R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 series, with episodes each half an hour long. The new show was produced by Front Street Pictures, The Hatchery

The Hatchery (company)

The Hatchery, LLC is an American production company owned by American Greetings and Mandalay Entertainment. located in Burbank, California.In 2003, Margaret Loesch and Bruce Stein formed Hatchery with financial support from Peter Guber and Paul Schaeffer of Mandalay Entertainment Group. In...

, Incendo Films and Endemol, and premiered on The Hub

The Hub (TV network)

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, which overtook Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...

 on October 10, 2010. The show had a sneak peek premiere on October 29, 2010 and returned on December 25, 2010 with two Christmas specials, after which the show is now on weekly. . The series is based on The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It and Nightmare Hour

Nightmare Hour

Nightmare Hour is a 1999 horror collection by R. L. Stine. It is composed of 10 different short stories, ranging from "Pumpkinhead" to "The Ghostly Stare" and was a New York Times bestseller from the year 1999 to 2000.-Reception:...

anthology by R. L. Stine

R. L. Stine

Robert Lawrence Stine , known as R. L. Stine, and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer. Stine, who is called the "Stephen King of children's literature," is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, and The...

. The show has been renewed by The Hub for a second season as part of their 2011-2012 upfront. On December 25th, 2011, it will premiere on YTV, in Canada.

Production

According to his Twitter

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, R.L. Stine says the show is similar to his previous series Goosebumps

Goosebumps (TV series)

Goosebumps is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.-Networks:...

 and that the show would be filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Season 2 premiered on October 1, 2011.

Premise

Like the TV series Goosebumps

Goosebumps

Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novels written by American author R. L. Stine and first published by Scholastic Publishing. It is a collection of stories that feature semi-homogenous plot structures, with fictional children being involved in scary situations...

, every episode features a different cast in a scary situation. However, the storylines are much darker than its aforementioned predecessor, and some episodes serve as very dark morality tales. But however, there are some episodes that have Happy endings similar to most of the episodes of the Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

-YTV-produced show: Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...

which had this formula.

Music

• Opening [Instrumental]
• Game Over Alternative Ending Song
• Scary Mary Alternate Ending Song - Scary Mary
  Bloody Mary
  - Personalities :* Mary I of England, Queen of England and Ireland* Bloody Mary , a ghost said to appear in mirrors when summonedQueen of England & Ireland in the Tudor era.Daughter of Henry VIII.- Literature :...
  
  
• Made Of Matches from "Wrong Number" - Debby Ryan
  Debby Ryan
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External Links

• The Haunting Hour at The Hub
  The Hub
  -Places:* "The Hub", a nickname for Boston, Massachusetts; short for The Hub of the Universe* The Hub , former church in Edinburgh which is now home to the Edinburgh International Festival...
  
  
• The Haunting Hour at IMDB