The votes have been cast. The 1000th post shall be...

And the 1000th post on The Silver Key shall be (actually the 1001st, as this post is technically no. 1000):

The Super, Super-Secret History of Sword-and-Sorcery

By a landslide. Here’s the voting by percentage.

The super, super-secret history of sword-and-sorcery:     60%

What I’ve learned after 1,000 posts:             17%

Another unhinged rant against grunge:             7%

A return guest post by Scott:                     7%

Something about Iron Maiden:             7%

Other:                     3%

An overdue farewell and then delete the blog:     0% (I live another day)

Given how most found readers find their way here this is no surprise. People like S&S. Good thing I do too.

Sorry Scott, you’ll have to wait the full 16 years for the next guest post. And I’ve probably said plenty about Iron Maiden and grunge. For now…

Only receiving one “other” vote” was a surprise, but led to a pretty good suggestion: Thoughts on what you consider the best yet most obscure S&S film - can be animated or live action.

The other mild surprise was receiving more votes for “what I’ve learned after 1,000 posts” than anticipated. I think I will tackle that topic, and the “other” suggestion, after writing the super, super-secret history of sword-and-sorcery. 

The only problem is, there isn’t one, and I was being a bit cheeky with that option… but hey there’s always more to say about S&S. I’m a man of my word.