The feature isn't quite as terrifying as the short film upon which it's based, but it's scary enough.

Lights Out may not make you afraid of the dark, but it’ll have you side-eyeing shadowy hallways.

Two good ideas is all a low-budget horror movie needs, really, to not stink. The 80-minute feature directorial debut “Lights Out” has two good ideas. One...

Like standing next to an idiot with an air horn, never knowing when it’s about to blow.

Bare bones horror film gets its fair share of scares, but they don’t last once the lights are up.

Taut, terrifying horror film Lights Out is out in cinemas this week. Empire Online has the verdict.

'Lights Out': EW review

The short that inspired it packs more frights into its 3+ minutes of running time. At the root of all fears lies the dread of the…

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Something wicked is coming for Teresa Palmer and Maria Bello in David F. Sandberg’s suspenseful directorial debut.

Creepy visuals and a bold idea can't save David F. Sandberg's Teresa Palmer-starring feature debut.

Good horror is so rare that fans veritably go gaga when an effective film lands. Thus, the look of ecstatic satisfaction on my face as I walked out of Swedis...

David Sandberg's box-office hit delivers the scares with style and economy

Exploiting our fear of the dark is a trick as old as the movies themselves, but it’s hard to recall the last picture that took the idea to such literal-min...

Those who are scared of the dark won’t find much in the way of easy comfort watching “Lights Out.” Directed by David Sandberg from an idea introduced i...

Swedish filmmaker David F. Sandberg makes an impressive feature debut with this spooky, less-is-more expansion of his short that landed him this first Hollyw...

The director David F. Sandberg extracts maximum frights from a simple concept: an entity that appears in the dark and vanishes in the light.

The horror! The horror!

Fear of the dark - few phobias are more common across the spectrum of modern society. Horror, in all its shapes, sizes, and forms, often works by exploiting ...

Lights Out has been made with a certain degree of style—enough to make you want to see what Sandberg might be capable of with a better screenplay.

You don’t realize how much a good horror movie depends on acting until you stumble in that rare one whose cast actually gets it right. We need to believe t...

A mother and daughter must deal with a vengeful spirit in the latest things-that-bump-in-the-night horror flick 'Lights Out.' Reade our review.

A solid hook is one of the biggest factors in what makes a successful film pitch. This doesn’t guarantee a film will end up being good, but it’s a place ...

David F. Sandberg’s film has a few inconsistencies, but the script is rich, and having Teresa Palmer as a badass adult daughter with commitment issues is r...

As kids, most of us will go through a stage in which we are afraid of the dark. It’s part of human DNA, seemingly hardwired in our subconscious: stay away ...

★★★☆☆There are scares from the off in the short, punchy horror Lights Out, adapted by the director David F Sandberg from his short film. The premis...

First time feature filmmaker David F. Sandberg expands on his viral video sensation about a terror seen only in the dark -- and finds genre fun, if not neces...

Feature length expansion of David F. Sandberg's short never strays too far from its source; what’s most shocking is how well it still works.

The ending is hated by many. But it’s what elevates the film to a near masterpiece.

Little kids might like it: It’s a starter shocker.

Little kids might like it: It’s a starter shocker.