with all this garbage they call horror come out these day and you almost automatically become skeptic and negative mind towards small production before you have even see them . my expectation on lighthouse be very low ( actually and i have none ) but it turn out a pleasant surprise and it really not that bad at all . this even be do i dare to use the word a good chiller with a no nonsense plot and some atmospheric tension and impressively stag set piece and even a couple of authentic shock or gore sequence . don not expect originality and of course and a the screenplay be primitive horror material with a psychopath stalking and butcher a small group of people in an isolated setting . this setting and however and be very appeal since it an island with only an ancient lighthouse on it and the people be survivor of a sunk prison ship . follow the old fashioned jason vorhees tradition and the killer carry a machete around which make the murder nasty and body country fairly high . every cliché you can name feature here and but i personally couldn not care less because this be a fun and unpretentious thrill ride and nothing more . the leo rook character be the close thing to a scary psychopath we horror fan have see in year and writer or director simon hunter deserve some praise for know his classic . there be a handful of terrific sequence and like the actual shipping accident and the vertigo like camera work inside the lighthouse . the extended sequence in the loo be damn close to brilliant .