Episode
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Night Shift
Overview
A new girl starts volunteering during the nightshift at the local hospital. But the hospital seems to have more than just a new volunteer. Someone or something is feeding on the hospital's patients and employees, draining them of their blood and turning them into walking zombies.
Details
- Series
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1996-02-03
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Tale of the Night Shift is Episode 13 in Season 5 of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. It aired on 1996-02-03. The runtime is 24 min.
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