Fantasy History

Fantasy History, Myth & Archetype, Pop Culture, Sword & Sorcery

Fantasy In Heavy Metal: How Metal Shaped Sword & Sorcery

Inferno Books / April 17, 2026

This is where fantasy in heavy metal intersects most powerfully with sword and sorcery… Before fantasy returned to the mainstream […]

Fantasy History, Heroic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery

What Is Sword & Sorcery?

Inferno Books / March 10, 2026

Among the many branches of fantasy literature, few genres possess the raw power and primal spirit of Sword & Sorcery.

Fantasy History, Myth & Archetype, Pop Culture, Sword & Sorcery

The Forge of Modern Sword & Sorcery Cinema

Inferno Books / February 17, 2026

When Conan the Barbarian thundered into theatres in 1982, nothing like it had ever existed. Not in fantasy cinema. Not