Kardify Top 12: Halloween 2019 Edition

It's that time of the year! We have painstakingly compiled the best playing cards for All Hallows' Eve just for you. Behold! The 2019's Kardify Top 12: Decks for Halloween! This year with enough monsters, bones, ghosts, skulls, quirky characters and pirates to keep your spine tingling through the night. If you have one that we haven't discovered. Do feel free to share.

Note that the selection expressed in this top 12 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

Little Deck of Horrors

From Ellusionist, the Little Deck of Horrors is a celebration of the nostalgically scary 'Ghost Train' with faces haunted by ghouls, goblins, and ghosts. This whimsical deck features evil characters from the yesteryears in bright neon colors with a retro graphic design. If you are looking for a cool monster themed-deck for your magic routine or a nostalgic deck for game nights, Little Deck of Horrors will definitely do the job.

Culminus

Culminus Playing Cards by Nicolai Aaroe are inspired by the eschatological literature of the postexilic period. Culminus is represented by two meticulously crafted deck, Infernum (evil) and Infiniti (good). Both decks feature matte tuck cases, embossed artwork, and exterior and interior gold foil. Infernum comes in a Black-brown stock and Ivory matte stock for Infiniti. The gold on white on the Infiniti is especially stunning. Inside, the cards are fully custom with distinctive pips, ornamentation on the indices and hand-drawn courts. 

October Second Edition

Fulton's October Playing Cards is a frightfully fun and whimsically deck featuring the illustrated artwork of Steven Noble. Packaged inside the box you will find one tricked out deck of playing cards. Everything from the back design, ace of spades, jokers, and court cards were customized. The deck features a superior dark-charcoal and black box, while also incorporating an asymmetric design that proudly features the back illustration of the cards within.

Black Widow

A fully custom deck created and designed by Justin Froyd and J Gonzo. Black Widow Playing Cards is a unique deck to showcase all the traits of a spider, from the spider web to the hourglass shape of the deadly black widow spiders. The courts are custom yet familiar with the spider web design incorporated into their garments. The darker tone of the deck gives it a terrifying feel!

Bicycle Monsters

A fully custom Bicycle-branded playing cards inspired by the classic monsters from stories and myths, created in a fun style that will appeal to all ages! Each set of courts represents a different type of monster, from the Water Dwellers to the Undead, Shape Shifters and creatures not of this world. The retro feel of the deck adds to the deck charm. Definitely a great deck to use for Halloween.

Play Dead

Play Dead Playing Cards mixes bold line and shape patterns with 3D forms to produce these stylized illustrations. Fully custom, the deck is designed by Steven Harrison with stylized courts, Ace of Spades and backs feature bold line work which compliments the color palette and the intriguing theme. The 3D skull faces and pips add depth to the minimal design.

House of the Rising Spades

From the mind of Lorenzo Gaggiotti of Stockholm17, the House of the Rising Spades is an exquisite deck inspired an esoteric realm full of mysteries built for cartomancers, cardists, magicians, collectors, dreamers, and card enthusiasts. The beautifully illustrated face cards have no standard index, particularly the spot number cards (2 to 10). Recently picked as 52 Plus Joker's 'Deck of the Year'.

Bags of Bones

Mad kings, assassins and a headless dinner guest are all denizens of this dark and droll universe. Bag of Bones offers an entertaining mix of eccentric character and macabre humor! Designed and hand-illustrated by John Littleboy, this transformation deck is filled with humor and personality, from the flies in the web, the garden, the rising naga, and blood splattered stairs! What makes this deck so unique is that each card of each suit tells their own engaging story, which unfolds from each ace through 10.

Haunted 8's

If you’re not already in the spirit of Halloween, then this spooky deck is certain to get you in the mood. Ghouls, Goblins, Headless horsemen, Zombies, Scarecrows, Pumpkins and more...! All packed into the October Kings Wild Shorts deck recently delivered to subscribers. A fun-filled deck brimming with artistry and ingenuity for All Hallows' Eve. The theme, colors, spooky characters and design elements that make up Haunted 8s came together perfectly!

Monolith

This fascinating deck series has more sci-fi feel to it and a sinister and darker look to it. The neon inks certainly bring up a Sci-Fi feel to it. First glance, the theme of this deck you might think that this deck has a Sci-Fi theme, but designer Giovani Meroni added a Mythology twist to it. The courts feature the Gods of Space, that left us after creating the Universe. Spades are the Gods of Void, Clubs the Gods of Materia, Diamonds the Gods of Energy and Hearts the Gods of Life.

