In a world that demands women be polite, gentle, and compliant, the fantasy of being the "mistress beast horse" is radical. It is a woman saying: I am not afraid of my hunger. I will ride my destruction.
By Dr. Elyse Morgan, Cultural Mythologist mistress beast horse
Whether you encounter her in a grim fairy tale, a heavy metal album cover, or a dark romance novel, the mistress astride the beast-horse is a figure of terrifying freedom. She does not ask for permission to exist. She has bitten the bit herself. In a world that demands women be polite,