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Splice & Splatter
Al LaFleur & Siena Sofia Bergt
Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 72

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 a New Mexico x Michigan production!
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Sleepy Hollow (1999) x Crimson Peak (2015)
Season 3 · Episode 56
lundi 10 novembre 2025 • Duration 02:36:01
Love makes monsters of us all, and Al & Siena are losing their heads and gathering ghosts for the gothic romantic gore of SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999) x CRIMSON PEAK (2015). Hear how the Headless Horseman was filmed flying out of the Tree of the Dead, spot two visual illusions Guillermo del Toro hid in Allerdale Hall's corridor, and learn about the terrifying practical explosion behind the burning windmill shot in this sumptuous start to season 3 of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Highgarden Entertainment in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
Halloween (1978) x House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Season 2 · Episode 55
lundi 27 octobre 2025 • Duration 02:33:55
It's Halloween: everyone's entitled to one good scare as we celebrate Splice's TWO YEAR anniversary! You like blood? Violence? Beating the Boogeyman? Step into the Samhain Spirit with HALLOWEEN (1978) x HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003). Uncover the Michael Myers mask that almost was, hear how HOUSE's release got delayed by two years, and learn why bongos birthed one of the most iconic horror themes of all time in this "Halloween of 1000 Corpses" monstrous mashup edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Highgarden Entertainment in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) x Wolf Creek (2005)
Season 2 · Episode 47
lundi 7 juillet 2025 • Duration 02:19:28
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, learn which scene seemed so real on set it actually worried the director, and hear how bones from Texas Chainsaw Massacre made their way onto the soundtrack of Wes Craven's second feature on this desert dread edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
Donnie Darko (2001) x I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
Season 2 · Episode 46
lundi 23 juin 2025 • Duration 02:43:30
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 Peaks dream that inspired Jane Schoenbrun, hear how watching football stoned helped Richard Kelly create the look of his wormholes, and listen to Siena's special TV GLOW-related announcement(!) on this teen angst edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
Alien (1979) x Nope (2022)
Season 2 · Episode 45
lundi 9 juin 2025 • Duration 03:04:22
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 Giger monsters, learn the deep lore behind Antlers Holst's name, and uncover Ridley Scott's hand acting cameo in this ufological edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
Final Destination (2000) x It Follows (2014)
Season 2 · Episode 44
lundi 26 mai 2025 • Duration 02:28:16
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 why the score for IT FOLLOWS was composed before the film was shot, and uncover how we really got Tony Todd as Bludworth on this "fear of fate" edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
The Others (2001) x Serial Mom (1994)
Season 2 · Episode 43
lundi 12 mai 2025 • Duration 02:20:03
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 score, uncover how reverse psychology led Kathleen Turner to her iconic role, and find out why Nicole Kidman tried to escape the part on this Mother's Day special from Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
Jawbreaker (1999) x Carrie (1976)
Season 2 · Episode 42
lundi 28 avril 2025 • Duration 02:18:03
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, uncover the ways JAWBREAKER incorporated candy into its iconic costumes and production design, and hear how one mechanical failure rewrote an entire ending—to Stephen King's liking—on this prom season pairing from Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
The Invisible Man (1933) x Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Season 2 · Episode 41
lundi 14 avril 2025 • Duration 02:22:37
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 velvet helped Claude Rains vanish, learn what a studio psychiatrist contributed to the screenwriting process, and discover the trick behind those disembodied snowy footprints on this creature feature classics edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!
Barbarian (2022) x Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Season 2 · Episode 40
lundi 31 mars 2025 • Duration 02:13:34
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, learn about the real-life Halloween murder that paralleled the filming of TWIN PEAKS, and discover which prosthetic piece for Mother didn't make the cut on this all in the family edition of Splice & Splatter. Splice & Splatter is presented by the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico with new episodes out every other Monday!
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Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer
Follow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpod
Enjoy full length video episodes and behind-the-screams on Youtube!

