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Teen Creeps

Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Kataiwww.teencreepspod.com
Grownup comedians Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai discuss the trashy teen horror of their awkward neon youth - from the rise of MTV to the fall of ... well, MTV. So tighten those side ponytails, push your pogs to one side, fire up your 56k dial-up modem, and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday. All creepy opinions expressed are those of the hosts.

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Episodes

Kristina Gregory's ROYAL DIARIES: CLEOPATRA VII

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT ...

Apr 24, 20241 hr 13 min

R.L. Stine's What Holly Heard

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://disc...

Apr 17, 202451 min

William March's The Bad Seed

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE https://tw...

Apr 10, 202455 min

Annette Curtis Klause's The Silver Kiss

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https:...

Apr 03, 20241 hr 23 min

Francine 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 recaps Failed Bruce AI: https://getimg.ai/img/img-ui2qHwgOVbBmMRM30RmY0 ht...

Mar 27, 20241 hr 31 min

Lois 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 PATR...

Mar 20, 20241 hr 40 min

L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries #1: The Awakening

This 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 ver...

Mar 13, 20241 hr 6 min

Rosemary Wells's When No One Was Looking

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREE...

Mar 06, 20241 hr 20 min

Mary Downing Hahn's Wait Till Helen Comes

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE https://twitter.com/teencreepspo...

Feb 28, 202453 min

Christopher Pike's Sati

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discor...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 5 min

My 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...

Feb 14, 20241 hr 31 min

Beatrice 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 versio...

Feb 07, 20241 hr 24 min

Diane Hoh's Nightmare Hall: Book of Horrors

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE ht...

Jan 31, 202455 min

Susan Price's The Bearwood Witch

This 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE https://twitter.com...

Jan 24, 20241 hr 11 min

R.L. Stine's Hit and Run

This week Kelly and Katai read "Hit and Run" by R.L. Stine, the story of a boy who takes a corpse prank just a smidge too far. They talk hating your friends, hating your crush, hating Winks, our number one busiest corpse, pity versus empathy, sleepwalking, cookin', and BRANDT TINKERS. 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 CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNh...

Jan 17, 20241 hr 9 min

Mary Downing Hahn's Look for Me by Moonlight

This week Kelly and Katai read "Look for Me By Moonlight" by Mary Downing Hahn and ask the question, "Who's worse, the vampire or the divorced dad?" They talk abuse analogs, hating Jeff, old losers, relationship regrets, 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/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.insta...

Jan 10, 20241 hr 10 min

R.F. Kruang's Yellowface

This week Kelly and Katai read "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang, the story of a white woman who steals her dead Asian friend's unpublished manuscript and is somehow surprised when she gets canceled. They talk online dread, the generational trauma of being racist, being unable to access greatness, and DISCOURSE, DISCOURSE, DISCOURSE. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.c...

Jan 03, 20241 hr 43 min

Jo Gibson's Slay Bells

This week Kelly and Katai read "Slay Bells" by Jo Gibson, the story of a bunch of drips in a mall getting killed by an evil Drip Santa. They talk the need for gentle bullying, being obsessed with your drip grandparents, hat on a hat killer motivation, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://ww...

Dec 20, 20231 hr 2 min

Ling Ling Huang's Natural Beauty

This week Kelly and Katai read "Natural Beauty" by Ling Ling Huang, the story of a piano prodigy who gets tricked into working at evil Goop. They talk slight sci-fi, second generation experiences, poor Helen, sad grandma dreams, the biology of hair vomit, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https:...

Dec 13, 202357 min

Ann M. Martin's Missing Since Monday

This week Kelly and Katai read "Missing Since Monday" by Ann M. Martin, the story of a girl whose mom kidnaps her sister. Oops! They talk Folgers Christmas siblings-level sexual tension, highly productive teens, hating Brad, slashed up bodies, fights with narcissists, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencre...

