Author's note

Shock Shimmy by S. John Ross of Cumberland Fontworks is a free scary outlined display font with tall rounded capitals and a melting interior texture. Its dark upper shapes taper into long uneven drips. Small speckles beneath the streaks add a grimy screen-printed finish.

Classic horror imagery makes it well suited to film posters, haunted attraction signage, and Halloween event graphics. The same treatment fits spooky merchandise. Its oozing motif can merge with images of slime, wax, or paint.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2011 by S. John Ross. All rights reserved.
Font family
Shock Shimmy
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
S.JohnRoss: Shock Shimmy: 2011
Full font name
Shock Shimmy
Name table version
1.0 cumberlandgames.com Free For Private Use
Postscript font name
ShockShimmy
Trademark notice
Shock Shimmy is a trademark of S. John Ross.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2011 by S. John Ross. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2011-05-28
Revision1
Glyph count125
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI