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' 'Lights Out': Lawrence Grey Interview on the Horror Film'. In addition, Lotta Losten, who previously portrayed Esther Crosby in Lights Out, portrays Lynn Crosby in Shazam!. In June 2018, Sandberg stated that his then-upcoming film Shazam! would be set in the same fictional universe as Lights Out, featuring a character from that film in a cameo appearance, later revealed to be Andi Osho's Emma Glover. Lights Out gave me the chills.' Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, ' surprisingly maternal horror movie that relies as much on fraying emotional bonds as supernatural suspense to create tension, Lights Out deals with an array of primal fears that threaten to unravel a family’s fundamental relationships, along with their sanity.' Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote, 'packling over any copycat cracks with strong acting and fleet editing, Lights Out delivers minimalist frights in old-school ways.' A clunky script occasionally loosens its grip on the nerves, but chances are Diana will still have you sleeping with the lights on for a good while after leaving the theatre.' Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film 4 stars out of 4, stating: 'ven the most cynical, jaded, seen-it-all-before critic cannot deny certain visceral reactions to a film. Lucy O'Brien of IGN gave the film 7/10, saying: 'ith an unnerving monster at its core, great cast and relentless final sequence, Light’s Out is a debut director Sandberg should be proud of.