The Haunting Hour: The Series
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series is an original anthology horror-fantasy television series which is based on the 2007 movie "" and the anthologies "" and "Nightmare Hour" by R.L. Stine, that originally aired on The Hub Network from October 29, 2010 to October 11, 2014. The only story taken from "The Haunting Hour" anthology was "My Imaginary Friend", and the only story unused from "The Nightmare Hour" was "Make Me a Witch". The fourth season's seven remaining episodes ran on Discovery Family from October 18, 2014 to November 29, 2014. The  series was produced by Front Street Pictures, The Hatchery, Incendo Films, and Endemol. On July 9, 2012, it was announced that "R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour" was one of four original series from The Hub that won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for high quality production and storytelling. The series received critical acclaim throughout its run and is considered to be the best children's horror anthology show as well as one of the best horror anthologies in general with praise given to the acting (from both the child and adult actors), production value, dark tone, direction, storytelling , gothic atmosphere and style, scares and effects. On December 8, 2014, it was confirmed by Stine via Twitter that Discovery Family cancelled the show after its run of four seasons. Production. Prior to the broadcast of the series, series creator R. L. Stine reported via Twitter saying "The Haunting Hour: The Series" was similar to his previous series "Goosebumps". The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Premise. Like "Goosebumps", every episode features a different cast in a scary situation that would involve ghosts, aliens, witches, zombies, and monsters. However, the storylines are much darker than its aforementioned predecessor  and some episodes serve as very dark morality tales. Unlike the "Goosebumps" series, the threat of death is not implied, being both clear and permanent. In addition, death in the show is not limited to antagonists and minor characters with some stories even ending with the main protagonist(s) being killed. However, there are some episodes that have happy endings similar to most of the episodes of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" which had this formula. Made Of Matches. "Made Of Matches" is a song performed, written and produced by American actress, singer and songwriter Debby Ryan. It was released  as a digital download on March 29, 2011, as a promotional single in the United States by The Hatchery label. The song is featured in the episode "Wrong Number" that Ryan also appears in. It was not included on any studio album or soundtrack. Composition. A midtempo pop rock song, "Made of Matches" exhibits elements of alternative rock and pop. Built on a beat, multi-tracked harmonies, the song's instrumentation includes slow-bouncing electric guitar and drums. In an interview with "Cambio", Ryan commented about writing a song for the first time "It's very much my heart. 'Made  of Matches' was kind of the first time I've really expressed myself through Music personally". On April 6, 2011, Ryan commented on Twitter that "Writing has always been a release for me, and lately I've fallen in love with the music production. Knitting together my stories and feelings." Music video. The official music video for the song premiered on The Hub on February 4, 2011. The video was directed by Neill Fearnley with scenes from the episode "Wrong Number." Books. In 2001 Stine released "The Haunting Hour: Chills in the Dead of Night", a collection of 10 short  stories featuring illustrations by various artists. A reviewer for the "Tampa Bay Times" wrote favorably of the collection and stated that it would be best for children over the age of eight. "Booklist" was also favorable. This, along with the 2007 film and the 1999 horror collection "Nightmare Hour", helped form the basis of the television series. Of "The Haunting Hour", only "My Imaginary Friend" was adapted into an episode.