Teen Creeps

A somber detour leads to some important conversations as Kelly and Katai dig into "the original Lifetime movie," Fran Arrick's Steffie Can't Come Out To Play, the story of a fourteen year old runaway who falls victim to sex trafficking in New York City. Kelly and Katai debate the book's saddest moment, Google "Do pimps really dress like that?" AND discuss sex workers, sex trafficking legislation,...

SHE GETS WHAT SHE WANTS-- ALWAYS! Kelly and Katai dig into Ellen Steiber's witchy creepfest Twisted Taurus from the Zodiac Chiller series. Plus listener voicemails about Goosebumps geekouts, orgasms, and emo bangs. And send us your best "Dean Crepes" inspired art! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:...

SUN, SURF... MURDER??? Kelly and Katai dive into SPRING BREAK, Barbara Steiner's Point Horror mashup of cliffside haunted houses, unprepared sexy teenagers, creepy old guys, red herrings, ghost shit, escaped mental patients, bird knowledge, and angsty swimming. In the process, they learn an important lesson... If you floash the oash, you scoash down the coash! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON...

The BSC will protect the kids! But who will protect the BSC! Kelly and Katai are joined by Baby-Sitters Club aficionado Alice Wetterlund (Treks and the City podcast) to break down a truly shocking entry in the Baby-Sitters Club canon, Super Mysteries #1: Baby-Sitters Haunted House. All your most pressing BSC questions will be answered. Questions like... Why doesn't Stoneybrook have a Planned Paren...

Hey Teen Creeps listeners! Curious about what's going on behind the Patreon paywall? This week we wanted to give you a free preview of some of our favorite Patreon moments. Please enjoy our "Creepy Crushes" Minisode (3:56) and our Outside Genre Episode on Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" (28:50). And we hope you'll take a second to consider becoming a Patreon subscriber! Your generos...

Brilliant commentary on racial identity and the commodification of beauty woven into a chilling fantasy narrative plus leeches, arcana, and blood magic thrown in for good measure? Um, that's a YES from us. Kelly and Katai deliver a strong recommendation for Dhonielle Clayton's The Belles and they crown a new Queen of the All Caps C Scale... She is Beyond C, a Supernatural C, a Monster C... If you'...

At last! R.L. Stine commits to the supernatural. And he commits HARD. Kelly and Katai embrace the dark phone melting magic of One Evil Summer and talk losing your perm in juvie, WaveRunner brother(s), so much blood, and totally unnecessary slang (mother's helper?!) Plus the ideal first date and more listener voicemails!!! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more:...

Highbrow Readings. Lowbrow Commentary. We proudly present Ep1 of our brand new podcast Public Domain Theater. And if you like what you hear and want more, please subscribe to Public Domain Theater on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app for new episodes every Thursday. In Episode 1, broken dreams, family drama, and of course eggs abound as Kelly, Katai, and guest River Butcher** provide a d...

Cocaine parties! Forbidden kisses! German requiems! Kelly and Katai are joined by friend of the show and esteemed Sweet Valley High correspondent Ryan Mogge (Same Day Shipping) to talk cautionary tale, On the Edge. 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.in...

"Matter of feet, I do!" "It's not much to go oil!" Kelly and Katai fight through some mind boggling Kondle typos to discuss Satanic panics, the semantics of suicide, and Cuatros superlatives in Joan Lowery Nixon's Secret, Silent Screams. Plus mean girls memories and listener voicemails! CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, & FACEBOOK: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.inst...

Kelly and Katai break down the first installment of L.J. Smith's addictive Night World series, Secret Vampire. Spoiler: LOVED IT! Quick hot take: it's like Twilight, if there was more sex and the protagonist wasn't a Mary Sue. I mean, c'mon... blood drinking orgasms, teary hospital scenes, road trips to Vegas.. WHAT. A. BOOK. Kelly and Katai walk you through all the best moments. Plus Kelly endors...

