Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that all involve stalkers. 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 -- “Stick” -- Park rangers are harassed by something in the trees (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYbUTIwWdNI&t=713s ) #2 -- “Stalker” -- A very suspicious live i...
Dec 22, 2022•30 min•Ep. 97
At 4 a.m. on August 28th, 2015, a phone rang inside the home of a man who lived in a little town in rural India. It was the police calling, and they needed this man to get up immediately and lead them to a very particular spot in a nearby forest. The man didnt need to ask any questions, he knew exactly what this was about. Two hours later he was walking down a sloped muddy path in those woods with a horde of police behind him. When he reached the bottom of this path, he stopped, looked around fo...
Dec 19, 2022•58 min•Ep. 72
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that share a theme -- "Something Is Out There." 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 -- “The Forbidden Island” -- This island is one of the most dangerous places on Earth (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiOyKVcDODo ) #2 -- “The Si...
Dec 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 96
In 1992, in a small town in Michigan, a woman decided to go for a walk in the woods with her five dogs. So she and her animals left the house she was staying in and marched across the backyard into the nearby forest, and they began walking. A few hours later, one of those five dogs suddenly came bounding out of the forest back towards the house, all by itself. When the woman's family noticed the animal, they knew something was wrong, so they rushed into the woods to see what was going on. What t...
Dec 12, 2022•47 min•Ep. 95
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories about the dangers of the internet. 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 -- “1st Date” -- Man has a terrifying experience on Tinder (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk8NEkZoJWc ) #2 -- “He Asked For Me By Name?!” -- Family hears something...
Dec 08, 2022•33 min•Ep. 94
In 1935, guests at an aquarium in Sydney, Australia, were watching a huge tiger shark swim around a tank when suddenly the shark started acting strange. It began violently shaking and swimming around as fast as it could, periodically bumping hard into the walls. And then, finally it just stopped and slowly sank to the bottom of the pool. What the shark did next horrified the onlookers and sent many of them running from the building to call the police. But, when police arrived, they were less int...
Dec 05, 2022•37 min•Ep. 93
Today’s podcast features 2 separate, unique stories that will make you want to lock the doors and just stay inside. The audio from both of these 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: #2 -- “Pine Tree Farm" -- Strangers lurk around tree farm at night (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFlFR1NBFE ) #1 -- "Tintinnabulati...
Dec 01, 2022•32 min•Ep. 92
One night in the spring of 1984, a woman living in Florida, was suddenly startled awake by a blood curdling scream. She sat there wondering what to do, but after hearing silence outside, she told herself it was probably nothing, and she went back to sleep. However, this woman would later find out that more than a dozen of her neighbors had also heard that terrible piercing scream, but, just like her, they all had decided to do nothing. This decision would end up haunting the citizens of Gulfport...
Nov 28, 2022•47 min•Ep. 91
Today's podcast features 3 stories that all involve highway hazards. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- "Bright Lights" -- One of the most shocking plot twists we have ever covered (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9VobqwvJnE ) #2 -- "Random" -- 3 college students are confr...
Nov 24, 2022•32 min•Ep. 90
In 2019, a family of four moved into a new house in a quiet suburb in Hawaii. They loved it, until they discovered the dark secret their house held. This story is easily one of the spookiest true stories I have ever come across. The audio from this story has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called “MrBallen,” and has been remastered for today’s podcast. Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video: #1 -- "The Omnivore Trials" -- Family discovers a dark s...
Nov 21, 2022•29 min•Ep. 89
Today’s podcast features 3 camping horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- “Sleep Well?" -- A teen solo hiker has a terrifying encounter in the wild (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYbUTIwWdNI) #2 -- “It Started With A Whistle" -- Sounds like an urban legend, bu...
Nov 17, 2022•30 min•Ep. 88
Even though today’s story might initially seem like a fairly straightforward true crime story, I promise you it’s not. This story goes in a very unexpected direction, and then when it's over, you'll likely think to yourself, “Wow, I can't believe people like that actually exist?!” For 100s more stories like this one, 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 or any other major s...
Nov 14, 2022•45 min•Ep. 87
Late at night on August 15, 2019, two police officers in England were driving in an unmarked police car when all of the sudden right in front of them another car appeared. Both cars came to a screeching stop, and then one occupant from this other car got out of their vehicle, and one of the officers got out of their vehicle. What happened next was so horrific, that a special law was passed to make sure it never happened again. The audio from this story has been pulled from our main YouTube chann...
Nov 10, 2022•26 min•Ep. 86
There is a game called Dungeons & Dragons that has been popular for decades all around the world. It is a highly immersive role playing game that pulls its players deep into the storyline; The players basically become the characters in the story. The vast majority of “D&D” players understand that no matter how intense or how visceral the game feels, it is still just a game. However, sometimes, players forget, like in 1988 in North Carolina… For 100s more stories like this one, check out ...
Nov 07, 2022•46 min•Ep. 85
In 2021, police in Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered a strange video on someone’s phone. This video, which at first glance seems kind of playful, is actually extremely disturbing and distressing once you realize what it's actually about. The audio from this story has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story name, preview & link to original YouTube videos: #1 -- "Caught in 4K" -- Police in Salt Lake City, UT ...
