A History of Punishment is a custom deck featuring exquisite Victorian unicorn back designs paired with historical devices of punishment on the faces. It is both beautiful and terrifying—ornamental elegance fused with brutal history.

Every card showcases a carefully illustrated instrument of torment, turning the deck into a strange museum of cruelty hidden inside a pack of cards.

The deck is also marked, allowing the performer covert access to information while preserving the antique aesthetic. What appears to be a collector’s curiosity becomes a precision tool for deception, mystery, and impossible demonstrations.

Refined. Macabre. Secretly lethal.