Author's note

October Crow by Chad Savage of Sinister Fonts is a free graffiti-style display script with the raw tension of scratched horror lettering. Its narrow, uneven capitals combine spiked tops, looping curves, ragged edges, and streaks that trail beneath the letters. The baseline never quite settles.

Horror, punk music, and underground-comic themes suit its nervous marks, making it useful for posters, album art, and game title screens. For Halloween event graphics or novelty packaging, the ragged strokes can echo scratches, tangled branches, or distressed illustration. In branding, it is best matched to bands, haunted attractions, and products built around an intentionally unruly identity.

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Hand-lettered in 2010 and converted into a PC font on Halloween 2010.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Typeface © Chad Savage 2010. All Rights Reserved
Font family
October Crow
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
October Crow: Version 1.00
Full font name
October Crow
Name table version
Version 1.00 October 31, 2010, initial release
Postscript font name
OctoberCrow
Manufacturer name
Sinister Fonts
Designer
Chad Savage
Description
Hand-drawn while watching The Crow on Devil's Night, 2010; turned into a font on Halloween.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-10-31
Revision1
Glyph count236
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced