The Madhouse Tarot was published in 2020 by artist Eugene Vinitski and author Elsa Khapatnukovski. The uniqueness of the artwork is consistent throughout, and the quality is excellent. The cards are a smooth matte finish and will likely be easy to shuffle. The black edging has a slight shimmer, but it pairs well with

This is the most expensive deck I’ve bought in a while, so I feel justified in being less than impressed with its shoddy box insert. Now that I’ve got that bit of info out of the way, I’ll get onto the praise. I absolutely LOVE this deck. Yes, it’s childlike. Yes, it borders on ostentatious with its, erm, blingy border. And yes, the liberal use of yellow appears almost garish

The Dark Grimoire Tarot was first published in 2008; I’ve had this deck for years and barely used it. Every time I pulled it out of the box, I fell in love again and then put it back for the future when I had more time to connect with it — and I’ve probably done this for ten years. The artist is Michele Penco, and he has since done another deck called the