Grim Tales Tarot: Beautiful, Weird, or Too Much?

📬 Subscribe for weekly tarot reviews    / @lunarkottarot   🛒 Buy this deck here → I earn a small affiliate commission (helps keep Dr. Kotnik spoiled 🐾). ☕ Support the channel → https://buymeacoffee.com/lunarkottarot 👉 Watch my Top 10 Tarot Deck Lists here →    • Playlist   👉 Check out my full Tarot & Oracle Deck Reviews here →    • Playlist   00:00 Intro 00:42 Meet the Grim Tales Tarot 00:56 Box and Cards 02:56 Art style, mood and first impressions 09:41 Riffle shuffle and test reading 13:33 Final thoughts and Cat Meter rating 15:55 Full flip through Grim fairy tales, gothic oddities and a very opinionated cat. In this video, I take you through the Grim Tales Tarot from Llewellyn, a dark little RWS-based deck that feels like someone opened a storybook in the middle of a haunted forest 🐈‍⬛✨ If you are into moody artwork, strange characters and slightly unsettling symbolism, this one will probably grab your attention. I walk through the box and production first, including the compact size, ashy grey edges and that matte, slightly waxy card finish that gives you a surprisingly satisfying riffle shuffle. If you care about how a deck handles, you will hear it. From there, we dive into the artwork. The Majors are full of odd details – a tower that seems weirdly relaxed while it burns, a Strength card that nods to the Moon, a Chariot that swaps sphinxes for a black cat mount that Dr Kotnik fully approves of. The Minors keep the same energy, with singing mice, slightly tragic monsters and Cup courts that feel like characters from a strange river dream. I also put the deck to work. There is a quick one-card pull for tomorrow using the High Priestess, then we check the guidebook to see how closely the meanings align with classic RWS. The full colour book includes a few custom spreads, including a broom-shaped layout that will look familiar if you like Celtic Cross-style reads. In the end, I talk honestly about who this deck is for. For me, Grim Tales is not a heavy shadow work deck. It reads more like a playful, gothic story deck for people who love strong aesthetics, collect darker decks and still want something that follows the Fool’s Journey closely enough to read without relearning everything. If that sounds like your vibe, grab a drink, pat a cat 🐾 and have a look.