MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Something is in the Woods

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 horrifying stories that will make you wonder who or what may be lurking in the forest. The audio from all three stori...

Sick Day (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On a morning in 2002, a man in Indianapolis, Indiana woke up in a cold sweat. His hands shook as he tried to block out the images he’d seen in ...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VIII

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has bee...

You Can't Run From This (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't"I’m going to tell two stories about two very different haunted places. And even though these stor...

Medical Mysteries - "A Rare Bird"

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.In 2020, a career-driven young woman in Ohio begins to hallucinate strange sounds and f...

Do Not Enter

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about places people were never meant to venture. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from o...

Texas Shootout (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On an early morning in 2018, a woman in her 50s stood in the doorway of her bedroom in Austin, TX – firing off shots from her .357 revolver into the...

The Witching Hour

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people who have sinister intentions. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main...

A Dead Body for Christmas (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Christmas morning of 2010, snow fell on a quiet suburb in South West England. But just after 9:00 a.m., the quiet was shattered by the sound of pol...

Diagnosis Vol. II

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just...

The Butcher (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 3:45 a.m. on a morning in 2003, police cars raced down a street in a small, sleepy English village. A Detective Inspector stepped out of his c...

For the Love of Money

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that prove that money is the root of all evil. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our ...

You Can't Hide Here (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special bonus episode of our new format called, "You Can't"On a dark fall night in 2010, two detectives stood in the street in an upscale su...

Trick-or Treat-or-Die (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Halloween night in 1957, a group of children ran towards a brand new house in a suburban neighborhood outside of Los Angeles, California. This hous...

Pure Evil

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 acts of pure evil. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just call...

The Stranger (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the fall of 2003, two detectives were in the middle of a year-long homicide case, involving the brutal murder of a 19 year-old girl. And for the fi...

No Way Out Vol. VI

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pu...

A Shot in the Dark (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a spring morning in 2017, a mother of three in Evansville, Indiana logged onto Facebook and noticed a story in her news feed that made her heart st...

Medical Mysteries - "A Change in Fortune"

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.On a hot September day in 1986, a family in Goiania, Brazil, suddenly begin feeling sic...

One of Their Own (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a fall night in 1987, a young woman was walking down the middle of a dark street in a rural Kentucky town. She heard a car turn onto the stree...

The Ingenues

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Several years ago, prank videos were huge on YouTube. Basically, a Prank YouTube channel would go out in public, and they would do something to some u...

Head for the Hills (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In January of 2012, a police truck parked on a trail in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. A member of the K-9 Unit opened the door, and a poli...

The City of Death

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of my former teammates from back when I was a Navy Seal had one of the most insane stories you will ever hear. He gave me permission to tell his s...

Murder on the Answering Machine (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a fall night in 1998, a woman walked into her kitchen after being out all day and tossed her keys onto the counter. She saw the light on her answer...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VII

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has bee...

Square Dance of Death (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a cold December night in 2013, a 59-year-old widow stood on stage at a square dance club in Arkansas, watching some of her closest friends dance to...

An Unforgettable Fare

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s story is a good old fashioned spooky story. It’s about a missing person in Taiwan, and it takes a totally bizarre turn, and I will say mos...

The Lipstick on the Wall (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a summer morning in 2001, a woman in Alabama woke up in a cold sweat – like she’d just had a nightmare. But the woman knew what she saw while s...

Ghost Town

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about ghost towns. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which ...

In the Weeds (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a Monday afternoon in 1986, medical staff at a clinic in San Antonio, Texas were starting to get worried, because their most respected nurse had no...

Clinical Lycanthropy

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The crime at the center of today’s story is considered one of the most disturbing and heinous of all time.Story name, preview & link to original...

Listen Now - REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Behind the closed doors of government offices and military compounds, are hidden stories and buried secrets from the darkest corners of history. Each ...

Big Bang (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a fall evening in 1996, a young detective sped through the streets of Tucson, Arizona towards an upscale country club. All he knew was that so...

From Beyond

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 spooky stories about messages from beyond. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube...

Underworld (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a Monday afternoon in December 2001, a pair of police officers walked in the side door of a big old farmhouse in the woods in Loudoun County, Virgi...

