Men in Chains

Men in Chains Review

Former escape artist Mark Bind started Men in Chains because he wanted to explore extreme, non-sexual bondage. He says that he actually began the site in December 2012 while he was a voluntary prisoner and slave. He featured pictures of his confinement and wrote about how he felt living for hours at a time in a cage. Now, Men in Chains features his videos and a small selection of his writing on a blog. We last reviewed the site over two years ago, so join me as I head back to visit this very creative site.

Men who are into bondage come in all shapes, types, sizes and ages, so you'll find quite a variety here. You'll see everything from hipsters to grandpas, along with muscle men, guys with slender to athletic bodies, daddies, and some men with a bit of a belly. It's all about restraint and confinement, not the type of guys. Bind himself is slender, and I'm guessing he's in his forties or fifties. He's clean-shaven, he runs a nasty mouth and knows how to put his prisoners in their place. He appears in many of the videos including a series called "Lock Down Full Time" which documents his daily imprisonment over 121 days.

You'll be treated to all kinds of bondage from ropes, chains and handcuffs to full-body suits and plastic wrap; confinement cages, boxes, and other devices. One guy has his hands and feet cemented in concrete, another is tied to a pole, and yet another is mummified in a body bag. Lots of men are hogtied, and some are suspended with rope or chains. Bind even gets a tattoo while his hands are cuffed behind his back. And if you like prison role play, this is a favorite theme here with men acting as prisoners, correctional officers, jailers, and wardens.

The videos often appear as a part of a series or shared theme. One of the series, called "Appleville" runs for 11 episodes with each one clocking in between 13 and 20 minutes. It's a story about an ex-marine in his twenties named Jimmy who is pulled over by the crooked sheriff (he turns unsuspecting male motorists into slaves). Jimmy endures psychological and physical torment including interrogation, confinement in metal stockades, a strait jacket or being chained to the floor in a concrete room. Sometimes Jimmy just lies in his cell listening to other prisoners yelling to be released.

Altogether there are 23 sections or series where you’ll find the videos, and each usually has a one or two line description, but not much more than that. “Self Bondage” features men restraining themselves using mostly magnet lock devices. “Bondage Projects” offers various things like “Making a Mummy Case” and “The Coffin Box”. The rest are mostly series like "Jailbound" featuring four inmates dealing with a hot-tempered Southern jailer, "Prison Hell" that tells the story of a new inmate who encounters a nightmare of a warden who uses him in fighting games until the tables get turned. "Information Please" features a captured soldier who is being interrogated for information about a planned invasion, and there's the seven-part thriller "Bed and Breakfast" that features a young couple staying at a B&B run by a very kinky couple with a secret dungeon in their basement.

There are also standalone sessions that are grouped into various themes like "Bondage with 8 Men" or "Bondage in Two Minutes". There are also documentaries on the making of the scenes or a particular kind of bondage like concrete hands and feet or a coffin box. Other times we simply watch a bound guy struggling to free himself – he never does, and we never seen his master. This is not a gay porn site, so don't expect explicit nudity or sex - the focus here is men in bondage.

Men in Chains offers 613 exclusive, streaming videos in MP4 format. They display at 800x450 and streamed fine on my computer, my Android phone and my tablet. They're good amateur quality with good clarity and sound so you can hear all of the instructions, admonishing, pleading, and yelling. The videos generally run between 20 and 30 minutes each, but some are only 10 minutes, and there's a whole series called "Bondage in Two Minutes" where the videos run from two to four minutes each. The site used to have a single photo gallery, but it’s been removed.

There are a handful of behind-the-scenes and interview videos, and they appear in the appropriate series sections. Many videos have a trailer, and these also appear in their series section, but there’s also a Preview section on the Videos page, however these weren’t counted in the video totals. Under Writings you’ll also find 20 articles written by Bind himself about various aspects of his kink.

The MenInChains videos are not dated, but there are a couple of places where you’ll find clues on the site’s update schedule. Under the Schedule section, are dated videos coming to the site through the end of December 2024, and these show two releases every week. There’s a short section at the bottom of the page that also details the videos they’re working on for 2025. Bind sure is organized. 

The homepage shows all of the videos that appeared on the site in January 2024. What’s confusing is that there were 31 releases, one on each day of the month, but since the Schedule section shows two updates weekly, I emailed the owner. He said the other videos are featured videos, suggestions on what to watch next. He has plans to make this less confusing in the future.

Are there any drawbacks? The site doesn't have a dedicated members area, and there's no join button; you can click Purchase in the header or watch a short preview of any video, then you're presented with join options or a password box. The 24-hour option had previously been unlimited, but now it’s limited to 50 videos, which is a lot of videos to stream in one day. Good news is that once you enter your password, you won't have to do it again. The site does not offer downloads, and in fact, every page has a lengthy warning that you'll be charged $250,000 for every video you download. And honestly, any flaws are trumped by the creative and authentic content.

Finally, I wish the Videos section somehow indicated where the new releases are going after they appear on the Homepage. The various sections and series aren’t dated or highlighted as being updated, so it’s hard to know what’s going on. Maybe it’s more fun to explore this way.

Men in Chains is a labor of love created and maintained by bondage enthusiast Mark Bind. He films scenes featuring extreme bondage and prison scenarios in realistic settings using all kinds of gear from duct tape or rope to full-equipped jails or playrooms. It's always a joy reviewing a site produced by someone who is really into their kink, as Bind certainly is, and some of his movies are more chilling than anything you'll see in a movie theater. The 613 exclusive streaming videos are good amateur quality and played well on my desktop and mobiles, they add two new videos each week, and the genuine and authentic bondage and confinement sessions will keep you charged up. This is definitely one bondage lovers will want to check out.

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