 In 1996, Merhige was contacted by Manson to produce a music video for "Cryptorchid" the day after he saw Merhige's 1991 experimental horror film "Begotten".Manson and Merhige met in Los Angeles, California, where they produced the video.Merhige then expressed interest in filming a video for "Antichrist Superstar", but wanted to use a bulk of footage outtake that he had already compiled.