Product Description

Romantic, sensuous, and mysterious, this Gothic deck speaks the language of the subconscious, of our dreams, and sometimes of our nightmares. In doing so, it gives us the strength and guidance to face our fears with confidence. The vampires in these cards are not monsters, but dark and damned protagonists that live in technological and desolate urban landscapes, a version of our own reality. Their poignant beauty is apparent as they move between their human and supernatural natures.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #982863 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Cards

About the Author
Since 1987, Art Publisher Lo Scarabeo has published over 100 Tarot decks that have been acclaimed all over the world for originality and quality. Only the best Italian and International artists are selected for our new decks, and the result is that Lo Scarabeo's decks are all recognizable as an exceptional artistic value.TraditionOne of Lo Scarabeo's goals is the preservation of traditional Tarot decks.DevelopmentNew decks and ideas are continually gathered from all over the world. This allows Lo Scarabeo to produce some of the most innovative decks available today.QualityLo Scarabeo is committed to ever increasing quality and beauty of their products.Distribution*Llewellyn is the exclusive distributor of Lo Scarabeo products in North America.

Customer Reviews

Nice Images
I bought this deck based on the reviews on this page. I loved the style of illustration - it is quite contemporary!

However, the LWB provided with the deck disappointed me overmuch. It does not provide much insight on the story, and the rest is left to the readers imagination.

If the makers of the deck have followed any particular storyline or concept, then, the book does not put that across very well. Hence the 3 stars.

Therefore it seems to be a mass produced, commercial venture - a deck one can have if one is fascinated by vampires etc., like I am.

The makers of the deck could have put in some more effort and made the book more insightful that just a point-wise or keyword-only summary of the meanings of the cards.

Great Deck
This deck is beautifully drawn. The progression of the vampire's cycle is impressive. The images are deeply graphic and are very disturbing at times. The back of the cards are the image of the "Death" card, which depicts a vampire sucking the life of a victim.

Although some of the images are disturbing they resonate with meaning. I have read with these cards for a few months and they are very much inspiring.

I don't recommend these cards to those who are just starting out because the Court Cards and Majors are not named, only distinguishable by the numbers of the majors and numbers and icons for Wands, Pentacles, Swords, and Cups.

For Vampires (and those who love them)!
I've become a big fan of the Lo Scarabeo publishers of Italy and their Tarot and Oracle decks. They put out consistent high quality products, even if a few of their "themes" don't appeal to me personally. As I own quite a few of their card products, perhaps I've started to become a little "picky". So I was uncertain about this particular deck. It would be so easy to make a mess of it and produce a really hokey "vampire" item.
I shouldn't have worried. This is a great "theme" deck with good art and great depth. It IS a bit gorey here and there, but that's to be expected. What I hadn't expected was the fairly sympathetic way this world of vampires was depicted, and the relative "normalcy" of vampiric "life" it shows. These vampires could be your neighbours, ...although I really hope not! This fully illustrated tarot deck features a dark and parallel world to our own that raises both the hair on your neck, and the hope you'll never go there. You'll enjoy this tarot, but keep garlic handy!