Distressed Gore 5 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, fantasy covers, posters, game ui, event flyers, spooky, folkloric, gothic, handmade, dramatic, evoke ink, add texture, create drama, signal genre, brushy, scratchy, inked, roughened, calligraphic.
A distressed, brush-and-pen display face with a pronounced slant and sharply modulated strokes. Letterforms alternate between hairline connections and heavy swells, creating a lively, uneven rhythm; terminals taper to fine points, and edges show deliberate fraying and blotty ink traps. Proportions are irregular and expressive, with narrow joins, animated counters, and occasional looped forms (notably in rounded letters) that read as hand-drawn rather than mechanically constructed.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and short phrases where the textured brush character can be appreciated—such as horror/fantasy packaging, book covers, film or game titles, and thematic posters. It can also work for atmospheric pull quotes or menu/label accents when set generously with ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is theatrical and slightly ominous, evoking old tales, arcane notes, and hand-inked signage. Its scratchy texture and dramatic stroke changes suggest urgency and mystery, with a vintage, storybook darkness rather than a clean contemporary polish.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive ink lettering with a worn, gritty finish—combining calligraphic movement with distressed texture to create an immediately thematic, narrative voice.
In continuous text it remains legible at larger sizes, but the distressed edges and thin hairlines can visually break up at small sizes or on low-resolution output. Numerals and capitals carry the same gestural energy as the lowercase, making mixed-case settings feel cohesive but intentionally unruly.