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Sicknesses and work/shooting schedules and life had us unable to record this week, so here's an Outside Genre episode from our Patreon! Kelly and Katai talk THE GIRLS by Emma Cline, a beautiful rumination on girlhood, acquiescence, AND VIOLENT NORCAL CULTS! Thank you so much to listener Jenna Jardin for the book suggestion! The irresistible pull of someone with power, the desire to be desired, and...

This week Kelly and Katai dived into ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME, the first entry in Lurlene McDaniels' Angels Trilogy--and they will not be returning! They talk exoticizing and eroticizing the Amish, some Belle Gibson ass cancer messaging, confusing angel messaging, how they'd have talked shit on Leah as her fellow patients, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic romance miniseries, on Kicks...

This week Kelly and Katai read DON'T STAY UP LATE (A FEAR STREET NOVEL) by R.L. Stine, the story of a girl whose dad dies and then she almost gets gaslit to death. They talk the return of the angel faced white blonde haired boy charge, moms who need to get different jobs, absolutely bonkers monster child conspiracies, nary an endgame to be found, and more! Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic rom...

This week on the podcast Kelly and Katai read GHOST CAT by Beverly Butler. They talk death by coddling, hating Todd, loving Annabel, hating Todd, mixing wisdom with fury, hating Todd, and also hating Todd! 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 CR...

This week on the podcast Kelly read FEAR STREET NIGHTS: MOONLIGHT SECRETS, MIDNIGHT GAMES, and DARKEST DAWN by R.L. Stine and Lindsay read Moonlight Secrets. They talk misguided naming paradigms, evil crows, loser bartenders, extreme lip violence, and more! 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 finally finish Bruce Coville's Unicorn Chronicles with the books THE WOUNDED TREE and THE GATHERED GLORY. They talk Cara's continuing nonsense even as a unicorn, satisfying payoffs, sad deaths, fun twists, earned endings, and then get into what they're watching on TV, hot hot hot tooth extractions, and which celebrities they instinctively know to be their soulmates. Suppo...

This week on the podcast Kelly and Katai continued their travels on the Unicorn Chronicle highway with SECRET OF THE DELVERS and THE INVASION OF LUSTER by Bruce Coville. They update each other on what the fuck is up with Dimblethumb (OR NOT!!), briefly check in on characters keeping them emotionally distant from the story, bad bitch Felicity, the actually impactful story of the Centaur Chiron, Bel...

This week Kelly and Katai returned to Bruce Coville's Unicorn Chronicles series with SONG OF THE WANDERER and ENTER THE WHISPERER. They talk boring protagonist syndrome, MacGuffins as far as the eye can see, annoying creatures, cool lore vs boring story, and hit on both the best and dumbest solution to the problem of continuing the series for the podcast. Support BROTHER MANOR, Kelly's gothic roma...

This week Kelly and Katai read A PROUD TASTE FOR SCARLET AND MINIVER by E.L. Konigsburg, the fictionalized story of Eleanor of Aquitaine's life as she waits for her second husband, Henry II, in heaven. They talk whether it's real, cringe heaven fanfic, the best form of government, everybody hates John, bad cult of personality teachers, and more! And announcement: WE'RE NOW AN INDEPENDENT PODCAST....

This week Kelly and Katai read WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix, the story of a group of unwed teenage girls who are sent to a maternity home in Florida in 1970 and the ways they attempt to take control over their own lives and pregnancies (witchcraft, etc). They cry, despair over the plight of these characters and the real girls who went through this, get angry, cry, fawn over Grady...

This week on the podcast Kelly and Katai read THE STEPFORD WIVES by Ira Levin, the story of what are you a slug living under a rock, how do you not already know the plot of this book? They get mad as hell and talk sexism, evil imagineers, 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, &...

This week on the podcast Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET: INTO THE DARK by R.L. Stine, the story of a blind girl who is awesome, but has unfortunately attracted a set of insane twin brothers. They talk good disability representation, Ed's many faults, Brad's also glaring faults, using your twin to sleep with Keanu Reeves' stunt double from Constantine, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATRE...

