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The Haunting Hour: The Series (2010)

The Haunting Hour: The Series poster
Original title
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Directed by
Peter DeLuise
Genre
anthology series, horror television series, fantasy television series
Country
United States, Canada
Length
4 seasons, 76 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 223 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Each episode tells a different scary story aimed at kids. The tales involve strange events and creepy characters, but keep a playful tone suitable for younger viewers.

spookycreepysuspensefullightheartedwhimsicalmysteriouseerie

What happens

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series is a children's horror anthology television series based on the 2007 movie R.L Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It and the anthologies The Haunting Hour: Chills in the Dead of Night and Nightmare Hour by R.L. Stine, which originally aired on The Hub Network (now Discovery Family) from October 29, 2010, to October 11, 2014. The only story taken from The Haunting Hour anthology was My Imaginary Friend, and the only story unused from The Nightmare Hour was Make Me a Witch. The fourth season's seven remaining episodes ran on Discovery Family from October 18, 2014, to November 29, 2014. The series was produced by Front Street Pictures, The Hatchery, Incendo Films, and Endemol. On July 9, 2012, it was announced that R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour was one of four original series from The Hub that won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for high quality production and storytelling. On December 8, 2014, it was confirmed by Stine via Twitter that Discovery Family cancelled the show after its run of four seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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