Tarocchi Gialli - The Giallo Tarot

Tarocchi Gialli is a new tarot deck inspired by the mesmerizing movie posters of Italian Gothic Horror films of the 60s and 70s.

Creator Nick Ribera first fell in love with the style of filmmaking with Dellamorte Dellamore. Although it came out in 1992, it brought them down a rabbit hole into the films of Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, and Maria Bava.

Often described as low-brow schlock, Giallo films were known for heightened sexuality, brutality, and dread. Giallo ("yellow") originally referred to the covers of pulp novels published in Italy in the 20s and 30s that each had a trademark yellow cover. Much like the covers of the books before them, the films' posters ended up with a similar dramatic flair for bold color, binarized photos, and screaming women.

With this array of posters as the reference, Chain Assembly approached this project with the intent of making each card in the Rider Waite Smith tarot lineup appear as an Italian film lost to time. They have created these images using photos taken over the years, photos taken by Ribera's father in Italy in 1980, as well as other references when they fit the vision for the "film."

Each lid box contains 83 cards, consisting of four Minor Arcana (Knives, Candles, Skulls, and Eyes) and 27 Major Arcana. This includes 5 new Majors that originally appeared in Chain Assembly's Goracle Oracle deck.

Card Descriptions by Bianca Craig