Myth & Archetype

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 […]

Literary Craft, Myth & Archetype, Sword & Sorcery

Why Sword & Sorcery Heroes Matter More Than Worlds

Inferno Books / April 10, 2026

There is a quiet assumption that has taken hold in modern fantasy — that the world is the story. In

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