Splice & Splatter

By Al LaFleur & Siena Sofia BergtTV & Film Film Reviews Film History

Splice & Splatter episodes

August 25, 2025 Minisode 1: The Crow Live Show
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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 The Crow (1994) episode. Celebrate 50 episodes with us at our first ever Live Show!
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Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Producer: Warren Langford
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

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25 min
August 18, 2025 The Birds (1963) x The Crow (1994)
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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 first meeting, pull back the curtain on Disney's lost yellowscreen process used to keep corvid wings crispy in composite shots, and learn how—and why—production decided to continue after its star's tragic death in this all-avian anniversary installment 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

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2 hr 47 min
August 04, 2025 Phenomena (1985) x Arachnophobia (1990)
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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 of insects onscreen, uncover the Olympic process of arachnid casting, and learn to spot why CREEPERS is actually set in an alternate timeline in this many-legged mashup 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

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2 hr 27 min
July 21, 2025 The Final Girls (2015) x Friday the 13th (1980)
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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 Sevigny casting that almost was, and find out why Sean Cunningham's ad campaign publicly pissed of the MoMA in this summer camp screamfest 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

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2 hr 16 min
July 07, 2025 The Hills Have Eyes (1977) x Wolf Creek (2005)
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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

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2 hr 20 min
June 23, 2025 Donnie Darko (2001) x I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
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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

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2 hr 44 min
June 09, 2025 Alien (1979) x Nope (2022)
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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

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3 hr 5 min
May 26, 2025 Final Destination (2000) x It Follows (2014)
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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

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2 hr 29 min
May 12, 2025 The Others (2001) x Serial Mom (1994)
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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

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2 hr 21 min
April 28, 2025 Jawbreaker (1999) x Carrie (1976)
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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

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2 hr 19 min

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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…