Matriarchs of Horror

Who Decides What Women Are Allowed to Desire?

August 12, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Hello, Matriarchs! This week's episode includes a recycled conversation with Haley Piper because it coincides with the release of Jane Shoenbrun's latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. In this episode I unpack the complicated relationship between female fantasy, desire, and shame, and how horror has long played a role in judging women for what they want. From forbidden fantasies to the ways women’s sexuality has historically been policed, I'm asking a bigger question: Who decided what women are allowed to desire in the first place?

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