Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 3

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

Disc 1:
1.The Tale of the Midnight Ride:Part 1 of two. Rush Keegan uses the contents of a magical chest to battle the ghost of a pirate who killed one of his ancestors. Charles S. Dutton guests.
2.The Tale of Watcher’s Woods:With the help of Dr. Vink and Sardo, Rush follows a trail to a ghost’s treasure. Charles S. Dutton guest stars.
3.The Tale of Apartment 214:A boy is trapped in a virtual-reality game that’s infected with a computer virus, and must rely on his friend to help him escape before the virus takes over his brain. Sam: Joanna Garcia.
4.The Tale of the Phone Police:When people start disappearing at the library, two kids check out mysterious reports of a long-dead librarian who haunts the book stacks listening for intrusive noises. Gary: Ross Hull.
5.The Tale of the Dollmaker:Two boys try to help a sea captain who’s plagued by “water demons” the ghosts of shipwrecks he plundered in the past. Sam: Joanna Garcia. Tucker: Daniel De Santo. Gary: Ross Hull.
6.The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter:A boy is transported back to the Revolutionary War and gets caught in a battle between American and British troops. Gary: Ross Hull. Kristin: Rachel Blanchard. KiKi: Jodie Ruster.
7.The Tale of the Carved Stone:Jarred releases a spirit from abarn while visiting his cousins and sends it on a mission of vengeance, which Ann must prevent.

Disc 2:
8.The Tale of the Guardian’s Curse:Jessie is the only one who realizes that her grandfather’s new tenant is a ghost summoned by a local medium.
9.The Tale of the Quicksilver:Ethan brings one of his cartoon characters to life.
10.The Tale of the Dream Girl:A ghost seeking vengeance on firefighters and their children traps Jimmy and Roxanne in afirehouse.
11.The Tale of the Curious Camera:A young artist meets the owner of a gallery that only shows unfinished paintings and learns that anyone who completes the pictures disappears.
12.The Tale of the Crimson Clown:Stacey and Billy are transported to another dimension by a zookeeper who wants them to be his newest exhibit.
13.The Tale of the Dangerous Soup:A boy who wants be a conductor is lured onto a locomotive by a spirit that wants to keep him there forever.

To keep this concise, I’ll share my immediate thoughts regarding both the DVD product and the content separately:

The DVD:
-Suitable Packaging (LOVE the old book art since it’s a show about telling campfire stories)
-Discs have high-quality art on them
-DVD menus are as basic as it gets, though the old page texture for the menu background is appropriate
-Episodes are according to airing, not production order (which is why some Midnight Society members tell two stories in a row)

The Content:
-A stong season that blends the old feeling from earlier seasons with the new from later seasons; The season where Frank and Kristin leave
-Best Episodes: The Tale of Watcher’s Woods, The Tale of The Guardian’s Curse, The Tale of the Dream Girl (I swear the first time you watch this one, you’ll be crying tears of sorrow, then tears of joy)
-Worst Episodes: The Tale of the Phone Police, The Tale of the Crimson Clown, The Tale of the Dollmaker
-Tucker and Samantha join the Midnight Society in Frank and Kristin’s place, and each add their own flavor to the group (Sam tells slightly better stories than Tucker)
-Better presentation, tone, and variety than Goosebumps or Eerie Indiana
-If you only could get one season and you don’t care about watching them in-order, get this one first. Otherwise, start with season 1, and work your way forward.

Summary:
This is an amazingly entertaining show to watch either by yourself (for the memories) or with your kids, if they are into camping or scary (but not horrifying) stories. Get the whole set of 5 seasons if you can, and be prepared for Season 6 and 7 releases should Amazon listen to this feedback and release them 😉

-Brett Wilson

DVD Wholesale Main Features:    

Actors: Ross Hull, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther, Jason Alisharan, Daniel DeSanto
Directors: D.J. MacHale
Writers: D.J. MacHale
Producers: D.J. MacHale
Format: NTSC
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Nickelodeon
DVD Release Date: September 24, 2014
Run Time: 318 minutes
ASIN: B00M115G96