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When the Lights Went Out
A malevolent spirit attacks a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 blackout. The parents then seek out the assistance of a paranormal specialist and a local priest, who performs an exorcism that eventually halts the hauntings.
5 January 1967, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1 May 1975, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
12 March 1972, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
September 12, 2012
[Draws] upon the effective, low-fi scares of Ghostwatch or The Stone Tapes for well-sustained tension.
September 13, 2012
Director Pat Holden delivers a few effective shocks but overcooks the climax.
August 28, 2012
Besides a couple of decent low-key jolts, hearsay and heroic art direction alone don't add up to t'Exorcist.
September 09, 2012
Aesthetically authentic and frightening in parts. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem all that different to what has come before it.
September 19, 2012
Nothing particularly surprising or exciting happens, and the straightness with which the subject is treated eventually means everything seizes up.
September 14, 2012
Despite the fact that the scariest thing about this Yorkshire-brewed ghost story are the 70s fashions (avocado kitchen and rum and pep, anyone?), there is something quite charming about the creakiness of it all.
September 12, 2012
This British scary movie is preposterous and cheesy, if occasionally oddly enjoyable.
September 11, 2012
A film that not even the formidable Gary Lewis can save is a scary thing indeed.
September 11, 2012
Soon gives way to silliness, with the poltergeist fiddling with Sally's Buckeroo and Slinky toys.