Mark Fortune

Jamie and Fortch in the Betamax Dungeon

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Friends and fellow nerds Mark Fortune and Jamie Ball drunkenly discuss and mis-remember a wide range of pop culture

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May 4, 2026

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Episodes

My Bloody Valentine 14.02.2024

86. "What happened to your Dad, Axel?" Happy Valentines day dunge heads! Hope you have a lovely romantic day, you know, with flowers and chocolates and candlelit suppers. Kissing and stuff. This week; Jamie has a burrito related existential moment in Swindon Town centre, the dungeon doofs discuss possible Valentines day date options and in keeping with the romantic theme, the main feature is 1981...

Maniac Cop / Grizzly Man 10.02.2024

85. "My nickname in prison, would be Stinky." Hiya listeners! Step inside and join us on another journey into the bizarre and wonderful. This episode; Jamie has been spending a worrying amount of time on a Nintendo game and also dabbling in the realm of Japanese pinky violence films. Mark has been watching tragic, Timothy Treadwell documentary; Grizzly Man, and for the main feature the dungeon duo...

All The Colors Of The Dark / Saltburn 04.02.2024

84. "Make it a bit more welcoming." Whaddup dunge heads, welcome back to the Betamax Dungeon. This week; Jamie has discovered why everyone is banging on about Saltburn (spoilers, avoid 2:30 to 8:30), and for the main feature the dungeon dickheads discuss the surreal, 70s satanic panic movie; All The Colors Of The Dark, starring the iconic Edwige Fenech. As ever contains swearing and drunken opinio...

Hatchet / Rebel Moon / The Beast Must Die! 23.01.2024

83. "He fucked up the time I met Tony Todd." You grubby little ghoulie, once again we have you in our vice like grip! Welcome back to the Betamax Dungeon dunge heads!. Loads to talk about this episode; Mark has been watching bizarre werewolf mystery movie; The Beast Must Die! Jamie has watched Zack Snyder's latest; Rebel Moon (spoilers, avoid 12:40 to 28:45) and for the main feature the two idiots...

Enter The Ninja / Review of 2023 11.01.2024

82. "They hadn't found gold for ages." Bang! Ninja kick to the face! Happy new year dunge heads! Welcome once again to our creepy ass bowels. We've got another bumper episode for you, to keep you warm in the winter months. First up, the dungeon duo discuss their favourite movies of 2023, and for the main feature they take a trip back to the early 80s ninja craze to watch Cannon film's Enter the Ni...

Silent Night, Deadly Night / The Pope's Exorcist (No spoilers) 24.12.2023

81. "Put this habit on and beat the shit outta me." Merry Christmas dunge heads (phew! just in time), break out the egg nog and mince pies! Welcome to our special holiday Yuletide celebration!! As a special Christmas gift to you, the dungeon doofs discuss recent exorcism movie; The Pope's Exorcist, and for our main feature; we're doing festive slasher; Silent Night, Deadly Night from 1984. Comical...

Basket Case 22.12.2023

80. "Maybe he's been filing them down, he's got two hands." Hello again thrill seekers, we're beckoning to you in a faintly creepy manner, why not step inside the dungeon once again? This week Mark has been down an unexpected rabbit hole, and there's a brief discussion of dated sit-coms. For our main feature we're back on the scuzzy streets of New York for low budget "classic"; Basket Case. Warnin...

Graduation Day 16.12.2023

79. "How is he gonna be happy with the turtle?" Hiya dunge heads. Welcome back to our slimy, monster filled inner sanctum. Lots to chat about this week, to start, the duo discuss a couple of recent trailer releases, Jamie is haunted by an eerie episode of Tales of the Unexpected, Tobe Hooper pops up briefly and our main feature this week, is early 80s slasher; Graduation Day. Warning!! As ever con...

Dog Soldiers / Thanksgiving (No Spoilers!) 09.12.2023

78. "You can only sleep with people that have never seen you in a film." Whaddup dunge heads! Nice of you to drop into the depths again. We've got another thrilling, bumper episode of fun for you this week. Topics covered include; Jason and the argonauts, the new Japanese Godzilla movie and which cinemas it may play in, Mark has been watching various werewolf movies, and Jamie has been back to the...

The Exterminator 03.12.2023

77. "The cost of beef in New York is too high!" Greetings ghoulies, its good to have you back in our clutches. This episode you can expect; further criticism of the introduction and theme tune, brief chatter regarding Edgar Allan Poe, the extended cut of Batman v Superman and seven samurai in space. For the main feature the dungeon duo head back to the grimy grindhouse era of New York City and wat...

Wrong Turn / More Tales of the Unexpected 22.11.2023

76. "I think he pops up in the sequels, yeh, I'm not sitting through any of them soon." Hiya weirdos, I see you're back to take another cheeky peek into the abyss. If you can get past Jamie's atrocious introduction, then there's plenty of dark fun in store for you this episode. Mark has been watching more Tales of the Unexpected and Jamies been watching the new Netflix series; Fall of the House of...

Creature From The Black Lagoon 15.11.2023

75. "I was hoping my noise box would do all the heavy lifting." Hello dunge heads, nice to have you back again. This episode; Jamie unveils his crappy new introduction (with added sound effects!), he's also been to the local flea pit to watch Killers of the Flower Moon (don't worry, no spoilers!!) theres brief chat about John Carpenter's Escape from New York and for the main feature the dungeon do...

