Spooky Waru 2 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: halloween promos, horror titles, event posters, game ui, album covers, eerie, playful, sinister, hand-cut, folkloric, themed display, shock value, handmade texture, poster impact, angular, wedge-serifed, chiseled, tapered, ragged.
A compact, heavy display face built from sharp wedges and chiseled terminals. Strokes taper into points and blade-like ends, with irregular, hand-cut edges that create a lively, uneven rhythm from letter to letter. Curves are slightly faceted rather than smooth, and many joins form pinched, angular transitions that feel carved instead of drawn. The overall silhouette reads as a bold, dark texture with intentionally inconsistent widths and quirky proportions, especially visible across diagonals and bowls.
Best suited to short headlines and branding moments where an ominous, theatrical tone is desired—such as Halloween promotions, horror or fantasy titles, escape-room/event posters, game title screens, and packaging with a spooky theme. Use generous size and slightly open tracking to preserve the sharp internal shapes and improve readability.
The letterforms project a spooky, storybook energy—menacing but not grim, with a mischievous, Halloween-adjacent bite. Its jagged cuts and dagger tips suggest old spellbooks, haunted posters, and pulp horror, while the playful irregularity keeps it from feeling overly formal or gothic.
The design appears intended as a characterful display font that mimics cut-paper or carved lettering, prioritizing dramatic silhouettes and pointed terminals to deliver instant spooky atmosphere in headings and titles.
Numerals and lowercase maintain the same knife-edged terminal language, helping headlines stay cohesive across mixed-case settings. The distinctive pointed ends and uneven contours are visually strong at larger sizes but can crowd counters and tight interior spaces when set too small or too tightly tracked.