"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" or "Goosebumps"

[agent817]

Which of these two shows did you enjoy better? Which did you think was a little creepier? I remember watching both shows as a kid but I was more of an avid watcher of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" than I was of "Goosebumps." Maybe I am biased because I watched Nickelodeon A LOT as a kid, but I would probably pick AYotD on this one. I remember thinking that the theme song and opening credits was creepy as a kid. Some episodes still sort of give me the chills as well.

"Goosebumps," on the other hand, was actually enjoyable in some areas. I remember reading some bits of a few books when I was a kid, but I didn't read the whole thing. There were a few episodes that stood out to me as a boy, like "The Haunted Mask" and I mean the first one. "Night of the Living Dummy" was another one that stood out to me. Of course, I didn't always watch the show on my own and mainly watched it because a daycare that I went to put it on at times. I wasn't the biggest fan, but I didn't mind it and actually enjoyed some.

In my opinion, I am going with "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

[Bang Bang Bart]

Afraid, in terms of TV, though I enjoyed the Goosebumps books.

[denna5]

I enjoyed the Goosebumps books a lot but the tv show just wasn't quite the same. Are you afraid of the dark? was really creepy. There are some episodes I still think about.

[Deleted]

Definitely watched Goosebumps more

[Shark]

I watched both as a kid, but to me Are You Afraid of the Dark was the better overall show. It was nice and creepy and the recurring characters were a nice touch. Goosebumps were great books, but the show felt watered down to me.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

Are You Afraid of the Dark

I loved the Goosebumps books as a kid, can still enjoy them today if I read them to be honest but they just didn't translate well to TV.

Dark had some great episodes, I watched one not long ago, about Heath Slater stealing a dummy clowns nose and getting stalked by him which had some pretty creepy moments in it.

[triplethreatmark]

Goosebumps because I didn't have cable in the 90s.

[wisdomwizard]

Pfft, like it's a question. Of course Are You Afraid of the Dark was better. Now, if this had The Haunting Hour in Goosebumps' place; that would actually be harder for me to say. Seriously, check it out on the Hub sometime, it's actually very well done.




On a fun side note, I actually got to meet the head writer/creator of AYAOTD last year at book signing last year. He was a very cool dude, and he was really funny too. Cracked up quite a lot during his Q and A.

[chazraps]

Are You Afraid of the Dark was pretty Canadian.

I think that's the deciding factor for a lot of people.

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Aug 1, 2014 13:32:53 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Are You Afraid of the Dark was pretty Canadian.

I think that's the deciding factor for a lot of people.

Both shows were made in Canada.

[chazraps]

Aug 1, 2014 13:38:10 GMT -5 @fsinfan said:

Aug 1, 2014 13:32:53 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Are You Afraid of the Dark was pretty Canadian.

I think that's the deciding factor for a lot of people.

Both shows were made in Canada.

Of course, but you can tell Dark was much more Canadian.

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Aug 1, 2014 13:40:28 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Aug 1, 2014 13:38:10 GMT -5 @fsinfan said:

Both shows were made in Canada.

Of course, but you can tell Dark was much more Canadian.

I dunno. The amount of Canadian actors in Goosebumps is more noticeable (Ryan Gosling, Hayden Christensen... That guy who plays Oscar from Corner Gas)

[chazraps]

Aug 1, 2014 13:44:54 GMT -5 @fsinfan said:

Aug 1, 2014 13:40:28 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Of course, but you can tell Dark was much more Canadian.

I dunno. The amount of Canadian actors in Goosebumps is more noticeable (Ryan Gosling, Hayden Christensen... That guy who plays Oscar from Corner Gas)

But the amount of Canadian accents in A.Y.A.O.T.D. I think is more profound. Episodes set in New Orleans or London and dudes sounding all Vancouver-y.

[Jiren]

"Dark"

To this day some of those episodes are pretty creepy.

Goosebumps was OK but something felt.......off, The books ruled though

[Cyno]

If we're just talking about the shows, then Are You Afraid of the dark. I never really got into the Goosebumps show outside of a couple of episodes and I loved the books when I was a kid.

[Deleted]

Are You Afraid of the Dark.

I tried watching Goosebumps a few times and I didn't like it.

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

Both shows were good, but I enjoyed Are You Afraid of the Dark more. I might have been younger when AYAOTD came out, but there were a few episodes that were scary (especially that one where the neighbor is a werewolf which scared the sh** out of me)

[edgestar]

The only Goosebumps episode I remember is Stay Out of the Basement, since I had the videotape of it. I liked the books a lot, but Are You Afraid was a better show, I think

["Magic" Mark Hurr]

AYAOTD was the shit.

[Lila]

Neither.