Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Carnival of Doom

**Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Carnival of Doom** (also known as it's alternate name **The Carnival of Doom**) is the final television film, and it was a three episode, long, mini-series revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark? released in October 2019 right after the Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Silver Sight. Also it is the Ninety-first to Ninety-third combined episodes in total.

## Plot

As the new girl in school, Rachel feels out of place until The Midnight Society invites her to join the group. All she has to do is tell a terrifying story. After a disappearance links to Rachel's story, The Midnight Society decides to go to the Carnival of Doom. Rachel decides to take charge and end Mr. Tophat's reign of horror.

## Promo Code

The promo code for the miniseries tv film is 101 to 103.

## Casting

According to *Variety*, "The new members of the Midnight Society for this updated series have been named as Gavin, played by Sam Ashe Arnold, Akiko, played by Miya Cech, Louise, played by Tamara Smart, Graham, played by Jeremy Taylor, and Rachel, played by Lyliana Wray." Additionally, there will be a circus ringmaster named Mr. Tophat, portrayed by actor Rafael Casal.

The mini series will air on October 11, 2019. It has not yet been confirmed what the story will be about, but it has been confirmed that Rachel will be the one telling it.

Ross Hull, the actor who portrayed Gary in the original incarnation of *Are You Afraid of the Dark?*, claims that he has not been approached for any part in the revival and expressed concerns over how fans might react to this.

At the 2019 New York City Comic Con executive producer Matt Kaplan mentioned that this “felt like the right time” to be bringing back the series, with horror reboots reaching an all-time high in movie theaters today. Kaplan also went onto say that he felt that Grabinski was his first choice to write the script. Grabinski himself spoke about the “tricky balance” to bring the show back in an era where our “fear tolerance is much higher,” making it scary enough for today’s horror fans and watchable enough for the intended, younger, audience. Still, Grabinski’s love for the original balance of horror and watchability was a massive part of crafting the show. It was also revealed that The new Midnight Society will be a lot more developed than the OG group. However, the new series will forgo the structured, anthology format of the original show. Fans of the original series can look forward to the new opening credits for being an homage to the original, and will will have easter eggs harkening back to the original series sprinkled throughout as confirmed by Kaplan and Grabinski.

The mini series was WildBrain's last live-action production to be produced under the DHX Media name, before the company rebranded under the WildBrain name itself on December 25, 2019.

## Trivia

* This was the first time any version of the Midnight Society was shown holding a meeting in the afternoon.
* One of the carnival-goers wears a mask of Zeebo.

## References

1. ↑ Nickelodeon Announces Cast for ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ Revival Template:M
2. ↑ 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' Star Ross Hull Wants in on the Reboot Template:M
3. ↑ 'NICKELODEON ASKS NEW YORK COMIC CON “ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?'

## External Links

* Nickipedia
* Are You Afraid of the Dark? Wiki
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_Are\_You\_Afraid\_of\_the\_Dark%3F\_episodes#Carnival\_of\_Doom\_(2019)