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In common usage, '''inferno''' is a word meaning "a burning hell" as described in the first part of [[Dante Alighieri]]'s [[Divine_Comedy]].
'''Inferno''' is a word meaning "a burning hell" as described in the first part of [[Dante Alighieri]]'s [[Divine_Comedy]].  The concept has inspired many films, books, and plays, as well as band names, works of music, songs, TV, comics, sports teams, and names for mountain peaks and fictional characters.


Related terms:
== Related terms ==
* [[Hell]], an afterlife place of suffering
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* [[Conflagration]], a large uncontrolled fire
 
== Film ==
* ''[[L'Inferno]]'', a 1911 Italian film
* [[Inferno (1953 film)|''Inferno'' (1953 film)]], a film noir by Roy Ward Baker
* [[Inferno (1973 film)|''Inferno'' (1973 film)]], a German television movie
* [[Inferno (1980 film)|''Inferno'' (1980 film)]], an Italian horror film by Dario Argento
* [[Inferno (1995 film)|''Inferno'' (1995 film)]], directed by [[Peter Keglevic]]
* [[Inferno (1997 film)|''Inferno'' (1997 film)]], starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson
* [[Inferno (1998 film)|''Inferno'' (1998 film)]], a TV movie directed by [[Ian Barry (director)|Ian Barry]]
* [[Inferno (1999 film)|''Inferno'' (1999 film)]], starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
* [[Inferno (1999 Portuguese film)|''Inferno'' (1999 Portuguese film)]], a 1999 Portuguese film directed by [[Joaquim Leitão]]
* [[Inferno (2000 film)|''Inferno'' (2000 film)]], or ''Pilgrim'', 2000 film directed by Harley Cokeliss
* [[Inferno (2001 film)|''Inferno'' (2001 film)]], a British "short" movie directed by Paul Kousoulides
* [[Inferno (2002 film)|''Inferno'' (2002 film)]], directed by Dusty Nelson
* [[Inferno (2014 film)|''Inferno'' (2014 film)]], a Slovenian film, directed by [[Vinko Möderndorfer]]
* [[Inferno (2016 film)|''Inferno'' (2016 film)]], American thriller based on Dan Brown's novel of same name


== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* [[Inferno (Strindberg novel)|''Inferno'' (Strindberg novel)]], an 1897 novel by August Strindberg
* [[Inferno (novel by Strindberg)]], an 1897 novel by August Strindberg
* [[Hell (Barbusse_novel)|''Inferno'' (Barbusse novel)]] (or Hell), a 1908 novel by Henri Barbusse
* [[The Inferno (novel by Barbusse)]], a 1908 novel written in French by Henri Barbusse
* Inferno, a concept of infernality of Nature in ''[[The Bull's Hour]]'', a 1968 novel by Ivan Yefremov
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* [[Isaac Asimov's Inferno (novel by MacBride)]], a 1994 novel by Roger MacBride Allen
* [[Isaac Asimov's Inferno (novel by MacBride)]], a 1994 novel by Roger MacBride Allen
* ''Inferno'', a 2006 novel in the ''[[Bionicle Legends]]'' series, by Greg Farshtey
* [[Inferno (novel by Farshtey)]], a 2006 novel by Greg Farshtey in the ''Bionicle Legends'' series
* [[Inferno (Star Wars novel)|''Inferno'' (Star Wars novel)]], a 2007 novel by Troy Denning
* [[Inferno (novel by Denning)]], a 2007 novel by Troy Denning in the ''Star Wars'' series
* [[Inferno (anthology)|''Inferno'' (anthology)]], a 2007 anthology edited by Ellen Datlow
* [[Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural]], a 2007 anthology of storied edited by Ellen Datlow
* ''Inferno'', a 2010 novel by [[Eileen Myles]]
* [[Inferno (novel by Myles)]], a 2010 novel by Eileen Myles
* [[Inferno (Brown novel)|''Inferno'' (Brown novel)]], a 2013 novel by Dan Brown
* [[Inferno (novel by Dan Brown)]], a 2013 novel by Dan Brown
 
== Music ==
* [[Infernö]], a Norwegian thrash metal band
* [[Inferno Metal Festival]], annual music festival in Oslo, Norway
* [[Zbigniew Robert Promiński]] or Inferno (born 1978), drummer with the band Behemoth
* Inferno, guitarist with [[Cirith Gorgor (band)|Cirith Gorgor]]
 
=== Albums ===
* [[Inferno (Marty Friedman album)|''Inferno'' (Marty Friedman album)]], 2014
* [[Inferno (Petra Marklund album)|''Inferno'' (Petra Marklund album)]], 2012
* [[Inferno (Motörhead album)|''Inferno'' (Motörhead album)]], 2004
* [[Inferno (Entombed album)|''Inferno'' (Entombed album)]], 2003
* [[Inferno (Biréli Lagrène album)|''Inferno'' (Biréli Lagrène album)]], 1988
* [[Inferno (Metamorfosi album)|''Inferno'' (Metamorfosi album)]], 1973
* ''[[Inferno: Last in Live]]'', a 1998 album by Dio
* [[Inferno (soundtrack)|''Inferno'' (soundtrack)]], a soundtrack album by Keith Emerson, from the 1980 film (see below)
* [[Inferno (Tangerine Dream album)|''Inferno'' (Tangerine Dream album)]]
* ''Inferno'', an album by [[Alien Sex Fiend]] which is the soundtrack for the video game ''Inferno''
* ''Inferno'', an album by [[Project Pitchfork]]
 
