Spooky Vase 4 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, headlines, game ui, album art, eerie, sinister, gothic, dramatic, ritualistic, create tension, evoke horror, add drama, thematic branding, cinematic titles, spiky, tapered, angular, sharp, jagged.
This typeface is built from condensed, vertical forms with sharply tapered strokes and a consistently angular, chiseled silhouette. Terminals often end in spear-like points and small notches, giving the outlines a jagged, carved look rather than a smooth pen-written feel. Curves are tightened into narrow bowls and counters (notably in C, O, and Q), while diagonals and joins tend to kink into faceted corners. The overall rhythm is compact and punchy, with slightly irregular edge detail that reads as deliberate distressing rather than random texture.
Best suited for display settings where a horror-leaning voice is desired—film or event posters, game titles and UI labels, album/playlist artwork, and Halloween or dark-fantasy branding. It performs well in short headlines, logos, and pull quotes where its spiky detailing can be appreciated, and is less appropriate for long-form reading.
The letterforms project an ominous, theatrical tone—suggesting occult signage, haunted-house titles, or old-world menace. The pointed terminals and cramped proportions create tension and urgency, lending the text a foreboding, storybook-dark atmosphere that feels more cinematic than historical.
The design appears intended to deliver an instantly recognizable, fear-tinged personality through narrow, dagger-like letterforms and carved, jagged terminals. Its consistent silhouette language prioritizes atmosphere and impact over neutrality, aiming to brand text with a dark, supernatural edge at a glance.
Uppercase and lowercase share a unified, blade-edged construction, and the numerals follow the same pointed terminal logic for stylistic continuity. The sharp interior angles and tight counters can visually fill in at small sizes, so the design reads best when given room to breathe and when used for short, high-impact strings.