Lights Out - Who's There Film Challenge (2013) 

Covers are the ultimate weapon against monsters in the dark.

I thought this is a commercial about saving electricity.

As a horror addict, this is probably one of the best things I’ve seen, the build-up is so smooth, No words at all and it’s only 3 minutes, yet it’s better than a majority of horror movies released today.

Imagine this , you are a kid , browsing through internet , and you stumble on this , you don't know what it is about but decide to watch it anyway. That was me , years ago.

three years later. this shit got a movie. well done

LOL, I loved how after she sees a FUCKING ghost creature in her house, she just puts duct tape in the light switch and casually goes to bed like saying "Well, that should take care of it"

Something this short film does better than most is the concept of true horror, not just a cheap jump scare. We're lead to believe that the lights keep her safe from this thing. However true horror is realizing that there's no escape and that any last bit of hope you had is now gone. Even though the lights were on, none of it ever mattered anyway. She was dead the moment it appeared in her hallway

Ghosts are scared of 3 things 1) Any metal object 2) Holy Water 3) Blankets( does 99999 damage to them)

It’s amazing how they got her to be in the official movie for just like 45 seconds

And now he's directing SHAZAM!

This short film proves that it doesn't always take a huge budget, lots of fake blood or CGI effects to create suspense and fear. You just need a filmmaker who understands his job and knows how to create horror in the mind of the viewer.

Spongebob square pants

You pulled off the impossible feat of giving the audience a jumpscare without any sudden rise in audio

Is it weird that the scariest part for me was the running footsteps?

**turns out all the lights in the house and stands in the middle of the hallway** You're not hardcore unless you live hardcore.

I don't usually get scared watching movies but this got me good. The build-up, then the sense of safety right before the jumpscare was too good.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE COMMENTS?? GET BACK UP THERE SOLDIER

No words, no excessive\cheap jump scares, and in less than 3 min, he made a better horror movie than most of the current trash nowadays. I salute you, my friend.

The single short film that has been stuck to my memory for as long as i can remember And im still scared of the dark because of it

I've seen this several times over several years and it's still absolutely one of the best horror films I've seen, period.

"Yeah, I'm just going to go to sleep after I just discovered that there is a ghost living in my house. I hope nothing bad happens to me"

0:17 That right there. That is the exact moment I am walking out of the house with the lights on and and burning it to the ground. HELL no

10 years on and still my favorite horror short.

I saw this video when it first came out 8 years ago, and I just saw the movie. This original short still holds up SO well today. This is the pinnacle of horror.

6yrs. I've watched the movie. But... I still can't watch this without hiding in the comments section! 😰

_First of all, who the hell sleeps with their door cracked open?_

the bed monster at the end is really the actress who's face was digitally altered to look scary through a video effects editor software program.

Jump scare for me at the very end, and I haven't had one of those in quite a while! Loved this, it was so good! It was so creepy when you could clearly see the outline of someone/something and as soon as she turned the light on, there was nothing there. Such a cool short film, and you did an amazing job with this in only a few minutes. I remember watching the full-length horror movie "Lights Out", but it was a while ago, so I honestly forget what that freaky monster/lady looked like.

I stopped caring about her the moment she decided to go to bed instead of running out of the house even though she clearly saw a fucking ghost.

did you guys notice? there was no DUNNN! jump scare noise. just the face and a few creepy strings with it. this video scared my dad so bad I thought he was literally having a heart attack. horror directors PLEASE take notes from this short film. THIS is how you build suspense and this is how you scare people. please change it...

It doesn't matter how many times I've watched it in the past, I never remember how it ends. There being new iterations of it also actually help you to forget what happens in this one.

This is a thousand times scarier than the full length movie. Brilliant work!

Best horror short I've ever seen! On behalf of people who like horror, I DEMAND that you make more horror shorts :-).

It's crazy how something simple like this turned into a full feature film. I loved the short film, and I especially loved the feature film.

2:29 My soul has left my body

It ain't Halloween season til I see ponysmasher's 3 minute masterpiece! Love it!

And *this* is why you keep a weapon next to your bed, children. And a Snickers. That ghoul at the end needed one. You're not you when you're hungry.

LOL, that beats the hell out of most scary movies I've seen.

