ɪn ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dᵻpɹˈɛʃən, mˈɪdəlˈeɪdʒd kˈeɪt mˈɑː bˈɑːɹkɚ, dɪstˈɜːbd baɪ ðə tʃˈaɪldhʊd ɪnsˈɛstʃuːəs ɹˈeɪp ʃiː ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst æt ðə hˈændz ʌv hɜː fˈɑːðɚ ænd bɹˈʌðɚz, ˈɔːlsoʊ bɹˈuːɾəlˌaɪzᵻz ðoʊz ɚɹˈaʊnd hɜː, wˌaɪl ɪndˈʌldʒɪŋ ɪn hɜː mˈɔnstɹəs sˈɛkʃuːəl ˈæpɪtˌaɪts.
In rural Arkansas during the Depression, middle-aged Kate 'Ma' Barker, disturbed by the childhood incestuous rape she experienced at the hands of her father and brothers, also brutalizes those around her, while indulging in her monstrous sexual appetites.