Spooky Vaba 4 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween promos, game ui, film posters, book covers, eerie, gothic, ominous, macabre, folkloric, create tension, evoke folklore, hand-carved look, theatrical impact, angular, jagged, chiseled, spiky, irregular.
An angular display face with chiseled, irregular outlines and sharp wedge-like terminals. Strokes stay mostly monolinear, but edges are faceted and slightly uneven, creating a hand-hewn rhythm rather than a geometric one. Counters tend toward polygonal forms (notably in O/0-like shapes), and joins often break into pointed corners that read as cut or carved. Proportions are compact with a tight, vertical stance, while widths vary by character, adding an intentionally rough, handmade texture across words and numbers.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and mood are the priority: horror or mystery titles, seasonal Halloween promotions, game titles and UI headers, podcast/album artwork, and poster or cover typography. It can work in brief passages at larger sizes, where the jagged contouring remains clear and intentional.
The overall tone is dark and theatrical, evoking carved signage, old broadsides, and storybook menace. Its spiky notches and fractured silhouettes suggest suspense and supernatural atmosphere without relying on dripping effects, making it feel more “carved” than “gooey.”
The design appears intended to deliver an immediately unsettling, handcrafted presence by combining familiar gothic/blackletter cues with simplified, faceted construction. Its consistent monoline structure and angular counters aim for legibility while preserving a rough, threatening edge.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent faceted construction, with a single-storey “a” and similarly simplified, angular bowls that keep the texture uniform in running text. Numerals follow the same cut-paper/stone-cut logic, with distinctive, blocky silhouettes that favor character over neutrality.