Robert E. Howard, the author behind the most famous Sword and Sorcery series in existence--Conan--was also well known for his many pulp style horror stories.
Howard is an author who has been praised by pulp horror master H.P. Lovecraft as well as the modern master of the macabre Stephen King. It seems only fitting that the bloody barbarism of Sword and Sorcery go hand in hand with the gory darkness of horror.
The new game will run on the 2d20 system, designed by Jay Little (designer for Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars: Edge of the Empire). Additionally, Modiphius is working with Monolith board games to provide new material for the increasingly popular Conan board game.
Modiphius is currently working on the core rule book and is planning to launch a Kickstater for more supplemental materials for the game later this year. You can sign up to receive updates as the game moves further in development by visiting the Conan Role Playing Game web page.