The Terrorium Shop is a gift shop, craft store and garden center at 4416 Yates St. in Denver. It sells oddities, curiosities, live plants, taxidermy and handmade nature-inspired art, and the owners say they do not sell anything generated by AI. The shop started in the summer of 2017 as a booth in Denver's craft market scene. It opened its first brick-and-mortar store in the Berkeley neighborhood in May 2019, and in 2022 it moved to a second location. The original space stayed open as a classroom called the Terrorium Annex. The shop is run by Amber Hage-Ali, a gardener, and Ian Johnson, a taxidermist. The name is a play on "terrarium," with "terror" added to reflect the macabre side of death in the natural world.
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What stands out most is how much of the stock is made in-house. The team processes bones with a colony of dermestid beetles, pins and mounts insect specimens, makes wet specimens and preserves its own flowers. Among the products are the Mystery Curiosity Box (from $45.00), the Custom Nature Bundle (from $40.00), the Glass Coffin ($20.00) and the Double Sided Glass Frame ($20.00). The shop also showcases work from local artists and sells preserved materials for customers who want to make their own art. Living plants sit next to preserved bones and natural oddities. One review calls the shop stunning, and another mentions the knowledgeable staff, including a team member named Drea. Reviewers also describe the prices as reasonable.
The shop offers in-store classes in taxidermy, entomology, botany and plant education. Classes in insect painting, floral design, terrarium making and foraging are planned for the future. The shop also offers pet memorial services, including custom memorial boxes, skeletal processing with dermestid beetles, taxidermy of pelts and intricate miniworld displays. Bones are cleaned by the beetles and then whitened with safe chemicals, without bleach, using the same process museums use. If you lose a pet, the shop recommends freezing it right away in a sealed bag. The shop accepts pets from other states within the U.S. and coordinates shipping through a third-party carrier such as FedEx. When this information was gathered, pet memorials were temporarily closed while the team expanded its beetle colonies, and people could join a subscriber list to be notified when the service reopened. It is worth checking with the shop before planning a visit for this. The annual "Terrorium Trick or Treat and Market" took place on October 24, 2026, from 11:00 to 17:00, with 35 vendors at an outdoor bazaar. The "Floralia Mortis Valentine's Day Event" is scheduled for February 13, 2027, from 10:00 to 17:00, and includes a real heart bouquet drop.
The shop is on Yates Street. There is a small parking lot north of the building, and the surrounding streets have free parking. The area is pet-friendly, and one review mentions handicap parking. The shop advises against bringing small children because of the breakable items and the amount to look at. The information I found does not list opening hours, so check the website before you go: theterroriumshop.co. You can also call 303-406-0327 or email hello@theterroriumshop.co. For online orders, standard shipping takes 7-9 business days, express shipping takes 3-5 business days, and made-to-order pieces take 1-3.5 weeks. The shop does not ship internationally at this time. If an item arrives damaged, the shop replaces it or refunds it.
Published Date
28 October 2026
