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...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 253
This week Kelly and Katai read SILENT WITNESS by Carol Ellis, the touching story of a girl who inherits a videotape from her dead friend, doesn’t bother to watch the whole thing, and spends almost the whole book confused about why someone is trying to kill her. They discuss being terrified of mad faces, flimsy excuses for leaving in the middle of a date, and how to flirt your way out of being murdered. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patre...
May 26, 2021•56 min•Ep. 252
This 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 ge...
May 19, 2021•52 min•Ep. 251
Patreon 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!! SUB...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 250
This week Kelly and Katai read SEEDS OF YESTERDAY by V.C. Andrews, the touching conclusion to the story of siblings who touch. The Dollangangers are back, baby, and they discuss hating Bart again but hating Chris more, being a NIMBY about incest, sexual oversharing with your mom, wild Christmas toasts, problematic monk uncles, and the overarching thesis to all V.C. Andrews books, which is that moms are terrible. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https:/...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 249
This week Kelly, Katai, and Andrew read BAD MOONLIGHT by R.L. Stine, the touching story of a girl who joins a band, but oops, all werewolves. They discuss their fave Fear Street covers, give it up to Robert for doing what Robert does best, question what Danielle's little brother Cliff thinks is happening, demand justice for Dee, question werewolf lore and physics, workshop the ideal last line of the book, and get into the optimal audio settings of the podcast. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREO...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 248
This 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 r...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 247
This week Kelly and Katai read THE KNIFE by R.L. Stine, the touching story of not a knife. They talk how the book isn't about knives, the general lack of knife representation, how the book is lacking in diversity of knives, the number of people who die by a knife (one?), the impact of knives on Shadyside (very little), when they think a knife might show up, and how this book shouldn't have been called "The Knife," it should've been called "The Hospital: Laurie's Name Should Be Skye--Anatomy Room...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 246
This week Kelly and Katai have their minds blown by MAGIC FIRE by Christopher Pike, the touching story of a pyromaniac who falls in love with a girl except just kidding it's The Matrix... OR IS IT? (It isn't.) ((But maybe???)) They talk whitewater rafting on twists, defying the back of the book blurb, dreaminess, philosophy, being a'scared of drugs, Scandinavian aliens, and choosing the Matrix. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/t...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 245
This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ T...
Mar 31, 2021•56 min•Ep. 244
This week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET SUPER CHILLER: GOODNIGHT KISS by R.L. Stine, the touching story of 12 different people at a beach town, some of whom may or may not be swirling vampire bats. They discuss shifting POVs, do-si-dos partner swapping, vampire bats at the WB Store, vampire bat consent, and teddy bear photo developing heroes. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter....
Mar 24, 2021•50 min•Ep. 243
This week Kelly and Katai read THE STALKER by Carol Ellis, the story of a promising young dancer with too many stalkers. They discuss the casting and rehearsal protocols of a regional theatrical touring company, ask where tf the actors are, question whether Liz is a hero or villain, try not to victim blame while questioning Janna's questionable choices, and discuss the likelihood of someone being able to lasso an ankle with a chain. This episode was recorded before the tragic shootings at massag...
Mar 17, 2021•58 min•Ep. 242
This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagra...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 241
This week Kelly and Katai read PARTY LINE by A. Bates, the touching story of a boy who gains his confidence with girls by eavesdropping on their conversations on a paid phone line and then tries to solve some kidnappings. They discuss the former popularity of teen hotlines, their hot and cold relationship with the book, how you probably shouldn't take a self-defense class from a dude who teaches you to fight dirty, and how extending empathy to kidnappers should have its limits. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 240
It's the final book of FANTASY FEBRUARY! This week Kelly and Katai read Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. They talk hideous book covers, sister switching, empathizing with all characters at once, sassy ol' biddies, not seeing the twist coming, and stanning a cad. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.faceb...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 239
It'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 o...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 238
FANTASY FEBRUARY continues as Kelly and Katai read the classic 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter S. Beagle. They talk rich character description, commentary on story from within a story, Prince's Lir's legendary simping for Amalthea, Disney's scary time, the saddest spider in the world, and REGRET. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreeps...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 237
Welcome to FANTASY FEBRUARY! Kelly and Katai kick off the month with Michael Ende's classic 'The Neverending Story!' and are blown away by how much they loved it. They talk Fantastica vs. Fantasia, trash the Part II movie (R.I.P. Jonathan Brandis), give props to the book for being 10 steps ahead at all times, melt down at multiple passages, and award Yikka MVP of the book. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ T...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 236
SURF'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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teen...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 235
SHE'S JUST DYING TO VISIT HER BOYFRIEND. This week Kelly and Katai read 'College Weekend' by R.L. Stine and are delighted to find they're in high camp R.L. Stine's 'Blind Date' moose head territory. They discuss perfect book lengths (short), Rob Roberts, tending another's garden, detour into Wonder Woman 1984's... interesting choices, give props to Tina's quick thinking, and marvel over the lack of fakeouts. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 234
Kelly and Katai once again submit themselves to the trauma of the Dollangangers, America's favorite incest family, with V.C. Andrews's IF THERE BE THORNS. They discuss revenge babies, how Jory is the most emotionally intelligent person who's ever lived, the physics of human slithering, whiny incest sibs, and just briefly leave listeners with the general message that you shouldn't do terrorism. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/te...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 233
Kelly and Katai are joined by comedian and podcaster Emily Faye ( Mall Talk ) to cover MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. They discuss sexy guys, white supremacy, spores spores spores, very creepy neighbors, a strong female character that doesn't have to be a Strong Female Character, Sarsgards vs. Skarsgaard, justice for Catalina, and very, very good writing. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEP...
