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A review by saboo
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates
3.0
The stories in this collection are about mundane, everyday, entirely possible evil. They take recognizable faults and insecurities and take them to a disturbing place. These are stories of the monsters next door or lying next to you in bed, masquerading as normal, respectable people.
I found these weren’t the kind of horror stories that had me jumping at noises in the night, but that lingered in my mind, leaving me with deep unease and discomfort and suspicion of people around me.
Not a favourite for me—I’d rather be afraid of supernatural impossibilities than the uncomfortably real evil that lies in the hearts of those around me. However, they were well-written and definitely creepy in their own way.
I found these weren’t the kind of horror stories that had me jumping at noises in the night, but that lingered in my mind, leaving me with deep unease and discomfort and suspicion of people around me.
Not a favourite for me—I’d rather be afraid of supernatural impossibilities than the uncomfortably real evil that lies in the hearts of those around me. However, they were well-written and definitely creepy in their own way.