Brothers Adam Dutch & Ben Durham host We’re Not Afraid of the Dark. This was the first episode recorded for the podcast. There is another discussion about the history of the show and discussion if the series hopes up to today’s standards. The Tale of the Dumbass Well-Lit Pranksters, or The Tale of the Twisted Claw premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on October 31, 1991, came back on again September 12, 1992, and was directed by D.J. MacHale, written by Chloe Brown.

The original introduction of AYAOTD was in 8 episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8pZGoFvT7A


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/


The Halloween Tree mask Ben talks about: https://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/photos/8980/809933_020.jpg

The brother discuss what Halloween candy sucks and dumb shit that people give you trick-or-treating.

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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