# Are You Afraid of the Dark? (book series)

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a book series that is based on the television series of the same name. This book series was created in 1995. The first book was written by John Peel, who later wrote three more books in the series.
Only two books from the series, The Tale of Cutter's Treasure and The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors, were actually adapted from episodes of the TV series, and each has the same title as the episode on which it was based.
The first six books in the series have covers that are illustrated with a single photo of the face of a surprised or frightened child. (The one exception to this is the cover of book number two, The Tale of Cutter's Treasure, as in addition to the photo of a child's frightened face, it also includes stills from the TV episode on which the book is based.) The covers of the later books follow a completely different style and layout, with each featuring an illustration that is directly related to the story within.

## List of books in the series

| No. | Title | Author | Date | Narrator | Notes |
| 1 | The Tale of the Sinister Statues | John Peel | March 1995 | Gary | Original novel |
| 2 | The Tale of Cutter's Treasure | David L. Seidman | May 1995 | Gary & Frank | Novelization of Season 4, Episode 4 |
| 3 | The Tale of the Restless House | John Peel | July 1995 | Samantha | Original novel |
| 4 | The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors | Kathleen Derby & D.J. MacHale | September 1995 | Betty Ann | Novelization of Season 1, Episode 8 |
| 5 | The Tale of the Secret Mirror | Brad & Barbara Strickland | November 1995 | Kiki | Original novel |
| 6 | The Tale of the Phantom School Bus | Brad & Barbara Strickland | January 1996 | Tucker | Original novel |
| 7 | The Tale of the Ghost Riders | John Vornholt | July 1996 | Gary | Original novel |
| 8 | The Tale of the Deadly Diary | Brad & Barbara Strickland | July 1996 | Betty Ann | Original novel |
| 9 | The Tale of the Virtual Nightmare | Ted Pederson | September 1996 | Gary | Original novel |
| 10 | The Tale of the Curious Cat | Diana G. Gallagher | November 1996 | Betty Ann | Original novel |
| 11 | The Tale of the Zero Hero | John Peel | January 1997 | Samantha | Original novel |
| 12 | The Tale of the Shimmering Shell | David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss | March 1997 | Samantha | Original novel |
| 13 | The Tale of the Three Wishes | John Peel | May 1997 | Frank | Original novel |
| 14 | The Tale of the Campfire Vampires | Clayton Emery | July 1997 | Tucker | Original novel |
| 15 | The Tale of the Bad-Tempered Ghost | V. E. Mitchell | September 1997 | Kiki | Original novel |
| 16 | The Tale of the Souvenir Shop | Alice Eve Cohen | November 1997 | Betty Ann | Original novel |
| 17 | The Tale of the Ghost Cruise | David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss | January 1998 | Gary | Original novel |
| 18 | The Tale of the Pulsating Gate | Diana G. Gallagher | March 1998 | Gary | Original novel |
| 19 | The Tale of the Stalking Shadow | David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss | May 1998 | Samantha | Original novel |
| 20 | The Tale of the Egyptian Mummies | Mark Mitchell | July 1998 | Frank | Original novel |
| 21 | The Tale of the Terrible Toys | Richard Lee Byers | September 1998 | Tucker | Original novel |
| 22 | The Tale of the Mogul Monster | David Cody Weiss & Bobbi JG Weiss | November 1998 | Tucker | Original novel |
| 23 | The Tale of the Horrifying Hockey Team | K. S. Rodriguez | January 1999 | Frank | Original novel |