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About Eighties Horror Font
Eighties Horror is a display typeface that captures the retro horror aesthetic of 1980s visual culture, channeling the campy dramatic energy of that iconic era. Drawing inspiration from classic horror movie posters, slasher film credits, and vintage metal album covers, this font features bold, deliberately stylized letterforms that deliver maximum visual impact. Its distinctive character design ensures immediate recognition, making it an arresting choice for any creative project seeking unmistakable visual presence on the page or screen.
The typeface thrives for Halloween event posters and seasonal promotions, horror-themed indie video game assets, retro merchandise and album artwork, and indie film title sequences. Its complete character set of 238 glyphs supports 211+ Latin-based languages, providing comprehensive international coverage for multilingual design work across global markets. The regular weight maintains surprising readability despite its highly decorative nature, allowing designers to deploy it confidently across both attention-grabbing display headlines and secondary elements where visual drama becomes a genuine asset to the overall composition.
Eighties Horror is licensed for free personal use only, with commercial licenses available directly from the designer. The font is best suited for projects embracing bold visuals and unconventional, boundary-pushing design sensibilities.
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Eye-catching, Bold, Horror
- Use Case
- Headlines, Logos
- Ideal For
- posters, branding, and social media graphics
- Pairs With
- a readable sans or serif for body
Eighties Horror Specifications
| Font Family | Eighties Horror |
| Style | Regular |
| Full Name | Eighties Horror |
| Version | 1.00 July 26, 2017, initial release |
| Weight | 500 (Medium) |
| Glyph Count | 238 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | EightiesHorror |
| Format | TTF (TrueType) |
| File Size | 30.7 KB |
Languages Supported
Eighties Horror supports 211 languages.
How to Install Eighties Horror Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the Eighties Horror font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5Eighties Horror is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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Eighties Horror Font
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated October 2026
License: Free for personal use















