Distressed Pubub 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, horror titles, halloween, album art, game graphics, eerie, grunge, occult, raw, campy, create tension, add texture, evoke horror, simulate wear, ragged, blotchy, inked, torn, uneven.
A rough, heavy display face with jagged, eroded contours and frequent interior bite-marks that make each glyph feel worn or ink-blotted. Strokes are generally stout with subtly uneven thickness, and terminals often end in spurs, drips, or torn-paper points rather than clean cuts. Counters are irregular and sometimes pinched, while curves (notably in C, O, S, and 8) show a lumpy, distressed perimeter. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a restless rhythm that reads like distressed printing or weathered lettering rather than a smooth, geometric build.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as titles, poster headlines, event flyers, and packaging where texture is a feature. It can work well for horror and Halloween themes, dark-fantasy or metal/rock album art, and game or streaming graphics that benefit from a gritty, distressed voice. For readability, it performs strongest at larger sizes where the rough edges and irregular counters can be appreciated without filling in.
The overall tone is spooky and gritty, leaning into horror and haunted-house theatrics rather than refined elegance. Its rough edge texture and slightly grotesque silhouette suggest pulp fright, dark fantasy, and handmade poster energy. The font communicates tension and unease while still staying playful enough for campy, seasonal graphics.
The design appears intended to simulate degraded print or weathered lettering with deliberate erosion and ink spread, delivering an immediate genre signal. By keeping the underlying letterforms straightforward and upright while heavily texturizing the edges, it aims to remain legible as a display face while maximizing atmosphere.
Capitals have a blunt, chiseled presence, while lowercase retains the same distressed texture with simple, sturdy forms; dots and small details appear as irregular blobs rather than precise circles. Numerals are bold and attention-grabbing, with especially textured curves that reinforce the worn-print effect. The distressing is consistent across the set, but the degree of erosion varies enough to keep the line lively.