A Trick and a Treat: Dead Letters (and one other)
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A Trick and a Treat is a kinetic visual novel composed of two short stories made for the Halloween season!
The Stories
In Dead Letters, a man working at a post office opens a letter not meant for his eyes, and learns something he shouldn't.
In Vamp Me!, Jen arrives home after a Halloween party, only to be met with an unexpected sight.
Dead Letters is a creepy story about 1.8k words long. Vamp Me! is a silly story about 1.7k words long.
Content Warnings
Dead Letters contains descriptions of violence and references to alcoholism. There is an image that may be startling (not bloody, gory, or accompanied by sound).
Vamp Me! contains some descriptions of blood.
The Staff
Sadie DeForest: Writer on Dead Letters, Air Gong logo and pentagram artwork
Crystal DeForest: Writer on Vamp Me!, Ren'Py implementation, original background photography, book cover artwork
Alexandra Ferm (Alexandra IDV): Character designs and portraits, editor
Weiss: Editor
Froey: Ambient sounds
Special thanks to Nikki... and Bela Lugosi
Download
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Development log
- Thank you for 100 downloads!Oct 17, 2023
- Version 1.1 Update!Oct 03, 2023
- Happy Spooktober!Oct 02, 2023
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I got to "bootleg hooch" and read the rest of Dead Letters in a Mid-Atlantic accent in my head (like Orson Welles' radio performance of "War of the Worlds"). It's a fantastic riff on vintage pulp fiction, and I enjoyed it immensely! ✨ Vamp Me is absolutely darling, and made me laugh more than once. Excellent work, both of you! (also: I read the credits on purpose and have zero regrets; they are charming!)
Both stories were very fun short little read throughs. Vamp Me! had me dying.
p.s. I accidentally state during stream that you're sisters and I am SO SORRY I didn't go through the credits until after stream ;w;
Thank you so much for streaming our game! We're really glad that you enjoyed them both. We actually have plans for the characters of "Vamp Me!", so stay tuned for the Winter VN Jam! :) We'll pass on you and your chat's nice comments about the portraits to Alexandra as well!
And no worries about the mix-up! :D
This was both adorable and creepy :D I absolutely love anthologies and short story stuff in general, so this was on my list from the start to make sure I checked out, and it didn't disappoint <3
Make sure you check out the credits! It's worth it :3
This was great! 2 stories for the price of one. Dead Letters was creepy and tense, and Vamp Me was quirky and fun! Both are short, so it makes for a nice little double-feature!
Buddy. Pal. Bestie. This game's so funny and scary.
I really liked both stories, and I urge anyone who plays it to pick "I'm too scared" when the option appears.
The scary one, was really well ambientated and written, I even clicked fast when the words translated themselves, it was very inmersive and as I said before... scary!
As for the funny one, I loved the adittion of characters and the music, those designs were lovely, and the music acompanied them and the funny dialogues so well!
Just finished this and it was super cool!! I really appreciate the variation in tone between these two short stories. Vamp Me was a cute and silly narrative with a surprisingly wholesome touch, and Dead Letters was a genuinely creepy story that managed to create its chilling atmosphere without relying on jumpscared (which I always love to see). It actually reminded me of Edgar Allan Poe's Premature Burial short story, in how it takes its time to set the mood and dig gradually deeper into the premise. Efficient, but never rushed. Awesome work!
I loved the short stories. They were great!
We're so happy you enjoyed them! Thanks so much for giving them a read. It's so cool seeing someone making a video about our work, too! ^^