Fonts by genre

Best fonts for horror books

The best free fonts for horror books: cover and title fonts such as Creepster, Nosifer, Eater, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

CreepsterHORROR: The Long Night

NosiferHORROR: The Long Night

EaterHORROR: The Long Night

Pirata OneHORROR: The Long Night

Metal ManiaHORROR: The Long Night

Creepster DisplayCover and titles Nosifer DisplayCover and titles Eater DisplayCover and titles Pirata One DisplayCover and titles Metal Mania DisplayCover and titles

Body text fonts

Cormorant GaramondThe rain had started, steady and patient, tapping at the glass like someone who knew they would be let in.

Playfair DisplayThe rain had started, steady and patient, tapping at the glass like someone who knew they would be let in.

Libre BaskervilleThe rain had started, steady and patient, tapping at the glass like someone who knew they would be let in.

Cormorant Garamond SerifInterior body text Playfair Display SerifInterior body text Libre Baskerville SerifInterior body text Lora SerifInterior body text Merriweather SerifInterior body text PT Serif SerifInterior body text

Recommended interior settings

Setting	Recommendation
Body size	10.5–12 pt
Leading	about 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes	5.5 x 8.5 in Digest, 6 x 9 in US Trade, 5 x 8 in
Chapter titles	a display face such as Creepster, used sparingly
Typical length	80,000–100,000 words

More on this category: Horror book length guide · interior typography guide.

Sources & data

Fonts from Google Fonts (open-source licences allow commercial use and embedding).