Teen Creeps

This week Kelly and Katai read "Graveyard Moon" by Carol Gorman, a story of homicidal drama at a small town grocery store. They talk dumb characters, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, boringly straightforward plotting, and red herrings who just end up being the killer. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Blood Sinister" by Celia Rees, the touching story of a sickly girl who discovers through her great-great-grandmother's diaries that she might be part vampire? Maybe?? They talk intelligent characters, Rh antibodies and pregnancy, othering compliments, Enver Gjokaj, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and mor...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Vampire's Love #2: Blood Spell" by Janice Harrell, the touching story of a fucking loser who doesn't understand that his vampire girlfriend is better than him. They talk shitty human boyfriends, overly convenient plotting, quick deaths, and go on an extended good parenting tangent. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch,...

This week Kelly and Katai read "At Gehenna's Door" by Peter Beere, a rare UK Point Horror Unleashed that is very much NOT for babies. They talk FREAKINESS, maggots, being poour, NASTINESS, and invite listeners to cancel them for not wanting to fuck a gollum. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/...

Katai continues to be back on the podcast (oops) and this week she and Kelly covered "Nightmare Hall #7: Pretty Please" by Diane Hoh, the touching story of a girl who gets pushed into a sliding glass door and then has to suffer the trauma of her mirrors being swathed in black cloth (TERRIFYING!!!). They talk the Gollum game, overreacting to fabrics and under-reacting to strangulation, and play a r...

Katai is back and to celebrate, she and Kelly went to the movies together IRL in order to cover Kelly Fremon Craig's adaptation of the Judy Blume novel, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," both of which are committed to 1) sensitively telling the story of cis-girl puberty woes and 2) using punctuation in the title (although actually it's missing a comma before "God," but we'll forgive them). T...

Ryan Mogge (Same Day Shipping) joins Kelly to talk Francine Pascal's SWEET VALLEY HIGH: CRASH LANDING! Poor Enid goes from being almost-dumped to being plane crashed, and Elizabeth does what she does best: manipulates her best friend into performing a miracle! Meanwhile, Jessica schemes to ask a European man in his 20s to her school dance! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episod...

Lucas Eubank (What Even is This Podcast) joins Kelly for Paul Tremblay's HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS: a beautiful and heartbreaking and SCARY rumination on faith, truth, exploitation, and siblinghood. They talk creeping sisters, scary spaghetti, and exorcisms for nonbelievers. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps...

Patrick Ehlers (Nintendo Cartridge Society) joins Kelly for a surprisingly cathartic chat about an equally surprisingly beautiful book: THROUGH THE HIDDEN DOOR by Rosemary Wells. They talk flying in tiny planes, practicing grace, a tiny town, secret relationships, and the cruelty of boys that want to be men. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and m...

Oscar Montoya (Minx on Starz) joins Kelly to talk Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2! What a wild ride. They talk creepy horse tongues, extended bush, locker brain goo, Pokemon Go, and fairy girlies! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instag...

Dylan Guerra (The Other Two on HBO Max) joins Kelly for Nightmare Hall: Deadly Attraction. A college full of students with unhinged names, sad diner townies, and confusing makeovers! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram.com/tee...

Ryan Mogge (Same Day Shipping) joins Kelly to talk the beautiful love and friendship story, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. They talk game design frenemies, frustrating secrets, and one of the most moving explorations of friendship we've read in a long time. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.c...

Meridith McNeill joins Kelly to talk John Hall's HOMECOMING QUEEN! Lots of mortifying trips down memory lane in this one, folks. Plus, heads in dryers, bees in lockers, and exploding tanning beds galore! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://...

Drew Mackie (Gayest Episode Ever, Deep Cuts and Superficial Wounds) joins Kelly to talk R.L. Stine's THE BOY NEXT DOOR, the psychologically harrowing tale of a teenage murderer, empty pool nosediving, shapeless brown sweaters, and slamming hoes in the backyard! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT...

Omar Najam joins Kelly for R.L. Stine's Fear Park: The Loudest Scream! Robin Fear is tricking everyone into killing everyone, but still nothing can beat the teen choppies of the last book! Dierdre's father errands save her life, lions eat zoo guys, and poor Meghan is locked up in Fear Manor! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www....

Patrick Ehlers joins Kelly for Wes Craven's adaptation of LoDunc's SUMMER OF FEAR! Horse girl additions welcome! While it's much more disturbing to see all the male family members fall for cousin Julia, this is a good movie! Hives, awful dresses, and baby Fran Drescher steals the show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreo...

Sweet Valley High correspondent Ryan Mogge (Same Day Shipping) joins Kelly to talk Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High #126-128: Tall, Dark, and Deadly; Dance of Death; and Kiss of a Killer! These books are WILD! A boring and tortured vampire moves to Sweet Valley and Jessica is in LOVE, but she's not the only one! Enid goes goth (and frankly becomes way cooler), Elizabeth is haunted by her summer...

Real-life Serena van der Woodsen Landry Desmond joins Kelly for Cecily von Ziegesar's Gossip Girl: Psycho Killer! Landry suggested this book perhaps solely to invite the comparison! They talk antique sword leg slicing, unsexy body paint, and scary cult churches! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT...

Kelly is joined by guest cohost Oscar Montoya (Minx on Starz) for Wes Craven's Deadly Friend! They talk assisting your unrequited love in amateur surgery, best anime and worst Disney, and BASKETBALL! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www....

Guest cohost Omar Najam (Dimension 20's A Court of Fey and Flowers, Banesbreak on Pixel Circus) joins Kelly for R.L. Stine's incredible FEAR PARK: THE FIRST SCREAM! They chat dads floating in purple smoke, Victor Eagle, and teen hatchet fights! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: h...

Guest cohost Patrick Ehlers (Nintendo Cartridge Society, Same Day Shipping), joins Kelly for Lois Duncan's TWISTED WINDOW! This, dear listeners, is her LowestDunc. An idiotic girl gets gaslit into kidnapping a strange child, no one can see through this TWISTED WINDOW, and jealousy of a stuffed animal is behind the funniest twist in the history of the written word. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATR...

Guest cohost Lucas Eubank joins Kelly for Richie Tankersley Cusick's Scarecrow! They talk janked up families living deep in the Ozarks, wishing there were more scarecrows creeping around everywhere, and scary magical little girls with shotguns! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: h...

Kelly is joined by guest cohost Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, The Purrrcast, See Jurassic Right) to talk R.L. Stine's CAT! They talk major narcissists, the joy in knowing a character is going to die, and of course, CATS! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter....

Kelly is joined by guest cohost Ryan Mogge (Same Day Shipping) for DOUBLE DATE by R.L. Stine! They talk horrible teen science experiments, cannibal ants, and top five hottest Disney Princes! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more: https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps CONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS: https://twitter.com/teencreepspod https://www.instagram...

This week Kelly and Katai read "Journey" by Joyce Carol Thomas, the story of a girl who escapes a body snatching thanks to the help of spiders! They talk lyrical writing, youths vs. olds, people who shouldn't be teachers, susceptibility to cults, MILF Manor, Mrs. Hillary Baldwin, and how it's never just lying about being in 9/11. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus...