Spooky Seli 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween, posters, album covers, game titles, menacing, eerie, occult, dramatic, sinister, genre signaling, shock value, dark branding, theatrical display, spiked, thorny, jagged, angular, blackletter-influenced.
A sharp, display-oriented serif with a Gothic/blackletter influence, built from compact, high-impact forms and aggressive wedge terminals. Strokes end in pointed spurs and horn-like notches, creating a serrated silhouette while keeping counters relatively open for a bold color on the page. Curves are slightly pinched and irregularized, and joins often resolve into dagger-like corners that emphasize vertical rhythm. Uppercase proportions feel sturdy and centered, while lowercase shows more idiosyncratic shapes and occasional asymmetry, reinforcing a handcrafted, cut-from-black-paper look.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as horror and thriller titles, Halloween promotions, haunted attraction branding, game and film headers, and dark-themed packaging. It works well for logos, chapter openers, and pull quotes where size and contrast can showcase the spiked detailing. Avoid dense paragraphs; use generous tracking and ample size for maximum clarity and effect.
The overall tone is ominous and theatrical, evoking horror titles, haunted iconography, and dark fantasy ephemera. Its spiky terminals and tense curves suggest danger and suspense rather than refinement, making it feel ritualistic and otherworldly. The texture reads as loud and unsettling, designed to command attention and set a foreboding mood instantly.
The design appears intended to deliver instant genre signaling through thorny terminals and a blackletter-adjacent structure, balancing bold fill with dramatic, weapon-like detailing. Its letterforms prioritize silhouette and mood, aiming for a carved, cursed, and cinematic presence in display typography.
In text, the pointed details create a busy edge that increases visual noise at smaller sizes, while larger settings reveal the intentional cuts and thorn-like finishing. Numerals follow the same carved, angular logic, maintaining a consistent voice for posters and headlines. The design’s irregular bite marks and sharp serifs contribute more to atmosphere than to long-form readability.