Teen Creeps

This week Kelly and Katai read ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Kelly, the first in the MURDERBOT DIARIES series of sci-fi novellas about an anxious, morose security android who hacks its software to have free will, but who has to keep his day job or be found out. They talk loving Murderbot, technical trip-ups in reading, the Pantsuit Nation feel of Preservation Alliance, the Apple TV series adaptation,...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE STARVING SAINTS by Caitlin Starling, the story of a castle under siege starving to death until some false gods show up to feed everyone to each other. They talk an inability to lose one's fanfic roots, characters running to and fro, hating Treila, unearned victories, not knowing where we are in physical space, cheating with your chosen POV, cornball endings, and...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE NANCY DREW CASE FILES #102: COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS by Carolyn Keene, the story of some counterfeit bills, some kind of publication, and cartoonists? They talk cuckolding Ned, law school logistics, Nancy being a stone cold bitch, overthinking logistics, cringe award ceremonies, '80s fashion, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kic...

This week Kelly and Katai read NANCY DREW CASE FILES #5: HIT AND RUN HOLIDAY by Carolyn Keene, the story of undocumented immigrants, slavery, hit and run incidents, and Nancy being a dumb little idiot. They talk everyone feeling middle aged, go on a long Whedonverse tangent, floashing in the oash, party trips, hater discourse as non-haters, Florida's age of consent, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR...

This week Kelly and Katai read WALK TWO MOONS by Sharon Creech, the 1995 Newbery Award Winner aka ‘The Hours’ for children. They talk mom’s mom’s moms, the pain of living, loving Phoebe’s food bullshit, overly quirky grandparents, and do some more crying! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus...

This week Kelly and Katai read ELLA ENCHANTED by Gail Carson Levine, the 1997 retelling of Cinderella. They talk fat shaming, questionable Centaur owning, disliking Ella, pointless finishing schools, movie adaptation improvements, consider revoking the book’s Newbery honor, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for...

This week Kelly and Katai were joined by friend and human ray of light Steven Ray Morris to talk about the required reading classic ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS by Scott O’Dell. They talked their feelings on the ocean, whether Karana is queer coded (no, but yes), school experiences, growing up, a white dude tackling a Native woman’s story, and so much more! Check out the Back to School series on Se...

This week Kelly and Katai read THIS THING BETWEEN US by Gus Moreno, a beautiful, gutting tale of grief as told via possession. They talk guilt, darkness, dying, loving, dogs, a not-evil Vera, Bruce Willis guest star spots, petty gossip podcast recs, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, b...

This week Kelly and Katai read GREENTEETH by Molly O'Neill, a cozy fantasy about a bog hag mother, a witch mother, and a gay-coded goblin who is not a mother. They talk frustratingly straightforward quests, dangerous-but-not-really fae, unicorn martyrs, superficial emotions, not-lush prose, and get defensive about not liking the book to some not-present attacker they imagine will hate their critiq...

Kelly and Katai talk Lois Lowry's THE GIVER! They talk suppression, the impossibility of complete protection, and the whacked out movie Me Before You ! CW: vague discussion of suicide in the context of the movie Me Before You Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & more. Discord Inst...

This week Kelly and Katai read A SHORT STAY IN HELL by Steven L. Peck, the story of a perfectly nice guy who ends up in hell, which is an endless series of mostly nonsense books... aka this podcast... jkjkjkjk. They talk this book feeling like the companion to The Divine Farce, moving musings on love and loss, hell being other white people, allegory and metaphor for the search for meaning in life...

Kelly and Katai talk Stephen King's THE BODY, the novella that was adapted into the seminal classic, Stand By Me. They talk the sadness of growing up, how you can never really go home, and nostalgia for a childhood you've never had. Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & more. Disco...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE DIVINE FARCE by Michael S.A. Graziano, the story of a man trapped in either heaven or hell, hard to say. They talk loving the book, icky but sweet, human connection, loving Brother Brian Blue, biscuits biscuits biscuits, the complications of help, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PAT...

Kelly and Katai talk Brom's SLEWFOOT: The story of a puritan woman befriending a goat demon, horrible witch hunts, and revenge! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & more. Discord Instagram MERCH! TEEN CREEPS IS AN INDEPENDENT PODCAST. *All creepy opinions expressed are those of th...

Kelly and Katai cover Kealan Patrick Burke's SOUR CANDY, a story about a man who witnesses a child having a meltdown in a supermarket, and next thing ya know he's bound to a baby eldritch being??? A fun, genuinely scary horror novella! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & more. Di...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART by Monika Kim, the story of a girl whose dad leaves so obviously she gets addicted to eating human male blue eyes. They talk one note characterization, great family stuff, yucky yucky eye stuff, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps...

This week Kelly and Katai read HEAVEN by Mieko Kawakami, a philosophical tale of bullying, bullies, and the bullied. They talk what didn't work for them (most of it), what did (very little), the hero of the book (the stepmom), examine some Goodreads reviews, and meet the love of their lives, Jenna. Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE HAAR by David Sodergren, a cozy body horror?? They talk loving Muriel, hating almost everyone else, wanting Avalon to come to America, poor Arthur, the need to be a curious person who has thoughts, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bonus eps, & m...

**ATTN: SPOILERS IMMEDIATELY AND THROUGHOUT*** ***CONTENT WARNING: CHILD ABUSE*** This week Kelly and Katai read THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET by Catriona Ward, a beautiful and surprising story of imprisonment that takes the idea of a kidnapped girl and turns it on its head and adds a cat. They talk loving the characters, twists on twists, snakes on snakes, hating Mommy, the LORD, and more! Su...

This week Kelly and Katai read TUSKS OF EXTINCTION by Ray Nayler, a beautiful and sad sci-fi novella about humanity, poaching, and mammoths. They talk more Goodreads dunderheads, seeing every perspective, getting so much story in so little time, how humanity is cooked, and more. Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad f...

This week Kelly and Katai read MIDNIGHT ON BEACON STREET by Emily Ruth Verona, a clever take on the Teen Creeps slasher genre that had them cheering. They talk loving the book, hating Gabby of Goodreads, beautiful inner turmoil, a textbook example of surprising but inevitable, what they’ve been watching/playing, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! IN...

This week Kelly and Katai read The Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney, an outstanding take on Greek historical myth set around the beginning of the Trojan War. They talk loving Anaxandra, hating Paris and Helen, whether quicksilver is mercury, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps,...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE OLD WILLIS PLACE by Mary Downing Hahn, a beautiful story of tragic ghost children and the nice dum dum who thinks they’re just in a cult. They talk forgiveness, feeling like Miss Willis has at least 60 more years of penance, feeling for Diana and Georgie, being whatever about Lissa, and more. Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarte...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE BOG WIFE by Kay Chronister, a moving story of family and bogs. They talk great prose, beautifully realized characters, the failings of modern American online therapizing, family trauma, magical realism, and bogs bogs bogs. Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kickstarter! INFO AND DONATE! SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON for ad free and video eps, bon...

This week Kelly and Katai read the 2014 FEAR STREET reboot entry PARTY GAMES by R.L. Stine, the story of a dum dum who gets a crush on a Fear boy and misses every red flag during his birthday death games. They talk psycho boys, poorly designed murder games, going to bed smelling of burger, missed villain opportunities, unimpressive party spreads, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic rom...