Jan 06, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 232
HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Almost.) Kelly and Katai take their lives into their hands once again by returning to Fear Street with R.L. Stine's THE NEW YEAR'S PARTY. They talk strong ghost women, Murder Prank City, PJ is Jeremy and Jeremy is PJ, Liz is Beth and Beth is Liz, Ty is Boy and Boy is Ty, justice for Sandi, how being nice to someone pre-murder prank doesn't absolve you of said murder prank, and try to solve the mystery of a very stupid 1965 yearbook joke inscription. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS ...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 231
Just in time for Christmas, Kelly and Katai return to Reva Dalby, the Queen Bitch of Fear Street, with SILENT NIGHT 3! They talk Reva's many star moments, how Reva is like a bucket of chicken, how Reva starts a sweatshop for Christmas, laugh at tweets from @downbadpatrol for like 40 minutes, and get into some of the most cringeworthy crush memories of their youth. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEP...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 230
This week Kelly and Katai talk about NIGHT WORLD #7: HUNTRESS by L.J. Smith! They talk bare-ass love triangles, off-page 'American History X' arcs, hating shows like they slept with your husband, and endings that leave you going, "Yeah, okay." SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod BUY TEE...
Dec 16, 2020•57 min•Ep. 229
This week Kelly and Katai return to Kiersten White's 'Camelot Rising' trilogy with the just released second book 'THE CAMELOT BETRAYAL!' They discuss the all-important #TeamArthur vs #TeamMordred vs #TeamLancelot debate, what they would say to their good friend Jenny if they were in the book, the current #1 Most Disgusting Video on the Internet, and the book's EXPLOSIVE final line that dares to break the fourth wall. (#1 Most Disgusting Video on the Internet here: https://youtu.be/lC4NE0vU5Pg?t=...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 228
This week Kelly and Katai read THE BRIDE by D.E. Athkins. They discuss having to unlearn their fakeout trauma, Slytherin supermodels, dead doves, and the ultimate murder prank. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod BUY TEEN CREEPS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teen-creeps TEEN C...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 227
This week Kelly and Katai read THE CLAW by Carmen Adams (a.k.a. acclaimed novelist Carol Anshaw... we see you, Carol). They discuss covering up embezzlement with hand rakes, jogging during a panther crisis, runaway teen B-plots, '90s party duds, and cults cults cults. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook....
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 226
This week Kelly and Katai get back to Christopher Pike with EXECUTION OF INNOCENCE. They talk grade-A pulp writing, lesbian characters then and now, an LOL ending, and the greatest character in all of literature: LINDA HOPPE. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod BUY TEEN CREEPS MERCH: ht...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 225
This week Kelly and Katai discuss THE WATCHER by Lael Littke with our beloved No Commentary Correspondent Omar Najam ( Thank You For Questing, El Rey Nation )! They talk post-election stress, blue afghans, stalkers are heroes propaganda, ghost uncle boyfriends, Predator detergent gravestones, blood-red roses, and struggle over which pronoun is appropriate in a whodunnit. And congrats to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their win! And congrats to Donald Trump on his attempted coup! Will our governm...
Nov 11, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 224
