u/Word_War_Won

would love to hear counter opinions (and rec's) im not like, gonna die on this hill defending this take cuz i just kinda realized this but i was thinking that may 2026 may be the best single month for horror ever

ususally we get 3-4 REAL legit horror flix a yr when lucky (heretic/oddity/cuckoo/weapons last yr or so i think for ex) - obv i dont see em all but still, thats over a year, in just this May we got 2 certified BANGERS w 2 VERY promising releases ahead

-First we got Hokum - great folk horror from NEON and the Oddity/Caveat team (both bangers)

-Then Curry Barker's debut 'Obs***ion was PEAK w/ Inde Navarette going Toni Collete in Hereditary (keep getting posts blocked just if they have the TITLE it wants it in its own thread lol

-Next is the demonic possesion gone absolutely bonkers looking 'Passenger'

-And then at the end of month we get 'The Backrooms' with a psychological/primal liminal horror

All 4 look to be great (the first two were ESP Curry Barkers unnamable, here atleast, debut) and all have totally diff vibes (folk horror, uncannily absurd emotional horror and liminal existential and psychological scares in Backrooms & more classic tense atmospheric dark creature horrors in Passenger tho idk much from the trailer in a good way haha - thoughts? Other month this good?

TBH if Passenger and Backrooms are like 8/10 or better we basically got a yrs worth of good horror in one month imo

*10* TV BINGE REC'S IF YOU JUST FINISHED THE BOYS AND WANT SOMETHING GOOD/SIMILAR:
- Each show has a description and why The Boys is the inspiration to suggest it

*I KNOW ITS LONG SO TO MAKE IT EASIER:*
-Ill just put the names and u can scroll below the line and just see if u missed any
-Heres THREE quick obv comps:
a.)Peacemaker aka a lighter tone than The Boys but still r rated bloody 'bad supes' show w 2seasons

b.)Invincible, another Prime Original, darker anime version of 'bad supes' with 4 seasons

c.)Banshee - NOT superhero BUT stars Antony Starr, as an expert thief on parole who, due to an insane event that hooks you about 5mins into the pilot, he impersonated the sheriff of a small local town in rural PA - its a brutal fast paced crime drama that has 4 great seasons (from Starz around 2012-6ish i think)

Also to save time, u'll prob have the same taste/dig these if u liked stuff outside The Boys like: Severance, Pluribus, The Leftovers, Maniac, 3 Body Problem etc

-------------------------------------------TV BINGE REC's and why The Boys inspired them-----------------------------------

EDIT: Forgot one of two shows listed thats tech comic book based but actually has the energy of insane blood soaked absurdity and wordbuilding of The Boys and thats the 4S FX Series Preacher - prob shoulda mentioned American Gods too, not the best of the recs, but a shockingly good adaptation of my fav book ever written

1.) Mr.Robot - My personal all time fav show (at least till/how Severance ends) is Mr.Robot (the 'hacker' show thats not really about the hacking at all lol) largely due to not just Rami Maleks career launching performance but the fact its adapted from an OG screenplay by Esmail whom obv knows all the plotpoints, twists,, ending so there are so many easter eggs upon rewatching and the payoffs are so well earned, w a manic protagonist addicted, mentall ill, tryna hack world banks and breaking the 4th wall to talk to 'friend' (us) it's absurd in its own never done-this-well, way.

2.) DOOM PATROL - the only other good 'bad super hero show' imo, that still funny/live action, Umbrella academy a lil formulaic but DP is stacked cast-wise and has a LOT of absurd madness tho not as dark as the boys but def not bad with a full 5season run ending last yr - if u prefer the humor and gore obv the next best option is watching s1 and 2 of Peacemaker w John Cena playing 'Homelander if he was actually patriotic and capable of empathy but also way less cunning haha - also not as ubiquitously dominant among the super powered in his universe

3.) Legion - if u missed it, Legion is the ULTIMATE superhero show that doesnt feel like its about superheroes (as in i thought it was just a crazy horror psychological thriller till lookin into it more but as a non comic person i watched it no prob but its def a PAY ATTENTION show) like in the trailer u see that they tell the protagonist he's mentally ill not super powered and drugged to keep it from happening, lots of gaslighting but the sets/colors are Severence-esque but trippier w insane terrifying dream sequences and character designs...its 3 PERFECT seasons starring the talented af Dan Stevens(btw he's KILLING it in the long awaited new season of The Terror this time set in present day based on the novel 'the devil in silver') and Aubrey Plaza, FRIGGIN and Jehmaine Clement oh and JEAN SMART! - unmissable.

