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Put your part face on! Al & Siena are headed to Hull House for a seance in their Halloween Special Part 2: NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988) and sharing their Halloween movie picks! Learn what famous horror franchise threatened to sue over the original film name, how Mick Jagger inspired the special effects makeup, and what Disney animator created the iconic title sequence on this demonic possessed episode of Splice & Splatter! You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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There's no crime in giving yourself over to pleasure! Al & Siena are doing the timewarp over at the Frankenstein Place on Halloween Special Part 1: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)! Learn what glam rock icons wanted the part of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the lore behind the deleted Brad solo song, and what Hammer Horror props made their cameo on the longest-running science fiction double feature edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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For your information, everyone knows monsters prefer blondes. Al & Siena are traveling to Tromaville and visiting Mrs. Voorhees on this toxic team-up of THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984) x FREDDY VS JASON (2003)! Find out how that infamous head-squishing scene was shot, explore the unreal and decades-long development hell the slasher sequel survived to make it to production, and learn the low-tech recipe for Toxie's radioactive sludge on this Travis' birthday "ex-TRAV-aganza" edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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I would kill for her, I would die for her...either way, what bliss. Al & Siena are vamping with Vlad and watching for Wednesday with this gothic grouping of DRACULA: A LOVE TALE (2025) x THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991)! Find out how that snowy horseback chase was shot, learn why director Barry Sonnefeld kept fainting on set, and uncover the art history inspiration behind the vampiric lighting on this Al’s birthday “Al-stravaganza” edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Gooble Gobble, one of us! Al & Siena are crawling under caravans to join the carnival on this circus-centric pairing of FREAKS (1932) x FREAKED (1993)! Hear director Tod Browning's recurring on-set nightmare, uncover the uncredited star beneath Ortiz the Dog Man's makeup, and explore how much of an active role the carnival performers took in bringing FREAKS to the screen on this spectacles-and-sideshows edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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In the dark the blind man is king. Al & Siena are turning out the lights and feeling for fear in DON'T BREATHE (2016) x WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)! Learn why Fede Alvarez' EVIL DEAD remake affected his approach to this project, why Audrey Hepburn's only horror film led to her semi-retirement from acting, and explore the cutting-edge contact lens technology behind both blind performances on this sense-centric edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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For god's sake, get out! Al & Siena are hunting for hauntings and looking in the lakehouses of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) x WHAT LIES BENEATH (2000)! Explore why a possessed pair of pants led to James Brolin's casting, uncover how Stan Winston Studio used cutting-edge technology to craft two versions of the same corpse, and learn what made Stephen King decided to retract his own bad review of AMITYVILLE on this homeowner's horror edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Beneath this glassy surface, a world of gliding monsters. Al & Siena are swimming with sharks and sailing from safety in this oceanic episode on DEEP BLUE SEA x (1999) DEAD CALM (1989)! Explore the cutting-edge tech used to build the animatronic Makos, hear the real marine mass murder that inspired the Aussie thriller, and find out which role Samuel L. Jackson was originally offered on this deep sea suspense edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Beep beep, Richie! Al & Siena are praising Pennywise and searching sewers for this all-clown extravaganza on IT (1990) x IT: Chapters 1+2 (2017/2019)! Explore the drastically different clown-to-child-actor relationships on each set, uncover how Renaissance art inspired Skarsgard's costume, and hear how a hairdryer made horror score history in this Derry deep dive edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