Skelstrument

Designed by Abraham Sanchez, Skelstrument is an intriguing deck featuring the human skeleton and musical instrument. Every element from the pips, Courts and card backs have been artistically drawn marrying the human skeleton, music, and the visual representation of sound. The purple and black bar on the card faces creates an incredibly striking design when the cards are fanned, squared or flourished... tying every card together like notes on a sheet of music. Definitely a fun deck for the Halloween season.

Seafarers

Seafarers by Joker and the Thief is a nautical-themed deck designed by Gustavo Magalhães. The intricate artwork on the card back not only incorporates symbolically and thought-provoking imagery, but they also maintain a timeless air. The court cards are all completely custom and the themes from the back design carry over and give life to these oceanic royals. They are unrestricted by borders, taking full advantage of the space of the card. Each suit tells its own story, with each jack, queen, and king being thematically and symbolically linked.

The selection expressed in this top12 is solely those of the author. 



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12 Playing Cards Perfect for Halloween 2022

It’s that time of the year! We have painstakingly compiled the best playing cards for All Hallows’ Eve just for you… the 2022’s Kardify Top 12: Decks for Halloween! This year with enough glow-in-the-dark monsters, bones, skulls, quirky characters, and steampunk pirates to keep your spine tingling through the night. If you have one that we haven’t discovered, feel free to share your favorite spine-tinging deck in the comment section below.

Note that the selection expressed in this top 12 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

Black Requiem Counterspell

From Stockholm17, the fully custom Black Requiem Counterspell features darkness and pain as a theme. The face cards come with gold and silver foil application and gold foil on the back design. As the illustrations for the Courts, Jokers, and Aces are very dark, the Black Requiem casts a counterspell using Magick sigils on those cards depicting the feeling. 

Play Dead V2

The stylish Play Dead V2 from Riffle Shuffle features mixes of bold line and shape patterns with the 3D forms, but this time with a teal-green colorway. Designed by Steven Harrison, the Skull theme pops with complementary colors and lines. 

Fulton’s October UV Glow

The fourth edition of Fulton’s October is a frightfully fun and whimsical deck featuring the illustrated artwork of Steven Noble. This edition comes with UV glow-inks that come to light up when exposed to a black light. These look absolutely unreal!

Psychonauts

From Joker and the Thief, Psychonauts Playing Cards explore reality beyond the perception of the five senses! This unique deck features custom art in reference to real-world influential spiritual figures hand illustrated by Pedro Oyarbide.

Bicycle Circus

A fully custom Bicycle-branded playing cards by PlayingCardDecks inspired by childhood memories of attending the circus! The custom court cards represent circus characters, from the ringmaster, juggler, and acrobats to the strongman and tightrope walker. The retro feel of the deck adds to the charm!

Arcane Tales

Arcane Tales by the Italian designer Giovanni Meroni is the second deck of the Tales series inspired by Fairy Tales, Fables, and Fantasy Books. The decks offer a vast array of characters of the most popular fairy tales, from witches, elves, to giants and orcs. Definitely a fun deck for Halloween!

666

Produced by Riffle Shuffle the deck is inspired by mysterious occult practices. The overall design looks deceptively simplistic at first glance. However, hold the tuck box to the light to reveal intricate details that were hiding in the shadows. Fully custom artwork insides with stunning metallic inks.

Shamanic Journey

The unique Shamanic Journey playing cards by 3rd Dominion features unique tuck boxes with ornaments that are filled with hidden abstract images of lizards and birds, as well as invisible, UV-glow images of wolf, shamans, and skeletons. Inside, the deck is fully custom with hand-illustrated court cards, jokers, bold Ace of Spades, and detailed card backs.

Campy Creatures

The Campy Creature Deadluxe Playing Cards are designed by Keymaster Games featuring twelve unique hand illustrations of notorious B-movie horror monsters including The Blob, The Invisible Man, The Man-Eating Plant, The Swamp Creature, and many more.

Beowulf

Beowulf playing cards inspired by the longest epic poem with the characters represented on the face cards in unique carving-styled artwork by Jackson Robinson. The deck is kept in a tuck case designed to resemble an ancient book, including life-like features to resemble canvas and leather design-work, and finished with realistic wear-n-tear details. 