Diagnosis

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just...

Swap Meet (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2009, in a crowded shopping center in broad daylight, a young woman was walking to her car, when suddenly a strange-looking man came out of s...

Monsters Among Us Vol. III

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you may have encountered in your life. The audio from all th...

Medical Mysteries - "Common Ground"

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.A boy in Minnesota is rushed to the emergency room with one of the worst food poisoning...

Daydreamers

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our lives, all of us have to make really difficult decisions from time to time. Sometimes we make the right call, and other times we don’t. Today...

The Phantom of the Met (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a summer night in 1980, the audience in New York’s world famous Metropolitan Opera House rose to their feet and applauded at the end of an intern...

Butterfly Effect Vol. II

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that all demonstrate how one seemingly small action can have massive ripple effects on the future. The a...

The Bounty Hunter (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the day after Thanksgiving in 1998, a police officer responded to a 9-1-1 call at an apartment in a Florida beach town. But the 9-1-1 call had been...

Into the Wilderness

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories that will remind you to take caution before your next outdoor adventure. The audio from all four stories has ...

Murder by the Slice (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a spring night in 2009, a middle aged married couple was closing up the local pizza place they ran in a small Virginia mountain town. The husb...

'Til Death Do Us Part

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 horrifying stories about couple’s romantic vacations. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our mai...

Coach Killer (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a February night in a secluded suburban neighborhood, a man sat down to eat at his dining room table. When suddenly, he heard a "POP, POP, POP" com...

The Unexplained

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories of missing people that we just can’t explain. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our mai...

Sophomore Obsession (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a hot summer day in Illinois, police officers made their way through a field out in the middle of nowhere. They pushed aside the tall grass, a...

Medical Mysteries - "The Curse of Veneto"

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.In 1983, an Italian man finds himself completely unable to sleep, and when he looks in ...

The Figure in the Toy Store (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just before dawn on the last Saturday of June 2013, an employee at a Toys ‘R’ Us store in upstate New York was working in the stock room, when sud...

Camping Horror Stories Vol. IV

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 camping horror stories. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has be...

The Life of the Party (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a winter morning in 2014, a woman walked through a massive two-story house in the beautiful ski town of Aspen, Colorado. She had come to see her fr...

Phantom Driver

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about drivers who left their route, and then bad things happened. The audio from both of these stories has be...

The Cold, Dark Basement (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a quiet morning in 1995, police cruisers, fire trucks, and ambulances raced down the road in a Queens, New York neighborhood toward an abandoned ho...

Wetsuits & Lasers

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At around 2 p.m. on March 23, 2015, a 911 call came in to the Vallejo, California police department from this man who sounded totally drunk or high on...

The Smell of Cyanide (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a summer day in 1986, a medical examiner and her assistant stared down at a deceased woman lying on the metal table. Neither of them had ever seen ...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VI

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has bee...

Silent Screams (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of July 7th, 2019, Sergeant Dan Birbeck responded to a call at the home of a 49-year-old woman in a small Texas town. Birbeck got to th...

Malicious

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are some truly dangerous people in this world whose intent is to mean harm to others, and today’s podcast features 2 stories that demonstrate ...

The Final Keystroke (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One Monday morning in May of 2010, a classroom full of sixth graders sat at their desks waiting for their substitute teacher to arrive. But the mornin...

Medical Mysteries - "It Moves"

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.A young woman working on a fishing vessel in Alaska begins experiencing a strange burni...

The Artist (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the afternoon of September 10, 2009, an art student walked inside her off-campus apartment in Dallas, Texas, and immediately began making herself a...

No Way Out Vol. V

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pu...

The Hitman (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In April of 1990, a bleary-eyed detective stepped into a townhouse in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The detective had been on call for days, and all ...

Feint of Heart

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s story centers around one of the dumbest criminals EVER. It will be confusing at first, but trust me... at the end, it will all fall into pla...

Demons, Angels, and 70’s Soul Music (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On an evening in 2010, a driver pulled over and parked their car on a residential street, trembling with fear. The driver looked to the passenger seat...

Hero

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories of heroic acts. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just...

Blood on the Concrete (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a cool, spring evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a man burst out of a bar and started running down the sidewalk, chasing a woman who had suddenly st...

Dead Ringer

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 horror stories that will have even you questioning your own identity. The audio from all three stories has been pulle...

Dealing with the Devil (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At 6:45 AM on an ordinary Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Utah, a father and son lugged a heavy jewelry case into the lobby of a high-rise building. They r...

Butterfly Effect

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories that all demonstrate how one seemingly small action can have massive ripple effects on the future. The a...

Fan Favorite - "Shenandoah on Fire"

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 34.On September 6th, 1988, a middle aged woman named Cindy Borton, was wash...

Monsters Among Us Vol. II

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you may have encountered in your life. The audio from all three stori...

A Butterfly's Secret (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a January afternoon in 2015, a medical examiner stood over a dead woman’s body in the county morgue. He’d already opened up the woman’s abdom...

Masterwork

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s story is really, really weird. And just know going into this that a lot of what happened in the story has never been fully explained, so we ...

Making Amends (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In February of 1983, a young police officer arrived at what looked like a normal, residential home in Mobile, Alabama – but the officer already knew...

Don't Leave The Trail Vol. II

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 2 stories that will make you think twice before leaving the trail. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled fro...

The 59th Gun (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On an early June morning in 2012, a successful luxury car salesman slept soundly in his bed inside of his high rise apartment. The man was a heavy sle...

Privilege

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Money doesn’t solve all problems, and today’s podcast features 2 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from both of these stories has been pull...

The Suppressor (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a hot summer night in Arizona, a man slept soundly in his second-floor bedroom with his beloved pit bull terrier curled up at his feet. Sudden...

The Final Descent Vol. IV

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 “underwater diving” horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube c...

Fan Favorite - "Bathroom Man"

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 55.In the fall of 1994, a 52-year-old woman pulled into the driveway of her...

Deadly Revelation

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1969, an adventure magazine reporter named Milt Macklin flew to New Guinea with his film crew to shoot a documentary about a missing person. Milt’...

The Deadly Present (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One morning in November of 2011, a wheelchair-bound woman and her full-time caregiver were at home when there was a knock on the front door. The careg...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. V

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories ha...

You're the Greatest (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren was at home inside of her mansion in Florida when she heard a knock on the door. Marlene was busy and w...

We Are Not Alone

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that show we may not be alone in this universe. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our...

Another Amityville Horror (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On January 17, 2001 a woman was working out at her local gym in Amityville, New York. She wiped the sweat from her face and turned towards the back of...

No Way Out Vol. IV

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled ...

The Last Night Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One night in October of 2001, a young woman named Amy, and her friend whose name was Eric, were at a dance club in Portland, Maine. Amy was having fun...

Into the Woods

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In late July of 1988, two hunters were walking up this steep mountain trail in Colorado looking for a place to set up for the day. As they were walkin...

The Psychic and The Talking Bird (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On May 13, 2015, a police officer in Michigan named Gary Wilson rushed to the scene of a double suicide. When he got there, he went inside the dark ho...

Fan Favorite - "Dead Man Walking"

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 48.In 2004, a woman living in Nashville, Tennessee, was sitting up in her b...

Unfriended (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The man’s cousin had been gunned down just two days earlier in a double homicide that shocked the little town of Mountain City, Tennessee. And now, ...

Stay Away

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are some places we just aren't meant to go, and today we have 3 stories that each give us a stark reminder to just "stay away." The audio f...

Late Night Caller (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the middle of the night on January 25, 2014, 80-year-old Peggy Nadell was sound asleep in her second-story bedroom. But then suddenly her phone beg...

A Grizzly Demise

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that all involve terrifying encounters in the wild. The audio from all three stories has been pulled fro...

Rendezvous in Capistrano (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One night in November 1999, a deputy was driving along a remote mountain road in Southern California when he spotted a car pulled off to the side of t...

Ice Man

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

10,000 feet up, deep inside of the beautiful Austrian Alps, lies a very unique and not well-known tourist destination. The only way you can get to thi...