Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people whose disappearances are still shrouded in mystery. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #2 -- "The Jamison Family" -- A family's truck is found tucked away in a forest.. it contained their emaciated dog and $32,000 cash... but what they discover next is truly horrifying (Original YouTube link ...
Mar 14, 2024•30 min•Ep. 212
On a cold day in January 2008, a woman named Judy got out of her car and hustled across the parking lot toward a church. When she reached the side door, she fumbled around in her pocket for the keys. Once she found the right one, she slid it into the lock, but discovered the door was already unlocked. The woman was immediately annoyed, because these doors were meant to stay locked, so clearly someone had forgot to do that. She pushed the door open and right away noticed the church office door on...
Mar 11, 2024•48 min•Ep. 211
There are places on this planet that people are not supposed to go… however, some people ignore that and just go anyway, and oftentimes, it doesn't end well. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Final Descent" -- 28 people were canoeing in Slovenia when they suddenly realized they had a big problem ...
Mar 07, 2024•27 min•Ep. 210
On April 26, 2002, a man was walking to his apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina when he noticed something moving around in the bushes. The man looked closer, and to his horror, he saw a "Peeping Tom." A person was literally standing there staring in the window of this young girl's bedroom. The man yelled aggressively at the person, which sent them running for their life. When word spread about this incident, residents of the apartment complex were hopeful that the Peeping Tom was so scared from...
Mar 04, 2024•45 min•Ep. 209
This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 53. In 1996, an 18 year old college freshman named Diane, began acting strangely. She would suddenly break down and start crying hysterically, and then a second later, she'd get extremely mad, and then a second after that, she'd be fine again, as if nothing had happened. For a while, her classmates thought her erratic behavior must be tied to her just really missing her boyfriend, who went to another school. But when Dian...
Feb 29, 2024•45 min•Ep. 208
In February of 2000, a police officer in a small Missouri town stepped into an apartment where a man had just taken his own life. The officer felt bad for the guy, but at the same time, when he walked in there, he fully expected this to be a pretty straightforward case… man commits suicide, the end. However, after walking over to the body, the officer spotted something odd laying on the ground near the dead man's head. It was a book, and it was open to a page with writing on it. The officer knel...
Feb 26, 2024•45 min•Ep. 207
Our stories typically have really big plot twists at the end, and today’s story is no different. However, the plot twist today is so unexpected, so abrupt, so horrifying… that it will keep you guessing until the end. Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video: #1 -- "The Curse" -- The plot twist in this story is so horrifying and unexpected, it'll keep you guessing until the end (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/vs936bysimI?feature=shared ) For 100s more st...
Feb 22, 2024•34 min•Ep. 206
Just after 11 a.m. on a fall day in 2003, a crime scene analyst named Anna Cox was standing in the middle of a horrific crime scene inside of an apartment near Tampa, Florida. At her feet was a dead body in a pool of blood, and moving all around her were dozens of police officers and other investigators taking photos and collecting evidence. But none of those things or those other people stood out to Anna, because right now, the only thing she could think about was what she saw on the wall. She ...
Feb 19, 2024•41 min•Ep. 205
Today's podcast features 3 "underwater diving" horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Leaf Blower" -- A diver is contracted to raise a sunken boat (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/242QjjilqIE?feature=shared ) #2 -- "Swiss Cheese" -- Divers explore an undergrou...
Feb 15, 2024•35 min•Ep. 204
One November night in 2004, in a tiny town in Alaska, a state trooper was responding to a call about a potential car accident. He eventually reached the isolated logging road where the accident supposedly happened, and sure enough, he saw a smoking vehicle that had clearly gone off the road. The trooper quickly got out of his vehicle and rushed down to the car to see if there was anyone he could help. But when he go there and looked inside the car, at first he was just confused. But then, he loo...
Feb 12, 2024•50 min•Ep. 203
Today’s podcast features 3 crazy stories about political assassinations and professional hits. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Bug Bite" -- A reporter feels a pain in his leg and assumes its just a bug bite (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/ny_s07D-LT8?feature=sh...
Jan 11, 2024•31 min•Ep. 202
In the summer of 2014, a man named Mark Porter sat in the small lobby of a quick service oil change garage. As he waited for his oil change to wrap up, he sipped a cup of coffee and looked out the window. But a minute later, a strange man walked into the shop and despite there being plenty of empty seats, the man sat down right next to Mark. Mark thought this was odd, but he tried not to over think it and just kept on sipping his coffee. The strange man started talking to Mark, just small talk, ...
Jan 08, 2024•46 min•Ep. 201
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Crush Injury" -- 3 brothers discover a secret staircase in the woods (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/sx14YtiLFIM?feature=shared ) #2 -- "Long Lost Daughter" -- An unbelievable coincid...
Jan 04, 2024•34 min•Ep. 200
On July 16, 2011 in Colusa County, California, 7-year-old Fabian Ayala sat in his father's truck while his dad worked on a farm nearby. Suddenly, the ground starting to shake, and the windshield inside the truck shattered, sending glass flying onto Fabian. Fabian closed his eyes and tried to protect himself with his arms, and then finally when all the shaking stopped, he leapt out of the truck and looked around to figure out what had just happened. But when he looked down the road in front of hi...
Jan 01, 2024•45 min•Ep. 199
This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 8. On Christmas Eve in 1992, an 18-year-old woman named Danita Gullette stepped outside of her place of work into the freezing Dayton, Ohio night air, and began walking toward her mother's house. After a few minutes, Danita decided to call her mother to ask her something that couldn't wait until she arrived. So Danita stopped at a payphone, slipped a few coins into the phone's coin slot, then dialed the number she knew by...