Vengeance of Witches

By Nicolai Aaroe, Vengeance of Witches is a 17th-century witchcraft playing cards, manufactured with deluxe features in two limited editions. The artwork on the full bleed card backs features intricate artwork printed with metallic copper inks and blood red accents in Pantone. The face cards are hand-illustrated and feature archetypes inspired by the 17th-century witch-hunts.

Noctober

Two years in the making, House of Playing Cards, Noctober deck features a cut-out Jack-O-Lantern tuck design and an eye-catching neon orange colorway with black borders to bring that Halloween vibe to the deck. The coolest feature of using neon colors in playing cards is the magnificent glow when shined under a black light!

The selection expressed in this top12 is solely those of the author. 

Secret Service Playing Cards by Riffle Shuffle

Secret Service Playing Cards by Riffle Shuffle introduces you into the world of spies, where they will take you along operating secret missions, unlocking secret codes, and saving the world. 

Designed by Steven Harrison, the deck is fully custom with a predominantly dark blue colorway, giving it a sense of mystery and an air of conspiracy. 

The card backs feature a mirrored white thumb-print on a maze-like design element in various shades of blue. The word 'classified' can be found on each side. 

The face cards feature recolored pips in blue (instead of black) and red. The pip on the indices has 2 redacted lines to give it an air of secrecy. The hand-illustrated courts feature spies on their secret mission. 

The Ace of Spades is truly bold and eye-catching with a badge of the Riffle Shuffle Secret Service bureau, similar to that found on the front of the tuck box. 

The Secret Service Playing Cards are printed by United States Playing Card Company with Air-Cushion Finish on their Premium Bee Crushed Stock. 

Available now on riffleshuffle.com for $10.

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News: Play Dead Playing Cards by Riffle Shuffle

The new release by our friends at Riffle Shuffle is a playful take on a skull-themed deck. Play Dead Playing Cards mixes bold line and shape patterns with 3D forms to produce these stylized illustrations.

Fully custom, the deck is designed by Steven Harrison based on the idea that we should never forget to remain playful and stay bold. Keep playing - the game is never over.

The artwork, in particular, is beautifully done! The stylized courts, Ace of Spades and backs feature bold line work which compliments the color palette and the intriguing theme. The 3D skull faces and pips add depth to the minimal design.

Printed by USPCC with the legendary Bee-Crushed finish. Limited Edition of 10000. Also, when purchasing 6 decks, Play Dead will come in an Exclusive Half Brick Box. Full print inside and out, on premium stock with Embossed details. Only available on RiffleShuffle.com.

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Black Hole Playing Cards by Riffle Shuffle

Another intriguing deck from Riffle Shuffle. This time, exploring the deepest depths of space. Rumors of a strange phenomenon at the edge of a black hole have brought travels from far and wide to seek adventure and discover the truth. Steven Harrison, the designer of Play Dead Playing Cards, channeled this adventurous fantasy when he designed the Blackhole playing cards.

Fully custom, the deck follows the journey of an astronaut through the vertigo of black holes and cosmic card suits flying through space in vivid colors.

The vortex and astronaut design have been used througout, from the Ace of Spades, courts to the jokers. The black/white/yellow colorway makes this deck visually appealing.

The deck is packaged in a custom tuck box with a wraparound design of vertigo and astronaut design. Blackhole Playing Cards will be printed by United States Playing Card Co with Premium Bee Casino Stock. And it's Crushed. Limited Edition of 5000.

Available now from RiffleShuffle for $7.95.

Deck View: Play Dead V2 Playing Cards

Bold. Skull. 3D.

Perfect for Halloween! The stylish Play Dead V2 features mixes of bold line and shape patterns with the 3D forms, but this time with a teal-green colorway. Designer Steven Harrison has once again managed to bring back one classic Riffle Shuffle decks. 

For the new version, the Skull theme pops out of the design even more with the complementary colors and lines. The Play Dead V2 Playing Cards are printed by United States Playing Card Company with Premium Bee Crushed Stock, Air Cushion Finish. 

Available on RiffleShuffle.com for $10.

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Twelve Terrifying Playing Cards Perfect For Halloween 2021

It's that time of the year! We have painstakingly compiled the best playing cards for All Hallows' Eve just for you. Behold! The 2021's Kardify Top 12: Decks for Halloween! This year with enough monsters, bones, ghosts, skulls, quirky characters, and pirates to keep your spine tingling through the night. If you have one that we haven't discovered. Do feel free to share.

