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The Greatest 90s Kids Horror Show Is Set To Make A Return

Nickelodeon classic Are You Afraid Of The Dark? is getting a film reboot with IT screenwriter Gary Dauberman attached to pen the script and Paramount pictures on board as producers.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? was a Canadian horror fantasy-themed anthology television series that ran over seven seasons and 91 episodes. The show had some big names in it's cast such as Ryan Gosling, Melissa Joan Hart, Elisha Cuthbert and Jay Baruchel.

The show was based around the 'Midnight Society' a group of teenagers that would sit around a campfire and tell scary stories which were then depicted by the program.

The original series was created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel, and was picked up by Nickelodeon in 1991. The series finished in 1996.

People have been taking to Twitter to express their glee at the news:

Here's a reminder of the iconic intro to the show:

All we need now is a reboot of of Goosebumps and we'll be set.

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