Brothers Adam Dutch & Ben Durham host We’re Not Afraid of the Dark. Special guest appearance by Ashley, Ben’s finance. Adam mentions that this episode scared the shit out of him as a kid, but Ben tries to play bad ass saying it is not as terrifying. This episode, The Tale of Breaking and Entering Scary Clowns, or The Tale of Laughing in the Dark premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on August 22, 1992 and was directed by Ron Oliver, written by Chloe Brown.

Update: The early 90’s Current Affair “killer clown” episode that Adam mentioned was a cold case for years and just had a recent arrest!: http://time.com/4958822/killer-clown-cold-case-florida-virginia/

Hookman 2, the movie that Adam and Ben made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoWu3KNCcY

Warning: contains a high amount of strong language, drug/alcohol references, adult jokes, and other material that may be concerning to some listeners.

The series is currently available in the United States on Amazon, YouTube, and several other sites.

Intro theme is by glassdevaney: https://soundcloud.com/glassdevaney/are-you-afraid-of-the-dark

Produced by Modulation Studios. Contact: modulationstudios@gmail.com

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/werenotafraidofthedark/



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