Joey King | The Haunting Hour: The Series

• Genre: Horror, Science fiction, Supernatural, Dark fantasy, Comedy-Drama
• Theme music composer: John Sereda, Paul Michael Thomas
• No. of seasons: 4
• No. of episodes: 76
• Executive producers: Dan Angel, Kim Arnott, Billy Brown, Harvey Kahn
• Production locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Cinematography: Micheael Balfry
• Production companies: The Hatchery, Incendo Films, Front Street Pictures
• Network: Hub Network (2010–2014), Discovery Family (2014)
• Release: October 29, 2010 –November 29, 2014

Like Goosebumps, every episode features a different cast in a scary situation that would involve ghosts, aliens, witches, zombies, and monsters. However, the storylines are much darker than its aforementioned predecessor and some episodes serve as very dark morality tales. Unlike the Goosebumps series, the threat of death is not implied, being both clear and permanent. In addition, death in the show is not limited to antagonists and minor characters with some stories even ending with the main protagonist(s) being killed. There are some episodes that have twist endings. However, there are some episodes that have happy endings similar to most of the episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark? which had this formula.

"Séance"

As part of a joke, Naomi (Julia Sarah Stone) and Tracey (Laine MacNeil) try to scare Naomi's sister Carla (Joey King) by summoning the ghost of an evil man named Cyrus Clayton (Ian Gregson), a sawmill worker who was fired for drinking on the job and killed his boss before he lost his leg. But the joke's on them when Carla goes missing and the spirit is let loose in the house. After Naomi and Tracey admitted to Carla that this was part of a joke, Carla summons Cyrus to tell him this as Cyrus appears behind Naomi, Tracey, and Dylan (Lachlan Meyer) asking which one he will be getting a leg from.

"Goodwill Toward Men"

The Jordans, an extremely wealthy family, are preparing for a Christmas Eve party at their country club. Lyle Jordan (Tobias Slezak), Mrs. Jordan (Ingrid Torrance), and their son Henry (Jeffrey Ballard) are spoiled, selfish, and elitist while the family's daughter Missy (Joey King) is the only person who shows any kindness to Jake Donaldson (Iain Belcher) and his parents Pete Donaldson (Aaron Pearl) and Mrs. Donaldson (Anne Marie DeLuise), their hired helpers who handle the yardwork. After Missy offers Jake cookies and invites him into the house, Mrs. Jordan gets mad at her, and Lyle fires the Donaldsons. Later that night, Jake returns to the Jordans' home and gives Missy a present, explaining that someone placed it in his hands at the mall and told him to "give it to his sister". The present turns out to be a beautiful angel statue, which Missy keeps on her nightstand after her family ridicules it. Late that night, the statue comes to life (Carly Bentall) and marks Mr. and Mrs. Jordan's and Henry's doors with large strings of fire. When Missy awakens the next morning, the Jordans find themselves in an alternate reality where the Donaldsons own "their" house. After being kicked out by the police (Michael Adamthwaite and an uncredited actor), who were summoned upon being in the neighborhood, the Jordans wander the streets until they come across a group of homeless people living in an abandoned barn. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and Henry continue to be selfish, while Missy tries to make the best of their situation by paying for food from a food truck owner (Colin Foo) and offering a sandwich to a starving woman (Sharon Van Duk). After the family falls asleep, Missy discovers the angel standing on the roof of the barn and begs her to put things back the way they were. A brilliant light shines, and Missy finds herself back in her bedroom on Christmas morning. But reality has permanently shifted where she is now the daughter of the Donaldson family, while the Jordans work for them. This is a positive, as the Jordans are much kinder and nicer than they previously were, while the Donaldsons are generous with their extensive wealth, and they even gave the Jordans a day off. The episode closes with the angel narrating that she spared the Jordans more torture because everyone, rich or poor, deserves Christmas cheer.