Woman: *sees a literal demonic entity* Also the woman a couple of secs later: FLEX TAPE

A perfect way to show how it feels when you know you've seen something but have to convince yourself you didn't so you don't think you're insane

Here's a breakdown of what makes this is so scary and so effective all without being what I would consider a jump-scare The first thing you see is that the film starts off a little eerie. More than that is that the film starts off by showing you the rules. Something is there when it's dark. You never actually get told the rules, but you completely understand them and to a degree they make you feel comfortable From those rules we make assumptions. If I'm a director of a movie and I'm a good director, my entire movie is going to revolve around what you think and it's going to include that to make a complete experience. If I've shown you this rule that something is there in the dark but it disappears when the light is on, now I've created a paradigm of what you think. If the light is on, you can drop your guard. Now that you know the rules, you need a reason to be unsettled. Just for that, they show you your first scare. It's a little bit loud but I wouldn't qualify it as a jump scare because there's not quite the same build up. You see the creature of the whole time and all it did was move, but that movement shows you that not only is it fast but in the light it doesn't just disappear. It moves. You find yourself debating. Do you keep the lights on and not know where it is? Or do you keep the lights off and watch this terrible creature? When she goes to bed and we hear the running in the hallway, we get scared again. We're led to believe the creature doesn't do anything for no reason, and it clearly is aware of the presence of the woman, so as far as we know the running could mean that it might burst through the doorway. But no. Then in a great subversion of expectations, the light starts flickering but this short film doesn't take the route of many movies. Is the creature in the room? Well not yet, and when we see the reason for the light flickering the creature didn't do that either. It was just the lamp not plugged in all the way. You almost wonder why there was no hint that the creature DID mess with the lights, it's because this film has tricked you. then finally we see a horror that chills us to the Bone. We see the creature for a brief second in full view with no darkness. Our false sense of security has been destroyed. This whole time we thought she was only limited to the dark, but now that we see nothing can stop her, we feel a dread in our stomach wondering what she will do when the lights are off

I've watched this like 300 times and those footsteps running down the hallway always give me goosebumps.

I never get scared of any horror films - except for this one - and that just proves how good this film was. My heart literally stopped for a second

I remember when i was like 12/13 years old and i was watching this all the time. This is probably the reason why i love horror movies now. Good times.

Horror film logic: 1. I just saw a ghost! Better stay in the house! 2. There's someone coming! Better hide under the blankets!

That woman: Lights off, "looks at shadow", lights on: "nothing there", rinse and repeat. Me: Lights off, 'saw shadow", jumps out the second story window and torches house from the outside.

This literally gave me goosebumps, and not the good kind. Bloody scary as hell. Amazing job!!!

Oh my gosh, turn out Light Out 2016 based on this clip. Excellent! I can watch this for entire my life

Yay I saw some creepy woman. Let me just go to sleep.

If the lady was Bane: "Aaaah so you think darkness is your ally...."

2022 and it's still terrifying, way more than any actual horror/slasher movie.

This masterpiece was played to my entire year 4 grade- traumatised and in awe ever since

And this is why you don't hide, you get a baseball bat. Don't be prey.

It only hit me recently that this was what happened to Esther from the Lights Out movie after she went home.

Ghost : exist Woman : “Anyway, i just go to bed”

your work is AMAZING!! it has inspired me to finally pursue my passion in movies and short films here in you tube..Thank you!

The film itself is not what's terrifying. What's terrifying is that it feeds the paranoia. These are the best types. Gives you chills for days.

You JUST saw a scary-ass figure standing in your fucking house, WHY WOULD YOU GO TO BED!?

Best stuff to watch at night while at home all alone 😄. Such shorts can really creeo you out!

Coming back to watch this CLASSIC!!!! such a masterclass in horror

Aghhh, I hate that bare feet running sound in horror film! :D Also...that face...creepy as hell!

Don't worry, you are safe here in the comment section.

First time watching this short film. love how they used the opening "light switch" scene in the opening in the Lights Out movie. Genuis

I watched it back when it was released, then a movie named Lights Out was made building up on the same concept. The protagonist here plays the receptionist in the movie (maybe as an ode to this fantastic short movie. Even the movie which came out later is really good, do watch it!!

