Mark Ayling

𝚁𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙸𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙺𝚘𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚐 (𝟷𝟿𝟹𝟼 ~ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼) 🖤

In which Jason goes to hell eventually, after featuring as a side character in a movie that plays like a lower budget Shocker rip off. Pretty wretched, but the practical effects are fun.

Wahey — contributor copy of Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance has rocked up. Massive thanks to producer Mike for bringing me and @snipsmovies.bsky.social, and eternal thanks to the mighty @neilsnowdon.bsky.social for his unwavering support. Can’t wait to get cracking on Vol. 3…

Rewatched and it ain’t half bad. Funnier than I remember. Too.

When your daughter surprises you wearing this and you make a high pitched keening noise not unlike a fearful animal caught in a trap… Dad fail…

Another #hooptober leftover boxed. Rewatched as my Steve Miner entry cause I couldn’t face the Day of the Dead remake… maybe next time…

Rewatched for #hooptober and it’s still a smart and bloody good time…

If you can get past the gimmicky casting this is a bit of an under appreciated gem. Fine Jerry Goldsmith score too. Not perfect but a good time. Which some days is enough.

Not nearly as good as the original… alas.

Some New Horizons promo bits for BLOODFIST VIII: TRAINED TO KILL // BLOODFIST VIII: HARD WAY OUT (1996) — or, as it was originally known, the franchise-less ‘Hard Way Out’.

My favorite review

A very commendable remake, that presents Barbara as an empowered kick ass femme. That said it lacks the gut punch final nihilistic insult of the original.

I didn’t enjoy this when I last watched it at the cinema, but I watched it again tonight and it was kind of, sort of… good.

Gruey!

Handmade Films ✌️🎬

Bit of a find this… A gritty, highly entertaining, seat of your pants style Brit heist movie with Mancunian King of Rohan Bernard Hill in the lead… Quality.

A delightful romp and no mistake…

Bela Alucard classics night… #hooptober

‘He’s torn our carpet!’ There’ve been a few musketeer movies over the years but this and its immediate sequel are still my favourites…

My somewhat belated birthday presents have arrived… #physicalmedia

A tragic mountaineering doc that really does highlight the perils of climbing extremely large hills.

Not sure why my vegetarian self decided to sit through this. Equal parts brutal, morally questionable, and psychologically riveting. Hard to watch, but an intense and unflinching account of a traditional, masculine, theatrical danse macabre that is disturbing, upsetting, compelling.

The Vourdalak (2023) dir. Adrien Beau 🎬 If you want to see something spooky in the lead up to Halloween I recommend this French movie. The story follows a lost aristocrat into an Eastern European forest where he asks a secluded family for help. 🧵1/3 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

It's Friday, so as per usual for the one hundredth and thirty third time, here's INSIDE THE VIDEO STORE! (really expected people to be bored of these by now! 😂) youtu.be/YgAIsa_Xc3E?...

Being made to watch… though I suspect I may enjoy it.

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on January 26th on #4K/Blu-ray dual format and Blu-ray in the US from @criterion.bsky.social: #Deliverance (1972)! The ultimate odyssey into the untamed wilderness of the supposedly civilized heart, John Boorman’s shock to the pop-culture consciousness follows

There's still LOADSSSS of cool stuff being added to The Schlock Pit. This is the latest from Matty, on a film that nearly just got a UK boutique release. But alas...

Good morning good morning… way to start the day…

Here we go then #hooptober Romero… #halloween #horror

Thrilled beyond belief that mine and @snipsmovies.bsky.social fingerprints are all over this. Altogether now: “Robo-Schlock!”

Friday morning singalong…

Fantastical. Tonally a bit chaotic. Still fun though.

Mitchum in 4K is a whole lotta noir…

Heads up #horror fans! It's time for @VHSRevival's annual #Halloween #quiz: 31 diabolical questions for you to feast upon This one focuses on the #80s, which many consider to be the genre's 2nd golden age Enjoy! And share your scores if you dare! vhsrevival.com/2026/10/14/y...

The bat noises in this are wonderfully unhinged.

A chaotic Cannon production, with Tobe Hooper at the helm. This here re-make of the red menace from the red planet science fiction b movie classic is equal parts frustrating, goofy and enjoyable… #hooptober

I simply can’t recommend this film highly enough. A genuinely surprising home grown crime doesn’t pay heist movie treat. I knew nothing about it. Thanking @snipsmovies.bsky.social once again, simply for existing…

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Thanks to Jack Lyons for popping over for a chat last week. He's written a great article for The Globe. Huge respect also to two of my customers - Matt's Humphris and Cooke - who were kind enough to answer some of his questions. www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2662277...

As queer themed body horrors about demon possession go, it ain’t half bad…

Continuing the #hooptober run with this haunted house (kind of) classic…

All I'm saying is I reckon those eyes would have popped.

We actually gave it a decent write up a few years back! geekchocolate.co.uk/microwave-ma...

Okay then… in the words of interplanetary gambling man Lando Calrissian … ‘Here goes nothing…’