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Teen CreepsIra Levin's The Stepford WivesThis week on the podcast Kelly and Katai read THE STEPFORD WIVES by Ira Levin, the story of what are you a slug living under a rock, how do you not already know the plot of this book? They get mad as hell and talk sexism, evil imagineers, and more! Help us out by taking an ads survey!SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & more.DiscordInstagramMERCH!TEEN CREEPS IS AN INDEPENDENT PODCAST.
2025-04-301h 12Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's Into the DarkThis week on the podcast Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET: INTO THE DARK by R.L. Stine, the story of a blind girl who is awesome, but has unfortunately attracted a set of insane twin brothers. They talk good disability representation, Ed's many faults, Brad's also glaring faults, using your twin to sleep with Keanu Reeves' stunt double from Constantine, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W...
2025-04-2353 minTeen CreepsT. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to CallThis week Kelly and Katai read A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T. Kingfisher, the story of an evil narcissist mom out to marry rich. They talk family surprises, who can pull off both loser and plastic, Falada's betrayal, the Penelope Green problem, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspod...
2025-04-161h 13Teen CreepsPATREON OUTSIDE GENRE DROP: Álvaro Enrigue's YOU DREAMED OF EMPIRESPATREON OUTSIDE GENRE DROP! Kelly and Katai talk Álvaro Enrigue's YOU DREAMED OF EMPIRES, a surprisingly funny historical fiction about the meeting between Cortéz and Moctezuma! Huge thanks to listener Hannah for the book suggestion! Stinky priests, running away from your european friends, and tripping on cacti!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/te...
2025-04-091h 09Teen CreepsBenjamin Stevenson's Everyone in my Family has Killed SomeoneThis week Kelly and Katai read EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Ernest Cunningham, er, we mean Benjamin Stevenson. They talk hyper self-aware narrative, poor poor Lucy, using every detail, loving everything, did we mention poor poor Lucy, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram...
2025-04-021h 34Teen CreepsJudith St. George's HauntedThis week Kelly and Katai read HAUNTED by Judith St. George, the story of a boy who has to rid a compound of nazi ghosts in the most boring way possible. They talk wills! How not to do nazi ghosts! And more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram...
2025-03-2654 minTeen CreepsAndy Davidson's The Boatman's DaughterThis week Kelly and Katai read THE BOATMAN’S DAUGHTER by Andy Davidson, the touching story of a hot, hot woman and the adopted fish brother she does a terrible job protecting. They talk being unmoored in space and time, being here there and everywhere, the book’s fatal flaw, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEht...
2025-03-191h 11Teen CreepsGarry Kilworth's The Rain GhostThis week Kelly and Katai read THE RAIN GHOST by Garry Kilworth, the story of a boy who finds a dagger and uses his D&D skills to help a water ghost. They talk a quirky story, a likable protagonist, a surprisingly good emotional throughline, and conning the BBC.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter...
2025-03-1250 minTeen CreepsR.L. Stine's The ConfessionThis week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET: THE CONFESSION by R.L. Stine, the story of a group of friends who are forced to enter a murder pact, kind of. They talk a probable ghostwriter, nearly nonexistent protagonist, unfunny friends, lying cliffhangers, blades blades blades, and having an unhinged response to finding out your friend murdered your other friend.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:
2025-03-0554 minTeen CreepsBetty Ren Wright's Christina's GhostThis week Kelly and Katai read CHRISTINA’S GHOST by Betty Ren Wright, the story of a girl trying to free a little ghost boy. Just kidding, it’s about a girl forced to be emotionally responsible for her grumpy uncle. They talk stamps! Bad adult behavior! Ghost rules that don’t make sense! And more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite...
2025-02-2652 minTeen CreepsCarol Plum-Ucci's What Happened to Lani GarverThis week Kelly and Katai read WHAT HAPPENED TO LANI GARVER by Carol Plum-Ucci, the story of a girl in cancer remission othering her non-binary coded friend to angelhood. They talk having the best of intentions while still failing to fully empathize, what Carol gets right, being annoyed by Claire, being unable to save everyone, the evil genius of Macy, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN...
2025-02-191h 23Teen CreepsMary Downing Hahn's Deep and Dark and DangerousThis week Kelly and Katai read DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS by Mary Downing Hahn, the story of a weird little girl haunting a family to get them to bury her weird little bones. They talk Ali being a saint, everyone sucking but especially Dulcie, the Dad and Dulcie for sure boning, the sadness of weird girls, the difference between kind and nice, the importance of kids not making bad caregiver behavior okay, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:
2025-02-121h 23Teen CreepsT. Kingfisher's ThornhedgeThis week Kelly and Katai conclude Dueling Fairy Tales January with the Sleeping Beauty adaptation THORNHEDGE by T. Kingfisher. They talk loving the characters, loving the lore, loving the prose, the beauty of a small scale adaptation, bitchy fae, find themselves a Goodreads nemesis, and go off on food delivery apps.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE...
2025-02-051h 18Teen CreepsRobin McKinley's Spindle's EndThis week Kelly and Katai continue Dueling Fairy Tales January with the Sleeping Beauty adaptation SPINDLE'S END by Robin McKinley. They talk loving characters, loving the world, being unmoored in physical space, too many animals, a sapphic kiss, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod
2025-01-291h 15Teen CreepsT. Kingfisher's Bryony and RosesIt’s week two of Dueling Fairy Tales January! This week Kelly and Katai read the Beauty and the Beast adaptation BRIONY AND ROSES by T. Kingfisher and um… well… look, maybe it was all the fire in Los Angeles this week, but they did not enjoy it.To donate to Los Angeles fire relief and recovery efforts, visit the following or find your own preferred org:Wildfire Recovery Fund - California Community FoundationAnimation Guild Disaster Relief ResourcesLA Food BankWorld Central KitchenSUBS...
