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Review: ZOMBIE TAROT CARDS

Written by Martin Unsworth Friday, 08 June 2012

Toys & Collectables

Zombie Tarot Cards Review

Review: Zombie Tarot Cards / Publisher: Quirk Books / Release date: July 20th

With the proliferation of zombie output in recent years, it comes as a little surprise that it is only now that we are getting a spin on the subject in the shape of zombie tarot cards.

Tarot is, of course, the ancient card game that was later adopted by mystics and occultists to map their mental and spiritual paths and to foresee their futures.

What we have here is a fun twist on the standard sets of cards, you still have all the familiar named cards (especially if your introduction to tarot is watching Live and Let Die); death, the high priestess, the fool and the lovers but they are all interpreted with an apocalyptic zombie twist.

The full set of 78 cards are illustrated with a whimsical undead touch, and with a very retro 50s feel.

This is carried over in the 96 page booklet that is included. Not only does it explain in simple terms how to actually use the cards, it has explanations of what each card means, and how to interpret them, again with a zombie twist. There's a lovely touch in that the pages are sepia stained, as if by age, and there are some mock adverts in the back, just like the ones you'd find in old monster magazines or comics.

They are all contained within a sturdy card box, made to look like a box of bullets.

It's touches like this that raise this set above being just a novelty to something to enjoy, whether you believe in the mystical stuff or not. Its retail price of £13.99 is reasonable for the quality you get here, but shop around and you can find it on places like Amazon for a few quid off. Bargain.