England 1974: the Maynard family moves to a new house, where 13-year old daughter Sally doesn’t feel well at all. With good reason, as soon turns out: it is a haunted place. Swinging lamps, sudden temperature drops and things moving by themselves are the most harmless incidents. When things escalate, the local priest is forced to exorcize. But will that manage to chase the poltergeist away?
WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT thrills with dense atmosphere and proves, that there are still good haunted-house-films. "Based on a true story" we get told in the opening credits – the author and director Pat Holden’s family claims to have lived thru it themselves. Tonight the lights stay on ...