Movie

When the Lights Went Out

2012 · 86 min

A slow-building, period-set haunting that leans on atmosphere and family tension rather than gore, with a few genuinely unsettling jolts.

Tagline: Set in 1974 and based on true events.
Overview: Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It's a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will tear you from your bed as you sleep and drag you helplessly into the darkness.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, fate, faith, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
fate
faith
isolation
survival
Places: single country house
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild