Horror
A Quiet Place is Worth Pooping Yourself Over
Anyone who knows me understands that I absolutely hate horror films. I can not wrap my head around the concept of willingly sitting in front of a screen with the intention of being terrified for over an hour, then spending the next few nights looking over your shoulder and having trouble sleeping. However, movies don’t review themselves, so when I was offered the A Quiet Place screening I cr...
The Strangers: Prey at Night Made Me Pull My Beard Out
The Strangers was originally released in 2008 as a mystery/slasher that focused on a terrifying situation where a couple looking to have a peaceful weekend fights to survive an attack from psychopaths. The film was well received and sure enough it received a sequel that is The Strangers: Prey at Night. This story is focused on a family that decides to go on a final vacation together before sending...
Doki Doki Literature Club Is The Most Disturbing Game I Have Ever Played
By Lauren Alexander (Non Spoiler) When the common gamer thinks of visual novels it typically brings to mind a light hearted experiences that involves a number of beautiful people you befriend and eventually date. Doki Doki Literature Club sets itself up to be just this. You are a high school kid who is generally unmotivated and is convinced by your child hood friend to join her club, which is the ...
Review: Friend Request
Review: Friend Request Horror movie season is in full effect and we are seeing a number of great titles such as IT, Annabelle: Creation, Wish Upon, and more. A new film by the name of Friend Request has hit the silver screen and it is looking to spook viewers with techno horror. The main story is a popular girl at school, Laura, played by Alycia Debnam-Carey, adds a class mate by the name of Marin...
Holy Sheet, IT Was Horrifyingly Good!
Holy Sheet, IT Was Horrifyingly Good! I want to start off by reminding you that I am not a fan of horror films. Give me an H.P. Lovecraft novel and I’ll read it and re read it a billion times but I just die when it comes to watching scary things come alive on screen. I have never seen any of the classics and especially not the original IT film. I had heard it was fantastic and the book was e...
Wish Upon Review
Wish Upon Review If given the chance have any seven wishes granted but at a terrible price, would you still go through with it? Wish Upon is a film about a girl in high school who stumbles upon a mysterious music box that places her in this exact predicament. While this concept is a great break from the slasher or supernatural films that have come out lately, was it worth spending your hard earned...
New Series: Mandatory Fun Time
New Series: Mandatory Fun Time As some of you know or may not know The Geek Lyfe has it’s very own YouTube page where we post our Unboxing, Let’s Plays, Reviews, and the duo group, Brostalgia! While these are all fun and awesome in their own right, we are introducing a new series by the name of Mandatory Fun Time! Mandatory Fun Time is a series hosted by me, Darth Mexican! I invite som...
Staff Picks: Scary Games for Halloween
Staying in during the Halloween weekend? Not feeling like watching a horror movie or tired of reading the same old scary books? Why not play something spooky? We here at The Geek Lyfe made a list of games that we think you’d like to play during the scariest night of the year. There’s nothing like playing a game alone, in a dark room, during the night. Just add one of these games and yo...
10 Reasons why you should be watching Penny Dreadful + Giveaway
Hey. Hey you. I heard that you’re a fan of brilliant television. Right now I’m going to ask you to take a chance. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME. I have come before you today as a humble fan of horror television shows. However… I have hopes! I have made a list of my top ten reasons why YOU should be watching Penny Dreadful, Showtime’s wicked and wonderful horror-drama. After reading t...
New Dark Souls 3 Gameplay Trailer
New Dark Souls 3 Gameplay Trailer The trailer was released during Mircosoft’s Gamescom briefing and let me tell ya, WOW! This looks amazing! Those giant bosses – am I right? It’s all nightmare fuel and I’m ok with this. It feels a little more like the first Dark Souls than DS2, which was the best one in my opinion. But after seeing this new gameplay trailer, I feel w...
Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife, Nosferatu Comes Back To Unlife
Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife, Nosferatu Comes Back To Unlife As a fan of monster movies, there is one that is near and dear to my heart, Nosferatu. The original vampire film that launched bloodsucking undead into our nightmares and eventually the horror that was Twilight. Comic Book Resources describes it best: Robert Eggers, who won acclaim at Sundance for his feature debut “The Witch,” will write ...
Alternatives to Bloodborne
Alternatives to Bloodborne So Bloodborne came out. Critics are going insane over it, Let’s Players are covering it, Speed Runners are setting world records and oh yeah, it is a PS4 exclusive with no chance of coming to PC in the near future. It is one big heart break for fellow Dark Souls lovers. The short version is that Sony financed the development of Bloodborne on the conditions ...
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