Journey Through Sci-Fi

James Payne

The sci-fi film podcast exploring the history of science fiction, one subgenre at a time. Two lifelong sci-fi nerds take you on a film-club adventure through the weird, wonderful, and world-changing history of science-fiction cinema. From space travel to mad science, body snatchers to killer robots - we cover it all!

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Journey Through Sci-Fi

Episodes (183)

Thu Feb 12th Splice (2009) & Mimic (1997): Genetic Experiments Gone Wrong
Dec 18, 2025 The Best Sci-fi of 2025: Future Frontiers
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Journey Through Sci-Fi

Feb 12, 2026
1¼ hours
171 MB

This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we're heading into murkier, creepier territory as we pair Mimic and Splice - two films that take mad science out of the lab and straight into body-horror nightmare fuel. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Vincenzo Natali, they arrive from very different moments in sci-fi cinema. Mimic comes out of the late-90s creature-feature era, mixing practical effects with early CGI and big studio ambition. Splice, released over a decade later, taps into anxieties around gene splicing, biotech, and scientists who really should know better. Visit our website https://www.j...

Journey Through Sci-Fi

Splice (2009) & Mimic (1997): Genetic Experiments Gone Wrong

James Payne

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