This is probably the worst acted episode out of the entire series, and that says a lot, because many of the episodes didn't have great acting. The actors especially in this episode sound like they are coming straight from the middle school stage into show business, and give bad, over the top performances like they were belting out some lines from Shakespeare. However, in all it's stupidity and bad acting, this is actually a pretty likable episode with a silly, but fun plot.
More than anything, Ethan wants his comic book on the stands, but no one will take him seriously because he's a kid. When he's called in by a strange woman to a comic book shop, he accidentally unleashes the curse of the Ghastly Grinner, a jester-like character who leaves everyone he touches a brain dead moron spitting out what appears to be Colgate toothpaste. At school, Ethan is admired by nerdy girl Hooper Piccalero (She says her name around 15 times in the episode), who helps him on his venture to stop the Grinner. Like most Are you Afraid of the Dark episodes, this is pretty silly, and is easily one of the worst, but with the bad, comes a great audience reaction to the whole silly episode.
My rating: ** out of ****. 25 mins. TVY7