2025-01-2257 minTeen CreepsKathryn Reiss's Paper QuakeHappy New Year! (Meh.) This week Kelly and Katai read PAPERQUAKE by Kathryn Reiss, the story of a maligned triplet who saves the Golden Gate Bridge via papers from the past. They talk cool themes, iffy execution, annoying kids, main character syndrome from a main character, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com...
2025-01-081h 00Teen CreepsJoseph Trainor's Family CryptThis week Kelly and Katai read TWILIGHT #20: FAMILY CRYPT by Joseph Trainor, the story of a girl whose witch ancestor possesses her via horse and kills people. They talk the empathy being backwards, Ethan Allen being the true villain, convenient plot turns, and go deep on tulpas.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspod
2024-12-181h 14Teen CreepsLes Logan's Unnatural TalentThis week Kelly and Katai read DARK FORCES #7: UNNATURAL TALENT by Les Logan, the story of a shy boy who makes a deal with the devil to make his basketball dad proud. They talk deals with the devil going right, iffy date rape messaging, being on the Lakers with our dads, stopping 9/11, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4...
2024-12-111h 08Teen CreepsBeverly Butler's Witch's FireThis week Kelly and Katai read WITCH'S FIRE by Beverly Butler, the story of a girl with a fucking terrible dad and oh yeah also a witch is there. They talk this absolutely awful fucking dad, poor Kirsty, poor Pam, poor Mrs. Vohl, good disability representation, Candy Land, and again this worthless fucking father.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4...
2024-12-0457 minTeen CreepsR.L. Stine's Night GamesThis week Kelly and Katai talk FEAR STREET #40: NIGHT GAMES by R.L. Stine, the story of a boy who goads his friends into playing nighttime pranks on people as part of a revenge plan. They talk night games definitely being a normal thing we all get, 3rd person limited, how long it takes to strangle someone, being afraid of holiday decorations, sexy corpse boys, and Kelly goes on a Dragon Age: The Valeguard rant.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:
2024-11-271h 07Teen CreepsCarol Plum-Ucci's The Body of Christopher CreedThis week Kelly and Katai read THE BODY OF CHRISTOPHER CREED by Carol Plum-Ucci, the story of a boy whose life changes after the class weirdo goes missing. They talk teen empathy, blamming oneself, theatre kids using trauma in warm up circles, betting on the wrong royal, the struggle of boundaries, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE
2024-11-201h 25Teen CreepsBetty Ren Wright's Ghosts Beneath Our FeetThis week Kelly and Katai read GHOSTS BENEATH OUR FEET by Betty Ren Wright, the story of a girl and her stepbrother needing a house to collapse into an old mine just to get their grief-stricken mom to wake the fuck up. They talk old covers, kids leaning to empathize, wanting more ghost, being mad at the mom, and spend like 20 minutes trying to remember which cozy mystery had Dr. #MeToo DDS.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https...
2024-11-131h 22Teen CreepsBruce Coville's Into the Land of the UnicornsThis week Kelly and Katai read INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS by Bruce Coville, the story of a girl who must balance generational trauma with loving unicorns. They talk doing Chosen One without doing Chosen One, accessible fantasy, unicorns being cool, the unending pain of parental rejection, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps...
2024-11-0658 minTeen CreepsJohn Hall's The CheerleadersThis week Kelly and Katai read THE CHEERLEADERS by John Hall, the story of a girl whose former best friend cheats death so she can kill a bunch of bitchy girls who, oh yeah, also happen to be cheerleaders. They talk hating Holly, glimmers of a better book, rooting for the love interest for once, what we're watching, and the triumphant return of escape rooms!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps...
2024-10-301h 16Teen CreepsMary Downing Hahn's The Doll in the GardenThis week Kelly and Katai read THE DOLL IN THE GARDEN by Mary Downing Hahn, the story of a ghost, a doll, and a bitchy old lady. They talk forgiveness, consumption, lying babies, bike dicks, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspodhttps...
2024-10-231h 13Teen CreepsDale Cowan's Deadly SleepThis week Kelly and Katai read TWILIGHT #1: DEADLY SLEEP by Dale Cowan, the story of a girl who gets swept up in an angry ghost's Macbeth centered revenge plot on a trip to Scotland. They talk real Macbeth facts, creepy blood licking, amateur photography, downplaying crazy behavior, and tea drinking being a huge red flag.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite...
2024-10-1650 minTeen CreepsDorothy Brenner Francis's Blink of the MindThis week Kelly and Katai read TWILIGHT #5: BLINK OF THE MIND by Dorothy Brenner Francis, the story of a girl whose parents join a Satanic country club and then she goes on a Princess Cruise. They talk lame songs for babies, setting your teenage ward up with a sea captain, covid and remote work, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com...
2024-10-091h 06Teen CreepsCarolyn Keene's Nancy Drew Files #117: Skipping a BeatThis week Kelly and Katai read THE NANCY DREW FILES #117: SKIPPING A BEAT by Carolyn Keene, wherein our girl Nance has to solve the mystery of who's trying to sabotage a rock star's restaurant and never once suspects the actual culprit. They discuss Nancy's both willingness to cheat and unwillingness to be unprofessional, very boring page filler, how they'd respond to a teen detective getting up in their business, the pitfalls of having a small body and a large hog, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of...
