Wormweird
Horror and absinthe-inspired tarot with darkly mysterious imagery beyond typical divination.
by George Highham · 2008
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The record
Being a lover of horror houses, B-rated horror movies and the Tarot, this deck seemed a wonderful deck to add to me collection. How surprised was I upon receiving this deck that it is more than a deck to throw on the shelf! Absinthe is wrapped in mystery and myth. It can often illicit images of a lone figure, drinking in a dimly candlelit room, working with dark magick and mystery, while under the influence of mind maddening hallucinogens. This mystery along with the look and feel of the deck drew me in. The deck comes as a set with 80 cards including: 22 Trumps, 40 Suit Cards, 16 Court Cards, Title Card and a Wild Card. The deck includes a 38 page book called The Wormweird Codex or, The Anatomy of the Damned. They arrive in a somewhat flimsy box and the box has a cutout that does not fit all the cards. (I strongly suggest acquiring a bag, box or somewhere safe to store the cards.) Cards themselves when I first received them were very stiff and stuck together. However I found they popped off each other easily and without damage. Cards come in a random order however this was intentional to reflect of chaos behind the story of Wormweird. They are very glossy and are on thick yet fl
The cards
