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Abby Howard
@abbyhoward.bsky.social
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Horror cartoonist and game dev. Slay the Princess🗡, Scarlet Hollow🍂, the Crossroads at Midnight💀, The Last Halloween 🎃
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☺️ my book!!!
tetzoo.bsky.social Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 23d
Hey @abbyhoward.bsky.social -- your book is on sale at Oxford University Museum of Natural History and in fact is the only good book they have in the shop. Very pleased to see it :)
Abby Howard's Dinosaur Empire! In my hand, in a museum shop.
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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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!
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Thank you so much for the chat, Jess!! ^_^
prettygrimgames.bsky.social Jess Hoops (PrettyGrim) @prettygrimgames.bsky.social · Sep 25
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.
Making NPCs Feel Like Real People (ft. Black Tabby Games) | Storycraft
YouTube video by Second Wind
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September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
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. The same again
September 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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michaelthecutts.bsky.social
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
YouTube video by FOX8 WGHP
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August 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
Roughly one year of plant wall!
A photo of an aquarium with a living wall mounted behind it. A photo of the same setup, with considerably more growth.
August 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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^_^
michaelthecutts.bsky.social MichaelTheCutts @michaelthecutts.bsky.social · Aug 8
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
Black Tabby Games | Game Connection | Ep. 002
YouTube video by FOX8 WGHP
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August 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Progress shots of a background for Episode 5 ;]
August 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
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.
July 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Look at my bison
A corner of a large black and white image, focusing on a mounted bison head.
July 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Finally, I get to draw again, no more dialogue menus.. by the end I was writing them in my dreams
blacktabbygames.com Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · Jul 8
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!
July 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
Some choice photos of Spoons
A tuxedo cat, peeking from amid massive bird of paradise leaves. A tuxedo cat, making a very stupid face with her tongue out. A tuxedo cat, getting extremely in my way by using my wrist rest as a cushion for her little elbows, because surely I must have put that there as a way to make getting in between me and my laptop more comfortable for the cat.
July 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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My art :]
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Expert Negotiator
June 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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jonathanmasino.bsky.social
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
YouTube video by Lits Play
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May 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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me 🤝kaneeka
May 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
Spoons I LOVE YOU--
Tuxedi cat on the back of a chair in the sun, being scratched on the head. Tuxedo cat sitting on a chair in front of a plate of scrambled eggs and veggie bacon Tuxedo cat sitting serenely in a sunbeam on a chair, eyes closed as she dozes.
May 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
Then and now...
Tabitha from Scarlet Hollow, a greasy-looking blonde woman, flashing the viewer a sickening smile.
May 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
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
May 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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More mini comics with my OCs...
blacktabbygames.com Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · May 12
hey guys! it's movie time, and this one's a real popcorn classic.
May 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Scarlet Hollow mini comics? It's more likely than you'd think
May 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
abbyhoward.bsky.social
A roughly-drawn pencil comic. Panel 1: Abby having bad thoughts, muttering to herself "shut UP. shut UP." Panel 2: Tony yelling from across the room "HEY. Be NICE to my WIFE." Abby replying "That's what I'm doing." Panel 3: Abby explains, "It's like the internet says. Inside me there are two wolves-" "Kill on of them" Tony intersects. "-it's a DELICATE ECOSYSTEM-" she continues. Panel 4: "One of the wolves thinks I am amazing and can do no wrong. The Mary-Sue wolf." A sparklewolf is depicted, looking very special and perfect. Panel 5: This wolf is sickly and despairing. "The other wolf thinks I should die in a hole. Neither of these is fully valid. It is their war that keeps my personality in check." Panel 6: "The Mary Sue wolf is right." Yells Tony. "The ECOSYSTEM, Tony!" Abby replies from off-panel.
May 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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 sprawled in a sunbeam. 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.
May 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Emerging. For Worms
A leucistic axolotl peering out from the foliage of her tank. The same axolotl, having emerged slightly.
May 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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new art book cover design, minus the text 👀

felt like changing things up after switching from portrait to landscape
May 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM