Tag: scary

Blackminster Font

Blackminster is a Gothic font, inspired by a handwritten set of letters (designed by Harry Lawrence Gage) I found in a 1916 book about lettering. I only had the ABC/abc to work with, so I designed the remaining glyphs myself.

Atonement Font

Atonement is a splattery, scratchy font. I made it with a steel nibbed pen, a brush and some Chinese ink. I based it on my fonts Ravenheart, Qilin and American Grunge – mostly because I really like them. Of course,

Shriek Font

Shriek! font just screams Halloween fun! This curly, hand-drawn font is perfect for all of your Halloween projects: shirts, signs, invitations, etc. Or anytime you need something a little quirky. Published by Denise Chandler Download Shriek

Black Cluster Font

First things first: I am really not a Star Trek fan. I did come up with this name, which I thought had a good ring to it. When I checked whether the name was already taken, I found out that

Kodama Forest Font

Kodama are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees. The term is also used for trees in which a kodama houses. Kodama Forest is a rough, spikey and inky font, in the style of the great Ralph Steadman. Kodama Forest

Fearsome Font

I watched the movie Red Dragon a while ago and it inspired me to make this rather spooky font. I was going to call it Dolarhyde (after the antagonist), but settled on the more unsettling Fearsome. Fearsome is a handmade

Boarding House Font

I have never stayed at a boarding house myself, but I’ve heard some horror stories. When I have finished painting the three fonts (using Chinese ink and a small brush), I didn’t have to think long for a name. Boarding

Happy-Go-Lucky Font

Happy-Go-Lucky is an interpretation of an antique typeface of the nineteenth century. Published by Gerald GalloDownload Happy-Go-Lucky

Phantom Peach Font

This summer there is an abundance of peaches. However, every time I like to eat one, they’re gone. My kids love them, so that leaves me looking for phantom peaches. Phantom Peach is a very higgledy piggledy, fun (yet slightly

Wakiki Font

A fontastic layered set, inspired by the beautiful Hawaiian look. Create your own style as you want with 3 Layers. Wakiki consist of a shadow layer, to make your design more alive. And especially, with a woodtexture and delicious cheese

In the wood Font

In the wood font hard to classify but I was aiming for an old American gothic feel. It’s a uppercase display typeface. 100% handmade. It looks a bit spooky, a bit scary and it’s quite distressed. It’s not full-on horror,

Ravenheart Font

I like Ravens. In fact, I like them so much that I have a tattoo of a Haida raven! Ravenheart was more or less modelled on my Qilin font, but it is completely different. It is scary and inky, but

Cry Wolf Font

When I was a kid, I loved the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. I thought it was pretty stupid of the boy to trick the villagers into believing wolves are attacking his flock of sheep. But I also