Spooky Gomo 7 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween, posters, album art, game titles, eerie, grungy, menacing, camp horror, handmade, distressed effect, headline impact, handmade look, horror mood, brushy, ragged, torn-edge, blotchy, inked.
A condensed, heavy display face with irregular, brush-like contours and aggressively ragged edges. Strokes show frequent chipping, notches, and uneven terminals that create a distressed silhouette, while counters are small and sometimes partially closed by ink-like buildup. The rhythm is jittery and organic, with noticeable per-glyph variance in stroke thickness and edge texture, giving the alphabet a hand-rendered, stamped/inked feel. Caps are tall and compact; lowercase forms are simplified and compact with a modest presence against the dominant capitals, and figures are chunky with the same torn, eroded detailing.
Best suited to large-scale display settings where texture can be appreciated: horror and Halloween headlines, event posters, game and film title treatments, album/merch graphics, and punchy packaging or stickers. It works particularly well on high-contrast backgrounds and in short phrases where legibility demands are lower than mood and impact.
The overall tone is ominous and gritty, evoking horror title cards, occult posters, and distressed DIY flyers. Its rough, ink-smeared texture reads as handmade and intentionally imperfect, adding tension and a slightly chaotic energy that feels more “creature feature” than polished thriller.
The design appears intended to simulate distressed hand-painted or ink-stamped lettering, prioritizing atmosphere and shock-value texture over typographic neutrality. The compact proportions and heavy mass help it hold its own in bold headline layouts, while the ragged, eroded edges supply the “spooky” character.
The distressed texture is strong enough to become a primary visual feature, so spacing and edges visually “vibrate” at smaller sizes. In longer lines, the heavy blacks and irregular counters can reduce clarity, while at larger sizes the torn terminals and blotchy interiors become expressive and atmospheric.