4.)Happy! - THIS HAS THE BOYS ENERGY MORE THAN ANY OTHER SHOW I KNOW... from SyFy of all channels, sadly only 2 seasons (ten 40min eps each) but follows the AMAZING Chris Meloni as an UNHINGED drug, sex and violence fueled divorced dad ex detective turned hitman/deadbeat dad who's daughter is kidnapped by a creepy af santa themed killer (s2 is based around a villain based on easter/a creepy af kids tv show being used for dark purposes u dont wanna think about)- absurd to the extreme, Patton Oswalt voices the happy go lucky imaginary friend of his kidnapped daughter (named 'happy the unicorn' who helps him find his kid while getting tangled in his life and trying coke, helping him cheat during poker etc but the violence is WILD and the uncanny valley creeepiness of the villains in both seasons is perfectly balanced creepy/funny/teriffying and the practical fx are *chef kiss

Just an ex: They cold-open S2 (not a spoiler, the first 30sec unrelated to s1) with 12 nuns in bomb vests huddled and crying in new york before starting an easter egg hunt in central park to find the winning egg that has the switch that makes every other nun blow up but the one pushing it, so flying nun limbs def has The Boys vibes haha

5.)Homecoming - Another Esmail show, his first after Mr.Robot, about a mysterious berry that is used in some drug being made by the gov to 'help soldiers w ptsd' but is very surreal and without spoiling its clear from the trailer that homeoming's project is way bigger/darker than 'helping soldiers' as the goal...got great reviews AND s1 is Julia Roberts TV debut but the Apple show 'Homecoming' was Esmails first show after Mr.Robot (he also did the movie, i loved at least, "leave the world behind' too) but its just two seasons with diff casts but in the same world that connects to s1 (s2 stars Janelle Monet and no Roberts but other actors are in s1 like Jeremy Allen White (Shameless/The Bear) - tbh just more of a good show than something like The Boys but if u like the shows up top you'll dig it...

HOPE IT WAS WORTH THE TIME!

assuming we dont get 3track gps, what if there was this as a new idk, 'Knockout Track Mode':

You pick ONE TRACK, do 4 laps instead of the (used to be usual) 3 laps, but since its at 24 racers which they wont change; each lap takes out 7 racers, so its 3 laps & if ur the top 3 (after 21 are eliminated) you basically get an extra 4th final lap - that'd be legit fun & intense imo, and no INTS involved! - if that was a bad explanation it'd play out like this so baggin would be a no go for sure haha

Lap 1 - must finish top 17
Lap 2- must finish top 10
Lap 3 - must finish top 3
Final (lap 4) - winner takes all

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'QUICK FIX' to improve GPs etc if Nintendo reeeeally wont just put it in there:

*also if they're gonna force INTs the leeeeast they could do is make them 200cc idk, add like a 200cc gate when u start the INT and before u reach teh course u hit another to get back to 150cc for the course but its prob more fun and def faster so more time for TWO full laps on the course u get to (i know its unpop but id LOVE 200cc tracks but not a fan of the forced 200cc on 150cc designed tracks on 8dx cuz i just dont wanna ride the brake or brake drift tbh, id rather better competition at 150cc but thats just me

What are your thoughts on these (obv assuming nintendo doesnt just figure their sht out cuz like, they cant be oblivious to 95% of the fanbase and reviews)

Google AI said there was an update today cuz i was about to play and suddenly had a ONE HOUR long download and had to delete stuff to make enough room??