Why would she even still sleep after seeing that?

Lights out, Annabelle: Creation, Shazam; It all started with this video.

Hello. Voz do Gibi here. Years later this video remains the same... A MASTERPIECE.

Came here cuz I saw it mentioned in one of those top 10 lists. Best three minutes of suspense I've seen in a long time!

電気代節約のために消してくれるなんて優しいな

This is what Horror Movies are meant to be! No stupid loud jumpscares, the frightening things are happening inside your head BEFORE things are happening onscreen!

I remember seeing this for the first time, my heart dropped when I heard those running footsteps

Great horror short. Well done! Congrats!

why do ppl hide under the covers like it's some sort of shield. like there is some sort of mortal danger in the room and ppl think duvet shield on. now i'm safe. this really happens. crazy.

The editing on this is fantastic. Way better than most high budget horror films these days.

It should be fine to say that this is one of the greatest videos on RU-vid

A very nice short film with a very nice horror feature film. Lights out is really one of those best shorts along with 'The Ballerina', 'Fear Filter', etc.

A liter of strong coffee? Check! 10 functional flashlights? Check! Baseball bat? Check!

My electricity bill is going to be a little higher this month... xD

this gave me the chills big time. I don't know why anyone wastes there time and money watching teenagers bitch about their relationships with slow dialogue, and tension building when real scary stuff comes from short films. The pacing is just right and when it's finished it has you both freaked out and makes you ask tones of questions

This short will live rent free in my head forever

Me: I'm gonna sleep... Insomnia: *ARe U sURe abOuT ThAt?*

This was close to perfect. Only issue is that I think she switched the light one too much

怖さとぐろさを履き違えてる映画多いから この動画みて久々に怖くなった

I thought the feature length version was incredible. I avoided it for a few years because I figured it would be dumb. Couldn't believe how wrong I was and how much I enjoyed it. Sure it has a lot of jump scares but the concept was super effective on me. Easily one of the most memorable horror movies I've seen in years.

こういうのって怖いからまず動画止めたまんま進めて展開見ようとするけどことごとく失敗して普通に見てしまうんだよな…

2:28 Oh my god!

I got goosebumps! This is amazing!

Here after watching RIIZE lol

The short is better than film.

"Ooooh I have ghosts in my hallway, I'm going to bed WITH the door open"

Omg it's been like 5-6 years since I saw this it's been a while lol. And same with the movie I need to rewatch it.

Nice! I heard this got made into a full movie though, and I can't see this working for more than a few minutes.

thats y i dont live alone

The atmosphere was set up very nicely, but the monster's face ruined it for me. If you can't make it scary, don't show it.

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one of the best horror shorts... holy crap has it been 10 years lol

*pulls out a gun* BITCH GET THE FUCK OUT! *BAM* that's how you defeat evil spirits.

Just saw the trailer, this looks way better tho,Hollywood I swear.😩Short films are better than the full movies.

Hey David, I want to tell you a story of how you were an encouragement to me and a good friend of mine. My wife and I befriended this guy who's in prison for 7 years because he got mixed up in drugs and something terrible happened. We have been visiting him regularly for the last 5 years. He loves movies, especially horror, and I shoot horror shorts so he loves hearing about my stories. I actually turned one of my shorts into a comic book just so I could send it to him for Christmas one year since he can't watch them. A few years ago I told him about you and about Lights Out the short. I shared the story of how it brought you to Hollywood and how you made a feature based off of it. I also mentioned how much of an encouragement you are to me, an old guy, who got started in the filmmaking game late but one day I hope to shoot the feature of one of my comedy/horror shorts. Well, tonight we got an unexpected call from prison. We were actually a little scared because his mom has COVID. But he was all excited about this movie he got to watch. What was it? Lights Out the feature! He LOVED it! I was so excited for him. I said, "I hope it's streaming cuz now you got me wanting to rewatch it!" It's on HULU and I'm watching it now. It is really good. I'm happy for you and your success. If I ever get the opportunity to shoot "Mr. Mops" the feature and I could afford you, I'd love to have you by my side to help me learn the feature film process. Peace. -Earl Martin imalittlealien.com

I come back to this now and again when I feel the need to cower in terror beneath my blanket