Silver Nitrate
a dark and gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author
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3.9 • 11 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
'Like its namesake, Silver Nitrate catches fire and doesn't stop burning until the end' The Washington Post
'Perfection. No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia' Kiersten White, author of Hide
'Wows you with its eerie atmosphere and deft blend of historical fiction, horror and black magic' The New York Times Book Review
A breathtaking blend of Mexican horror movies and dark occultism from the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.
Montserrat has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City.
Then her best friend Tristán introduces her to his new neighbour - cult horror director Abel Urueta, who promises that he can change all of their lives, if only they'll help him finish what he claims is a cursed film by a Nazi occultist.
Disbelieving, but with nothing to lose, Montserrat and Tristán agree to help. However, as they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and its obscure creator, the pair might find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies . . .
Readers LOVE Silver Nitrate!
'Deliciously creepy . . . a well-crafted slow burn horror novel that hooked me from the start' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Smart, scary and complex . . . I loved this beautiful book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Atmospheric, seductive, just wondrously creepy in the best way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Creepy, chilling and action packed! One could not ask for anything better than this!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely wonderful! The author is such a great storyteller' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Moreno-Garcia (The Daughter of Doctor Moreau) takes readers behind the scenes of 1993 Mexico City's horror movie industry in this powerful and chilling thrill ride. Lifelong film buffs Montserrat and Tristán have remained best friends since childhood, though their lives take very different turns, with Montserrat going into the underpaid, male-dominated audio editing space and Tristán rising to and falling from soap opera stardom. Tristán finds a similarly fallen friend in his new neighbor, Abel Urueta, a once legendary director whose career was destroyed by the unfinished mess of his last film. Abel claims the screenplay was written by Nazi occultist Wilhelm Ewers, who meant to use the film to cast a luck spell, but following Ewers's sudden death the spell was inverted. Abel convinces Montserrat and Tristán that finishing the film with him will finish the original spell and bring them all luck—only for their endeavors to draw forth something very different from the dark. Combining real history with unsettling magic, Moreno-Garcia effortlessly ties explorations of misogyny, addiction, antisemitism, and racism into a plot that never falters from its breakneck pace. The narrative shifts effortlessly between fantasy, horror, and romance, helmed by a well-shaded cast. The complex female characters are particular standouts. This is a knockout.
