Kaiju Of The Month: Godzilla In Name Only AKA Zilla

Its that time of the month, Kaiju of the Month! I haven't done one of these since before Dreadtober and was really looking forward to revisiting the series. That being said, let's get into this month's Kaiju pick. Zilla #...

Horror’s Puritan Values

When you think of the horror genre, "Puritan" is probably not the first word to come to mind. At face value, horror appears to be the antithesis of Puritan, but behind the buckets of gore, sexual promiscuity, lewd behavior, and...

Dragon Age: The Masked Empire Book Review

Year 2014 Author Patrick Weekes Summary Empress Celene struggles to navigate the dangerous political climate of her powerful nation, Orlais. Her cousin, The Grandduke Gaspard, seeks to undermine her power at every turn and treasonous whispers can be heard among...

Thank You

At the risk of becoming a cliche this Thanksgiving, I hope this post finds you EGC Acolytes fat and happy with you and yours around a plump holiday turkey. I realize that not everyone celebrates Turkey Day and that I...

The Art of Marc Silvestri

For a long time in the world of comic books, DC Comics and Marvel reigned supreme with little competition other than with each other to challenge their rule. While the two companies undisputedly remain titans of the industry, the world...

Thor: Ragnarok Movie Review

Thor: Ragnarok Year 2017 Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins Directed by Taika Waititi Tagline Let the games begin. Synopsis The goddess of death, Hela, plots to...

Doom(2016): Reviving A Classic

For many older gamers, the Doom franchise is synonymous with gaming and holds a near legendary cult status with  those gamers, even to this day. The original Doom came out back in 1993(I was 3 years old) and was being passed...

Site Update: Nov. 14, 2017, Where Are The Posts???

Whats up, Acolytes? Some of you may not have seen my Twitter post, but my father and I were called out of town for a family emergency that involved a 16-hour drive to St. Louis and a weekend reconnecting with...

The Great Loot Box Debate of 2017: The Loot Box Saga(Part 3 of 3)

The Loot Box Saga When loot boxes made their way from mobile to other gaming markets, they were being implemented in free-to-play games and its there they should have stayed. Its when they started appearing in full retail titles that...

The Great Loot Box Debate of 2017: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly(Part 2 of 3)

If you missed part 1 of The Great Lootbox Debate, click here. Originally this was supposed to be a two part post, but I wrote so much that I have to add another part to the series. Trends in gaming...

The Great Loot Box Debate of 2017: The Basics(Part 1 of 3)

Originally a 2 part series, it has been extended to three parts. While I'm pretty pleased with the way Dreadtober turned out, committing to a horror post a day meant that I couldn't talk about some events that unfolded over...