MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

At around 2 a.m. on May 12th, 2007, a 20-year-old woman named Maggie woke up totally confused in her bedroom. As she sat there looking around her dark room trying to get her bearings, she suddenly became aware of high pitched screaming coming from the room next door – her brother's room. Then she heard loud crashing and banging sounds, like the sound of people wrestling each other. Maggie was terr...

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

In 1967, a man was digging for gold in a forest in Canada, when behind him heard this sudden commotion. It sounded like geese getting really startled and flying off in different directions. And so he put down his pickaxe, stood up, and turned around. And what he claimed happened next is referred to as the “Falcon Lake” incident, and it’s considered to be one of the most credible, paranormal storie...

On the morning of June 14, 1929, two teenage boys walked through an open field outside of Columbus, Ohio. Suddenly, the boys stopped, because up ahead they saw a swarm of flies hovering over the tall grass. They couldn't see what was below the swarm, so the boys slowly walked a bit closer to get a better look.  When they finally could see what was on the ground, both boy instantly began screaming...

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Today’s podcast features 2 true stories that inspired legendary horror movies. 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 -- "Woman Suit" -- An infamous serial killer who inspired countless horror films (Original You...

From Ballen Studios, welcome to Bedtime Stories. From the paranormal to the supernatural, unsolved mysteries, strange deaths, cryptids, and the most disturbing of true crime, we’ll bring you stories from around the world, all told in a unique and bone-chilling way. New episodes every Wednesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

On April 18th, 1992, a person in California turned their shower on and waited until the steam was rising up out of the stall before they stepped inside. Once under the water, this person grabbed a can of shaving cream and applied it to their entire body, and slowly, they began shaving off every hair on their body, except for the hair on their head. After they were done, they hopped out of the show...

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that detail crimes caught on surveillance cameras. 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 -- "Safe Neighborhood" -- Woman captures something awful in her backyard (Original YouTube...

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

At 4am on a winter day in 1993, a 50-year-old man named Joe walked down a dark hallway inside of his farmhouse in Kentucky. As he moved, he did his best to be as quiet as possible, so as not to wake up his wife or son who were sleeping nearby. But when Joe got about halfway down the hall, he happened to look into the family room, and he thought he saw something moving inside. He strained his eyes...

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. 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 -- "27 Years" -- A motion detector picks up something strange at a su...

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Just before 3:00 AM on September 23, 2003, a police officer in a little town in Alaska was driving down an old abandoned mining road when he happened to look over to the side of the road, and he saw something shiny inside of a big gravel pit. The officer pulled over and walked over to the pit and looked down inside of it. And there at the bottom was something that he and the rest of his colleagues...

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 48.In 2010, a very successful Nashville, Tennessee music producer turned her car into her driveway and pulled into her garage. After turning her car off, she was about to click her garage door remote again – to shut the garage door – when she turned and looked out her car’s back window, and she saw something very strange sitting...

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 32.One September night in 2006, a man left his office in upstate New York and walked across the nearly vacant parking lot to his truck. When he climbed inside the driver’s seat, he instantly noticed that the back left of his vehicle seemed to be sagging slightly. But before he could figure out why that was, he thought he saw som...

In 1999, a father arrived at a train station to pick up his teenage daughter from school. But when the train she was supposed to be on arrived at the station, she wasn't on it. And so, the father just sat in the parking lot assuming his daughter must be late, and she'd be on the next train. But as more and more trains came into the station, none of them were carrying his daughter. And so eventuall...

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

In April of 2009, 42-year-old Florida lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare seemed to disappear off the face of the earth. But a series of text messages from Abraham – and a phone call he made to his mother – would lead police to make a gruesome discovery. And what they found would expose months of lies, and help lead to a new law in Florida. For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTu...

Today's podcast features 3 camping horror stories. The audio from all three 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: #3 -- "Dig" -- Young couple hears something digging outside their tent (Original YouTube link --  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLs9za4X08E ) #2 -- "Pin...

When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearance might have faded from memory, if it wasn’t for one woman’s tireless crusade. From Wondery, comes a new season of Over My Dead Body; a story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a m...

This is the newest Monday episode of the MrBallen Podcast. You can listen to all episodes of the MrBallen Podcast, available exclusively on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. If you're not a Prime member, you can still listen to the MrBallen Podcast by subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited in the Amazon Music app. www.amazon.com/MrBallen-Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

On the night of November 8th 2010, a 24-year-old woman named Jennifer walked downstairs into the living room of her parents' house to say goodnight to her mother. But before she walked over to the couch where her mother was to give her a hug, Jennifer noticed something moving outside on the dark street. Jennifer stopped where she was and looked out the window, but she couldn't see anything unusual...

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped - with “no way out.” The audio from all three 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: #3 -- "Intelligence Quotient" -- Even incredibly smart people can make incredibly bad decisions (Original YouTub...