Spooky Riba 13 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween promos, band logos, game posters, event flyers, menacing, occult, chaotic, grungy, raw, create tension, evoke horror, distress texture, dark fantasy, spiky, jagged, tattered, thorny, eroded.
This font uses sharp, irregular silhouettes with thorn-like protrusions and ragged edges that make each stroke feel torn or carved. Forms are largely upright with a narrow-to-moderate footprint, but widths and internal counters vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, adding a volatile rhythm in text. Stems often taper to needle points, curves look chipped rather than smooth, and terminals frequently hook or splinter. Numerals and capitals keep the same aggressive contour language, with angular joins and uneven stroke boundaries that read as intentionally distressed rather than cleanly constructed.
Best suited to display use: horror film titles, haunted house and Halloween promotions, metal or dark ambient music graphics, game key art, and dramatic poster or flyer headlines. It also works for short packaging callouts or social graphics where a menacing, distressed voice is desired.
The overall tone is ominous and confrontational, evoking horror and dark-fantasy atmospheres. Its spines and fractured outlines create a sense of danger and instability, lending a ritualistic, unsettling energy to headlines and short phrases.
The design appears intended to mimic a hostile, weathered mark—somewhere between carved lettering and shredded ink—prioritizing atmosphere over neutrality. Its irregular widths, jagged terminals, and chipped contours are crafted to amplify tension and supernatural drama in display typography.
In paragraph-like settings the dense texture and inconsistent counters can reduce readability, especially at smaller sizes; it benefits from generous tracking and strong size. The most distinctive character comes through in high-contrast applications where the serrated edges and pointed terminals can remain crisp.