Note that the selection expressed in this top 12 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

Little Deck of Horrors

From Ellusionist, the Little Deck of Horrors is a celebration of the nostalgically scary 'Ghost Train' with faces haunted by ghouls, goblins, and ghosts. This whimsical deck features evil characters from the yesteryears in bright neon colors with a retro graphic design. If you are looking for a cool monster-themed deck for your magic routine or a nostalgic deck for game nights, Little Deck of Horrors will definitely do the job.

2021 Trick or Treat

The 2021 Trick or Treat deck is a fully custom hand-illustrated deck featuring a monochromatic design and a nostalgic feel. Ghouls, Goblins, Werewolfs, Zombies, Skeletons, Pumpkins, and more...! Designed by Jackson Robinson, these spooky characters are completely updated with color palette and design elements to fit the theme. Definitely, a fun-filled deck brimming with artistry and ingenuity for All Hallows' Eve.

Fulton's Day of the Dead

Fulton's Day of the Dead Playing Cards is the ultimate deck of cards for the Halloween Season. The deck features original illustrations by Jeff Trish and weaves a personal story of the afterlife, Halloween, and Day of the Dead into one of the most profound back designs ever illustrated on a deck of playing cards.

Carvers V2

From Organic Playing Cards, these pumpkins won’t go bad after a few days! Sporting a fun orange border Carvers V2 looks amazing in packet cuts and fans. This semi-custom deck now comes with skeleton Kings, the Queens are witches, and the Jacks are all JACK-O-LANTERNS! This fun deck comes comes in a sealed candy wrapper.

Bicycle Monsters

A fully custom Bicycle-branded playing cards inspired by the classic monsters from stories and myths, created in a fun style that will appeal to all ages! Each set of courts represents a different type of monster, from the Water Dwellers to the Undead, Shape Shifters, and creatures not of this world. The retro feel of the deck adds to the deck charm. Definitely a great deck to use for Halloween.

Campy Creatures

The Campy Creature Deadluxe Playing Cards are designed by Keymaster Games featuring twelve unique hand illustrations of notorious B-movie horror monsters including The Blob, The Invisible Man, The Man-Eating Plant, The Swamp Creature, and many more.

Wicked Tales

Wicked Tales by the Italian designer Giovanni Meroni is the fourth deck of the Tales series inspired by Fairy Tales, Fables, and Fantasy Books. The decks offer a vast array of characters of the most popular fairy tales, from Capt. Hook, witches, to giants and orcs. Definitely a fun deck for Halloween!

Fear

Designed by Alex Pandrea, the FEAR deck was created for his favorite season and time of year! The deck sports a vibrant orange card back and features a simplistic tuck design with the caption "The Only Thing We Have To Fear, Is Fear Itself" on the front, and "...And Spiders" on the back. 

Screams at Midnight

Designed by Phill Smith, Penguin Magic's Screams at Midnight playing cards celebrate the creepy, fun monster movies of the past. Devilishly delightful creatures adorn the back design. Just like many of your favorite horror flicks, these cards use 3D technology to make the monsters jump right out at you when you wear the included glasses! The deck is also fully marked for Halloween-themed magic.

Play Dead V2

The stylish Play Dead V2 from Riffle Shuffle features mixes of bold line and shape patterns with the 3D forms, but this time with a teal-green colorway. Designed by Steven Harrison, the Skull theme pops with complementary colors and lines. 

Art of Steampunk V2

The Art of Steampunk Playing Cards Vol. 2 features a unique fantasy version of nineteenth-century Victorian England imbued with today's technology, resulting in devices and contraptions that seem to have sprung from the mind of a mad twenty-first-century scientist. The fully custom deck features iconic imagery and lots of metal detailing. The courts follow the characters in Steampunk outfits with heavy weaponry, bowler hat, goggle, and military-inspired garments with garments from the Victorian era.

Vengeance of Witches

By Nicolai Aaroe, Vengeance of Witches is a 17th-century witchcraft playing cards, manufactured with deluxe features in two limited editions. The artwork on the full bleed card backs feature intricate artwork printed with metallic copper inks and blood red accents in pantone. The face cards are hand-illustrated and feature archetypes inspired by the 17th-century witch-hunts.

The selection expressed in this top12 is solely those of the author. 

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