Vampire Tarot Deck [Cards]

Nathalie Hertz (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2001

Vampire Tarot offers a unique view into a world of darkness shrouded in mystery and beauty. The stunning and original paintings are highlighted with metallic inks, unique paper, and fabric.

Product Details

• Cards
• Publisher: U.S. Games Systems; US Games Inc. edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572812915
• ISBN-13: 978-1572812918
• Product Dimensions: 2.7 x 1.1 x 4.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,014,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vampires arent supposed to be boring., April 2, 2001

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TarotGirl "Gisela" (Springfield, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Tarot Deck (Cards)

This quirky deck is attractive and great fun at first glance, but lacks sustaining interest. The vampires are drawn with appropriately dark personalities and a certain menacing panache, but there's little to tie any given image to the meanings attributed to them in the LWB (little white book). The court cards are particularly rich looking, but again, they don't relate well to their ascribed meaings: e.g., there's nothing sweet, sensitive, or generous in this Queen of Cups, despite what the LWB says. The trumps have minimal symbolic content, and the pips are best termed numerologically decorated rather than fully illustrated. Strength is VIII, Justice XI, titles follow Rider Waite Smith.

This is a novelty deck that serves quite well for playing tarrochi (a trick taking card game played in Europe, similar to whist). It's less suited for divination than the artist's much more symbolically interesting previous effort, the Fantastical Tarot, which also has a fairly heavy "goth" feel to it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty lurks in the shadows, December 29, 2001

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Martha Clark (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Tarot Deck (Cards)

I own this tarot deck and i fell in love with it. Each card has such character and is poignantly beautiful. I did a reading for a friend with it and she kept commenting on the eyes of the characters. You look at them and they seem to be looking at you. There is something deeply moving about the cards. I would look through them all over and over as each one is a work of art. My favourites were the sun, the hermit and the fool. I adored this deck because it wasnt all flowers and smiles. It was a bit gothic, striking and different. I wouldn't say it's dark and evil. It's just elaborate and gothic looking. People have long held a fascination with vampires because of their mystique and we all want to know what lurks in the shadows. In this deck, the vampires come out of the shadows. I would be picky with decks and never had much love for the traditional raider waite as i found it "boring". This is eccentric, alluring and different. I would really recommend it to anyone looking for an individualistic tarot deck. Let the eyes draw you in.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A dark delight, July 19, 2001

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Ria Dimitra "Author of The Visconti Devils" (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Tarot Deck (Cards)

Being both an ongoing student of the Tarot and a writer of vampire fiction, I purchased this deck on the strength of the cover art and the theme. As I opened the deck and perused each card, I could not suppress a nefarious chuckle or two. Serious vampire lovers will surely adore this deck, but it may be a bit much for the uninitiated. Not for the faint of heart!