Halloween III: Season of the Witch 07.11.2023

74. "I think he was only letting down his kids, no one important." Autumnal greetings listener. Nice of you to join us in the rancid depths again. This week the dungeon duo are still in a Samhain state of mind, so the main feature is insane Halloween sequel; Season of the Witch. This third entry in the franchise is so bonkers that it doesn't even feature Michael Myers! What it does have though is...

Trick 'r Treat / The Creator / Halloween 31.10.2023

73. "I dont want strangers knowing about my fish dying! What?" Boo!! Wa-hey listener. Welcome to Halloween in the dungeon!! Or Samhain if you happen to be a druid, Wiccan or serial killer. Why not take a break from apple bobbing, pumpkin carving or body disposal and have a listen to this weeks podcast? This episode the dungeon duo get fully into the spooky spirit of things and discuss Halloween an...

The Warriors 25.10.2023

72. "Mine just looked like thunderbirds two." Can you dig it? Hiya dunge heads, nice of you to join us again. This episode, the dungeon duo discuss; the phantom raspberry blower of olde London Town, further character assassination of scaffolders, Mark has been watching Steve Coogan in The Reckoning, Jamie has been stuck on a boss in the Resident Evil 4 remake and a listener shout out turns into a...

Re-Animator / Saw X / Toxic Avenger trailer 18.10.2023

71. "Maybe you're putting a scaffolding up." Hello you lush weirdo, its nice to have you back in our bowels, we've got a truly diabolical episode for you this time round. Listen in as the dungeon duo discuss; the new Toxic Avenger teaser trailer, Jamie's recent trip to the local flea pit to watch Saw X, another detailed analysis of nudity, and the main feature is splatter classic; Re-Animator, dir...

Vamp / Chuck Palahniuk 12.10.2023

70. "You can go to Tescos and look at a woman's face!" We're back listener! With a brand new spooky ass theme tune, just in time for the Halloween season! This week the dungeon bozos discuss; the recent Zelda game; Tears of the Kingdom, a correction regarding Eli Roth's Thanksgiving trailer, Jamie looks forward to the new Saw movie, and for the main feature; the duo take a trip to the neon lit, wr...

Species 05.10.2023

69. "They're a gang of cock blockers, just chasing after her for the whole movie." Howdy ho listener, ready for another mind bending trip into the chilling world of the betamsx dungeon? The chatter this week covers; Valiant and Image comics of the 90s, a family visit to the local fleapit to watch A Haunting in Venice, and the main feature is H.R Giger inspired, horny alien on the loose movie; Spec...

Shakma / Thanksgiving trailer 30.09.2023

68. "Its not about the size Mark, its about the fury." Hello you huggable and supportive dunge heads, ready to take another plunge into the weird and bizarre world of the Betamax dungeon? It's monkey business as usual this week (sorry), as the two boneheads roll the dice, and take a chance on another movie they've never seen before! The risky main feature this week, is killer baboon movie; Shakma....

District 9 / Tales of the Unexpected 24.09.2023

67. "Are you sure it was you that put the bread in the bed?" Hiya you beautiful freak, the dungeon door is wide open, venture in if you dare! Come on, hang out with us. This episode, the main feature is Neil Blomkamp's amazing Sci-fi debut; District 9. Listen in as the dungeon duo discuss; advanced alien weaponry, the zero to hero character arc of our protagonist, the moving performance of Sharlto...

Bats / Planet Of The Apes 14.09.2023

66. "When Optimus Prime died, I cried, it was like his leg had come off again." Whaddup you gorgeous dunge heads, good of you to hang with us again in the inner sanctum of our wonky ass dungeon. This episode was recorded on Jamie's actual, real life, IRL birthday, so as a treat he got to pick the movie again. Determined to choose something that he and Fortch had never seen before; this week's main...

Warning Sign / Police Academy 09.09.2023

65. "Its like having a trifle, oh this is nice!, on the top a lovely bit of cream on the top, sprinkles on it, and then its shit underneath." Hiya listener. Always good to have you back in the creepy bowels of our spooky dungeon. This episode the two dickheads discuss viral outbreak thriller; Warning Sign. Fondly remembered by Jamie from his distant youth, its fair to say that inspite of a top not...

Gremlins / The Meg 2 30.08.2023

64. "Billy, is a shit pet owner!!" Hello dunge heads, thanks for returning to our funky little dungeon. This week the dungeon duo discuss a wide range of stuff after a brief summer break; the main feature is Joe Dante's gateway horror classic, Gremlins. Fortch has also been to the local fleapit to watch the Meg 2, which sparks a conversation about shark attack movies and jamie has been down a Cron...

Amsterdamned 20.08.2023

63. "Some of the chewbacca outfits were a bit ropey." Hello again you beautiful seeker of the weird and wonderful, it's good to have you back in the bowels of the dungeon. This episode the dungeon duo visit the land of clogs, tulips and windmills. Theres no time for a cup of tea and a sandwich in a ganja cafe though because a murderous frogman is stalking and terrorising the canals of Amsterdam! C...

Hellraiser / The Twilight Zone 05.08.2023

62. "The cenobites? Are they perverts?" Hello again strange listener, it's good to have you back. This week the dungeon duo muck about with a mysterious puzzle box and take a day trip to hell to discuss Clive Barker's Hellraiser! Listen in as they discuss a splatter classic created by a true visionary of the horror genre, also popping up in the chat; Fortch revisits his favourite Twilight Zone epi...

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