Author's note

Castle Dracustein font by Chad Savage is a free distorted scary font, a ragged decorative typeface that looks like it was painted in a hurry and left to dry in the dark. The letters feel torn and inky, with rough edges and uneven weight that gives every word a nervous, haunted pulse.

Using Castle Dracustein, your message hits hard on movie posters, haunted-house flyers, Halloween party invites, horror game titles, metal/industrial cover art, spooky merch, and creepy social headers. Keep it large with plenty of breathing room, and pair it with a clean sans like Inter or Helvetica for the details-this free font does the shouting while the supporting text stays readable.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Chad Savage, 2006. All rights reserved.
Font family
Castle Dracustein
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB30:TTEXPORT
Full font name
Castle Dracustein
Name table version
Version 001.000
Postscript font name
CastleDracustein
Trademark notice
Castle Dracustein is a trademark of Chad Savage.
Manufacturer name
Chad Savage
Designer
Chad Savage

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2006-10-11
Revision1
Glyph count168
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthExtra-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced