i think my favorite ridiculously specific subgenre is “groundhog day but it's [insert other genre here]”
groundhog day but it’s horror: Happy Death Day
groundhog day but it’s a political thriller: Source Code
groundhog day but it’s an alien invasion: The Edge of Tomorrow
groundhog day but it’s a coming-of-age YA novel: Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall
groundhog day but it’s A Serious Work About Modern Alienation: Russian Doll
what do all these stories have in common besides their central plot conceit? they're all amazing. exceptional. weirdly underrated. y’all, this is a big deal. humanity has unlocked the secret to getting a plot right every time and that secret is killing the main character repeatedly/torturing them via time loop. i’m off to write Groundhog Day But It’s A Hard-Boiled Noir or possibly Groundhog Day But It’s A Very Gay Space Opera