Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I give you: The Tale of the Nostalgic Review.

This was one of the coolest shows that Nick ever came up with. Why? 'Cause it scared us all to death! I mean it. From the opening theme to the closing credits, we were all on the edge of our seats, heads underneath a blanket, hands over our eyes, anticipating the scares. It had the abilty to freak us out and still leave us wanting more. It was a classic Nick show and it was one of my favorites.

Now, when I said we were scared from the moment the theme comes on, I meant it. Seriously. The opening of this show was so bizzare, so freaky, so incredible, it left our stomaches churning. It's just an instrumental theme song. It has weird sounds that make our skin crawl: kids laughing, a heart beating, a door creaking. Not to mention the freaky images they put up to go with the music: a demonic looking clown doll, a swing swinging by itself, an empty boat on a stormy sea. It all really had our spins tingaling.

Then, we come to the show itself. It's about a club of kids that come together every week to sit around a fire in the middle of the woods in the middle of the night. Here is one thing I want to know: Do these kids' parents know where they are? I'm sure they don't. 'Cause if I asked my mom if I could go to the middle of the woods at 12 a.m., she would definately refuse to let me out of her sight. So, The kids must sneak out somehow. But, who really cares, honestly?

Getting back to the show, the come together every week to sit around a fire and tell eachother scary stories. Usually, the story had something to do with something that happened with one of the kids. Like in 'The Tale of the Renegade Virus,' the leader of the group had to deal with a virus eating his book report. So, he told a story of a virus that went nuts. (or, you know, something like that.)

The stories also most of the time had some kind of moral in it. Morals like 'Revenge isn't always sweet' or 'Just because someone's a werewolf doesn't mean they are bad people.' I guess, since this was a kids show, they had to teach them a lesson somehow. And, I gotta admit, they hardly make it seem like you're learning a lesson. Most of the time, you were just scared out of your mind.

I remember one episode that really made a lasting impression on me. It was called "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup." (I know it's not much of a title, but it more than makes up for it in story.) It's about a cook who uses a demon to make people experience their worst fears. He then uses the Fear Juice that he extracts from his victims and makes it into a soup that everyone, for some reason, loves. But, suddenly, someone accidently lets the demon out of its cage. Then, all hell breaks loose. I don't really remember how this episode ended, but I remember being scared out of my mind in thinking about what would happen if I ever met that demon. The whole thing just freaked me out.

So, as you can see, this show kicked major ass back then and it pretty much still holds up now. Thinking back, the whole show was pretty much like 'Tales from the Crypt' for kids. I thought it was pretty awesome. It did everything it was supposed to do: You got scared and you had a good time at the same time.

And so, as we remember this show, let us pay homage to the original Midnight Society: Gary, Betty Anne, Kiki, Frank, Kristen, David, and Eric. They will hold a special place in the freakiest parts of our hearts forever.

This has been a review by Daffy.

Tune in next time as I review the average guy we all wanted to be friends with: Doug