Lights Out is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg (in his major directorial debut), written by Eric Heisserer and stars Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Billy Burke and Maria Bello. It is based on Sandberg's 2013 short film of the same name and features Lotta Losten, who starred in the short. It was released theaterically on July 22, 2016 by Warner Bros.