When the Lights Went Out

Not to be confused with When the Lights Go Out.
When the Lights Went Out

Official poster featuring star Tasha Connor
Directed by Pat Holden
Produced by
  • Bil Bungay
  • Deepak Nayar
Written by Pat Holden
Starring
Distributed by Bil Bungay
Release dates
  • 31 January 2012 (2012-01-31) (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
  • 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) (United Kingdom)
Running time
86 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

When the Lights Went Out is a 2012 British supernatural horror film directed by Pat Holden. It was released in the UK on 13 September 2012.[1] The film premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.[2]

Background

According to the filmmakers, the story is "loosely" based on a claimed poltergeist haunting known as "The Black Monk of Pontefract", said to have occurred in the home of Joe and Jean Pritchard at 30 East Drive, Pontefract, West Yorkshire.[2][3] According to Jean Pritchard's sister-in-law Renee Holden, alleged supernatural disturbances by a poltergeist given the nickname "Fred" included "throwing things around, freezing rooms down, creating water puddles and making noises". Pritchard's daughter Diane was supposedly dragged upstairs by her neck.[4] The incident was locally popular but "largely unknown elsewhere" until Colin Wilson wrote a book about it in 1981 that gained notoriety among paranormal aficionados. Director Pat Holden stated that he "embellished the story to make it fit it into a horror movie template".[5][6]

In October 2015, the house was featured in the paranormal reality television series Most Haunted Live![7][8]

In October 2016, the house was featured on the Halloween special of the paranormal reality television series Paranormal Lockdown.

Synopsis

In 1974, Jenny and Len move into a new home in Yorkshire where their 13-year-old daughter Sally is haunted by the ghost of a young girl, and the demonic ghost of a monk. Sally's parents seek out the assistance of a paranormal specialist and a local priest, who performs an exorcism that does not succeed in ending the hauntings.

Cast

References

  1. "Nostalgia: Spooky tale from Yorkshire's heart". Yorkshire Evening Post. Leeds. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016 via InfoTrac. (subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 "When the Lights Went Out". International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. Brown, Jonathan (12 September 2012). "It's fright night at Pontefract Poltergeist house". Yorkshire Evening Post. Leeds. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. Laws, Roz (16 September 2012). "Horror film's a real scream". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. p. 12. Retrieved 28 October 2016 via InfoTrac. (subscription required (help)).
  5. Applebaum, Steven (30 August 2012). "A ghost in the house". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. Youngs, Ian (11 September 2012). "When the Lights Went Out revives 1970s ghost story". BBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. "Horror house: Most Haunted Live film at 30 East Drive". Hemsworth & South Elmsall Express. Pontefract. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2016 via InfoTrac. (subscription required (help)).
  8. "'Haunted' semi-detached Yorkshire house at centre of live Most Haunted Halloween TV special". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2016 via InfoTrac. (subscription required (help)).

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