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Splice & Splatter
Splice & Splatter is the film history podcast where classic horror meets modern gore! Join hosts Al LaFleur (they/she) and Siena Sofia Bergt (they/she) as they descend into the blood-soaked world of horror cinema. With a shared background in film and an obsession with the genre, Al and Siena pull back the curtain on iconic films! From old-school hauntings to today’s most twisted terrors, each episode peels back the history of gory behind-the-scenes secrets, practical effects wizardry, and the cultural history that shaped your favorite horror films. If you love dissecting horror down to the bone, you're in the right place!
Splice & Splatter is presented by the Highgarden Entertainment in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More info at highgardensantefe.com
Episodes
52 episodes
Heathers (1988) x Ginger Snaps (2000)
They don't call it 'the curse' for nothing! Al & Siena's teen angst bullsh*t has a body count in this back to school bonanza on HEATHERS (1988) x GINGER SNAPS! Uncover why the screenwriter originally called Veronica Sawyer a "female Travis ...
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Season 2
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Episode 51
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2:32:25
Minisode 1: The Crow Live Show
For the first time ever...Splice & Splatter are LIVE at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico! Al & Siena share all the gory behind-the-scenes details of Brandon Lee's The Crow that were kept secret on their The Birds (1963) x...
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Episode 1
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24:17
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The Birds (1963) x The Crow (1994)
The birds are back in town, baby! Al & Siena are celebrating 50 episodes with a much-requested flight into feather-filled "chick" flicks THE BIRDS (1963) x THE CROW (1994)! Hear how Brandon Lee won over comic creator James O'Barr at their f...
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Season 2
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Episode 50
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2:46:59
Phenomena (1985) x Arachnophobia (1990)
Eight limbs, two sets of fangs and an Al-titude! Al & Siena are wading through webs and calling for creepers in this insectoid installment on PHENOMENA (1985) x ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990)! Find out the food-based FX hack that stood in for swarms ...
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Season 2
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Episode 49
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2:26:54
The Final Girls (2015) x Friday the 13th (1980)
Ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma...Mommy? Al & Siena are cooking up something campy in this sleepaway slasher pairing on THE FINAL GIRLS (2015) x FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)! Hear the SFX secrets behind Kevin Bacon's h-arrow-ing death scene, uncover the Chloe ...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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2:15:10
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) x Wolf Creek (2005)
See? Pod on a stick! Al & Siena are walking right into the world's worst roadtrips in this high-temperature horror pairing on THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) x WOLF CREEK (2005)! Find out what protected species a producer killed for the camera, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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2:19:28
Donnie Darko (2001) x I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
Do you like girls, boys, or TV shows? Al & Siena are bringing their bunny suits into the Pink Opaque for Siena's "Big Sad Gay Birthday Special" episode on DONNIE DARKO (2001) x I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024)! Find out about the recurring Twin Pea...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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2:43:30
Alien (1979) x Nope (2022)
In podspace no one can hear you scream. Al & Siena are opening the hatch and jamming with Jean Jacket in this extraterrestrial episode on ALIEN (1979) x NOPE (2022)! Find out how Alejandro Jodorowsky's ill-fated Dune gave us those great Gig...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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3:04:22
Final Destination (2000) x It Follows (2014)
Pass it on! Al & Siena are cheating death and charting who's next in this doom-and-Devon Sawa-filled episode on FINAL DESTINATION (2000) x IT FOLLOWS (2014)! Hear the full plot of the unproduced X-Files episode that spawned a series, learn ...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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2:28:16
The Others (2001) x Serial Mom (1994)
The only "serial" they know anything about is Rice Krispies! Al & Siena are turning out all the lights and summoning the murder mommies of THE OTHERS (2001) x SERIAL MOM (1994)! Learn what happens on set when a director composes their own s...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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2:20:03
Jawbreaker (1999) x Carrie (1976)
Everything is peachy effing keen, and you're a shoo-in for prom queen! Al & Siena can see your dirty pillows in this coronation-ready combo episode on JAWBREAKER (1999) x CARRIE (1976)! Learn how Vaseline helped Sissy Spacek get the part, u...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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2:18:03
The Invisible Man (1933) x Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
To a new world of gods and monsters! Al & Siena are conjuring creatures and slipping into something a little less visible in this episode on Universal horror staples THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) x BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)! Hear how black ve...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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2:22:37
