Teen Creeps

IT BEGAN AS A PRANK... AND ENDED IN MURDER! Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, See Jurassic Right) joins Kelly and Katai to discuss R.L. Stine's (novel? novella? book.) The Wrong Number, and to dig into America's legacy of secret families, the intangible difference between suburbs and small towns, and everyone's responsibility to die in a normal way. CHECK OUT STEVEN'S PODCASTS: https://itunes...

THE 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...

TRICK OR TREAT, TRICK OR TREAT, CANDY IS DANDY BUT MURDER IS SWEET! Kelly and Katai take on another Richie Tankersley Cusick classic, Trick or Treat, and discuss puddle-water personalities, kissing your boyfriend while thinking about your stepbrother, and how much giggling is appropriate in any given conversation (hint: usually less than you think). CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, &a...

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE... Max Silvestri (Netflix's The Comedy Lineup) joins Kelly and Katai to discuss R.L. Stine's stepping stone to Stephen King, "Deep Trouble," and to dig into the compulsion to collect every book in a series, how many Goosebumps fakeouts are too many, and interspecies universal sign language. CHECK OUT MAX IN THE COMEDY LINEUP ON NETFLIX! https://www.netflix.com/tit...

LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN! Jenny Jaffe (Neurotica, Big Hero 6 The Series) teams up with Kelly and Katai to dig into a book all three of them have definitely read and comprehended, Richie Tankersley Cusick's Teacher's Pet, and to discuss extracurricular literature summer camp, when it's appropriate for students to read their teachers' erotic fiction, and the familiar concept of going into town t...

THESE GIRLS ARE TO DIE FOR! Kelly and Katai are hyped to talk about L.J. Smith's sexy vampire masterpiece, "Daughters of Darkness." CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOOK: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patr...

Murder most foul! Sweet Valley High correspondent Ryan Mogge (Same Day Shipping) returns to the studio with Kelly and Katai to discuss the SVH London Werewolf trilogy, woefully inaccurate blurbs, willful ignorance of red flags, and the real-life advantages of being a method actor. Plus, Ryan reveals the shocking true story of her journalist past, and everyone tries their hand at the perfect wolf h...

MICHAEL!!! Oscar Montoya (Inside The Disney Vault) joins Kelly and Katai to discuss the 1987 film The Lost Boys, talking genre-defying bullies, the pros and cons of turning into vampires, and the soundtrack to end all soundtracks! CHECK OUT OSCAR'S PODCAST, INSIDE THE DISNEY VAULT! https://twitter.com/ITDVpodcast FOLLOW OSCAR ONLINE! https://www.instagram.com/ozzymo/ https://twitter.com/ozzymo CON...

Some loves are meant to be. Others are cursed. Ben Blacker (Hex Wives, The Writers Panel) joins Kelly and Katai to break down Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl's Beautiful Creatures: The Manga, talking the strengths and weaknesses of manga presentation, magical rules and restrictions, the Confederacy, and so much more! PREORDER HEX WIVES NOW! https://www.vertigocomics.com/comics/hex-wives-2018/hex-wi...

Exclusive. Ancient. Dangerous. Veronica Osorio (Sassy Tarot, Treks and the City) joins Kelly and Katai to talk Laura Powell's Game of Triumphs, the Tarot, signs and love languages, and so so much more! SUBSCRIBE TO SASSY TAROT! EP1 PREMIERES ON TUES OCT 9TH! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sassy-tarot-with-veronica-osorio/id1434932800 CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOO...

SWEET DREAMS... AND REST IN PEACE! Marnie Shure (The AV Club) joins Kelly and Katai to talk Sinclair Smith's Dream Date, nightmare boyfriends, dweebie protagonists, the sound that motorcycles make, themed birthday parties, and more! CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOOK: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod https://www.facebook.com/teencr...

THE PERFECT TAN OR THE PERFECT MURDER??? Kelly and Katai talk R.L. Stine's deeply disappointing Fear Street fake-out-a-thon SUNBURN, featuring ghost boys, shark attacks, and ferris wheel deaths that aren't actual deaths at all but memories of previous deaths. Plus a scientific survey of leeches and Jason Statham's grapefruit sized shoulder muscles. And some unforgettable listener voicemails about...

