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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 28/09/2026

Q&A with the fans, part 3/??? "How do you plan out how the story branches in Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess?"

Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Thread with a couple short scenes from a lesbian vampire story that I have kickin' around in the back of my head! This may be all that ever comes of it, but I still like em :] 1/4

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

NEW DEVLOG! If you want to know what other people did in their playthroughs, or get a summary of the winding web that is Scarlet Hollow's narrative structure :] Shout-out to all our players for helping us balance the game during our Early Access period, your survey data has been SO helpful 🙏

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Recent food I have made: dubu kimchi, fresh hand-cut pasta that was made into a not-photogenic carbonara, gnocchi from scratch, and kimbap ✌️

Dubu kimchi: a ring of tofu slices around a pile of sautéed kimchi with trumpet mushrooms.

A skillet of gnocchi with mushrooms and thyme.

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Man I've been offline a while, a lot has been goin on! We released Episode 5/7 of our game Scarlet Hollow this past February, and are back to work to finish the remaining two :] We also launched a small-scale publisher and announced the first title, Prove You're Human by @sunsetvisitor.studio

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This was such a fun conversation!! We had a great time chatting about Scarlet Hollow in such detail!

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Thank you so much for the lovely interview, Jason! ^_^

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 10/04/2026

It's been 23 hours since we and @sunsetvisitor.studio announced Prove You're Human, and it already has over 40,000 wishlists. People *want* narrative games that tackle difficult and human subject matter, and both of our studios will keep bringing them to you. Thank you for making this possible!

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Kel McDonald @kelmcdonald.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Do you like werewolves? Well then grab yourself all The City Between books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/149... It's needs a couple hundred to get to 6k! Help it get there before monday!

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Shards of Reflection

A newly made vampire searches for the vampire who made her while unable to trust her new senses and memories.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 26/02/2026

Scarlet Hollow is an incredible work of art, using the visual novel genre to its full potential to tell a haunting story of family, loss, and legacy. www.rogue.site/editorials/s...

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Scarlet Hollow is one of the best horror games ever made

Scarlet Hollow is a visual novel masterpiece, weaving horror and humor together in a beautiful tapestry.

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

One million copies!!! Thank you to everybody......

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Putting this review in a frame 😘

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 23/10/2025

"You two can be the family you were always meant to be, free from the sins of generations past, if you let me do what needs doing." Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 releases in February, on Friday the Thirteenth. A huge shout out to our friends at @smallbu.bsky.social for animating this trailer!

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Thank you so much for the chat, Jess!! ^_^

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Check out the little clown baby I made >:]

An art doll with a skullish head and stitched eyes, dressed in an elaborate black and gold jester's outfit.

Another view of the same doll, thus time showing the red hands and feet.

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MichaelTheCutts @michaelthecutts.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In the second part of my interview with @abbyhoward.bsky.social, we dive into Scarlet Hollow, breaking down its design, writing, and characters. Also, boiled peanuts are great, actually! youtu.be/GznyZ1k3438?... #gaming #northcarolina #videogames #blacktabbygames #visualnovel #games #NCMountains

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Scarlet Hollow | Game Connection | Ep. 003

YouTube video by FOX8 WGHP

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Progress shots of a background for Episode 5 ;]

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Somebody should tell this therapist on Hoarders to stop dressing like David Cronenberg's evil therapist character from Nightbreed

A screenshot of a therapist on Hoarders, dressed in a nice black double-breasted coat with a white button-up shirt and a patterned tie.

An image of David Cronenberg as the evil therapist from the film Nightbreed. He is also dressed in a nice black double-breasted coat with a white button-up and a patterned tie. And is holding a big knife.

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Finally, I get to draw again, no more dialogue menus.. by the end I was writing them in my dreams

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Jonathan Masino @jonathanmasino.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Fans of #ScarletHollow, check out this in-depth interview we did with its creators @blacktabbygames.com about its writing, monster romances, and more! youtu.be/MKXWZo3Ff10

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Writing SCARLET HOLLOW — Interview with Abby Howard and Tony Arias

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

From the art book!! It was interesting doing the making-of bits bc 1. I don't really know what's obvious to people vs what I should go into detail about and 2. sometimes there just wasn't any concept art for a given Princess, I just went right into the game assets bc I had to get it done fasssst

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Scarlet Hollow mini comics? It's more likely than you'd think

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It's Spoons' sweet fourteenth today!! I owe this cat so much... did you know the plush of Spoons is what gave us the funds we needed to make Scarlet Hollow episode 1? And now all these years later she is enjoying her retirement 🖤

A tuxedo cat sitting in front of a line of toys on a fancy couch. There are plants in the background.

A tuxedo cat nestled into a chunky knit blanket. There is a guy (Tony) in the background.

A tuxedo cat sitting daintily in a sunbeam on a busy carpet.

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 01/05/2025

new art book cover design, minus the text 👀 felt like changing things up after switching from portrait to landscape

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Food from this week!! My fave pickled beet spring sandwich, homemade papusas with veggie pulled steak, and French onion soup~

A pickled beets, smoked tofu, hoat cheese, and cucumber sandwich with a strawberry seltzer with cucumber slices.

A papusa with veggie pulled steak, chiles, and oaxaca cheese.

Onions in the midst of being caramelized.

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Scarlet Hollow 90 on metacritic REAL!!!

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Gaze upon my veggie hot pastrami (Got a new fake meat that is amazing on sandwich)

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Someone on tumblr was asking what I do with all the physical paper since I work traditionally. Behold my storage It's all waiting for some poor soul to sift through when I die ✌️I'll try to leave some Tezuka style weird stuff in there to spice things up for them

A photo of a studio, with focus on two tall filing cabinets and a large-format metal shelf full of paper.

A close-up on the metal shelf, highlighting the strata of art. The Crossroads At Midnight up top, Slay the Princess on the 2 shelves underneath, ??? in the middle (assorted art and comics that will never see the light of day,) blank paper, then two shelves of Scarlet Hollow on the bottom since those archives are currently in use.

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I'm in a documentary with John Carpenter..... whadda hell.......

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Abby Howard @abbyhoward.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Nebula-award-nominated-game Slay the Princess >:]

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