2024-10-021h 04Teen CreepsRichie Tankersley Cusick's Help WantedThis week Kelly and Katai read HELP WANTED by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the story of a girl who takes a job for a rich family and ends up with three killers and two boyfriends. They talk villains so busy they need an assistant, crazy artist ghosts, the classic bleached blond and sandy brown dichotomy, gaslighting yourself, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https...
2024-09-2558 minTeen CreepsThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - A Patreon PreviewThe Creeps are taking a week off, so here's a full episode preview from our Outside Genre Patreon feed! Kelly and Katai discuss THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett! Huge thanks to listener Christine for the book suggestion! They talk annoying cousins, lonely children, and perfect 90s adaptations!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE
2024-09-181h 07Teen CreepsBruce Coville's Waiting SpiritsThis week Kelly and Katai read CHAMBER OF HORRORS #4: WAITING SPIRITS by Bruce Coville, the story of a family being haunted by… their family. They talk hunky but patronizing townies, cunty grandmas, crazy ghost moms, shitty dads with misplaced anger, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.co...
2024-09-111h 23Teen CreepsBetty Ren Wright's The Dollhouse MurdersThis week Kelly and Katai read THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS by Betty Ren Wright, the story of a girl who has to confront some haunted dolls and her family's ableism. They talk loving this book, shitty florists, parents who treat their kids like unpaid nannies, MVP Kathy, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com...
2024-09-041h 07Teen CreepsLes Logan's The GameThis week Kelly and Katai read DARK FORCES #1: THE GAME by Les Logan, the story of a girl who has a drama loving demon in her room and brain. They talk Conjuring exorcisms, demons making you mack on your sister’s boyfriend, boring Mozart boys, and only wanting strong milk fed men with strong milk fed femurs.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.co...
2024-08-2850 minTeen CreepsR.L. Stine's The Mind ReaderThis week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET #26: THE MIND READER by R.L. Stine, the story of a girl who has visions and also a boy who has visions and neither of them can help solve a GOTDAMN MURDER. They talk gaping plot holes, dumb visions, the sister being the real hero, dads who are definitely in love with their daughters, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT...
2024-08-211h 05Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's High TideThis week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET SUPER CHILLER #12: HIGH TIDE by R.L. Stine, the story of a guy who did *not* kill his girlfriend via Kawasaki Jet Ski®. They talk personal watercraft brand names, unhinged therapy techniques, yet another unacceptable red herring, the evils of AI, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEh...
2024-08-1453 minTeen CreepsPam Conrad's StonewordsThis week Kelly and Katai read STONEWORDS by Pam Conrad, the story of a girl who has to find a way to save the ghost best friend who lived in her house in 1870. They talk evocative writing, complex friendships, absent parents, and how saving a ghost from the clutches of time is exactly like replacing your bathroom sink's P-trap.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:...
2024-08-071h 15Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's All Night PartyThis week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET #43: ALL-NIGHT PARTY by R.L. Stine, the story of a group of teens who go out to celebrate their frenemy's birthday on an island and end up accusing each other of murder, as you do. They talk getting fooled by the villain, wanting more from the kill, protagonists cool with light domestic violence, the merits of letting your parents know you hate your boyfriend and his security knife, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes...
2024-07-3145 minTeen CreepsSamantha Lee's Demon 2This week Kelly and Katai read DEMON 2 by Samantha Lee, the better but not quite good sequel to Demon. They talk English sounding characters, interesting villains, wrong eras, nihilistic tone, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod
2024-07-241h 11Teen CreepsAnna Davies's FollowersThis week Kelly and Katai read FOLLOWERS by Anna Davies, another internet-centric entry in the early 2010s Point Horror reboot, this one a supposed Twitter horror story that left them both rolling their eyes. They talk not getting the Twitter voice, annoying characters, nonsense villain motivation, another lying back of the book blurb, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite...
2024-07-171h 07Teen CreepsCelia Rees's Witch ChildThis week Kelly and Katai read WITCH CHILD by Celia Rees, a “found diary” 1600s witch trial story. They talk feeling too distant from the main character, frustrations with the format, oh by the way she’s an actual witch moments, nasty Puritan preachers, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttp...
2024-07-1057 minTeen CreepsDiane Hoh's The WhispererThis week Kelly and Katai read NIGHTMARE HALL: THE WHISPERER by Diane Hoh, the story of a girl who steals a biology exam and gets whisper blackmailed into pranks. They talk a promising premise, lackluster protagonist, iconic villain, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod
2024-07-0347 minTeen CreepsPeadar O’Guilin's The CallThis week Kelly and Katai read THE CALL by Peadar O’Guilin, a story of Irish teens getting punished by fairies for their ancestors' colonization sins in a Hunger Games style trial for which everyone is chosen. They talk difficult Gaelic pronunciation, bleak times, good characterization, freaky fairies, terrorism vs war, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE...
2024-06-261h 11Teen CreepsViolet Kupersmith's Build Your House Around My BodyThis week Kelly and Katai read BUILD YOUR HOUSE AROUND MY BODY by Violet Kupersmith, a story of missing women, ghosts, smoke monsters, and the things that bind them. They talk looooooving the book, intersecting storylines, snakes snakes snakes, terrible Goodreads reviews, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps...
2024-06-192h 14Teen CreepsCaroline B. Cooney's UnforgettableThis week Kelly and Katai read UNFORGETTABLE by Caroline B. Cooney, an infuriating lie of a mystery about a girl who gets wrapped up in an art heist and "loses" her memory. They talk unforgivable twists, twists that are unforgivable, and a twist ending that they CANNOT FORGIVE.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com...
