Abby Howard
@abbyhoward.bsky.social
Horror cartoonist and game dev. Slay the Princess🗡, Scarlet Hollow🍂, the Crossroads at Midnight💀, The Last Halloween 🎃
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
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 🙏
New devlog talking about our writing process for Scarlet Hollow's three most recent major updates. It's 16,000 words long, and filled with tons of juicy player analytics. You'll probably be lost if you haven't played the game yet, but luck for you it's on sale RIGHT NOW medium.com/@blacktabbyg...
Recent food I have made: dubu kimchi, fresh hand-cut pasta that was made into a not-photogenic carbonara, gnocchi from scratch, and kimbap ✌️
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
This was such a fun conversation!! We had a great time chatting about Scarlet Hollow in such detail!
. @blacktabbygames.com, a two-person studio, is raising the standard for what RPGs can achieve with their storytelling by daring to challenge players and make them uncomfortable www.polygon.com/scarlet-holl...
Thank you so much for the lovely interview, Jason! ^_^
During a brutal time for funding in the video-game industry, the developer of the acclaimed 1000xResist found money from an unexpected source: the developer of Slay the Princess. This week's column goes inside the team-up between two beloved narrative games: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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!
An AI dares to dream that she is human. You’ve been hired to put her in her place. We’re sunset visitor 斜陽過客, the creators of 1000xRESIST, and this is our next game: Prove You’re Human. Published by our friends at @blacktabbygames.com. s.team/a/4533950
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!
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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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...
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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One million copies!!! Thank you to everybody......
Thrilled to announce that Slay the Princess has officially surpassed one million units sold! When we started work on it, we couldn't imagine a visual novel would be able to hit such a milestone let alone being backed by critical acclaim. And yet, here we are. We couldn't have done this without you.
Putting this review in a frame 😘
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"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!
Thank you so much for the chat, Jess!! ^_^
In this episode of Storycraft, I had the privilege of chatting with @abbyhoward.bsky.social and @blacktabbygames.com about writing Scarlet Hollow’s dynamic cast of characters and creating the game’s nuanced relationship system.
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
Scarlet Hollow | Game Connection | Ep. 003
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Episode 2 of Game Connection is out now! In this episode, I talk with @abbyhoward.bsky.social of @blacktabbygames.com about growing up in North Carolina, her work as a comic writer, and her work on Slay the Princess/Scarlet Hollow youtu.be/_Q43T8CPbcU?... #gaming #northcarolina #slaytheprincess
Progress shots of a background for Episode 5 ;]
better image quality
Somebody should tell this therapist on Hoarders to stop dressing like David Cronenberg's evil therapist character from Nightbreed
Finally, I get to draw again, no more dialogue menus.. by the end I was writing them in my dreams
The script for Episode 5 of Scarlet Hollow is finally DONE! 250k words (compared to 185k for Episode 4, and 191k for ALL of Slay the Princess, including the Pristine Cut.) This brings the total word count to date for Scarlet Hollow up to 884k. Probably more by the time I finish implementing ep 5!
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
Writing SCARLET HOLLOW — Interview with Abby Howard and Tony Arias
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