Barbarian (2022) x Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Fire walk with me, b-b-ba-baby! Al & Siena are spilling Mother's milk and grabbing Garmonbozia in this family trauma-filled episode on BARBARIAN (2022) x TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)! Hear how that hairy baby bottle came to be, lear...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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2:13:34
Hausu (1977) x House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Bananas! Bananas! Bananas! Al & Siena have prepared a few party favors for this visit to the wild and watermelon-filled haunted houses of HAUSU (1977) x HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959). Hear the bizarre story of how Spielberg's JAWS inspired O...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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2:21:12
Re-Animator (1985) x Hellraiser (1987)
They have such sights to show you! Al & Siena are reaching for reagent and summoning cenobites in this necromantic and nutty episode on RE-ANIMATOR (1985) x HELLRAISER (1987)! Hear which colorful '80s classic was originally intended to be s...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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2:38:15
The Love Witch (2016) x Elvira: Mistress of The Dark (1988)
It'll be a guaranteed standing ovulation! Al & Siena are purveyors of pulchritude in this seductively sorceress-filled episode on THE LOVE WITCH (2016) x ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988)! Hear why old-school 35mm rear projection looks be...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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2:06:27
Silent Hill (2006) x Possession (1981)
Not so silent anymore! Al & Siena are pausing for Pyramid Head and screaming in subways over SILENT HILL (2006) x POSSESSION (1981)! Hear how 165 unique sets were blended to create the setting of Silent Hill, learn what direction Isabelle A...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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2:13:42
The Blair Witch Project (1999) x Creep (2014)
We have enough battery power to run a small country here! Al & Siena are cracking open the camcorders and taking some tubby time in this episode on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) x CREEP (2014)! Hear what cardinal rule of production design ...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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2:08:24
Interview With The Vampire (1994) x Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
They have crossed oceans of time to find you. Al & Siena are vampires pretending to be humans pretending to be vampires in this extra thirsty episode on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994) x BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992)! Hear how Stan Winston...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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2:27:06
Black Christmas (1974) x Krampus (2015)
Yulish, very yulish! Al & Siena are coming in Krampus-y in this festive and fear-filled episode on BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) x KRAMPUS (2015)! Hear how the terrifying voice of the phone stalker was created, spot a PSYCHO Easter Egg filled with...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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2:14:52
The House That Jack Built (2018) x American Psycho (2000)
We have to return some videotapes! Al & Siena are peeling off the mask of sanity in this serial killer-stuffed episode on THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (2018) x AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)! Hear the lengths Christian Bale went to in order to scare B...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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2:28:25
Prince of Darkness (1987) x The Thing (1982)
You are receiving this podcast as a dream! Al & Siena are unfreezing John Carpenter’s cosmic horror in this episode on PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987) and THE THING (1982)! Hear about the Wrestlemania match where Alice Cooper and Carpenter met, m...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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2:27:31
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) x Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
They're here already...and you're next! Al & Siena drifted through the universe, from planet to planet in the first episode of Season 2 of Splice & Splatter to share the mysteries behind INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) x INVASION ...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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2:04:17
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Rob Zombie's Halloween II (2009) x A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Whatever you do... don't fall asleep as we celebrate Splice & Splatter's ONE YEAR PODCAST ANNIVERSARY! Al & Siena are in the Halloween spirit as they share all the tricks and treats about ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN II (2009) and A NIGHTMARE...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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2:12:14
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Signs (2002) x Dark Skies (2013)
Ahh! We're insane with anger!! Al & Siena are probing into extraterrestrial terrors and alien invasions in this episode on SIGNS (2002) and DARK SKIES (2013)! Learn what those tinfoil hats were really made of, hear why an FX artist-turned-d...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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2:19:56