=== Songs ===
* [[Inferno (song)|"Inferno" (song)]], a song by Bella Poarch and Sub Urban
* "Inferno", a song by Kreator from ''[[Voices of Transgression – A 90s Retrospective]]''
* "Inferno", a song by Amaranthe from ''[[Helix (Amaranthe album)|Helix]]''
* "Inferno (Unleash the Fire)", a song by Symphony X from ''[[The Odyssey (album)|The Odyssey]]''
* "Inferno", a song by [[Lordi]]
 
== Television ==
 
* "Inferno", fourth episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)#ep4|The Romans]]''
* [[Inferno (Doctor Who)|''Inferno'' (''Doctor Who'')]], a 1970 serial from the British science fiction series
* [[Inferno (Stargate Atlantis)|"Inferno" (''Stargate Atlantis'')]], an episode in the science fiction series
* [[Inferno (Captain Scarlet)|"Inferno" (''Captain Scarlet'')]], an episode of ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''
* Series titles of reality game shows on MTV:
** ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno]]'' (2004)
** ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II]]'' (2005)
** ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3]]'' (2007)
* Inferno, a female gladiator in ''[[Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)|Gladiators]]''
* Team Inferno, ''[[Disney Channel Games]]'' Red Team
 
== Comics ==
 
* [[Inferno (DC Comics)]], a character in ''Legion of Super-Heroes''
* Inferno (Frank Verrano), a [[Mighty Crusaders]] character
* [[Inferno (Exemplar)]], a character in the Marvel Comics team Exemplars
* [[Inferno (Marvel Comics)|''Inferno'' (Marvel Comics)]], a crossover involving the X-Men
* ''[[Inferno!]]'', a Warhammer anthology magazine mixing text and comic stories
* ''Inferno'', a title from [[Caliber Comics]]
* Armageddon: Inferno, a DC Comics storyline connected with ''[[Armageddon 2001]]''
* [[Judge Dredd: Inferno|''Judge Dredd'': Inferno]], a story line featuring Judge Grice
* Inferno, an alternate version of ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' member [[Sun Boy]]
* [[Inferno (Dante Pertuz)]], a Marvel Comics character
 
== Gaming ==
 
* [[Inferno (Judges Guild)|''Inferno'' (Judges Guild)]], a 1980 adventure for fantasy role-playing games, a 'paper and pencil' game
* ''Inferno'', an episode in the video game ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]''
* [[Inferno (video game)|''Inferno'' (video game)]], a 1994 space flight simulation game by Digital Image Design
* [[Inferno (Soulcalibur)|Inferno (''Soulcalibur'')]], a boss character in ''Soulcalibur''
* ''[[Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)#Alone in the Dark: Inferno|Alone in the Dark: Inferno]]'', an updated version of the video game ''Alone in the Dark''
*''[[Little Inferno]]'', a 2012 puzzle game
 
==Sports teams==
* [[Brampton Inferno]], a Canadian Lacrosse League team
* [[Columbia Inferno]], an ECHL hockey team based in Columbia, South Carolina
* [[Indianapolis Inferno]], a Great Lakes Junior Hockey League team
* [[Lancaster Inferno (NPSL)]], a defunct National Premier Soccer League team (2008)
* [[Lancaster Inferno (UWS)]], a Women's Premier Soccer League team
* [[Phoenix Inferno]], a defunct Major Indoor Soccer League team (1980–1983)
* [[Tampa Bay Inferno]], a Women's Football Alliance team
* The teams of [[Alverno College]], a Roman Catholic college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*[[West Carleton Inferno]] a National Capital Junior Hockey League team
 
== Other uses ==
 
* [[Pedro de Ataíde Inferno]], Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon from 1564 to 1565
* Operation Inferno, a 1968 Israeli Defense Forces raid that escalated into the [[Battle of Karameh]]
* [[Inferno (G.I. Joe)]], a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
* [[Inferno (wrestler)]], ring name of wrestler Jemma Palmer
* [[Inferno Peak]], Antarctica
* [[Inferno Ridge]], Antarctica
* [[Inferno (horse)]], a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse
* [[Inferno (operating system)]], a distributed operating system started at Bell Labs
* [[Inferno (software)]], a visual effects software system
*[[Kyosho Inferno]], a radio-controlled car produced by Kyosho
 
== See also ==
* [[Infernus]] (born 1972)
* [[Dante's Inferno (disambiguation)]]
* [[Infernal (disambiguation)]]
* [[Towering Inferno (disambiguation)]]

Latest revision as of 10:57, 15 December 2022

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Inferno is a word meaning "a burning hell" as described in the first part of Dante Alighieri's Divine_Comedy. The concept has inspired many films, books, and plays, as well as band names, works of music, songs, TV, comics, sports teams, and names for mountain peaks and fictional characters.

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