But the couple jump scares Lights Out uses I'm actually okay with because of how well executed they were. I'm not a fan of jump scares, I think they're typically very cheap ways to get some cheap short-lasting scares out of your audience and I have quite the aversion to their uncreativity. Where Lights Out shines is the mood, atmosphere, and emotion, and just how quickly is establishes it all (in under 2 minutes), and how it goes out with a bang. The cinematography is above average but also nothing incredible, the camera angles work and some are pretty clever and do a damn good job with the suspense, but is it something I've never seen before? No. It deals with the "darkness brings evil" aspect many horror movies touch bases with at one point in the film so there's nothing special about the idea behind Lights Out, it's the execution and cinematography. It's extremely simple and does nothing surprisingly well, but the fact that it's 3 minutes and so simple but still evokes that feel of horror is impressive to say the least. Lights Out is a tiny jewel which more horror fans should know about. 7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for making my work colleague almost soil himself with fright. Lights Out might be predictable stuff-one knows full well how the film is going to end-but it does its job well, effortlessly scaring the bejeezuz out of the viewer as expected. Sandberg, who wrings every last ounce of possible tension from his tale, and a great central performance from the actress playing the unfortunate victim of the supernatural creature. Taking no chances, the woman tapes the switch in the on position and gets into bed, but is terrified to hear strange noises in the hallway, and to see the light go out There's no shortage of horror shorts on YouTube that use their brief running time to creep out the viewer before attempting to give them a coronary Lights Out uses this well-worn format (providing not one, but two potential heart attack moments), but still proves very effective thanks to skillful direction by David F. The final time she turns out the light, the freaky figure has moved a lot closer. A woman is about to go to bed when she notices something very weird and more than a little disturbing: whenever she turns out the hallway light, she can see the silhouette of a figure standing at the end of the hall, but when she turns the light back on, there is no-one there.
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