Film Title: Lights Out
The year is 1959. People are still recovering from the events of World War 2. When young Mrs Erica Cliffton had her husband taken from her, because of government secrets, she goes to a private detective, Mr Clyde Boggart, for help. WOMAN describes tells DETECTIVE about what she thinks has happened to her husband and about his clandestine government work. WOMAN believes that her husband is being held against his will at the 'asylum' where this secret government work took place.
As WOMAN is describing her husbands disappearance it cuts to a voice over and depicts the disgraceful things that are happening in the asylum and depicts the actual kidnapping. DETECTIVE is reluctant to go to the asylum but goes anyway to honour their agreement.
When DETECTIVE arrives at the asylum he sees that it is completely abandoned and has been for quite some time. He breaks in and discovers hell on earth. He uncovers the secrets that WOMAN'S husband was kidnapped for trying to reveal. In the asylum he sees the what these government secrets have done to people. He spends his time fighting for his life against crazed and tortured victims of secret government experimentation.
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