Nov 03, 2022•29 min•Ep. 84
In the early morning hours of Saturday October 30th 2004, a man walked out of his suburban Virginia home and started walking down his driveway to get the newspaper. As he walked, he enjoyed the cool crisp air against his skin. This was one of the man's favorite times of the day, when just for a few minutes, it felt like he was the only person in the world who was outside; It was like everyone else was still sleeping. But that morning, he was wrong. He wasn't alone. Someone was hiding nearby, wat...
Oct 31, 2022•47 min•Ep. 71
Today’s podcast features 2 separate, unique stories that both involve the same thing, unwanted strangers. The audio from both of these 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: #2 -- “You're Strong" -- Woman has unusual response to a stranger (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaa53S-8lDM) #1 -- "Dr. Ramsey" -- A family is...
Oct 27, 2022•33 min•Ep. 70
In 1984, a 19 year old hardware store employee named Jim, was walking from one end of the store to the other, when he noticed something odd in one of the aisels. He stared at it for a second, not really sure what to make of it, before turning around and walking back where he came from, to start telling staff and customers to evacuate. Little did Jim know, in a matter of seconds, that building was going to turn into a living hell. For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube ch...
Oct 24, 2022•49 min•Ep. 69
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that all involve highly dysfunctional families. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- “Amityville Horror" -- A man does something horrible to his family (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3r8GC2P3s) #2 -- “Crossbow" -- A stor...
Oct 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 68
In 1982, a young woman walked up a flight of stairs to her friend’s apartment, and knocked on the door. As she did, she noticed the little window on the door was broken. Worried something was wrong with her friend, the woman knocked again, this time a little louder, while also peering through the broken window to see if she could see anything. There was nothing really to see, but she could hear music playing inside. So after another minute went by and still her friend had not come to the door, t...
Oct 17, 2022•43 min•Ep. 67
This story is about a baffling disappearance that happened in 2020 in a forest in California. The most unique aspect of this case is not the disappearance itself, but rather the incredibly spooky development that happened in 2021. A development that the Madera County sheriff's office, who is in charge of investigating this disappearance, is still trying to wrap their heads around. The audio from this story has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has be...
Oct 13, 2022•26 min•Ep. 66
Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique stories back to back to back, with each story being more intense than the last. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- “The Happiest Place on Earth" -- One of...
Oct 10, 2022•35 min•Ep. 65
In 2008, a teenager was hiking through a forest in California when he decided to stop and set up camp for the night. He walked several hundred feet off the trail into the woods where he found a small clearing in the trees, and set up camp there. A few hours later, the teenager woke up suddenly and thought he heard something moving outside. It was the middle of the night, so it was pitch black outside, and he had no windows on his tent anyways, so he just laid still for a second, and listened. A ...
Oct 06, 2022•34 min•Ep. 64
In February of 1985, a couple (a man and a woman) were sitting inside of a car chatting about their relationship, when the woman finally just turned to the man and said, “OK, you have to tell me, it’s now or never.” The man looked at her, and could see she was serious, and so after a long pause, the man sighed and then leaned across the center console of the car, and whispered something into her ear. Little did he know, she was not the only person who could hear him. For 100s more stories like t...
Oct 03, 2022•46 min•Ep. 63
Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique stories back to back to back, with each story being more intense than the last. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have all been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- “Luge" -- Teens try their luck on a dan...
Sep 29, 2022•37 min•Ep. 62
Late one night in November of 1975 a man came home from work and parked his car at the end of his driveway, which looped around the back of his house. After sitting in his seat for a minute, he turned his car off, and then stepped outside into the cold night air. From there, he walked toward the side of his house where there was a path that led around to his front door, but before he could reach his front door, he heard a voice call out to him from somewhere off to his right. The man stoppe...
Sep 26, 2022•50 min•Ep. 61
To donate to the Blodgett family charity called, "The Love is Greater Than Hate Project," click this link: https://www.theloveisgreaterthanhateproject.com/donate/ Today’s remastered audio was pulled from “The MONSTER in her bedroom was real…” which is a very popular video on our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen." Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video: #1 -- “The MONSTER in her bedroom was real" -- The tragic story of Jessie Blodgett (Original YouTube link -...
Sep 22, 2022•39 min•Ep. 60
In March of 1990, a detective in Florida, who was investigating a missing person case, decided to search for them in a forested area near a busy highway. The area had been searched before, but this detective just had a hunch that something could still be in there. And so he stepped into the thick rows of trees and began walking deeper and deeper into the forest. Eventually he reached a point where it was so thick in front of him, he didn’t know if he could physically get through. But he decided ...
Sep 19, 2022•47 min•Ep. 59
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that share a theme…. cannibals. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and they have been remastered for today's podcast. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos: #3 -- “Big Fire" -- A couple visits an abandoned island... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rWMEiC43pM) #2 -- “Monster Among Us" -- Man can't control his twist...
Sep 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 58
In late December of 2003, a 32 year old man named Russel drove along scenic back roads on an island off the coast of Washington State, until he arrived at his destination, a house tucked way back in the woods. After driving down the property’s long driveway, Russel pulled into a parking spot and came to a stop. After turning off his car’s engine, Russel went to unbuckle himself, when he stopped. Because right in front of him, in the tree line, he saw a figure moving in the shadows. As Russel lea...
Sep 12, 2022•50 min•Ep. 57
