David F. Sandberg has made massive leaps in his first few years as a director, with his fourth feature film being the newly released Shazam! Fury of the Gods, but his first film Lights Out is where he's at his best. This horror debut was a big move for Sandberg, after having directed short films for many years, but it wasn't technically the first Lights Out film. That would be the short film of the same name, which Sandberg directed in 2013. This earlier version is only two minutes and 24 seconds long, but it manages to be even more terrifying than its eventual feature-length adaptation. While both films interestingly explore the general concept in their own unique ways, the short film that came first manages to hold more tension, scares, and mystery in less than 3 minutes than an entire 81-minute movie.
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