Story for Medium members onlySady DoyleBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingAuthor of “Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why” (Melville House, 2016). Seen at Elle, In These Times, and all across the Internet.May 17Upgrade and become a member of Medium to listen to an audio version of this story.Learn moreThe Fearsome is FemaleThe Women Who Shaped the Horror Genre