Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tale of the Sinister Statues | 1995 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 2 | The Tale of the Cutter’s Treasure | 1995 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 3 | The Tale of the Restless House | 1995 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 4 | The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors | 1995 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 5 | The Tale of the Secret Mirror | 1995 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 6 | The Tale of the Phantom School Bus | 1996 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 7 | The Tale of the Ghost Riders | 1996 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 8 | The Tale of the Curious Cat | 1996 | Brad Strickland | N/A |
| 9 | The Tale Of The Zero Hero | 1997 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 10 | Tale of the Three Wishes | 1997 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 11 | The Tale of the Campfire Vampires | 1997 | Brad Strickland | N/A |
| 12 | The Tale of the Bad-Tempered Ghost | 1997 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 13 | The Tale of the Souvenir Shop | 1997 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 14 | The Tale of the Terrible Toys | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 15 | The Tale of the Ghost Cruise | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 16 | The Tale of the Pulsating Gate | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 17 | The Tale of the Stalking Shadow | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 18 | The Tale of the Egyptian Mummies | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 19 | The Tale of the Mogul Monster | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 20 | The Tale of the Horrifying Hockey Team | 1998 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
The Are You Afraid of the Dark? book series brings the Nickelodeon horror show to print with 20 original tales written by Brad Strickland between 1995 and 1998. Each book follows the show’s “Tale of the…” naming convention, with titles like The Tale of the Ghost Riders, The Tale of the Campfire Vampires, and The Tale of the Horrifying Hockey Team.
The books deliver kid-friendly horror with ghosts, vampires, mummies, monsters, and supernatural phenomena. Strickland wrote the entire 20-book run, making this one of his largest contributions to a single franchise. The stories capture the show’s tone of spooky fun without being too frightening for the target audience.