Print Edrus 5 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, horror titles, halloween, album art, event flyers, spooky, gothic, wild, energetic, handmade, shock value, handmade grit, dark drama, attention grabbing, jagged, angular, distressed, textured, irregular.
A condensed, heavy display hand with sharply angled terminals and a pronounced right-leaning, reverse-italic stance. Strokes are chunky but uneven, with rough, chipped-looking edges and small interior scuffs that give a worn, stamped or dry-brush texture. Letterforms mix narrow verticals with occasional bulging bowls and hooked joins, creating a restless rhythm and visibly variable widths across the set. Curves are tense and slightly kinked, counters are compact, and diagonals often finish in knife-like points that reinforce the aggressive silhouette.
Best suited for short, high-impact display settings such as posters, title cards, packaging accents, and promotional graphics where a gritty, spooky voice is desired. It can also work for logos or headers when set large and given room to breathe; extended passages will feel intentionally chaotic and should be used sparingly.
The overall tone is dark and theatrical, with a scratchy, horror-leaning bite that reads as mischievous rather than refined. Its irregularity and serrated edges evoke handmade signage, Halloween ephemera, and pulpy, dramatic headlines.
The design appears intended to capture an expressive, hand-drawn print feel with a distressed, jagged finish and a dramatic, backward-slanted motion. Its condensed proportions and aggressive terminals prioritize attention and atmosphere over neutrality, aiming for bold, characterful headlines.
In continuous text the tight spacing and jagged outlines create a dense texture, so the face reads best when given extra tracking and generous line spacing. Numerals follow the same narrow, angular logic, with pointy tops and uneven curves that match the letterforms.