Dec 06, 20231 hr 19 min

R.L. Stine's Broken Date

This week Kelly and Katai read "Broken Date" by R.L. Stine, the touching story of a girl who almost gets killed by a jewel thief because she won't just wear her fucking glasses. They talk incredible left field climaxes, coming untethered from reality, classic fakeouts, 1970s Disney animation, Rabbids Vs. Minions, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/t...

Nov 29, 202347 min

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Silver Nitrate

This week Kelly and Katai read "Silver Nitrate" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the story of a director, actor, and sound editor who restart a Nazi occultist's film spell in 1990s Mexico City. They talk repetitive narrative, nonsense root race theory, great characterization, tedious lore, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagr...

Nov 22, 20231 hr 4 min

R.F. Kuang's The Poppy War

This week Kelly and Katai venture back into fantasy with “The Poppy War” by R.F. Kuang, the first book in Kuang’s historical fantasy trilogy based on the second Sino-Japanese War of the early 20th century. They talk trauma trauma trauma, the Rape of Nanjing, bearing witness, how violence begets violence, the endless cycle of revenge, and more. CONTENT WARNING: due to the historical basis of the novel and our desire not to gloss over real events, there is graphic discussion of violence and rape, ...

Nov 15, 20232 hr 1 min

Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew Case Files: Pure Poison

This week Kelly and Katai read Carolyn Keene's "The Nancy Drew Case Files #29: Pure Poison," the touching story of a probably corrupt, but definitely inept senator who needs a teenager to stop freedom of the press on her behalf. They talk Nancy being on the wrong side of history, Nancy channeling her inner Hilaria Baldwin, Nancy as an action hero, Nancy following orders instead of the truth, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: ...

Nov 08, 202357 min

Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley University: The Roommate (w/ Ryan Mogge)

Note: there were some audio issues that caused us to lose some of Ryan's audio in the first three minutes, and for that we sincerely apologize! But the rest of the ep is normal Mogge goodness! We promise! This week Kelly and Katai are joined once more by their Sweet Valley Correspondent and star, Ryan Mogge ( Same Day Shipping ), to talk about "Sweet Valley University Super Thriller: The Roommate," created by Francine Pascal and written by Laurie John. They get into terrible relationship mistake...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 31 min

R.L. Stine's The Babysitter IV

This week Kelly and Katai read "The Babysitter IV" by R.L. Stine, the fourth and final installment in Jenny Jeffers' babysitting nightmare. They talk maybe giving up the profession, Jenny's ongoing obsession with white-blond haired boys, lying ghosts, moms parking it at the local watering hole, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https:...

Oct 25, 202354 min

Rachel Eve Moulton's The Insatiable Volt Sisters

This week Kelly and Katai read "The Insatiable Volt Sisters" by Rachel Eve Moulton, a new gothic ghost story with sea monsters and sisters! They talk sad girls, time jumps, beautiful prose, and just generally praise the shit out of the book. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, 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/teenc...

Oct 18, 202353 min

R.L. Stine's Curtains

This week Kelly and Katai read “Curtains” by R.L. Stine, the story of a brave girl surrounded by theatre freaks at theatre camp doing blood pranks at her. They talk manipulative theatre directors, bitchy friends, troubled divorce kids, and how messed up a person has to be to fell a swan. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.c...

Oct 11, 202347 min

Christopher Pike's Thirst 3: The Eternal Dawn

This week Kelly and Katai read "Thirst 3: The Eternal Dawn" by Christopher Pike, the seventh entry in his Last Vampire series. They talk similarities to the new Star Wars movies (sort of), not loving the Olympics, losing Sita's longing, unexplained body switches, and mercifully look up the word for something instead of making everyone wait 20 minutes in real time while they try to figure it out. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https:...

Oct 04, 20231 hr 26 min

Nicholas Adams's New Kid on the Block

This 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/teencreep...

Sep 27, 20231 hr 1 min
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