# Lights Out - it won't just scare you . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208 "2014-04-28T19:33:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/21 "2014-05-02T12:19:10Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > **OneCentStamp** hasn’t posted since. Maybe someone should go check on her/him?? > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I think she’s in the basement. You should totally go down there to check. I’m alive, and unless the little grinning goblin is a lot sneakier than originally thought and made off with something precious, I’m still a guy. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/22 "2014-05-02T12:20:41Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > I’m alive, and unless the little grinning goblin is a lot sneakier than originally thought and made off with something precious, I’m still a guy. 😛 Well, have you checked your precious yet? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/23 "2014-05-02T12:23:33Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Well, have you checked your precious yet? 😃 _checks_ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/24 "2014-05-02T12:35:49Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > _checks_ > > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Oh, hush :rolleyes: Just use plenty of vitamin e oil on it and don’t touch it for a while and it’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/25 "2014-05-02T12:38:01Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > I found a post on the actress’s website (sorry, I can’t find it now or I’d link to it) about that: She says that the monster face was intended to look whimsical; the idea is that this “goblin” (or whatever it is) is just having fun fucking with this poor woman. > That said, I definitely didn’t laugh. This scared the shit out of me the first time I watched it. Your spoiler-tagged comment is exactly what I took from this. To me, the ending wasn’t half as scary as the opening sequence. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/26 "2014-05-02T12:38:13Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > _checks_ > > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: But… is it there or not? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/27 "2014-05-02T12:39:56Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Oh, hush :rolleyes: > > Just use plenty of vitamin e oil on it and don’t touch it for a while and it’ll be fine. > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > But… is it there or not? > 😛 I don’t know yet. _applies more Vitamin E, weeps quietly_ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/28 "2014-05-02T14:13:04Z")
I don’t know, “creep hiding in the dark with single woman” is just way too predictable for proper horror. It was executed well, maybe, but you really need something unexpected. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/29 "2014-05-02T14:37:18Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > But… is it there or not? > 😛 It’s there, but only in silhouette when he turns the light off. Oh, and thanks \*\*zombywoof \*\*and \*\*steveroo \*\*for the background info! ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208/30 "2014-05-02T14:47:34Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > It’s there, but only in silhouette when he turns the light off. _snort_ 😃 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lights-out-it-wont-just-scare-you/687208.md?page=1)