Episode
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner
Overview
Ethan wants to be a comic book artist, but his submissions are constantly rejected by companies. One day, he's invited to a comic shop, where he gets the only copy of the comic ""The Ghastly Grinner."" He accidentally brings the supervillain to life and it starts turning everyone into giggling mindless idiots.
Details
- Series
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1994-12-03
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner is Episode 9 in Season 4 of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. It aired on 1994-12-03. The runtime is 24 min.
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