Who (or What) Is Trying to Take Over Laurie's Life? Lois Duncan correspondent Patrick Ehlers (Nintendo Cartridge Society) returns to Teen Creeps to dig into the legit scary doppelganger saga "Stranger with My Face" with Kelly & Katai, talking writers in denial, dope houses, astral projection, and more!!! CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOOK: https://twitter.com/teencree...

SEXY, SPARKLY VAMPIRES... That's right, the time has come for Kelly and Katai to reckon with the YA phenomenon that is Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. And their reactions may surprise you. Did they love it? Hate it? Both? Listen to find out! Plus they sink their teeth into the really important things... Edward and Bella's impossible outfits. Vampire baseball. Edward's meadow laps. The origin of heavy...

MY 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 Hum...

TWO SISTERS DIVIDED BY TIME... Kelly and Katai dig into R.L. Stine's BRAND NEW Fear Street installment, YOU MAY NOW KILL THE BRIDE, and find Stine up to his same old tricks-- nonsense, misdirection, family curses, cartwheel deaths, dumb guys, c*nt scale candidates, and so much dang cringey fun that it's almost too much to handle. Almost. Enjoy!!! CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, &...

The House was EVIL... and EVIL... and EVIL!!! Kelly and Katai dig into all three installments of R.L. Stine's House of Evil with Jason Sheridan (Podcast: The Ride). LISTEN TO PODCAST: THE RIDE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-the-ride/id1296636702?mt=2 SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:...

Crazy never looked so beautiful... Kelly and Katai return to Dia Reeves's Portero universe to discuss Bleeding Violet , digging into the book's depictions of mental illness, sex positivity, and transphobia, as well as YA fiction's role in representing mental health and social issues. CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOOK: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagr...

Cool is the rule when you're ON A CASE... and Danger's IN YOUR FACE! Kelly and Katai are joined by writer and Hardy Boys correspondent Alex Fernie (Childrens Hospital, Bajillion Dollar Properties) to break down the surprisingly boring and mostly embarrassing "Bad Rap" installment of the Hardy Boys Casefiles, which features way less danger than you'd think and way more descriptions of eating and tr...

The monster... might be an angel! Kelly and Katai dig into the fourth installment of Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire series, Phantom, talking vampire bedside manner, evil babies, and more. Plus middle school memories of Greco-Roman nicknames and the intense fear that your crush might find out that you have a crush on them. The horror! Listen! CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, &...

Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil? Is your stomach strong enough to get through the tapeworm milkshake scene? Much like My Best Friend's Exorcism, this week's Teen Creeps might leave you feeling nauseous at times, but it's totally worth the ride. So come along with Kelly and Katai for a trip through this awesome, gross, moving book. And as a bonus, you'll find out what TCBY sta...

A dollhouse, a ghost... a secret!!! Kelly and Katai enter Kathryn Reiss's TIME WINDOWS, a truly scary book that combines three of their favorite things-- looking into peoples' windows, ghosts, and drama. Not to mention secret compartments, multiple timelines, and prophetic aunts. CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOOK: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.c...

Let'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 surviv...

Someone is shopping... for MURDER!!! Kelly and Katai wade through the crowd of creeps, mall phantoms, and bro cops that populate Richie Tankersley Cusick's The Mall, encountering some familiar YA tropes along the way, including friends who don't believe anything the main character says, as well as a main character who leaves out important details when she's talking to her friends. Plus get ready f...

A famous book, a bad man, and two special guests. Keith Kingbay and Jesse Neil (New Player Has Joined podcast) join Kelly and Katai to talk Orson Scott Card's puzzling, troubling, and at times moving young adult classic Ender's Game, as well as the book's relationship to its author's professed homophobia. LISTEN TO NEW PLAYER HAS JOINED: https://starburns.audio/podcasts/new-player-has-joined/ CONN...