Lights out short movie#

The movie features a woman who is so convinced her 'friend' Diana will stay as long as the lights stay out, she puts her adult daughter and young son in serious danger. 'I always thought it would be more scary if the parent had an invisible friend,' Sandberg said at his first WonderCon panel, and he was most definitely right. Honeydew Intimates Womens All American Jersey & Lace Shortie Set 7 22 offers from 30.99 Honeydew Intimates Lights Out Short Set 5 offers from 26.35 Honeydew Intimates Something Sweet Rayon Shortie Set 1 16 offers from 35.99 Honeydew Intimates Womens Star Seeker Lounge Set 291 103 offers from 25. Let that bit of creepiness sink in for a moment. In the film, the ghost is an imaginary friend, but not a child's imaginary friend - an adult's. just a good ol' fashioned slice of concise storytelling and an instant recipe for insomnia.Ī full-length film by necessity has to be more fleshed out, and somehow, Sandberg found a way to make his story even spookier. Like any of us! There is no backstory, no explaining who or what the ghost and/or demon is. In those two minutes he takes you on a horrifying journey with this woman who just wanted to go to bed. Sandberg's short film is a tightly plotted exercise in pure horror. Once you watch it, you will see why current horror maestro Wan had so much confidence in Sandberg.Įveryone still here? Because I would not blame you if you went running for the nearest light switch. The film is just a little over two minutes long, but it packs in more horror than most feature length films. Watch the short film below, just be prepared for some serious scares. The effect is likely to induce instant palm sweats and an inability to stop yourself from screaming at your computer screen, because clearly, the only course of action in this situation is to run for your life. She flips them off and it returns again, ever so slightly closer. When she flips out the lights, she sees something odd in the dark, so she turns them on again, and the figure vanishes.

The short film features a woman alone in her apartment preparing for bed. I mean, I know the idea sounds fairly simple, but all you have to do is flip out the lights and queue up the short film to understand why the concept is so effective.įirst-time director David Sandberg (who also directed the movie version) proves to be a genius when it comes to building suspense. As the title suggests, it plays on the natural human instinct to fear what could be lurking in the dark, and yeah, it's as terrifying as it sounds. What am I referring to? If you're not familiar, Lights Out the movie - which is set to hit theaters July 22 - is actually based on a 2013 short film of the same name that went viral, and subsequently caught the attention of The Conjuring director Wan. But, once you watch the short film the movie was based on, you may also end up taping a flashlight to your wrist in case of emergency darkness-related situations. Prepare to sleep with the lights on for at least a month after watching the new trailer for the James Wan-produced Lights Out.