Distressed Soru 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween posters, game titles, album covers, event flyers, spooky, grungy, vintage, menacing, folk, atmosphere, aged print, grit, gothic flavor, headline impact, ragged, torn, inked, roughened, gothic.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with deliberately ragged outlines and broken, chipped contours. Strokes are thick and mostly vertical, with wedge-like serifs and angular joins that nod toward blackletter and old woodtype forms without following strict calligraphic rules. Counters are compact and often irregular, and many terminals end in torn-looking points that create a gritty silhouette. Proportions vary slightly across glyphs, giving the alphabet a handmade, distressed rhythm, while the overall construction remains sturdy and legible at headline sizes.
This font is best used for short, high-impact settings where the distressed silhouette can do the work—titles, posters, packaging accents, and branding for themed events. It also suits game UI headings and album or book covers that want a gritty, gothic tone; for longer text, it works most comfortably in brief pull quotes or section headers.
The texture reads as aged printing and torn paper—dark, dramatic, and slightly sinister. It evokes horror and Halloween ephemera, outlaw posters, and gritty fantasy titles, balancing a historic gothic flavor with rough, contemporary distress.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold gothic/woodtype impression while layering in heavy distress to simulate worn ink and damaged edges. The goal is quick atmospheric impact—readable forms with a pronounced, spooky texture.
The numerals share the same battered edge treatment and chunky weight, keeping the set visually cohesive. In text lines the irregular perimeter creates a vibrating texture, so spacing and word shapes feel lively and a bit unruly rather than refined.