Papa Smerph’s Top Ten Horror Movies Of 2017, Part I

I've been floating the idea of top ten lists for the site since the beginning of EGC, but Jordan has repeatedly nixed the idea claiming that "Everyone does that."  He doesn't want to be like everyone else, of course.  His...

The Ritual Movie Review

Film The Ritual Year 2017 Starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James Collier, Sam Troughton Directed by David Bruckner Tagline Your darkest dream awaits you. Synopsis A group of old university buddies reunites to honor their deceased friend in the...

Ode to Mommie Dearest, Mama, All Things Mother, and the Collection Obsession

My Mom, after being ill for months, passed away several weeks ago.  Even though she was ill for a few years, it still came as a shock.  Her death is sufficiently impactful that it has affected not just her family, but Evil...

The Cloverfield Paradox Movie Review

Film The Cloverfield Paradox Year 2018 Starring Daniel Bruhl, Elizabeth Debicki, Aksel Hennie, Chris O’Dowd, John Ortiz, David Oyelowo, Zhang Ziyi, Gugu-Mbatha-Raw Directed by Julius Onah Tagline None Synopsis An international company of scientists aboard a space station orbiting an...

Haunters: The Art of the Scare

Haunters: The Art Of The Scare Year 2017 Directed by Jon Schnitzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkgzrspm8sM Haunters is a documentary that delves into a specific genre of the entertainment and attraction industry: haunted houses. Even more so, this documentary lifts the masks from the...

Temple Movie Review

Film Temple Year 2017 Starring Logan Huffman, Natalia Warner, Brandon Tyler Sklenar Directed by Michael Barrett Tagline None Synopsis A group of American tourists travels into the heart of a Japanese mountainside to find an ancient temple of ill repute....

Games Go Horror: Tomb Raider

Warning: The following contains spoilers for the 2013 video game reboot, Tomb Raider. You have been warned.   Today the new trailer for the Tomb Raider reboot film dropped and has me slightly optimistic about the movie's chances of being any good....

The Void Movie Review

Film The Void Year 2016 Starring Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong Directed by Steven Kostanski, Jeremy Gillespie Tagline A new dimension in evil. Synopsis A group of people finds themselves trapped inside a hospital with...

Before I Wake Movie Review

Film Before I Wake Year 2016 Starring Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Dash Mihok, Annabeth Gish Directed by Mike Flanagan Tagline Fear your dreams. Synopsis A couple still in the midst of mourning their deceased child welcomes a foster...

Raw Movie Review

Film Raw Year 2016 Starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Laurent Lucas Directed by Julia Ducournau Tagline She craves meat. Synopsis A young vegetarian finds herself with an insatiable hunger for meat after tasting it during her first year at veterinary...

Gaming With Papa Smerph II- The Evil Geek Cult Podcast Ep. 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eutZyVG2nkA On this episode of The Evil Geek Cult Podcast, I introduce my father to some more games! We discuss Telltale's The Walking Dead(Season 1), Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Xcom: Enemy Within. We also discuss some...

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...

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...

31 Days of Dreadtober(2017): Trick R’ Treat Movie Review

Day 31 Trick R’ Treat Year 2007 Starring Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Quinn Lord, Lauren Lee Smith, Tahmoh Penikett, Leslie Bibb, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox Directed by Michael Dougherty Tagline Poison, drowning, claw, or knife. So many ways to take...