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(1972 TV Movie)

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8/10
This Movie Was SCARY
socalblonde4fun7 October 2005
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I, too, remember this from my childhood. After viewing the movie, I was unable to go to my grandmother's house. She collected dolls just like the main characters in the movie! It felt as if the dolls were alive and were all watching me! It was something my parents shouldn't have let me watch so late at night. From what I remember, it was raining and the lights went out and the dolls would become alive! The ambiance of the movie was what was frightening to me (other than the dolls themselves). Would love to have this on DVD!

Is there any way to get old TV shows on DVD? Could someone post some links to sites that would carry it? It would be greatly appreciated!
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8/10
Still freaky to my memory 30+ years later.
cjintac4 October 2006
I too have seen this movie and have almost the identical comment. Only my sister and I remember it. It was FREAKY! The memory is so absolute that I wonder that it would be as freaky a second time. Never did it appear again on TV as I recall. I know we looked for years because we believed someone else must witness what we saw. I would recommend from the standpoint of more than a few saying how unforgettable it is. Very certain I would not allow my children to watch without first seeing again. If the movie were available I would make myself watch again. I would either be forever scarred or perhaps find it hokey. In any case, I'll take the risk.
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My sister and i are the only ones who remember seeing this...OH NO YOUR NOT
jkhenry-743-16443114 June 2010
I finally found this and I KNOW its the movie that we're talking about here. I don't remember the premise either But I do remember that is was called LIGHTS OUT, it seemed to be a TV special, and it had two VERY SCARY dolls dressed as pilgrims I believe...I remember one scene where the female doll (dressed in white) standing their after the door creeps open and her eyes are glowing green...absolutely terrifying for my age then...want to see this again. I would not be surprised if the film was taken out of distribution due to its scary nature. I think the dolls in the film where bought, inherited because I vaguely remember a scene where they were taken out of a box, gift or something.
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10/10
Where can I see this NOW?
radard-207072 July 2018
I saw this when I was 12, in 1972. I've been searching for Lights Out (1972) years now for a way to watch it again. In the days of everything imaginable being available on-line why is this no where to be found? Does anyone know where I can a copy stream it, anything?
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10/10
The Scariest Movie I Had Ever Seen!!!
clarenceebowling4 March 2013
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I remember this movie too, but I couldn't remember the title! I watched it as a child with my older sister. Two dolls arrived in an unmarked box; one male and one female. Later on that evening, the doll collector was awaken by a squealing sound. She looked up and saw the female doll standing by her bedroom door. There was another scene, when a lady was killed in a car accident after purchasing the dolls from the collector. The police officer returned the dolls back to the collector and said,'He couldn't understand why the dolls weren't damaged in the car accident with these china faces.' Later on in the movie, the male doll pushed a floor lamp on the doll collectors husband, killing him as well. Prior to her husband being killed, he never believed his wife when she told him that the dolls were alive. The female doll had started squealing and as the husband walked up, the squealing had stopped. When he saw his wife shaking the doll, the husband thought that his wife was going crazy. At the end of the movie, the female doll's eyes lit up and the collector, along with her husband were turned into dolls. The next day, a little girl picked up the dolls and started playing with them in her bed. I really wish this movie was in circulation! Hopefully, they will eventually put it out on DVD! Preferably, on Blue Ray!
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This movie has stuck with me since my childhood.
gej-319 January 2001
My sister and i are the only ones who remember seeing this-and this wkend i discovered someone else who had seen it. We were all forever affected by seeing this movie.The premise of a doll being able to do human things was terrifying. I have never seen it again and would love to-does anyone know if this is on tape? I have never even noticed it being on tv since.
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Lights Out
robbie32674 August 2005
I remember this movie! I was just a teen and it was on PBS. It was pretty eerie. I used to watch a lot of stuff on that station. I also have always admired Joan Hackett. She had something special as an actress, she died way too young. She was quite mesmerizing in this. I wish I could see it again sometime but so far have never seen it repeated. It's strange that I have remembered that program all of these years. I guess it must have had quite an impact on me, and then, having just read the previous comment, I find I am not the only one! I thought the story was very well done. It started to give me the creeps right at the beginning and kept me glued to the screen until the end.
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I think I saw this...
dpradere19 April 2005
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I saw a scary "doll" movie at about that time (I was 3 years old). It scared the he-- out of me! I called it "Carol in the fire" and had nightmares for weeks. I recall very little of the movie but am thinking somebody in it was named Carol. I remember at the end the doll's eyes were glowing as it burned up. I don't remember enough of it to give it any kind of rating (not to mention my age at the time). Is this the same movie and has anybody found a copy of it??? I've investigated as many other scary doll movies as I can find out there and am still looking...Like many horror movies I'm guessing I'd get a good laugh out of it as an adult but who knows.
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I remember this as one of the scariest movies I have ever seen.
jcholmes199813 July 2004
I seem to remember that this movie was an hour-long British-made TV special and I haven't seen it listed anywhere since it was shown in 1972. The way I remember it is that a woman who runs a doll hospital receives a pair of dolls (a boy doll & a girl doll) from an unknown source and she is frightened by them. This was one of the scariest premises I have ever seen in a movie, and I would like to see it again to see if it is still as scary to me now as it was then, when I was 12 yrs old. After seeing it I put my dolls away and never played with them again. I think in retrospect it is probably too much for a child to watch. I have never found another person who remembers this movie.
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