Spooky Isba 7 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, thriller posters, game ui, book covers, album art, eerie, grunge, handmade, unsettling, vintage, add distress, evoke worn print, create tension, themed display, rough edge, distressed, ink bleed, wobbly, irregular.
A distressed, hand-rendered sans with irregular outlines and a softly ragged edge that suggests ink bleed or worn stamping. Strokes are mostly monolinear with subtle modulation introduced by the rough perimeter rather than true calligraphic contrast. Shapes are generally simple and open, but the contours wobble and break slightly, creating a jittery rhythm; rounds (O, C, Q) appear slightly lumpy and imperfectly circular. Terminals are blunt and uneven, counters stay readable, and spacing feels loosely consistent while retaining glyph-to-glyph variation that reinforces a homemade, weathered texture.
Best suited to short display applications where texture and atmosphere matter—film titles, horror/thriller posters, game menus, chapter heads, and cover design. It can work for labels, props, or themed packaging where a worn, stamped look is desirable, but extended body text will feel busy unless set large with ample leading.
The overall tone is eerie and gritty, like text lifted from an old label, evidence tag, or a hastily written warning. Its distressed texture reads as unsettling rather than playful, adding a subtle horror flavor without relying on exaggerated spikes or drips. The impression is anxious and degraded—appropriate for suspenseful, dark, or paranormal themes.
The design appears intended to deliver a readable, straightforward skeleton infused with a distressed, analog texture—evoking worn print, imperfect inking, and unease while keeping letterforms familiar enough for quick recognition.
In running text the rough contour becomes the dominant feature, so the face benefits from generous sizes and clean backgrounds where the texture can stay crisp. Numerals and punctuation match the same broken-edge treatment, helping the overall voice remain consistent across mixed content.