This week Kelly and Katai read A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T. Kingfisher, the story of an evil narcissist mom out to marry rich. They talk family surprises, who can pull off both loser and plastic, Falada's betrayal, the Penelope Green problem, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com...

PATREON OUTSIDE GENRE DROP! Kelly and Katai talk Álvaro Enrigue's YOU DREAMED OF EMPIRES, a surprisingly funny historical fiction about the meeting between Cortéz and Moctezuma! Huge thanks to listener Hannah for the book suggestion! Stinky priests, running away from your european friends, and tripping on cacti! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes...

This week Kelly and Katai read EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Ernest Cunningham, er, we mean Benjamin Stevenson. They talk hyper self-aware narrative, poor poor Lucy, using every detail, loving everything, did we mention poor poor Lucy, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon...

This week Kelly and Katai read HAUNTED by Judith St. George, the story of a boy who has to rid a compound of nazi ghosts in the most boring way possible. They talk wills! How not to do nazi ghosts! And more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://disc...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE BOATMAN’S DAUGHTER by Andy Davidson, the touching story of a hot, hot woman and the adopted fish brother she does a terrible job protecting. They talk being unmoored in space and time, being here there and everywhere, the book’s fatal flaw, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and...

This week Kelly and Katai read THE RAIN GHOST by Garry Kilworth, the story of a boy who finds a dagger and uses his D&D skills to help a water ghost. They talk a quirky story, a likable protagonist, a surprisingly good emotional throughline, and conning the BBC. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www....

This week Kelly and Katai read FEAR STREET: THE CONFESSION by R.L. Stine, the story of a group of friends who are forced to enter a murder pact, kind of. They talk a probable ghostwriter, nearly nonexistent protagonist, unfunny friends, lying cliffhangers, blades blades blades, and having an unhinged response to finding out your friend murdered your other friend. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATRE...

This week Kelly and Katai read CHRISTINA’S GHOST by Betty Ren Wright, the story of a girl trying to free a little ghost boy. Just kidding, it’s about a girl forced to be emotionally responsible for her grumpy uncle. They talk stamps! Bad adult behavior! Ghost rules that don’t make sense! And more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episode...

This week Kelly and Katai read WHAT HAPPENED TO LANI GARVER by Carol Plum-Ucci, the story of a girl in cancer remission othering her non-binary coded friend to angelhood. They talk having the best of intentions while still failing to fully empathize, what Carol gets right, being annoyed by Claire, being unable to save everyone, the evil genius of Macy, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREO...

This week Kelly and Katai read DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS by Mary Downing Hahn, the story of a weird little girl haunting a family to get them to bury her weird little bones. They talk Ali being a saint, everyone sucking but especially Dulcie, the Dad and Dulcie for sure boning, the sadness of weird girls, the difference between kind and nice, the importance of kids not making bad caregiver behav...

This week Kelly and Katai conclude Dueling Fairy Tales January with the Sleeping Beauty adaptation THORNHEDGE by T. Kingfisher. They talk loving the characters, loving the lore, loving the prose, the beauty of a small scale adaptation, bitchy fae, find themselves a Goodreads nemesis, and go off on food delivery apps. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our epi...

This week Kelly and Katai continue Dueling Fairy Tales January with the Sleeping Beauty adaptation SPINDLE'S END by Robin McKinley. They talk loving characters, loving the world, being unmoored in physical space, too many animals, a sapphic kiss, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.co...

It’s week two of Dueling Fairy Tales January! This week Kelly and Katai read the Beauty and the Beast adaptation BRIONY AND ROSES by T. Kingfisher and um… well… look, maybe it was all the fire in Los Angeles this week, but they did not enjoy it. To donate to Los Angeles fire relief and recovery efforts, visit the following or find your own preferred org: Wildfire Recovery Fund - California Communi...