2024-06-121h 04Teen CreepsAmelia Atwater-Rhodes's IN THE FORESTS OF THE NIGHTThis week Kelly and Katai read IN THE FORESTS OF THE NIGHT by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, the story of a vampire whose past has become her present, except the real story is that this was written by a 13-year-old. They marvel over the sophisticated storytelling, lament their own abilities at this age, get into the weeds of an Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Google search, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W...
2024-06-051h 08Teen CreepsChris Van Etten's WickedpediaThis week Kelly and Katai read a "new" entry in the Point Horror label, 2014's WICKEDPEDIA by Chris Van Etten, the touching story of a boy who accidentally gets his classmates killed through Wikipedia wordplay. They talk being pleasantly surprised, gruesome deaths, confuse their Chris Van Ettens, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter...
2024-05-2957 minTeen CreepsT. S. Rue's Nightmare Inn: The Attic (w/ Jordan Morris)This week Kelly and Katai were joined by Jordan Morris (Jordan Jesse Go!, Bubble) in reading NIGHTMARE INN: THE ATTIC by T.S. Rue, the story of four friends who hate each other and get gobbled up by a giant spider. They talk hot bellboys, incel bellboys, caribou romance, being the Allie, rooting for the spider, and more!Pre-order Jordan's graphic novel YOUTH GROUP now! https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250789235/youtSUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:...
2024-05-2256 minTeen CreepsE.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerThis week Kelly and Katai read FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER by E.L. Konigsburg, the 1968 children's classic about two awesome kids who run away and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. They talk loving the writing and the kids, generally praise the book, and then accidentally devolve into a long conversation about the depressing and toxic state of the world and themselves. Have fun!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:...
2024-05-151h 02Teen CreepsAnnette Curtis Klause's Blood and ChocolateThis week Kelly and Katai read BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE by Annette Curtis Klause, the touching story of a werewolf girl who falls in love with a poseur chicken bitch human boy. They talk hating Aiden, liking Vivian, sexy werewolf times, the Age of Bingo, werewolf mating norms, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter...
2024-05-0857 minTeen CreepsR.L. Stine's THE FACEThis week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET: THE FACE by R.L. Stine, the touching story of a girl with amnesia who can't stop drawing a dead dude. They talk Truman Show therapy, the urban legend of coincidences between Lincoln and Kennedy, cool elements and bad execution, and Kelly reaches her breaking point with Twitter.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com...
2024-05-011h 03Teen CreepsKristina Gregory's ROYAL DIARIES: CLEOPATRA VIIThis week Kelly and Katai read ROYAL DIARIES: CLEOPATRA VII, DAUGHTER OF THE NILE by Kristina Gregory, the touching story of Cleopatra when she was apparently at her most boring. They talk never choosing a Pilgrim-ass bitch, getting turned around which Ptolemy is which, Marc Antony being a perv, being pro-Christ pre-Christ, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4...
2024-04-241h 13Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's What Holly HeardThis week Kelly and Katai read WHAT HOLLY HEARD by R.L. Stine, the touching story of a school gossip who gets killed for something totally unrelated to her gossiping. They talk hating your friends, sentimental hammers, wild hamsters, eclipses aka little C's, how to recognize one another's clones, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE...
2024-04-1751 minTeen CreepsWilliam March's The Bad SeedThis week Kelly and Katai read THE BAD SEED by William March, the touching story of a homicidal sociopath who happens to be a nine-year-old girl with Heidi braids. They talk distant narrators, creepy girls, Christine taking forever to decide shit, hating Leroy, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspod...
2024-04-1055 minTeen CreepsAnnette Curtis Klause's The Silver KissThis week Kelly and Katai read THE SILVER KISS by Annette Curtis Klause, the actually touching story of a girl who falls in love with a beautiful vampire boy while losing her mom to cancer. They talk loving the book, Simon's dorky first person narrative, giving teen problems their due, cry about a cat, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com...
2024-04-031h 22Teen CreepsFrancine Pascal's Sweet Valley High: Death Threat (w/ Ryan Mogge)This week Kelly and Katai are joined by Sweet Valley High Correspondent and America's Sweetheart, Ryan Mogge, to talk SWEET VALLEY HIGH #110: DEATH THREAT by Kate William. They talk A+ side plots, Jessica being a waste of Wakefield DNA, lack of ghostwriter communication, Jeremy being a creeper, failed Bruce as Porsche AI, Todd's Hitler 'stache, and more!Thank you to https://sixteenandperfectforever.wordpress.com/ for the recapsFailed Bruce AI:https://getimg.ai/img/img-ui2qHwgOVbBmMRM30RmY0https://getimg.ai/img/img-OkPDmIMAqvm13E8p6Zj4eSUBSCRIBE TO...
2024-03-271h 31Teen CreepsLois Duncan's Don't Look Behind You (w/ Patrick Ehlers)This week Kelly and Katai are joined by Teen Creeps Lo Dunc Correspondent and the handsomest Lo Dunc boy, Patrick Ehlers (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sourcebook, Nintendo Cartridge Society) to discuss maybe the all-time worst entry in the Lo Dunc Verse, DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU, the story of the stupidest little idiot ever to enter into witness protection. They talk Lois Duncan writing her biases, Mommy Sues, THE LETTER (RIP Jim), accepting mediocrity, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:
2024-03-201h 39Teen CreepsL.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries #1: The AwakeningThis week Kelly and Katai read THE VAMPIRE DIARIES #1: THE AWAKENING by L.J. Smith, the story of two vampire brothers and the human girl who definitely only loves one of them. They talk missing Night World, Katherine's psychotic thruple or die ultimatum, how vampires need to stop enrolling in high school, debate a Dear Prudence letter that it turns out Katai largely misremembered, and do their very best German and Italian accents.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:...