Waterfall related deaths! Cartoonish electrocutions! James Dean flattops?! We return to Fear Street with Oscar Montoya (Inside the Disney Vault podcast) and stumble through the looniness of R.L. Stine's The Dead Girlfriend, tackling the important questions like... Was the cover art inspired by JonBent Ramsey? And... Is R.L. Stine inhabited by the spirit of a dead white girl? Plus a really incredib...

We talk R.L. Stine's The Dead Lifeguard with Ira Madison III (Keep It) and learn a valuable lesson: DO NOT judge a book by its cover! Because in the case of The Dead Lifeguard, the cover says sexy dead lifeguards on a beach but the pages say... lots of internal monologues at a country club in the woods? Seriously, where does this book take place? And is it possible for a book to have a small budge...

Prepare to enter a world full of surreal horrors, such as the theme song to Two and a Half Men. Kelly and Katai brave Dia Reeves's Portero universe and pass through various shades of creeped out, weirded out, and grossed out as they discuss the unforgettable SLICE OF CHERRY (Slice of Jerry? Jerry's Cherries? Cherry Garcia?). Plus a new entry in the ALL CAPS YOU KNOW WHAT category. And essential ta...

Confusion! Betrayal! Anger! These are just a few of the emotions that Kelly and Katai experience when they find out that the supernatural twist in R.L. Stine's The Boyfriend is not so supernatural after all. Damn you, R.L. Stine! Also remember Mervyn's? Well, Katai does. And you will too after this episode. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.pa...

Stay away from walls! Never jeopardize your day job! Druidic statues need at least 8 hrs of sleep every night! Kelly, Katai, and guests Betsy Sodaro and Marcy Jarreau (A Funny Feeling podcast) learn some valuable advice this week courtesy of Graham Masterton's House of Bones. Plus inside scoops on Masonic rituals and R.L. Stine's NYC pad. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes,...

How can we focus on prom when there's a murderer on the loose? On the other hand, how can we focus on catching a murderer when prom's coming up? Kelly and Katai dig into the central paradox of the YA Pulp Fiction universe with R.L. Stine's Fear Street classic The Prom Queen. Plus Stine's bad jokes, a field guide to prom queen candidates, and responses to user reviews. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS...

Kelly and Katai finally arrive at the book that started it all, Christopher Pike's The Starlight Crystal. Would there be a Teen Creeps without The Starlight Crystal? Is it really as good as they remember? And how exactly does male ejaculation work? All of this and more on Teen Creeps' inaugural episode on the Forever Dog Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes,...

Kelly and Katai talk childhood classic The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney! Lusty teens! Cults! Vaginal health! 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: h...

Resident LODUNC correspondent Patrick Ehlers (Same Day Shipping, Nintendo Cartridge Society) joins Kelly and Katai to talk Lois Duncan's Who Killed My Daughter? They talk psychic crime solving, Duncan's heartbreaking ability to portray loss, and literally cry while recording! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/...

Kelly and Katai are here with a Patreon Preview! Here's an example of one of the things you'll get if you join their new $8/month tier on Patreon! A big creepy thank you to our raffle winner Patrick Scholes for choosing this month's book, Carrie! This book has it all! Religious fanaticism! Child abuse! Revenge telekinesis! Huge thanks to our Patreon supporters. Your help means a ton to us, more no...

Kelly and Katai end the run of Goosebumps Wednesdays with Goosebumps: Beware the Snowman! An abrupt move to the Arctic Circle with Aunt Gertrude! A pretty satisfying snowman-dad switcheroo! A tiny town with below zero temps, very few kids, and worst of all, NO BASKETBALL! Also, the thrilling conclusion of Siobhan's Grade 9 Saga! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get bonus episodes, merch, an...

Kelly and Katai talk Patricia Windsor's The Christmas Killer! Magical twins! Evil Twins! Dancer Twins! This book is AMAZING! 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...

Kelly and Katai talk Caroline B. Cooney's Freeze Tag! They chat frozen step-dads, sockety eyes, and very sad cartoons! 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://...

Kelly and Katai talk R.L. Stine's Cheerleaders 4: The New Evil! AKA Cheerleaders in the Snow! Confusing evil spirits! Salad dressing power rankings! Too many backflips! 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...