Distressed Horul 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, band logos, event posters, album covers, game ui, gothic, occult, haunted, macabre, antique, dark theming, aged print, gothic drama, display impact, blackletter, broken strokes, ragged edges, spiky terminals, textured.
A distressed blackletter design with sharp, fractured strokes and a visibly roughened outline that mimics worn printing or torn ink edges. Letterforms are narrow and vertically driven, with high contrast between thick stems and thin connecting strokes, and frequent breaks that create a jagged rhythm. Terminals tend to spike or curl slightly, counters are tight, and joins appear uneven to emphasize texture and age. Figures follow the same angular, calligraphic logic, with irregular contours and a slightly handmade, weathered finish.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as horror or fantasy titles, band marks, poster headlines, and themed packaging where an aged, sinister voice is desired. It can also work for game or film promotion and chapter openers when set at larger sizes with ample spacing to preserve legibility.
The font projects a dark, archaic atmosphere—evoking medieval manuscripts, cursed broadsheets, and horror ephemera. Its distressed detailing adds grit and unease, giving text a haunted, underground tone rather than a clean historic revival.
The design appears intended to fuse traditional blackletter construction with deliberate degradation, creating a theatrical “ancient and corrupted” texture. It prioritizes mood and surface character over neutrality, aiming for instantly recognizable gothic drama in display applications.
The texture is strong enough to become a primary visual feature, especially in smaller sizes where breaks and burrs can reduce clarity. In larger settings the fractured edges read as deliberate ornament, and the dense blackletter structure gives lines a dramatic, patterned color.