You Scared of This?

You Scared of This?
  • 4.6 (44)
  • Comedy
  • Updated Bimonthly

Join David Dycus and Eli Phillips as they revisit every episode of Nickelodeon's classic series, Are You Afraid of the Dark? Warning: This show might be more stupid than you remember.

  1. Episode 103 - The Tale of the Looking Glass (feat. Bryce)

    May 26

    Episode 103 - The Tale of the Looking Glass (feat. Bryce)

    The end is nigh, again! David, Eli, and special guest Bryce review The Tale of the Looking Glass, one of the strangest, format-breaking-est episodes of the show to date. It has scares, romance, and twists aplenty, but is it any good? And how DO you actually play Bloody Mary? Listen and find out! Donate to Free State Justice: freestatejustice.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate Help Minnesota: www.standwithminnesota.com Get involved with protests: www.fiftyfifty.one indivisible.org Find out what's happening in your area: www.Mobilize.us Learn about pets left behind by deported people: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/tru…-left-behind.html

    46 min
  2. Episode 102 - The Tale of the Teen Spirit (feat. Dr. Blair Abelle-Kiser)

    Apr 8

    Episode 102 - The Tale of the Teen Spirit (feat. Dr. Blair Abelle-Kiser)

    Eli, David, and friend of the show Dr. Kiser look at the second episode of AYAOTD: Ghost Island. It has ghosts, romance, and questionable accents, but does it have scares? Donate to Free State Justice: https://freestatejustice.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate Help Minnesota: www.standwithminnesota.com Get involved with protests: www.fiftyfifty.one indivisible.org Find out what's happening in your area: www.Mobilize.us Learn about pets left behind by deported people: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/trump-ice-deportations-pets-left-behind.html

    45 min
  3. Bonus Episode - The AYAOTD Books (feat. Mallory)

    Mar 16

    Bonus Episode - The AYAOTD Books (feat. Mallory)

    David and Mallory face the horrors of the written word as they review three of the Are You Afraid of the Dark novels from the 90s, as well as a special BONUS book! Listener beware, you're in for a whole lot of nonsense. You know what's not nonsense? Activism and fighting back against the assholes trying to destroy this country. GET INVOLVED. Help Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com Get involved with protests: https://www.fiftyfifty.one https://indivisible.org Find out what's happening in your area: www.Mobilize.us Find a cause: https://startguide.org/orgs/orgs00.html Or search for organizations in your area who are doing work that helps leftist causes, like Migrawatch work, voter outreach, manning the polls, protest organizing and support, speaking against horrible legislation in your state legislature (and supporting good legislation).

    1 hr
  4. Episode 101 - The Tale of Room 13

    Jan 31

    Episode 101 - The Tale of Room 13

    It's the beginning of the end! Again! David and Eli begin their trip to Ghost Island, where the sun is shining, the bellhops are jerks, and the Room 13s are haunted as hell. Donate to help those standing up to ICE in Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ Check out Pop Arena's AYAOTD retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aer8EIIt8VU

    46 min
  5. Episode 100 - The Tale of the Darkhouse and the Season 9 Fraidies (feat. Bryce and Mallory)

    10/31/2025

    Episode 100 - The Tale of the Darkhouse and the Season 9 Fraidies (feat. Bryce and Mallory)

    We celebrate Halloween 2025 with our review of the ONE HUNDREDTH episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Tale of the Darkhouse! AYAOTD expert Bryce and Mallory (the fiancé) join Eli and David to talk Halloween movie recommendations, justice for SarDO, and whether or not Curse of the Shadows lives up to the Are You Afraid of the Dark name. Plus, our traditional Fraidy awards for Season 9 of AYAOTD!

    1h 11m
  6. Episode 99 - The Tale of the Midnight Magic (feat. Bryce Lee Wynn)

    10/13/2025

    Episode 99 - The Tale of the Midnight Magic (feat. Bryce Lee Wynn)

    David, Eli, and friend of the show Bryce look at the penultimate episode of Curse of the Shadows! Is this the darkest episode in show history? What will become of our new Midnight Society? And who was the real fifth Beatle? All these questions and more will be answered in The Tale of the Midnight Magic!

    44 min
  7. Episode 98 - The Tale of the Danse Macabre

    10/04/2025

    Episode 98 - The Tale of the Danse Macabre

    We enter the second half of AYAOTD: Curse of the Shadows with the Tale of the Danse Macabre! Friend of the show Dr. Blair Abell-Kiser sits down with us as we check out the glow dance, a magic show, and maaaaaybe a drug deal? It's an episode that really has everything!

    43 min
  8. Episode 97 - The Tale of the Phantom Light

    09/02/2025

    Episode 97 - The Tale of the Phantom Light

    We reach the halfway point of AYAOTD: Curse of the Shadows with the Tale of the Phantom Light! The lore in this episode comes hard and fast, like a natural high. Plus, we talk ghosts, lighthouses, and fake 90's heartthrobs.

    40 min
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Join David Dycus and Eli Phillips as they revisit every episode of Nickelodeon's classic series, Are You Afraid of the Dark? Warning: This show might be more stupid than you remember.

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  • Creator
    You Scared of This?
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    127
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    You Scared of This?

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