Teen Creeps

Nov 20 2024 436 ep. 86 mins 6k

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Grownup comedians Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai discuss the trashy teen horror of their awkward neon youth - from the rise of MTV to the fall of ... well, MTV. So tighten those side ponytails, push your pogs to one side, fire up your 56k dial-up modem, and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday on the Forever Dog Podcast Network. All creepy opinions expressed are those of the hosts.

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Carol Plum-Ucci's The Body of Christopher Creed

Nov 20 2024 92 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read THE BODY OF CHRISTOPHER CREED by Carol Plum-Ucci, the story of a boy whose life changes after the class weirdo goes missing. They talk teen empathy, blamming oneself, theatre kids using trauma in warm up circles, betting on the wrong royal, the struggle of boundaries, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of

Betty Ren Wright's Ghosts Beneath Our Feet

Nov 13 2024 89 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read GHOSTS BENEATH OUR FEET by Betty Ren Wright, the story of a girl and her stepbrother needing a house to collapse into an old mine just to get their grief-stricken mom to wake the fuck up. They talk old covers, kids leaning to empathize, wanting more ghost, being mad at the mom, and spend like 20 minutes trying to remember which cozy mystery had Dr. #M

Bruce Coville's Into the Land of the Unicorns

Nov 06 2024 65 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS by Bruce Coville, the story of a girl who must balance generational trauma with loving unicorns. They talk doing Chosen One without doing Chosen One, accessible fantasy, unicorns being cool, the unending pain of parental rejection, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of our ep

John Hall's The Cheerleaders

Oct 30 2024 84 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read THE CHEERLEADERS by John Hall, the story of a girl whose former best friend cheats death so she can kill a bunch of bitchy girls who, oh yeah, also happen to be cheerleaders. They talk hating Holly, glimmers of a better book, rooting for the love interest for once, what we're watching, and the triumphant return of escape rooms! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN

Mary Downing Hahn's The Doll in the Garden

Oct 23 2024 81 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read THE DOLL IN THE GARDEN by Mary Downing Hahn, the story of a ghost, a doll, and a bitchy old lady. They talk forgiveness, consumption, lying babies, bike dicks, 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: h

Dale Cowan's Deadly Sleep

Oct 16 2024 57 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read TWILIGHT #1: DEADLY SLEEP by Dale Cowan, the story of a girl who gets swept up in an angry ghost's Macbeth centered revenge plot on a trip to Scotland. They talk real Macbeth facts, creepy blood licking, amateur photography, downplaying crazy behavior, and tea drinking being a huge red flag. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and vid

Dorothy Brenner Francis's Blink of the Mind

Oct 09 2024 73 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read TWILIGHT #5: BLINK OF THE MIND by Dorothy Brenner Francis, the story of a girl whose parents join a Satanic country club and then she goes on a Princess Cruise. They talk lame songs for babies, setting your teenage ward up with a sea captain, covid and remote work, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of o

Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew Files #117: Skipping a Beat

Oct 02 2024 71 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read THE NANCY DREW FILES #117: SKIPPING A BEAT by Carolyn Keene, wherein our girl Nance has to solve the mystery of who's trying to sabotage a rock star's restaurant and never once suspects the actual culprit. They discuss Nancy's both willingness to cheat and unwillingness to be unprofessional, very boring page filler, how they'd respond to a teen detect

Richie Tankersley Cusick's Help Wanted

Sep 25 2024 66 mins

This week Kelly and Katai read HELP WANTED by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the story of a girl who takes a job for a rich family and ends up with three killers and two boyfriends. They talk villains so busy they need an assistant, crazy artist ghosts, the classic bleached blond and sandy brown dichotomy, gaslighting yourself, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad f

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - A Patreon Preview

Sep 18 2024 74 mins

The Creeps are taking a week off, so here's a full episode preview from our Outside Genre Patreon feed! Kelly and Katai discuss THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett! Huge thanks to listener Christine for the book suggestion! They talk annoying cousins, lonely children, and perfect 90s adaptations! SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free and video versions of