Spooky Segu 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween promo, game ui, poster headlines, album covers, sinister, folkloric, macabre, chaotic, campy, genre signaling, shock impact, distressed texture, handmade feel, blackletter nod, spiky, ragged, bristled, thorny, tattered.
A heavy display face with jagged, brush-cut contours and frequent thorn-like protrusions along stems and bowls. Stroke edges are intentionally rough and torn, with small nicks and spurts that create a distressed silhouette, while counters remain mostly open for a dark, punchy color. The letterforms borrow from blackletter and old-style serif structures—sharp terminals, occasional wedge-like feet, and angular joins—yet the overall construction is irregular, with uneven stroke modulation and slight per-glyph width fluctuation that amplifies the handmade feel.
Best suited for short headlines, title cards, packaging callouts, and promotional graphics where a spooky, scratchy texture is desired. It can work for event posters, game or streaming overlays, and cover art, especially when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The texture reads as ominous and theatrical, like ink scratched into wood or painted in haste on a haunted placard. Its spiky interruptions and roughened edges suggest menace and unease, but the exaggerated shapes also lean into playful, genre-horror camp rather than pure severity.
The design appears intended to deliver immediate genre signaling through distressed blackletter-leaning forms, combining sharp serifs and angular structure with torn, spiky edge treatments. The goal is strong impact and atmosphere over neutrality, prioritizing characterful silhouettes that read as haunted, hand-rendered display lettering.
In text, the strong black mass and distressed detailing are most prominent at larger sizes; at smaller sizes the bristled edges can visually merge, increasing density. Capitals are particularly dramatic and emblematic, while lowercase maintains the same ragged rhythm, helping mixed-case setting keep a consistent eerie tone.