Dec 28, 2023•47 min•Ep. 197
Far and away the two scariest parts of this story are one, when Jason brings the Dybbuk Box home and he goes to bed that first night, and then two, the following night what Jason sees in his living room is just horrifying. Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video: #1 -- "Dybbuk Box" -- The famous 2003 Dybbuk Box event (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/Bf_9w1vpq50?feature=shared ) For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just ca...
Dec 28, 2023•41 min•Ep. 198
Have you ever had the overwhelming feeling that something or someone was watching you? Well, today’s podcast features 3 stories that will have you checking your house for intruders before you go to sleep. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Never Alone" -- A father notices writing in his daughter's closet (Original YouTube link -- https...
Dec 21, 2023•30 min•Ep. 196
On the night of August 22nd, 2004, in an extremely affluent neighborhood in Florida, millionaire lawyer John Sutton dragged himself across the floor of his bedroom. He couldn't see anything, and his head was in agonizing pain, but somehow, someway he still managed to pull himself up to his feet, and then he staggered his way through the house and made it out the front door to safety. However, there was still someone else in the house behind him. Moments later, a Miami SWAT team entered John's ho...
Dec 18, 2023•46 min•Ep. 195
There are certain stories that legitimately just seem too strange to be true, and today’s story is definitely one of those. But when you get to the end of the story, you will see that a major American educational institution fact-checked this story really aggressively , and it held up... it really happened. So, go into today’s very wild story with an open mind. Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video: #1 -- "Beyond the Veil" -- Some stories legitimately seem too strange to ...
Dec 14, 2023•34 min•Ep. 194
Late one night in the spring of 1937, a young woman stumbled into her apartment building, drunk after a long night of partying with friends. She made her way up the steps, and reached her apartment door. And after she opened it up, she stepped inside, and her little dog ran up to her and she gave it a little pat, and then she walked toward her bedroom. But the moment she stepped foot into that pitch black room, something felt off. It was too quiet. But before she could figure out what was going ...
Dec 11, 2023•50 min•Ep. 193
Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “ no way out .” The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Shattered Glass" -- One of the worst disasters in sports history (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/oon2bSZoGVs?feature=shared ) #2 -- "Minivan" -- How quickly things can go wrong (Original YouTube l...
Dec 07, 2023•28 min•Ep. 192
One summer day in 1978, a man came home from work to his house in a nice neighborhood in Illinois. He went inside the front door and called out to his wife, but she didn't call back. The man looked around the house and was annoyed that it was so dirty. His wife had said she was going to spend the day cleaning, and it seemed like she had not. But after searching the house, he had not found his wife yet, and so he stared to wonder if she was okay. The only place left to check for her was in t...
Dec 04, 2023•49 min•Ep. 191
Today’s podcast features 3 mysterious stories with uncrackable clues. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "John Doe" -- Man stays home alone to watch the Super Bowl... what he does next is hard to believe (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/phJD8mb0Tfs?feature=shared ) #2 -- "Single Blow" -- Man thinks someone is out to get him (O...
Nov 30, 2023•35 min•Ep. 190
What happens when armed home invaders break into a residence thats owned by a man who has a black belt in karate, he keeps hundreds of guns stashed all throughout his house, and he also has a doomsday shelter specifically in case somebody breaks into his house? Well, the result might surprise you. For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter ...
Nov 27, 2023•37 min•Ep. 189
Today’s podcast features 3 stories about people who, by all accounts, should have died… but didn’t. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Harrison Okene" -- Fisherman is in the bathroom when boat capsizes (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/qO6EAw8kVpA?feature=shared ) #2 -- "I Got This" -- A woman wakes up in a death trap (Origina...
Nov 23, 2023•31 min•Ep. 188
At around 9:00 PM on September 13th, 2006, a college student walked towards her friend’s apartment in the small town of Valley City, North Dakota. She walked up the steps and was about to knock on her friend's door, when she was hit with this really powerful chemical smell. She looked around wondering where the smell was coming from, and that's when she realized it was coming from her friend's apartment. More confused than worried, the friend knocked on the door, but there was no answe...
Nov 20, 2023•43 min•Ep. 187
Some of the world’s worst killers are not human, and today’s podcast features 2 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #2 -- "A Few Drops" -- A seemingly meaningless event turns into a nightmare for one world renowned chemist (Original YouTube link -- https://youtu.be/q86aQiINdyo?feature=shared ) #1 -- "Unknown...
Nov 16, 2023•33 min•Ep. 186
In the winter of 2001, inside of a Southern California police department, a fax machine in the corner of the room suddenly came to life. A moment later, a few pieces of paper fell into the tray, and an officer walked over and began reading them. As he did, his eyes went wide. The fax was a gold mine of evidence for an ongoing murder investigation that had begun to stall, so this fax was a major breakthrough. But as officers rushed over to see the fax for themselves, they all started to feel like...
Nov 13, 2023•43 min•Ep. 185
Today’s podcast is a very special episode in honor of Veterans Day. It features 2 stories about war time legends. The audio for both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #2 -- "A Very Brave Kid" -- This kid did something so epic, the leader of his country personally congratulated him (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QiSJMGDF1A ) #1 -...
Nov 09, 2023•35 min•Ep. 184
In the early morning hours of February 9, 2014, 17-year-old Lexi Sachs was asleep in her bed, inside of her parents' mansion in San Juan Capistrano, California – one of the nicest and most affluent neighborhoods in the country. And as she lay there, suddenly there was a loud bang on her door that woke her up. Instinctively, Lexi just pulled the covers up over her head like she did when she was a little kid and was scared. As she lay there, she held her breath, hoping the sound she just hear...
Nov 06, 2023•43 min•Ep. 183