2024-03-131h 06Teen CreepsRosemary Wells's When No One Was LookingThis week Kelly and Katai read surprise gem WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING by Rosemary Wells, the story of a rising teen tennis star who questions everything when a rival drowns. They talk being happy with your hobby, toxic sports parents, classism, embodying white noise, and how Oliver English needs to get his own fucking life.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com...
2024-03-061h 19Teen CreepsMary Downing Hahn's Wait Till Helen ComesThis week Kelly and Katai read the middle grade classic WAIT TILL HELEN COMES by Mary Downing Hahn. They talk hating Heather even now, Dave being the absolute fucking worst, feeling for Helen, classic covers, and did they mention Dave fucking sucks?SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram...
2024-02-2853 minTeen CreepsChristopher Pike's SatiThis week Kelly and Katai read SATI by Christopher Pike, the story of a blonde white woman who claims to be God and makes really good shortbread cookies. They talk meditation, the Love Has Won cult, God's terrible bedside manner, loving a small story, and reveal how little they know about the Dalai Lama.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4...
2024-02-211h 05Teen CreepsMy Bloody Valentine (w/ Oscar Montoya)Happy Valentine’s Day! This week Kelly and Katai welcome back Teen Creeps Film Correspondent/ray of light Oscar Montoya (Minx, Eurovangelists) to discuss 1981’s “My Bloody Valentine.” They talk loving Hollis, the travesty of 3D, juicy jeaned men, the joys of being a miner, who deserves a musical comeback, and Katai has not one but two mom-brain moments.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https...
2024-02-141h 31Teen CreepsBeatrice Sparks's Almost Lost: The True Story of An Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets (w/ Nick Wiger)Kelly and Katai welcome back Teen Creeps All-Star Nick Wiger (Doughboys, Get Played) to talk about “Almost Lost: The True Story of An Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets,” another supposed Beatrice Sparks PhD “true story” that has them at their wits’ end. They talk unbelievable teen speak, irresponsible library cataloging, gangsta rap Satanism, Wooly Willy vs. Jesus, “therapy” that reads like fanfic, POS’ ‘TUDES, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ T...
2024-02-071h 23Teen CreepsDiane Hoh's Nightmare Hall: Book of HorrorsThis week Kelly and Katai read "Nightmare Hall: Book of Horrors" by Diane Hoh, the story of a girl who gets a job with her favorite author and homicidal son. They talk hating your friends, Reed being basic af, getting attacked by birds, loving the villain's end speech, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps...
2024-01-3154 minTeen CreepsSusan Price's The Bearwood WitchThis week Kelly and Katai read "The Bearwood Witch" by Susan Price, the story of a girl, a witch, and the born again dweeb trying to save them both. They talk prideful witches, delightfully gross scenes, identity, and whether or not the universe has a moral arc.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruEhttps://twitter.com/teencreepspod
2024-01-241h 10Teen CreepsNicholas Adams's New Kid on the BlockThis week Kelly and Katai read "Horror High #4: New Kid on the Block" by Nicholas Adams, the story of a girl who kills to get a new life and also when she is annoyed. They talk being both Team Stephanie and Team Amanda, ugly charm bracelets, drip friends, shitty little stalkers, Elizabeth's embarrassing dance theme, and Katai makes a two year old TikTok recommendation.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:...
2023-09-271h 00Teen CreepsDiane Hoh's Nightmare Hall: The Night WalkerThis week Kelly and Katai read "Nightmare Hall #9: The Night Walker" by Diane Hoh, the touching story of a girl who wants revenge and comes up with the most convoluted plan imaginable. They talk unsatisfying twists, bad plans, not-scary "violence," and Kelly begs everyone not to play as the Dark Urge in Baldur's Gate 3.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com...
2023-08-161h 03Teen CreepsOutside Genre Preview: Richard Osman's Thursday Murder ClubThis week unfortunately Kelly and Katai were both separately very sick! With different illnesses, no less! What are the freaky odds? So they could not record in time for this week's episode drop. As an offering to THE RAVENOUS CONTENT BEAST here is another Patreon Preview--this is one of our favorite OG books! We will rest up and be back with you soon, we promise!Kelly and Katai talk Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman! HUGE thank you to Rob and Alissa Nephew for this month's book suggestion! WE LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL AND FUNNY BOOK! A truly...
2023-08-091h 11Teen CreepsKelly Fremon Craig's Are You There God? It's Me, MargaretKatai is back and to celebrate, she and Kelly went to the movies together IRL in order to cover Kelly Fremon Craig's adaptation of the Judy Blume novel, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," both of which are committed to 1) sensitively telling the story of cis-girl puberty woes and 2) using punctuation in the title (although actually it's missing a comma before "God," but we'll forgive them). They generally gush over the film (pun intended) and talk fantastic performances, humanizing the 'rents, getting misty, as well as tangent on Harry and Meghan and (because we are who we are...
2023-06-141h 26Teen CreepsUrban Legend (w/ Oscar Montoya)Katai is back from maternity leave, and she and Kelly are joined by Teen Creeps Sweetheart and Film Correspondent Oscar Montoya (HBO Max’s Minx) to discuss the 1998 film “Urban Legend!” They talk Katai’s harrowing labor experience, Rebecca Gayheart’s lip sync-worthy performance, Scream parallels, iconic deaths, and more!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes like this one, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.facebo...
