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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...

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 w...

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/teenc...

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 CR...

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,...

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 o...

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. SUB...

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 PATR...

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...

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 PATR...

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...

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 br...

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....

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 CRE...

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 htt...

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...

This week Kelly and Katai read KRAZY 4 U by A. Bates. They talk premonitions, the unacceptable lack of sexy stepbrother shenanigans, '90s health foods, sleeping in separate bathrooms, a character suddenly coming out as psychic, and becoming best friends with your stalker. It's important to note that this was recorded two weeks before the election. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus...

Firstly, VOTE VOTE VOTE. Okay, now to the show. This week Kelly and Katai read THE WAITRESS by Sinclair Smith, joined by very special guest Scott Frazier ( LA Podcast ). They talk more fun murder pranks, boyfriend gaslighting (both of and by), urban legends, Blockbuster Video (RIP), red herrings that weren’t and should have been, divorce by text, and talk about the lead-up to a very special announ...

This week Kelly and Katai read SWEET SIXTEEN by Francesca Jeffries. They talk birthdays (duh), May-December chat rooms, quality communication skills in teenage relationships, how only GIANT LOSERS watch daytime talk shows, their own dorky teen years, and how the worst thing you can be as a teenager is yourself. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://ww...

This week Kelly and Katai read CALL WAITING by R.L. Stine. They discuss yet more fakeout cliffhangers, picking up extra shifts at the Sizzler, the dangers of making your main character an emotionally abusive girlfriend, and are absolutely furious to discover that prankster R.L. Stine is at it again with the breakfast foods. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and mor...

VOTE! Verify that you're registered and make a plan to vote on or before November 3rd 2020. Find voting resources here:  https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/vote This week Kelly and Katai read THE BODY by Carol Ellis. They talk Portrait of a Lady style shipping, speaking one language and that language being the prose of Jane Eyre, relating with people's physical disabilities because you're new in town,...

VOTE! Verify that you're registered and make a plan to vote on or before November 3rd 2020. Find voting resources here:  https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/vote This week Kelly and Katai read THE CRUEL PRINCE by Holly Black, about a human girl navigating her way through a ruthless kingdom of faeries. They discuss the classic hot evil boy boning out for the protagonist trope, nuanced faerie murder dads...

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/E...

This week Kelly and Katai read CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi. They discuss magic kingdoms, going for the kill shot, who they do and do not ship, getting whiplash from character flip-flops, and give some constructive criticism on how to be an evil despot. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREE...

This week Kelly and Katai read OF TWO MINDS by Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman. They discuss purple people vs yellow people, what kind of sick fucked up mind could imagine puppies in different colors, the morality of sending people into the gray, how very smelly trolls are, and generally agree that this book is for babies. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:...