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Separation can be a terrifying thing. Al & Siena are searching for second sight and untangling twins in Siena's extra-unnerving birthday special on DON'T LOOK NOW (1973) x DEAD RINGERS (1988)! Hear how the Venetian-set horror movie almost killed Donald Sutherland, learn the unnerving true story of identical twin gynecologists that inspired Cronenberg, and uncover the truth behind that infamous sex scene in this "doubles, doppelgängers, and BDSM" edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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NOW a warning?! Al and Siena are shovel-fighting frenemies and digging up dolls in this ultra-LGBTQ+ Pride episode of Splice & Splatter on DEATH BECOMES HER (1992) x BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)! Uncover which iconic one-liners were improvised, learn the secrets behind the high-tech neck twist gag, and spot the shockingly simple secret behind Meryl's onscreen chest lift in this supremely queer edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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So we just gonna ignore the bear then? Al & Siena are competing for May Queen and singing about barley for this folk horror fest on MIDSOMMAR (2019) x THE WICKER MAN (1973)! Learn how Ari Aster's second film got its start before HEREDITARY, uncover Christopher Lee's conspiracy theory behind his film getting buried beneath a motorway, and hear the terrifying truth of how those smoky ending scenes were shot on this extra pagan pairing for Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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We'll just die if we don't get this recipe! Al & Siena are picturing brick walls and stopping in Stepford on this family-gone-bad episode on VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) x THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)! Hear about the special effects that almost got one film an X, learn the bizarre reason Diane Keaton turned the Katharine Ross role down, and uncover the unnerving story behind the use of head clamps on the VILLAGE set in this Mother's Day duo edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri...Al & Siena are croaking like yokai and casting for companions on this revenge-driven duo of THE GRUDGE (2004) x AUDITION (1999)! Learn how that demonic vocal fry was recorded, spot the SFX makeup behind Audition's eye-popping climax, and hear the grossest behind-the-scenes story uncovered in the podcast's whole history on this J-horror double feature edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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We just want to be perfect. Al & Siena are training with Tilda and practicing pointe for this demonic dance duo on SUSPIRIA (2018) x BLACK SWAN (2010)! Learn how Guadagnino’s bone-cracking dance sequence was shot, hear Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis’ wildly different takes on shooting their hookup scene, and explore Tilda Swinton’s three drastic transformations in this movement and mommy issues-filled pairing on Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Now you're in the sunken place. Al & Siena are stirring teaspoons and snipping scissors in this Jordan Peele-athon on GET OUT (2017) x US (2019)! Hear how the Armitages' East Coast mansion ended up being filmed in Alabama, learn the real inspiration behind Lupita Nyong'o's rasping voice for Red, and find the director's connected cameos from each film in this Monkeypaw Productions pairing on Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Fearing is believing. Al & Siena are looking into Loa and pursuing zombie powders on the Vodou and Hoodoo-filled pairing on THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988) x THE SKELETON KEY (2005)! Dig into the real story of a man buried alive that inspired Wes Craven's zombie movie, learn how the filmmakers created their own fully custom swamp, and uncover each SFX step behind that iconic snake stunt on this undead and enchanting edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Let the games begin! Al & Siena are touring traps and slicing soles for this long-awaited splatterfest on HOSTEL (2005) x SAW (2004)! Spot all three horror director cameos hidden throughout the Eastern European vacation-gone-wrong, learn how an MRI scan launched the world's 5th most successful horror franchise, and uncover the true meaning of the "torture porn" subgenre in this blood-soaked and bicurious edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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Listen to the music of the night! Al & Siena are making meat pies and unmasking musicians for this monstrous musical pairing on SWEENEY TODD (2007) x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)! Learn about the bizarre materials—and colors—that went into making Benjamin Barker's blood, uncover the real backstory behind the divisive Gerard Butler casting, and spot how Sondheim uses medieval music to foreshadow each throat-slitting on this song-filled slasher edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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We’re having an old friend for dinner. Al & Siena are feasting on fava beans and in the market for meats in this “eat your heart out” Valentine’s special on FRESH (2022) x SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)! Learn which modern horror master is responsible for FRESH’s iconic cinematography, uncover the simple trick behind how SOTL became the only horror film to win best picture, and discover which actor in each project had to campaign for their respective parts on this cannibal coupling edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!

Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia Bergt
Theme Song: Theodore Schafer

Splice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast production

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