Author's note

Ghoul font by Jordie Van Rijn is a free eroded display typeface that oozes horror-movie energy. Thick, inky strokes wobble like something hand-painted on a creaking carnival sign, while the rough, eaten-away edges give each word a decayed, underground feel. The letters stand tall and irregular, so your titles look like they’re clawing their way out of the page.

Using Ghoul, you can give instant creep-factor to Halloween posters, escape-room branding, haunted house signage, horror zines, spooky podcast covers, and eerie social graphics. This free font shines at large sizes, where the grungy texture really shows; pair it with a clean, neutral sans serif in small text to keep everything readable while Ghoul does the atmospheric heavy lifting.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
©Jordie van Rijn, All rights reserved
Font family
Ghoul
Font subfamily
Original
Unique subfamily identification
Typoware: Ghoul, 27-01
Full font name
Ghoul
Name table version
Version 0.9b, 27-08-2001
Postscript font name
Ghoul
Trademark notice
Ghoul is a registered trademark of Jordie van Rijn. Typoware
Manufacturer name
Typoware
Designer
Jordie van Rijn

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1999-08-24
Revision1
Glyph count653
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced