MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Man Who Knocks At Windows (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
26 May 2025
A seven-year-old boy cowered in the closet of his family’s suburban home in Florida. He was buried beneath jackets and sports gear, listening to screams coming from down the hall. When they stopped, the silence that followed was far worse. Then heavy footsteps approached and a shadow passed beneath the door. The boy braced for it to burst open, thinking he was about to be found, but the shadow moved on. The boy held his breath until he heard the front door to his house open and shut. The boy wanted nothing more than to stay where he was, but his mother and brother were in danger. So he swallowed his fear, pushed through the coats, and stepped out. The house was silent and still, no broken furniture, no blood – at least until he reached the bedroom. There was a figure on the bed. The sight was too much to process, and he immediately looked away. His gaze fell on a phone lying on the blood-soaked sheet, its screen glowing, and then a voice rose from the speakers… Someone was on the line.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 @mrballenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Hey, Prime members, you can binge eight new episodes of the Mr. Ballin podcast one month early and all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. A seven-year-old boy cowered in the closet of his family's suburban home in Florida. He was buried beneath jackets and sports gear, listening to screams coming from down the hall.
When they stopped, the silence that followed was far worse. Then, heavy footsteps approached, and a shadow passed beneath the door. The boy braced for the door to burst open, thinking he was about to be found. But the shadow just moved on. The boy held his breath until he heard the front door to his house open and shut. All the boy wanted to do was stay where he was.
But his mother and his brother were in danger. So he swallowed his fear, pushed through all the coats, and stepped out. The house was silent and still. No broken furniture, no blood. At least, until he reached the bedroom. There was a figure on the bed, and the sight was too much to process for the seven-year-old. And so he just immediately looked away.
His gaze fell on a phone lying on the blood-soaked sheet, its screen still glowing. Then a voice rose from the phone's speakers. Someone was still on the line.
But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because that's all we do and we upload twice a week, once on Monday and once on Thursday. So if that's of interest to you, please change the follow buttons keyboard settings to another language so their typing makes no sense.
Okay, let's get into today's story.
Lamont Jones is shattered when his cousin dies just weeks after entering prison. The official report says natural causes, but bruises and missing teeth tell a different story. Wondery presents Death County PA, a chilling true story of corruption and cover-ups. Follow Death County PA on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Nikki Halpin couldn't believe how well things were going. On January 8, 2004, the 32-year-old single mother was at a pizzeria in Safety Harbor, Florida, enjoying a night out with her boyfriend Chris and her sons, 7-year-old Drew and 9-year-old Max. Nikki had only been seeing Chris for a few months, and he hadn't had much interaction with her boys yet.
But so far tonight, he was nailing it, chatting easily with Drew about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and also making sure to include Max, too. When Nikki heard Max start to giggle over something Chris had said, Nikki suddenly felt this spark of happiness. She liked Chris, but until tonight, she really hadn't been convinced that their relationship had long-term potential.
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