2022-10-051h 50Teen CreepsNick Turnbull's Eve's PartyThis week Kelly and Katai read "Eve's Party" by Nick Turnbull, the touching story of a devil child who gets a worm put down her dress in 1936 and decides errbody gotta die. They talk Point Horror for British Babies, how one of Kelly's hypotheticals was drawn from the cultural zeitgeist, differing interpretations of Eve, shark mind control, and condensed milk and mushrooms (yum).******CONTENT WARNING: mention of character suicide (no graphic descriptions).***SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes like this one, merch, and more:https://www.patreon...
2022-04-0657 minTeen CreepsJoan Lowery Nixon's The StalkerThis week Kelly and Katai read "The Stalker" by Joan Lowery Nixon, the touching story of a girl whose best friend is accused of murdering her mother and the girl subsequently gets strong-armed into becoming a cop. They talk almost 100% about how Jennifer has no business being a cop and Kelly comes up with two perfect character voices.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes like this one, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspod...
2021-12-2252 minTeen CreepsDiane Hoh's The FeverThis week Kelly and Katai read "The Fever" by Diane Hoh, the touching story of a girl who goes to the hospital for a mysterious fever, is a raving bitch to the 500 high schoolers who work there, and almost gets killed because some girl doesn't know she can just lie. They talk Shutter Island-type hospitals, the sexual pull of pranks, gaslighting vs. murdering, why-is-this-milk pranks, and go off on some of their least favorite Twitter personalities.**Correction: Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, CA is non-profit!!! Katai should be less confident in her knowledge of the tax filing...
2021-11-171h 17Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's The Babysitter IIIThis week Kelly and Katai read "The Babysitter III" by R.L. Stine, the touching story of a girl who thinks she's being stalked by a dead man, but is actually turning into a dead man?? They talk two flavors of cliffhanger, trying to wrap their minds around what these boys look like, Debra being relatable, and then basically just struuuugggggle to find something to talk about until Kelly heroically describes the show "Alone" for half an hour.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon...
2021-09-221h 02Teen CreepsNetflix's Fear Street Part 3: 1666 (w/ Oscar Montoya)Kelly, Katai, and Teen Creeps Film Correspondent Oscar Montoya gather into a coven once more to cover Fear Street Part 3: 1666, the third and final movie in Netflix's Fear Street trilogy-- and, baby, THEY LOVED IT. They talk ACAB/ACAD/ACMADWTD, Sataz, dalliances, the VVitch, gross fan entitlement, LORE LORE LORE, and Kelly and Oscar relentlessly persecute Katai as though they're the residents of Union.[[cw: quote of a homophobic slur]]SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W...
2021-07-161h 54Teen CreepsCruel Intentions (w/ Oscar Montoya)REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD! This week Kelly and Katai are back IN PERSON and joined by Teen Creeps Film Correspondent Oscar Montoya (Podcast Killed the Video Star) to talk about the formative '90s movie Cruel Intentions! They discuss their very public falling out, SMG's iconic turn and absolute domination of the year 1999, ask the hard questions about whether Reese Witherspoon's character is actually very dumb, Kelly coins the perfect term "coylord," they decide who the true villain of the movie is (Valmont duh), and debate what is the true intention of cruel intentions....
2021-06-021h 26Teen CreepsD.E. Athkins's The CemeteryThis week Kelly and Katai read THE CEMETERY (aka THE RIPPER?) by D.E. Athkins, the touching story of a Hallowe’en ghost maybe and then possibly a second ghost, and find themselves asking, “What??” a lot. They also discuss TOO MANY CHARACTERS, what the hell a journal psychic is, try to decide how to pronounce “Char” and never quite settle on a solution, and Kelly teaches Katai the lyrics to the titular song from the hit musical “Have You Heard the News?”SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://w...
2021-05-1952 minTeen CreepsPatreon Preview: Outside Genre Episode - Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown's Wish You Were HerePatreon Preview: OUTSIDE GENRE EPISODE!Kelly and Katai read Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown! That's right, it's a cozy murder mystery written by a cat! And maybe Kelly and Katai's new favorite book series?! People are getting cement mixed, split by trains, and shot in the woods! And Mrs. Murphy the cat and her best friend Tee Tucker the corgi are on the case! Oh yeah, and their owner, postmistress Harry too! Huge thanks to listener Inga P. for the book suggestion!!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON...
2021-05-121h 09Teen CreepsPeter Lerangis's Driver's DeadThis week Kelly and Katai read DRIVER'S DEAD by Peter Lerangis, the story of a girl looking to free the spirit of the dead boy who used to live in her room by returning a piece of jewelry. They discuss unexpected crying, delicately handled racism, being nervous about how a white dude is about to write about a Vietnamese dude, the super fun racism Kelly's had to deal with, gush about Deadwood for a long time, magic murder car fliers, and unpack the likelihood of whether Virgil would know what a revenant is.SUBSCRIBE TO THE...
2021-04-211h 40Teen CreepsRichie Tankersley Cusick's The LockerThis week Kelly and Katai read THE LOCKER by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the touching story of a psychic girl and her smelly locker. They talk hot boys who scare you, DOBKIN, knowing someone before you go to a second location (or not), the number one rule of touching Kelly's face, being able to smell ghost fear, main girl mess syndrome, and the stress of group hangout dates.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: h...
2021-03-3156 minTeen CreepsCaroline B. Cooney's TwinsThis week Kelly and Katai read TWINS by Caroline B. Cooney, the story of a dud of a twin who inherits her evil twin's life and tear-eating boyfriend. They discuss savage insults, the best in tear fashion, driving away as violence, and Kelly shares a story from an outing at the Huntington Library and Gardens.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod
2021-03-101h 26Teen CreepsWilliam Goldman's The Princess BrideIt's the third week of Fantasy February and Kelly and Katai are discussing William Goldman's The Princess Bride, a novel of swashbuckling adventure and intrusive narration! They discuss the pitfalls of trying to comment on a terrible character as the author when the terrible character is the author, the etiquette of quoting movies and TV shows, reading a book that's like talking to an improviser who won't stop doing bits with you, and Kelly puts forth a bold theory about Michael Scott's affect on American politics.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes...
