roses, but I would love it if you one day covered that insane 3 part episode "The Tale of the Silver Sight."

[@DasNordlicht91]

Finally, an episode of the show that actually posits the title of the show.

[@nayru33]

Love rewatching Are You Afraid of the Dark episodes and reviews. Yours are my fav as I love your sense of humour. Plus, loved the use of Grim Fandango music in the background 💛

[@GenKraid]

"Ahhh Dave Mustaine!” 😂

[@Lauranna]

I remember this episode! The red eyes in the dark traumatised me as a kid.

[@mathieuleader8601]

a good episode to review of Are You Afraid of The Dark? that is like a Stephen King novel would be the three part episode The Tale of the Silver Light which details the societies origins

[@Nightman221k]

I was just thinking about that one. It was a good 3 parter and had me hooked by the premise. The funny thing is I forgot all the details but what stuck with me was that creepy little vagabond child and when he turned evil looking. I was legitimately scared of that little kid when I was 10 or 11 when I saw it.

[@menkomonty]

I can relate to being somewhat scared of simple things like you, Rose. I remember watching an episode of Jonathon Creek, a British mystery/comedy series where they had an episode about an elderly woman began predicting people's deaths and she predicted her own death and the scene had her hiding in her closest and a knife pierces through some slats in the closet and blood just poured out and her murderer turns to the camera and that freaked me out for months. Now I can watch that episode and go "I was scared of this?"

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Loved that show

[@menkomonty]

@@WhiskeyBrewer I love Jonathon Creek. It's one of my favourite shows.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

@@menkomonty The early ones with Caroline Quentin were definitely the best

[@amandafarmer2664]

Man! I'd forgotten about this episode until now! :) Thanks for the great vid.

[@mr.robot1399]

Love your vids keep up the awesome work you do😊😊

[@randalthor741]

For the record, I am *not* afraid of the dark. I'm afraid of what might be *in* the dark. Things that I can't see... Because it's dark...

[@wallamazoo01]

I'm not afraid of the dark. I'm not even afraid of what might be in the dark. I am afraid of the things that take advantage of how dark it is.

[@Lightning_StrikesAgain]

When I first watched this when I was a kid, I thought the punk was turned into the bike.

[@MoonMagicks]

This is one of the few episodes that actually scared me as a kid. The first two appearances of the basement monster were nightmare fuel. There was another early episode with a girl who was dared to go into an abandoned house with a ghost girl writing help me all over the wall.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

The Lonely Ghost

[@williamcarlson9638]

Forgot how good this channel is, glad I got this suggested video again. Just subscribed.

[@kamenanew9867]

Welcome to the neighborhood *music in the background* Sweating Bullets!!! That was excellent editing thank you