Episode
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Vacant Lot
Overview
A young girl, who feels inferior to her peers, encounters a strange woman in an empty lot who seems to have everything she'd ever want. The woman doesn't seem to want anything important in return. But when the young girl starts losing her looks, she finds that what she's given up is more important to her than she thought.
Details
- Series
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1996-01-20
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Tale of the Vacant Lot is Episode 11 in Season 5 of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. It aired on 1996-01-20. The runtime is 24 min.
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