MAN-MADE MONSTERS #28: Splice (2009) & Ex Machina (2014)
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 109 minutes
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Steph McKenna joins Mike to discuss a pair of films that explore how terrifying scientific advances can be when they wrench control from their creators: Splice and Ex Machina
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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The In the 21st century, filmmakers started introducing new twists on the classic Frankenstein story. |
| 0:32.3 | In 2009, Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natale created a Frankenstein-esque story, but this time about a married couple creating life, weaving in edible themes of sexual desire, violence, parenthood, and even familial love triangles. |
| 0:50.3 | In 2014, Alex Garland made his directorial debut with a similar three-hander about creating life. |
| 0:58.5 | This explored AI and the parallels between man and machine, |
| 1:03.0 | and the film feels more prescient now than ever before. |
| 1:07.6 | Stop. |
| 1:09.7 | Eva, I said stop. |
| 1:11.6 | Whoa, whoa, whoa. |
| 1:15.6 | Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of man-made monsters, and we discuss Vincenzo Natale's |
| 1:21.6 | Splice and Alex Garland's ex-Machina. |
| 1:33.3 | Welcome back to the evolution of horror. |
| 1:35.9 | My name is Mike Munser, and as ever, I am your host. |
| 1:40.0 | In this podcast, we explore and dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre, |
| 1:41.8 | one subgenre at a time. |
| 1:44.5 | We are currently in the middle of our 11th season exploring the evolution of man-made monsters. |
| 1:47.7 | And this is part 28. |
| 1:50.1 | We've reached the 21st century. |
| 1:51.8 | We're on the home stretch |
| 1:52.9 | towards the end of the season now. |
| 1:54.5 | And in this week's episode, |
| 1:55.9 | as that intro suggested, |
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