Movies and TV shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark? 1990
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990)
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The show was filmed in Richmond, British Columbia and in Montreal, Quebec including their suburbs.
The episode "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" was aired as a pilot on the evening of October 31, 1991 in the USA and in October 1990 in Canada. Are You Afraid of the Dark? was aired from August 15, 1992 to April 20, 1996 on Nickelodeon's SNICK. The series also aired on the Canadian television network YTV from October 30, 1990 until June 11, 2000.
A revived series with new directors, writers, and cast was produced by Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000 and also aired on SNICK. The sole member from the original lineup to return for the sixth and seventh seasons was Tucker, although Ross Hull returned for the concluding miniseries, which notably broke from the show's established format by blurring the line between story and "reality".
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scary, suspenseful, semi serious, spooky, exciting, bleak, sitcom, dark, slasher, dark fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, supernatural, campfire story, paranormal, youth, surrealism, ghost, forest, escapades, alien encounter, mischievous children, fear, children, teenager, child in peril, monster, magic, paranormal phenomena, supernatural power, middle school, good versus evil, canadian, young heroes, heroes, family life ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
canada
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Most similar movies to Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspenseful, anthology and serious films and TV series with plots about supernatural, supernatural power, danger, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, halloween and teenager mostly in Fantasy, Thriller and Horror genres. Some movies like Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Goosebumps (1995), So Weird (1999), Eerie, Indiana (1991), Deadtime Stories (2012), R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
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Goosebumps is a Canadian-American children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books. It was one of the two popular television horror anthology children's series in the 1990s.
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scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, spooky ...
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supernatural, youth, teenager, fright, good versus evil, surrealism, child in peril, ghost, survival, heroes, deadly creature, monster ...
Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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So Weird is an American television series that aired on the Disney Channel as a midseason replacement from January 18, 1999 to September 28, 2001. The series was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. In season one and season two, the series centered ...
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neo noir, humorous, semi serious, dark fantasy, odd ...
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kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
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90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Eerie, Indiana is an American television series that originally aired on NBC from 1991 to 1992. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creative consultant.
A total of nineteen episodes were produced. The ...
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scary, spooky, sitcom, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, horror for children
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supernatural, suburbs, youth, paranormal, halloween, teenager, magic, small town, investigation, suburban life, paranormal activity, disorder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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A baby-sitter tells a different 'Deadtime Story' to the kids she is babysitting. The stories are scary and chilling.
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semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, bleak, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, horror for children
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supernatural, children, escapades, ghost, zombie, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, nanny, paranormal, child in peril, suspense, surrealism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 23 min.
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R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy series, with episodes each half an hour long. The series is based on The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It Movie, and the books The Haunting Hour ...
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scary, serious, exciting, suspenseful, spooky ...
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kids, pre-teens, horror for children
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supernatural, youth, monster, fear, escapades, mischievous children, evil force, supernatural power, child in peril, good versus evil, halloween, middle school ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction is an American television anthology series created by Lynn Lehmann, presented by Dick Clark Productions, and produced and aired by the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. Each episode featured five stories, all of which ...
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scary, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, gloomy ...
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kids
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100%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
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bleak, disturbing, mystical, captivating, scary ...
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monster, ghost, supernatural, killings, nightmare comes true, fantasy becomes reality, transformation, halloween, paranormal, mysticism, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity ...
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
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This three-part, self-contained limited series is about the newest member of the Midnight Society, her first scary tale, and what happens to the group when the terrifying events of her story start to actually happen in their small town.
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captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fairy tale, serious ...
Audience:
horror for children
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fantasy becomes reality, carnival, rescue, girl, initiation, deal with the devil, eccentricity, apocalypse, intelligence agency, friend, mind control, group of friends ...
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero; it was released in 1984. Similar to Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, Tales From The Crypt, and Lee Martin's The Midnight ...
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teens
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Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min.
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The Twilight Zone is a 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.
The series ...
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atmospheric, serious, mind bending, stylized, dark ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
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The Twilight Zone is the first of two revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.
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thought provoking, psychological, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
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supernatural, human nature, supernatural ability, hidden truth, investigation, twists and turns, nobody believes, mysterious character, nightmare comes true, abduction, society, surrealism ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 192 min.
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A series of murders prompts Mike Hanlon to suspect that the supernatural menace that he and a group of friends battled as children has returned. He begins to call his friends to remind them of the oath they swore: if It returned again, they would ...
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scary, disturbing, suspenseful, splatter, psychological ...
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teens, kids
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childhood, clown, children, supernatural, monster, suspense, villain, friendship, asthma, child in peril, fear, killer clown ...
