During the days of King George III, a man becomes obsessed with his profession as the state executioner, reveling in his work as he sends criminals to their death at the gallows. Turned callous and bloodthirsty by his job, the executioner purposefully withholds evidence that would prove his next victim innocent. Commentary tonight on the true horror of what Arch Oboler provided in Lights out, how we address limitations in our own minds, the prospect of death, and fighting our demons.