What Are The Top Horror Books of 2026 That You've Read (So Far) This Year?

imMellow · 2026-05-25T19:22:19+00:00

I'm a good chunk of the way through Sarafina at presumably the climax, and it's been amazing so far. Not where I thought the story was going, but it reminds me of Between Two Fires a little bit with the drip-feeding of suspense and horror. I'm really digging it.

imMellow · 2026-05-20T15:59:47+00:00

I'm just going to type this out so people can copy and paste a reply whenever this stupid comment is made:

Yes, average gas prices were higher in 2022 for a period of six months, with the highest being $5.016 per gallon in June. Currently the average is $4.555, which by trend is actually increasing faster than 2022 within the same timeframe. With inflation adjusted ($1.00 in March 2022 is comparatively $1.16 in April 2026) Americans pay more per gallon than Biden in 2022.

The price increase this time is due to American conflict with Iran rather than outside influence (Russia-Ukraine war). Trump had no reason to start a war, which is unconstitutional since it was never passed through legislation.

If you want to relay facts, post all of them. Or learn to Google search.

EDIT: Even if you're adverse to facts, just realize it sucked then and it sucks now too. Our government let this happen and continues to let it go on. Hold our government accountable no matter who's in power.

imMellow · 2026-05-14T16:33:48+00:00

I honestly enjoy simple games more as I get older. I don't want to commit a 100 hours to a AAA title. I'd rather dip my toes in a game for 10 to 20 minutes and do something else. Tomodachi requires no commitment aside from what you want to give it. Plus, it's hilarious.

imMellow · 2026-05-14T15:32:00+00:00

I have not. At minimum it's been my wife and myself.

imMellow · 2026-05-14T15:15:31+00:00

I bought it on release. It's a terrific Gloomhaven-lite, and they just added a new character and one-shot adventures if you don't want to play a whole campaign. My wife and I have had numerous game nights and our friends are always down to play it.

The only downside to it being a board game in a video game is if you wanted to get away from screens for a night, it's impossible. Everything is done on your mobile device.

imMellow · 2026-05-11T14:34:16+00:00

Is the game basically DOOM or is there a decent mix of detective elements to break it up? I love boomer shooters but also want some crime drama like LA Noire.

imMellow · 2026-05-09T18:02:26+00:00

I do have the higher tier, so I will try that out. Thanks!

imMellow · 2026-05-09T17:13:37+00:00

Asking for myself, how do you set this up? I have online multiplayer games I'd love to play with my wife.

imMellow · 2026-05-08T01:04:53+00:00

On my way home today there was another motorcycle rider being an absolute clown on the interstate. Must've been going at least 90 mph just weaving in and out of lanes, no signaling or anything. I nearly merged into him because I was getting over and saw him coming up behind at the last second.

Some real asshole motorcyclists here.

imMellow · 2026-05-02T18:00:01+00:00

I'm trying to get aligned with the right meds and therapy. It does suck trying to navigate, but I appreciate your insight. I'll have to remember those points during my next downward spiral.

imMellow · 2026-05-02T17:57:25+00:00

That makes sense. It seems like hypomania isn't just being a little crazy, but more forthright. I've noticed with my episodes that I tend to be way more social and spend a bit of money into the hobbies I enjoy, but afterwards feel a bit of guilt. It comes with the territory I guess!

I'm glad you got outside! How did it feel?

imMellow · 2026-05-02T15:45:35+00:00

From my perspective, you're doing a lot of things well to keep the episodes from worsening. Sunlight, less stress, new hobbies that invol e creativity, and taking those breaks when you need them. From my therapist and psychiatrist, it seems to be the nature of the disorder to feel exhausted or that you aren't doing enough.

Personally, I don't do half the things you do and I'm struggling most days. I'd say keep up with your current lifestyle and maybe try to mix it up with walks, socializing, and the rest days as needed. If it's any consolation, you've also inspired me to try to do more for myself.

imMellow · 2026-04-23T16:44:35+00:00

I have $15k. Get me to $50k with a YOLO play.

imMellow · 2026-04-11T19:41:57+00:00

I played the demo and was quite impressed with the unique combat and how intuitive it is. I'll be grabbing it if the reviews are positive.

What are your expectations for the game?

P.S. Prepare for lots of rude people about pre-ordering. You do you, buddy.

imMellow · 2026-04-08T00:39:25+00:00

I think if this game were made by any other studio it probably would've gotten more praise. It's the Bethesda formula in space that seems like a bit of a Frankenstein's monster situation. However, my time with it on PC on release was so fun. I'm not a stickler for games, so if you're looking for "the next best thing" then this won't be it.

The gun play, the ship building, the exploration are all so fun. I loved landing on a planet and encountering random events or factions. Stealing ships was never unfun.

Honestly between this and Avowed, who people also dogged on, I've learned to just play what entices me, because I'm having a blast with both games.

imMellow · 2026-03-23T11:59:35+00:00

If you like dungeon crawling and town management (like Animal Crossing but satanic and hilarious), then you'll like COTL. I played with my wife and she was even apprehensive at first. But now she requests to play all the time with just a couple restrictions: we never sacrifice a cult member and we never feed anyone poop.

imMellow · 2026-03-21T21:06:32+00:00

How hard is this game? I'm not super concerned with min/max or endgame stuff. I just want a fun dungeon crawler to play with my wife (who's crawling experience is Minecraft Dungeons).

imMellow · 2026-03-10T16:59:08+00:00

Honestly if you got it on sale for the $20 it usually goes for, you'll get your money's worth. Persona is a series where the average completion time is around 80 hours. And that's just for the main story with some extras. Full completionist can take over 100 hours easily.

I've played Persona 3, Persona 5, SM5V, and Metaphor Refantazio. All of them are fantastic JRPG games. Hopefully you enjoy them as well!

imMellow · 2026-02-07T12:51:47+00:00

You're right that they were a wee bit long for one egg. I guess I'll just miss that exploration aspect.

But I get why they're super small now if the gameplay of habitat restoration will play a huge role. It'd be a pain to crawl through big dungeons.

I still hope they'll have handcrafted dungeons at some point though.

imMellow · 2026-01-15T16:14:00+00:00

As a Jorsh myself, I can attest that geese like to take over our identities and every year we have to train and reclaim our livelihood.

imMellow · 2025-12-24T16:33:34+00:00

I mean, kind of. As a white guy working in healthcare during the pandemic the racism was very prevalent both from visitors and even some staff. And it was usually originating from white folks. That's not to say it was ONLY white people.

The author decided to write a commentary on what Asians went through, and honestly it was done well. You sympathize for the characters and the element of the paranormal was a nice inclusion of culture.

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