The Tale of the Frozen Ghost

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Air Date: Saturday, July 31, 1993
Storyteller: Kristen (Rachel Blanchard)

Frame: As the Midnight Society gathers around the campfire, all of them get stricken by the extreme heat of the night - all except Kristen (Rachel Blanchard), perfectly comfortable in her jacket, and not breaking a single sweat. David (Nathaniel Moreau) even makes a crack about renaming their club the "Heatwave Society," suggesting they use his Uncle's pool as opposed to a roaring campfire. As the rest of the gang questions Kristen's unusual comfort, she assures them that her story will provide a surefire way to beat the heat.

Story: A spoiled rich kid named Charles (Andrew Henry) and, for some reason or another, his babysitter, Daphne (Melissa Joan Hart), get dropped off at Charles's aunts' house, Gretta and Maylene (Sandra Scott and Sara Lee Stadelman, respectively), for the weekend. In time, Charles comes to realize that a child who constantly complains about being cold is haunting the place. Of course, Daphne is skeptical, but the aunts don't seem to throw aside Charles' stories of a frozen ghost "chillin" outside his bedroom window, either, hinting that there's some reality in what Charles is seeing, and his fears are somewhat warranted.

Review: This was actually the first episode of this series I ever saw. I loved the idea of this toe-dip horror show made for kids and embraced it as one of my regular programs back then. Concerning this episode, I appreciated the creepy, ghostly image of the boy when Charles sees it at nighttime from his bedroom window; an image that actually used to haunt me successfully back then, and the aunts make things a lot of fun. It's still one I hold close to my heart as my intro to this show, though, and it remains one of my personal favourites, even if some of the acting is pretty cringey when viewing it today.

Final Rating: Scared

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