2021-02-171h 47Teen CreepsLinda Cargill's The SurferSURF'S UP. YOU'RE DEAD.This week Kelly and Katai read 'The Surfer' by Linda Cargill. Twists, turns, lore! This book has it all. They discuss sea witches, surprise incest, fairy tale writing vs. horror writing, queer coding, whether Kelly should write a screenplay out of spite, mean parents, and once again recommend ending the bloodline.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/t...
2021-01-271h 07Teen CreepsJoe Boyle's Brog the Stoop (w/ Nick Wiger)This week Kelly and Katai are joined by friend of the pod Nick Wiger (Doughboys, How Did This Get Played, Earth to Ned) to discuss BROG THE STOOP by Joe Boyle. They talk impenetrable fantasy vocabulary, super hot mantis elves, their favorite character Planimal, and Wiger helps Kelly and Katai reverse their previous stance on genocide (they are now against it).Rock 'N Flowers: https://youtu.be/EDtBQjmbdHMSUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN...
2020-09-231h 27Teen CreepsTeen Creeps Prom 2020: Safer at Home (w/ Patrick Ehlers, Ryan Mogge, Oscar Montoya, and Omar Najam)It was a night to never forget to remember, Teen Creeps "Safer At Home" Prom 2020! Experience Kelly and Katai's original masterpiece, PROM DANCE, recorded live via Twitch, with Oscar-worthy performances from TC favorites Patrick Ehlers, Ryan Mogge, Oscar Montoya, and Omar Najam. Drawing from our now embarrassingly extensive expertise on the genre, we crafted an original tale of horror and boredom. It's got everything you could want in a teen creeps story: unforgivably problematic red herrings, boy crazy best friends, overachieving high school boys, riche vs. puur, evil formal wear, fakeout dreams, and of course, a total drip of...
2020-06-241h 28Teen CreepsCarrie 1976 and Carrie 2013 (w/ Oscar Montoya)Happy 200th episode, everyone! For this momentous occasion Kelly and Katai welcome Film Correspondent Oscar Montoya (Spanish Aquí Presents, Bless the Harts) to talk about not just one Carrie movie, but two: the seminal 1976 Brian De Palma Carrie adaptation and the not-so-seminal 2013 Kimberly Peirce Carrie remake. They discuss the glorious thought-she-was-in-a-comedy performance of Piper Laurie, confusing remake vs. book decisions, why hot Carrie was maybe not the way to go, and why everyone in the '70s looked like they were 40. Then they assign themselves way too much work for the Patreon Carrie episode by choosing to cover The R...
2020-05-271h 25
Teen CreepsSilver Ravenwolf's Witches' Night OutKelly and Katai read Silver Ravenwolf's WITCHES' NIGHT OUT and discuss arson pranks, terrible stepmothers, how hard it is to turn a profit on a restaurant, and enjoy Kelly's interaction with the Bloomberg campaign (RIP, you fucking monster).SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.facebook.com/teencreepspodBUY TEEN CREEPS MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com...
2020-03-1154 min
Teen CreepsFrancine Pascal's Sweet Valley High: Treasure in Death Valley and Nightmare in Death Valley (w/Ryan Mogge)Kelly and Katai welcome Sweet Valley High Correspondent Ryan Mogge back into their loving embrace to cover the duology (yes, that's a term) SWEET VALLEY HIGH: TREASURE IN DEATH VALLEY and SWEET VALLEY HIGH: NIGHTMARE IN DEATH VALLEY! They discuss horny teens, rich kids discussing finance, and Kelly and Ryan challenge Katai on what does and doesn't constitute a treasure curse.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps...
2020-02-261h 25
Teen CreepsAnn M. Martin's Baby-Sitters Club Mystery #2: Beware, Dawn! (w/ Alice Wetterlund)Kelly and Katai are joined by Baby-Sitters Club Correspondent Alice Wetterlund to discuss 'Baby-Sitters Club Mystery #2: Beware, Dawn!' And then by accident also talk about 'Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters, Beware' because the titles are way too fucking similar and Katai got confused when telling Kelly which book to read! It's fine though. It's fine. Don't worry about it. Two for one right? What a deal! They also discussed constant recaps, children's rap, and the passion the babysitters have when it comes to juvenile mental health.Content Warning: Incest.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN...
2019-11-201h 17
Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's Bad Dreams (w/ Greg Smith)DON'T GO TO SLEEP! Kelly and Katai are joined by Greg Smith (Dopetown 3000 podcast) to read R.L. Stine's Bad Dreams and talk non-fatal stabbings, useless ghosts, terrible childhood summers, Catalina Family Hunger Strike, and the Great Katai Hot Dog Incident. Plus someone makes the qunt scale!*Read "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli & Adam SilveraSUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram...
2019-08-141h 34
Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's Beach House (w/ Julie Greiner)DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER! Kelly and Katai are joined by Julie Greiner (Clickhole) (!!!) to munch and crunch on R.L. Stine's "Beach House," and to discuss why their house is built on a time warp, how scary it is to be scared, the joke of being angry in the ocean (sad), and so, so much more!Plus, Kelly reveals what all men who talk to women on the street look like!*CHECK JULIE OUT ONLINE!https://www.twitch.tv/everythingnowshowhttps://www.twitter.com/julieabridgedCONNECT W...
