Sword and Sorcery is a Fantasy subgenus similar to Heroic Fantasy in that the stories take place equally in a medieval context with a huge magic component.
However, the heroes of the Sword and Sorcery genre are generally more brutal, unethical and the magic is almost always evil.
Matching words : Fantasy, Heroic fantasy
Examples :
- Conan the Barbarian, by Robert E. Howard
- The Scorpion King, directed by Chuck Russell