{"id":1474,"date":"2025-10-19T21:24:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/you-need-to-read-the-epic-argentinian-horror-novel-our-share-of-night\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:24:39","slug":"you-need-to-read-the-epic-argentinian-horror-novel-our-share-of-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/you-need-to-read-the-epic-argentinian-horror-novel-our-share-of-night\/","title":{"rendered":"You need to read the epic Argentinian horror novel Our Share of Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Our-Share-of-Night.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I&rsquo;ve read <em>a lot<\/em> of horror books over the last two years. But my absolute favorite is easily Mariana Enriquez&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/538697\/our-share-of-night-by-mariana-enriquez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Our Share of Night<\/em><\/a>. The book was originally published in 2019 in Argentina, but it only got an English translation in 2023. While it doesn&rsquo;t quite reach Stephen King lengths, at nearly 600 pages, I&rsquo;d say it still counts as an epic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There are certainly scary and gruesome moments in the story involving ancient gods, a powerful cult, and brutal ritual violence. But as is usually the case with the best horror, the supernatural here is a stand-in for real-world terrors. In this case, Enriquez uses the occult to explore Argentina&rsquo;s histor \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/802340\/you-need-to-read-the-epic-argentinian-horror-novel-our-share-of-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;ve read a lot of horror books over the last two years. 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