The Slay Offs

Put your phone on silent and take your seats, The Slay Offs has gone broadway baby! Hello and welcome to a musical interlude in the Golden Age of Horror tournament bracket where your host Ben Ellt discusses the rise  in popularity of horror musicals, some favourites they've seen and what the hope to see in the future.     If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Blu...

Hello and welcome to a follow up prideful bonus interlude in the Golden Age of Horror tournament bracket where your host Ben Ellt goes over even more essential LGBTQIA+ horror movie recommendations to watch this pride month!      If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theslayoffspod.bsky.social  Check out our list on Letterboxd to...

Join your lovable host Ben Ellt as they recap the first four months of 2026, looking over January, February, March and April in the world of horror to see if horror has made an impact so far in the year!       If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theslayoffspod.bsky.social  Check out our list on Letterboxd to stay up to date wit...

Join host Ben Ellt as they recap the last four months of 2025, looking over September, October, November and December in the world of horror to see what;s new and how horror changed!       If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theslayoffspod.bsky.social  Check out our list on Letterboxd to stay up to date with the movies represen...

Join host Ben Ellt as they recap their thoughts on Round 1 of the Slay Offs Golden Age of Horror bracket, discuss how the podcast came about and what's in store for Round 2!        If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theslayoffspod.bsky.social  Check out our list on Letterboxd to stay up to date with the movies representing eac...

Welcome to a stab filled bonus episode of The Slay Offs podcast! In preperation for Scream 7 (2026) now in theaters, come join your host Ben Ellt as they rank all 14 Ghostfaces named in Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), Scream 4 (2011), Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023)! Who will take home the golden knife for best Ghostface?       If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@...

Welcome to a very love filled special bonus episode of The Slay Offs! Come join your host Ben Ellt as they recommend some horror movies to check out from suspicious first daters, broken hearted cynics, horror loving couples and couples who have been together for so long looking to spice things up, there are some Valentine horror movies suitable for everyone!       If you want to email us go to: th...

Welcome to the Three-way Triathalon Thirty-Second official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! Due to some miscalculated bad maths, we are having a battle between three years instead of two, so exit the stasus pods, catch up on the last 15 year...

Welcome to the Thriving Thirty-First official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! Don a samurai's demon mask and dance into craziness to fight for the God of gold in the battle between years 1964 vs 2018!   If you want to email us go to: thesla...

Hello and welcome to a special holiday bonus interlude in the Golden Age tournament bracket where your host Ben Ellt looks over some good, some bad but all jolly, Christmas horror movies to stuff in your stocking this Christmas day!   If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theslayoffspod.bsky.social  Check out our list on Letterbo...

Welcome to the Thirsty Thirtieth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From young dreams of chainsaws past, prepare to break the rules in the battle between years 1974 vs 1984!   If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.co...

Welcome to the tumbleweeded Twenty-Ninth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt and returning guest host Rosie as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! It's time to wrestle massive snakes, fight the killer snow and prepare for to be the breakout pop idol for the battle between y...

Welcome to the thingamabobing Twenty-Eigth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt and returning guest host Rosie as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! It's time to venture down to Antartica, relive the 60's and prepare for a ghostly paranormal battle between years 1982 vs 202...

Welcome to the invasive Twenty-Seventh official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From home invasions to one eyed cursed birds, prepare to confront the past in the battle between years 1967 vs 2019!   If you want to email us go to: theslayoff...

Welcome to the killer musical Twenty-Sixth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From real life serial killers to singing plants looking for a shave, prepare to merge with a fly in the battle between years 1986 vs 2007!   If you want to...

Welcome to the takeover Twenty-Fifth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From second chances to one good scare, prepare for a pod person carrying on screaming in the battle between years 1966 vs 1978!   If you want to email us go to: t...

Welcome to the Timeless Twenty-Fourth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt with a special spook interval by guest host Bran Reid as we continue navigating our terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From the found footage fables, harrowing trials and foreign frights, come join the battle between years 1999...

Welcome to the Transformative Twenty-Third official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt and guest host Bran Reid as we continue navigating our terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From the new body of horror, meta commentary and the joyfull noises of me cat sitting, come join the battle between years 1996 vs 201...

Welcome to the tap dancing Twenty-Second official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From body horror ballet to detectives who are not who they seem, prepare for a sick and twisted battle between years 1977 vs 2010!   If you want to email us g...

Welcome to the trialing Twenty-First official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! From the horrors of demonic pregnancy to the horrors of the capitalistic faith, prepare to follow us into a witch trial between years 1968 vs 1970! Check out the...

Welcome to the Twisted Twentieth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt and returning guest host Rosie as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! Beware of new zoo exhibits, chaotic bisexuals and push in the videotape of the battle between years 1983 vs 1992!   If you want to emai...

Welcome to the nihilistic nineteenth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt and returning guest host Rosie as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! Fasten your necktie for the sinful battle between years 1972 vs 1995! If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com F...

Welcome to the eternally evergreen eighteenth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! It's time to witness a battle of re-animeted malformed men vying for eternal freedom by fire in the years 1969 vs 1985! If you want to email us go to: th...

Hello and welcome to a special bonus interlude in the Golden Age tournament bracket where your host Ben Ellt looks over the horror movies that released in May through August of 2025 and takes a look at how horror has shaped up in the middle of 2025 so far.   If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theslayoffspod.bsky.social  Check...

Welcome to the self absorbed seventeenth official match off for Round 1 of The Slay Offs! Come Join your host Ben Ellt as they continue navigating the terrifying tournament to find the best year for horror movies in the Golden Age of horror! It's time to uncage your feelings about that toxic ex and fly away to this battle between years 1963 vs 1994! If you want to email us go to: theslayoffspodcas...