The Indie Horror Showcase featured the release date trailer for Scarlet Hollow’s fifth chapter, the latest entry into the award-winning gothic horror narrative developed by Black Tabby Games (Slay the Princess). Watch it below, and prepare for Appalachian strangeness onValentine Day’s Eve, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026:
Enter the fifth episode after the previous chapter’s harrowing end, with new surprises in this strange North Carolina mining town. Experience hundreds of new pieces of artwork accompanied by more than 250,000 new words of dialogue in the fifth chapter, where the story branches based on the key decisions made in the first four chapters. Get acquainted with the cryptids, mysteries, and potential romance options by trying the first episode, available for free on Steam now.
Enter the fifth episode after last chapter’s harrowing end, and cling to sanity throughout the onslaught of unpredictable scenarios rooted in the choices made in previous episodes. Experience more than 870,000 words of branching storytelling from award-winning writer and developer Tony Howard-Arias and compelling new illustrations from award-winning artist Abby Howard, the married duo behind 2023’s critically acclaimed bestseller Slay the Princess.
Superstitions are easy to dismiss, but here in the Hollow they mean something else entirely. Step but a single foot into Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, and learn why residents never seem to leave. The town’s Scarlet Mine is mired in familial roots — yours, in particular — and the reality of the surrounding townsfolk pay dearly for it. Such a fate is better than disappearing in the woods, however. Have you seen what lurks in the darkness?
Come into town for your aunt’s funeral and help your cousin Tabitha manage the mine’s burdens her mother left behind. Unweave the town’s history, intertwined with otherworldly happenings, and learn the truth behind your arrival in the Hollow.
Choose two character-defining traits to sculpt storylines with exclusive options available to all walks of life. Wield street smarts to converse with animals and discover unique perspectives, live as a good-looking mystic open to otherworldly phenomenon, and pick other characteristics to help define possible paths forward. Use these advantages to get out of trouble, but be careful. What saves you one day may be what damns you the next.
Scarlet Hollow - Episode 5 curses 2026 on PC via Steam on Friday, Feb. 13 as a free update.