2019-05-011h 55
Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's The Hitchhiker w/ Ben BlackerDON'T STOP NOW. Kelly and Katai are joined by Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour, The Writer's Panel) to discuss R.L. Stine's "The Hitchhiker," the metaphorical importance of wet lips, the terrible things that every girl and woman on earth wants to accomplish, and using every part of the allegory buffalo.Plus, Ben kills Kelly for her Ford Windstar!LISTEN TO BEN'S PODCASTS:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thrilling-adventure-hour-treasury/id408691897?mt=2https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writers-panel-with-ben-blacker/id455020248?mt=2SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get...
2019-03-271h 18
Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's Lights OutIT ALL HAPPENS IN THE DARK! Kelly and Katai settle in around the fire for R.L. Stines Lights Out, and dig into some very, VERY funny joke boxes, what makes the perfect apology (and yes, its gaslighting), and when its maybe time to just start believing the protagonist, Uncle Bill, you idiot.Plus, with YOUR help, Kelly and Katai start an 8-week volleyball course!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://t...
2019-01-091h 18
Teen CreepsHalloween w/ Oscar MontoyaTHE NIGHT HE CAME HOME Fan and host favorite Oscar Montoya sits down with Kelly and Katai to break down John Carpenters classic, Halloween, and to discuss Jamie Lee Curtis mysterious film past, the secret lives of women when men turn their backs, and horrors genre-wide Christian values.Plus, opinions on a good dip... AND a good chip, and a detailed bidding war for the extremely rare novelization of Halloween 4!FOLLOW OSCAR ONLINE:https://www.instagram.com/ozzymohttps://www.twitter.com/ozzymoCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER...
2018-10-312h 02
Teen CreepsV.C. Andrews's WhitefernMY SWEET AUDRINA ALL GROWED UP... For their 100th Episode of Teen Creeps, Kelly and Katai dig into the long awaited ghostwritten sequel to V.C. Andrews's classic My Sweet Audrina, WHITEFERN, and Spoiler Alert: IT ISN'T GOOD! But it does make for a fun episode! Kelly and Katai talk stupid little idiots, the ghostwriter's inability to evoke atmosphere, and the 2011 YouTube hit "Smang It" by Yung Humma and Flynt Flossy.THANK YOU CREEPS FOR SUPPORTING US THROUGH 100 EPISODES! We look forward to hanging out with you and talking YA thrills and chills for another 100 episodes...
2018-08-011h 21
Teen CreepsLeslie Rule's Whispers from the GraveLet's do the time warp again! Kelly and Katai take a trip through Leslie Rule's time traveling mystery/high school drama fest, WHISPERS FROM THE GRAVE. Plus your faithful hosts discover a mutual love for the unfortunately named Souplantation, where "everything tastes kind of bad but good" (trademark pending). And finally, Kelly levels the ultimate insult against Katai! Will their friendship survive? Listen to find out!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.c...
2018-06-061h 24
Teen CreepsFran Arrick's Steffie Can't Come Out To PlayA somber detour leads to some important conversations as Kelly and Katai dig into "the original Lifetime movie," Fran Arrick's Steffie Can't Come Out To Play, the story of a fourteen year old runaway who falls victim to sex trafficking in New York City. Kelly and Katai debate the book's saddest moment, Google "Do pimps really dress like that?" AND discuss sex workers, sex trafficking legislation, Incels, misogyny, and more.And a big thank you to one of our listeners who works in anti-human trafficking and recommended the following resource:The National Human Trafficking Hotline
2018-05-161h 21
Teen CreepsL.J. Smith's Night World: Secret VampireKelly and Katai break down the first installment of L.J. Smith's addictive Night World series, Secret Vampire. Spoiler: LOVED IT! Quick hot take: it's like Twilight, if there was more sex and the protagonist wasn't a Mary Sue. I mean, c'mon... blood drinking orgasms, teary hospital scenes, road trips to Vegas.. WHAT. A. BOOK. Kelly and Katai walk you through all the best moments.Plus Kelly endorses a pyramid scheme, Katai reveals the amazing forthcoming Cartoon Network project she's been working on, and exciting announcements about Patreon and Public Domain Theater! Andddd a couple unforgettable listener...
2018-03-141h 12
Teen CreepsR.L. Stine's The BoyfriendConfusion! Betrayal! Anger! These are just a few of the emotions that Kelly and Katai experience when they find out that the supernatural twist in R.L. Stine's The Boyfriend is not so supernatural after all. Damn you, R.L. Stine!Also remember Mervyn's? Well, Katai does. And you will too after this episode.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod
2018-02-141h 08
Teen CreepsChristopher Pike's Master Of MurderKelly and Katai talk Christopher Pike’s MASTER OF MURDER! Who knew that a book club podcast would make you realize you hate a book! They talk famous teen novelists, the murder gene, and Jacuzzi makeouts. Listen to Kelly and Katai lose their minds trying to peel apart the logic of this book!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.fac...
2017-01-051h 01
Teen CreepsChristopher Pike's Chain Letter 2: Ancient EvilTHE RETURN OF KATAI! Kelly and Katai talk Christopher Pikes CHAIN LETTER 2: ANCIENT EVIL, which is full of sexy hellbeasts, sleuthy marinade, and sweet cookie ladies! And of course, we end with more embarrassing confessions! Next week: MASTER OF MURDER!SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.instagram.com/teencreepspodhttps://www.facebook.com/teencreepspodBUY TEEN CREEPS MERCH:https://www.t...
2016-12-141h 20