Spooky Gohu 11 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, thriller posters, halloween promos, game branding, album covers, menacing, chaotic, handmade, aggressive, gritty, evoke fear, add tension, handmade texture, high impact, rough energy, brushy, jagged, rough, torn, slashed.
A heavy, brush-driven display face with a pronounced rightward slant and irregular, variable stroke widths. Letterforms are built from sharp wedges and blunt, cut-off terminals, with visibly ragged edges that mimic dry-brush drag and torn ink. Counters are tight and uneven, joins are angular, and diagonals dominate the construction, giving the alphabet a restless rhythm. Spacing and silhouettes vary per glyph, reinforcing an intentionally unpolished, hand-painted look that holds together through consistent texture and taper behavior.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as titles, posters, packaging callouts, and branding for horror/thriller or dark fantasy themes. It also works well for event promotions and game or streaming graphics where a rough, aggressive texture is desirable. For extended copy, using larger sizes and increased spacing helps preserve legibility.
The overall tone feels menacing and high-adrenaline, like hastily painted warnings or clawed lettering. Its jagged strokes and distressed edges create a sense of threat and urgency, leaning into horror and suspense while staying energetic rather than ornate.
This font appears designed to simulate fast, forceful brush lettering with a distressed edge—prioritizing texture, attitude, and immediacy over smooth consistency. The slanted stance, sharp terminals, and irregular widths aim to create an unsettling, hand-made presence that reads as dramatic and confrontational.
The texture is the main character: rough contours, abrupt direction changes, and intermittent thinning/thickening create strong contrast in mass from letter to letter. Numerals and capitals read best at larger sizes where the torn details and sharp notches remain clear; in longer lines, the aggressive forms can visually crowd and benefit from generous tracking and leading.