Teen Creeps

This week Kelly and Katai read "Sweet Valley University: Killer at Sea" by Francine Pascal (or, y'know, whoever) and so, of course, were joined by Sweet Valley High Correspondent Ryan Mogge! They talked Jessica's growth as a bitch, dweeby karate villains, JUUUUUUIIIIIIIIIICE!!!!!!, going to Tiki Room heaven, snippy red herring partners, and the absolute coldest (and maybe only?) rejection of a Wak...

This week Kelly and Katai read the second in Caroline B. Cooney’s Janie Johnson series, “Whatever Happened to Janie?” the touching story of a girl who saw her face on a milk carton and now has to live with a bunch of nosy redheads. They discussed crying, being in the worst Janie timeline, God cucking himself, Reeve being the horny worst, fetishization of the mommy lady from whatever, the Jodie of...

This week Kelly and Katai read "The Final Girl Support Group" by Teen Creeps fave Grady Hendrix, the touching story of a final girl's mission to save her fellow final girls. They talk whether Crazy Chrissy is dangerous or a Dexter, the slasher glass ceiling, generational trauma, the heartbreak of Lynnette being wrong about absolutely everything, where Heather falls on the Teen Creeps Cunt Scale (T...

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...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Let Me Tell You How I Died" by Sinclair Smith, the touching story of a girl possessed by a bitchy diary. They talk being terrified of light teasing, stupid people losing time, and characters remembering things instead of having thoughts. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CR...

This episode Kelly and Katai discuss the second installment in Netflix's adaptations of R.L. Stine's Fear street series, Fear Street Part 2: 1978 ! They talk 1970s slasher tropes, the actress who plays Jeanette/Sheila being the villain of the Summer of 2021, more needle drops, chest hacking, DC's Justice League, a return to straight whiteness, Goode versus Fier lore, a Fear Street that fucks, and...

This week Kelly and Katai are joined by Teen Creeps Film Correspondent Oscar Montoya ( Podcast Killed the Video Star , Spanish Aqui Presents ) to discuss the first installment of the new Netflix movie adaptations of R.L. Stine's Fear Street series: Fear Street Part I: 1994 ! It's the moment they didn't know to dream of their entire lives!! They discuss being very pleasantly surprised, anachronisti...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Fear Street Sagas #1: A New Fear" by R.L. Stine, the touching story of a Fear fishmonger baby who makes his way back to Shadyside and all hell breaks loose. They talk the origin of red ink, the viability of hair ropes, evil amulets, girls with dead fish eyes, and how Brandon the Ghostwriter did not come to play. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus epis...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Haunted Sister" by Lael Littke, the touching story of a girl who almost dies, goes to heaven, and accidentally brings back her dead sexy-baby twin in her noggin. They talk how big the population of people who've brought back their dead twins in their brains is, lying about sexual partners, being genuinely touched by the end of the book, people who use therapy as jus...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Nightmare Hall: Truth or Die" by Diane Hoh, the touching story of a freshman in college who blunders her way into a 10 year old summer camp revenge plot. They talk being bored by supportive boyfriends, truth or dare games as proto-cults, losing track of characters, songs TikTok has ruined for them, and absolutely freak out over Harry Potter insert fan videos. Follow...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE DRIFTER by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the touching story of a girl being gaslighted for pirate treasure. They talk being over Nora, Canadian gun runners, thirsty moms, the practical real world value of bejeweled pirate hooks, and perform improvised role play to get into the heads of the characters. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch,...

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...

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 murd...

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 tit...

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, an...

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 mom...

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 t...

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...

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 ca...

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. SU...

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 CR...

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 ep...

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...

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.p...

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 y...