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60s, 20th century, year 1960, 90s, 80s
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Anthology series centered on teens facing supernatural threats, many based on the books by R.L. Stine.
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captivating, tense, mystical, dark fairy tale, anthology
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
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Night Visions is an hour-long, American television horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature. Henry Rollins was the uncredited host of ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the ...
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suspenseful, scary, serious, rough, gothic horror ...
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teens, adult
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supernatural, monster, vampire, ghost, paranormal, demon, supernatural ability, supernatural power, demon hunter, mission, peril, paranormal phenomena ...
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year 1958, 90s, 80s, 70s, year 1997 ...
Place:
usa, arizona
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Carl Kolchak and his partner Perri investigate the mysterious death of Kolchak's wife and the paranormal phenomena plaguing their city.
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suspenseful, scary, serious, captivating, exciting ...
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supernatural, uncover truth, stalking, legends and myths, law enforcement, journalism, media, heroes, serial killer, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, investigative reporter ...
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2000s, 21st century
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100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000. The presence of Dan Aykroyd opening ...
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tense, serious, scary, mind bending, suspenseful ...
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paranormal investigation, ufo, supernatural ability, hidden truth, uncover truth, paranormal phenomena, suspense, occult, monster, paranormal activity, conspiracy, escapades ...
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90s, 2000s, turn of the century, 20th century
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from June 10, 1989 to July 19, 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. ...
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suspenseful, witty, psychological, spooky, scary ...
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kids, boys' night, teens
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dark humor, supernatural, nightmare, hidden identity, supernatural ability, amateur detective, nightmare comes true, verbal byplay, woman in danger, monster, macabre, supernatural power ...
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90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Sequel to "Goosebumps".
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scary, semi serious, dark fairy tale, slasher, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, horror for children
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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A masked figure known as "The Curious" collects tales of dark magic, otherworldly encounters and twisted technology in this kids anthology series.
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mystical, light, colourful, semi serious, thought provoking ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
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On a red eye flight from LA to Boston, 10 people wake up to a shock. All the passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But ...
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psychological, suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, dark ...
Audience:
teens
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time travel, airplane, supernatural, apocalypse, alternate dimension, obsessive quest, survival, airport, suspense, time, blind character, supernatural ability ...
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future, 90s
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boston, maine, usa
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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A disgraced reporter investigates an abandoned luxury hotel where five people mysteriously disappeared sixty years earlier.
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scary, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful
Audience:
kids, horror for children
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ghost, supernatural, elevator, halloween, disney, hotel, family problems, journalism, media, supernatural ability, rivalry, girl ...
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 15 min.
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House of Anubis is a jointly Nickelodeon British, American, and Belgian mystery television series based on the Dutch-Belgian television series Het Huis Anubis aired in the Netherlands and Belgium. The series was created by Hans Bourlon and Gert ...
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suspenseful, light, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen fantasy, family outing
Plot:
school, boarding school life, teenage life, high school, boarding school, investigation, friends, young heroes, riddles and clues, disappearance, youth, amateur detective ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
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50%
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Series like Charmed
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
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The Outer Limits is an anthology series of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end. Unlike the original incarnation of the series, which was a pure anthology with each episode completely unrelated to the others, the revival ...
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scary, mind bending, dark, dark fairy tale, funny ...
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boys' night
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near future
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Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Animorphs is a 26-episode television adaptation made by Nickelodeon of the Scholastic book series of the same name. The series was broadcast from September 1998 to March 2000 in the United States and Canada, and in May 2013, reruns began airing on ...
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scary, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful
Audience:
kids, teens
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human becoming an animal, transformation, save the world, space and aliens, battles, unlikely partners, partners, rivalry, benign alien, alien, supernatural power, superhero ...
Time:
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21%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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A Year's Worth of Horrific Holidays: each episode is inspired by a holiday from the month in which it is released.
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scary, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 480 min.
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A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.
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scary, serious, suspenseful, stylized, dark fairy tale ...
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supernatural, mysterious place, nightmare, mysterious character, evil force, wrong place wrong time, halloween, hospital, writers, honeymoon, woman in danger, objects come to life ...
Time:
21st century
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21%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 26 min.
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The Hitchhiker is a mystery anthology series that aired from 1983 to 1987 on HBO and First Choice in Canada. The series later moved to the USA Network from 1989 to 1991.
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scary, dark, spooky, dark fairy tale, twist ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
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supernatural, hitchhiker, mental illness, obsession, hitchhiking, female nudity, breaking the fourth wall, chaos, supernatural ability, human spirit, vengeance, supernatural power ...
Time:
80s
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20%
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