In a New York scarred by the fires of World War III, identity is something you wear—and something you hide.
In the radioactive wasteland known as “Inferno,” the skyline is a jagged ruin of radiation burns, and the streets are governed by a new, unsettling etiquette: the mask. From the high-fashion satin veils of the elite to the protective gear of the working class, no one shows their true face. In this landscape of neon shadows and nuclear dread, Wysten Turner, an Englishman passing through, thinks he has performed a simple act of heroism by saving a mysterious woman from a predatory gang.
But as the night unfolds, the line between protection and peril begins to blur.
Following the masked stranger into a world of pulsating clubs, underground wrestling matches, and whispered conspiracies, Turner finds himself drawn into a web of profound anxiety. She is terrified of everything—the moon, the gangs, the very air they breathe. As he attempts to offer her sanctuary, he is forced to confront a chilling question: Is the mask protecting her from a violent world, or is it shielding him from a truth too grotesque to bear?
Fritz Leiber’s Coming Attraction is a masterclass in atmospheric science fiction. A visceral blend of noir suspense and psychological horror, it explores the decay of civilization and the terrifying fragility of the human soul.