Hellfire

Lore & Background

Metaphysical concepts: Fires of Hell, The lake of fire. Books: "Hell-Fire" (story), a 1956 science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov; Hellfire (book), a 2005 history book written by Cameron Forbes; Hellfire (comics), various characters; Hellfire, a power of the Ghost Rider comic book character; "Hellfire" (Nick Tosches book), a 1982 biography of Jerry Lee Lewis by Nick Tosches. Film and TV: Hellfire (1949 film), a 1949 western; Hellfire (1995 film), a TV movie produced by Roger Corman; Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima, a 1986 documentary film; Hell Fire (2012 film), a 2012 horror film; Hellfire (2026 film), an upcoming action thriller film; "HellFire", an episode from the first season of MacGyver. Gaming: Diablo: Hellfire, a 1997 expansion pack to the computer game Diablo from Sierra On-Line; Hellfire (video game), a 1989 arcade game, later ported to the Mega Drive and PC Engine CD-ROM. Military: AGM-114 Hellfire, an air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile system; Hell-Fire trigger, a device designed to increase the rate of fire of a semi-auto firearm; Hellfire Corner, location in the Ypres Salient during World War I. Music: Davey "Hellfire" Kelly, one-time guitarist of the Sonic Boom Six; Hellfire (1349 album), a 2005 album by Norwegian black metal group 1349; Hellfire (Black Midi album), a 2022 album by English rock band Black Midi. Songs: "Hellfire" (song), a song from the 1996 animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame; "Hellfire" (Mango Groove song), a 1989 single by Mango Groove; "Hellfire", a song from the Soulcalibur II Original Soundtrack (2003); "Hellfire", a song from Airbourne's 2008 album Runnin' Wild; "Hellfire", a song by Fever 333 from the 2024 album Arcane League of Legends: Season 2; "Hellfire", a song from Gamma Ray's 2005 album Majestic; "Hellfire", a song from Visions of Atlantis' 2024 album Pirates II – Armada; "Hellfire", a song from Warkings' 2022 album Morgana; "Hellfire", a 2017 song by Barns Courtney. See also: Hellfire preaching; Hellfire Club (disambiguation); Hellfire Pass (disambiguation); Lake of Fire (disambiguation).

In Their Own Story

The heat hits before the light does. Adam feels it on the back of his neck, a dry, sucking pull that draws the moisture from his eyes. Then the black glass cracks under his boots and the whole floor exhales—a long, sulfurous breath that rolls across the basalt plateau in a wave of orange.

He checks the hammer. The chainsaw is warm already, idling at a low growl. Above him, the sky is not a sky; it is a ceiling of slow-churning magma, and somewhere in that glow, shapes are forming. Too many legs. Too many mouths.

A voice—not a voice, a pressure behind his teeth—tells him the binding is active. The hells have called a round, and he is the answer they expect. He steps off the ledge into the dark below, and the fire parts around him like water around a stone, and the screaming starts.

Reader's Guide

The source article does not mention any campaign level in Painkiller (2012) or a game called Painkiller (2012).

Did You Know?

• The source article lists Hellfire as a power of the Ghost Rider comic book character.
• The source article includes a 1982 biography of Jerry Lee Lewis by Nick Tosches titled "Hellfire".
• The source article mentions an upcoming action thriller film titled Hellfire (2026 film).