A review by bunny_watson
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates

3.0

Joyce Carol Oates writes amazing "literary" horror, tightly constructed stories with a unique voice that live inside your head for a few days after, causing you to shudder over the mundane that echoes something you just experienced in a very different context. The title story refers to the Native American folk belief that involved sacrificing a young girl to ensure good crops. A very sick young mind latches onto the idea and lures a young girl into a danger that not only threatens her life but also her sanity. All the stories in this collection leave a disturbing impression.