

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen.
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Jan 2, 2023 • 43min
Psycho (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a warm day in July 1989, 32 year old actress Sherry Davis stopped by her grandmother’s house in Los Angeles, California and she made a horrible discovery. But it would take police more than 10 years, and a whole string of seemingly unrelated crimes, before police finally solved the mystery surrounding what Sherry actually saw. And worst of all, it would turn out the answer had been hiding in plain sight the whole time.For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 29, 2022 • 31min
The Entertainer
Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories that all involve stunts gone wrong. 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 -- "Sideways" -- A performer makes a mistake during a live show (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny_s07D-LT8)#2 -- "The Stunt" -- While deployed to the Middle East, one US military member makes a terrible mistake (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bvMIHUVkVE)#1 -- "Magic" -- A man attempts an impossible stunt (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWFUF3VIm-4)For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 26, 2022 • 31min
The Secret Room
In 1953, a man had just moved into a new apartment in London, and as soon as he went inside he decided he wanted to renovate. So he started by pulling down all the wallpaper in the kitchen. And as he's doing it he makes his way into the kitchen pantry and he pulls off one particular strip of wallpaper and he sees behind the wallpaper towards the bottom of the wall is a door, there's a secret door behind the wallpaper. So he gets down and he rips off more of the wallpaper, and then he grabs the little handle and pulls the door open. What he sees inside of this little room was not only horrifying and would scar him for life, but, the contents of this secret room would change the legal system in the United Kingdom forever.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 Secret Room" -- A renter discovers a small door behind the wallpaper (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXRrzmh8DTk)For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 22, 2022 • 30min
Lurking In The Shadows
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 interview... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoZKJiar_Uc)#1 -- “The Pinching Man” -- A young woman discovers her family has been hiding something from her... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA1YStQa2Vg&t=62s)For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 19, 2022 • 58min
Where the Mangos Grow (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 for a moment, and then when he saw the mango tree, he knew he was in the right spot. He raised his hand and pointed, “there he said, dig there.”For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 15, 2022 • 33min
Something Is Out There
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 Sierra Sounds” -- One of the scariest recordings ever made in the wild (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Kvc3wbSfw)#1 -- “The Palmyra Wolves” -- 5 wolf-like creatures attack a family living in a forest in Palmyra (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMbY_AFXGX0)For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 12, 2022 • 47min
A Walk in the Woods (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 they would find out there was horrific, and it would become one of the most sensational crime stories to ever come out of Michigan’s remote and mysterious Upper Peninsula.For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 8, 2022 • 33min
Internet Booby Traps
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 outside window (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk8NEkZoJWc)#1 -- “Influencer” -- A travel influencer is targeted (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk8NEkZoJWc)For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 5, 2022 • 37min
Shark Vomit (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 interested in the shark, and more interested in what was now floating on top of the water in the shark tank….For 100s more stories like this one, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @MrBallen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 1, 2022 • 32min
Just Stay Inside
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 -- "Tintinnabulation" -- A girl hears a bell inside of an isolated forest in France (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQY5kZKKmbg)For 100s more stories like these, check out our main YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallenIf you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


