Horror Fonts: Creepy and Spooky Lettering
Horror fonts are made to unsettle: dripping letters, scratched and distorted shapes, glitchy digital type and dark gothic lettering. They set the mood for Halloween parties, haunted houses, horror games, book covers and film posters.
22 free fonts, previewed with your text
- Creepster
Don't look behind you
- Nosifer
Don't look behind you
- Butcherman
Don't look behind you
- Eater
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Wet Paint
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Glitch
Don't look behind you
- Jolly Lodger
Don't look behind you
- Griffy
Don't look behind you
- Mystery Quest
Don't look behind you
- Metal Mania
Don't look behind you
- New Rocker
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Beastly
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Microbe
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Burned
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Distressed
Don't look behind you
- Jim Nightshade
Don't look behind you
- Pirata One
Don't look behind you
- UnifrakturCook
Don't look behind you
- Grenze Gotisch
Don't look behind you
- Lacquer
Don't look behind you
- Special Elite
Don't look behind you
- Rubik Glitch Pop
Don't look behind you
How to use it
- 1Keep horror titles short; distorted letters quickly become hard to read.
- 2Dark backgrounds with red, acid green or off-white text make dripping and scratched fonts stand out.
- 3Pair a creepy headline with a plain, slightly old-fashioned font, like a typewriter or book face, for the details.
- 4For children's Halloween events, choose playful spooky fonts like Griffy or Jolly Lodger instead of gory ones.
Type a title or a warning and see which style gives you chills. Most of these fonts are designed for big, short headlines rather than paragraphs.
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- How to add fonts to Cricut Design Space (Windows, Mac, iPhone and iPad)Design Space doesn't have an upload button for fonts — it uses the fonts installed on your device. Here's how to install them on every platform.
- How to upload a custom font to Canva (including your own handwriting)Canva lets you upload your own fonts on its paid, education and nonprofit plans. Here's exactly how — and which file to use.
- How to add fonts to Procreate on iPad (and use your own handwriting)Procreate can import TTF, OTF and TTC fonts straight from the Files app. Here's how, plus a trick for using your own handwriting as a font.