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From ‘The Devils’ to ‘Obsession,’ How ‘Femcel’ Horror Handles Horny Women

With Ken Russell's "The Devils" thriving in theaters, horror is still obsessed with the dangers of female desire. Offscreen, real women are questioning if romance is worth wanting at all.

'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,' 'Ken Russell's The Devils,' and 'Obsession'

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Has sexual violence always been a spectator sport? It certainly has an audience. Last week, prediction market Polymarket removed a contract that allowed users to bet on whether any of the seven men accused of sexually assaulting a Cornell University student in an alleged gang rape would face felony sex-crime charges.

The men have broadly denied the allegations, and no one has been criminally charged.…