MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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...

The Secret Affair (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 25, 2009, Sergeant Jimmy Edmunds responded to a robbery call at a house in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Georgia. Edmunds thought he was g...

Unanswered

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people whose disappearances are still shrouded in mystery. The audio from both of these stories has bee...

Gunshots in the House of God (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a cold day in January 2008, a woman named Judy got out of her car and hustled across the parking lot toward a church. When she reached the side doo...

Doomed

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are places on this planet that people are not supposed to go… however, some people ignore that and just go anyway, and oftentimes, it doesn't ...

The Monster in the Closet (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On April 26, 2002, a man was walking to his apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina when he noticed something moving around in the bushes. The man looked...

Fan Favorite - "Love Makes You Do Crazy Things"

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 53.In 1996, an 18 year old college freshman named Diane, began acting stran...

The Internet's First Killer (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In February of 2000, a police officer in a small Missouri town stepped into an apartment where a man had just taken his own life. The officer felt bad...

The Curse

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our stories typically have really big plot twists at the end, and today’s story is no different. However, the plot twist today is so unexpected, so ...

The Last Word (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just after 11 a.m. on a fall day in 2003, a crime scene analyst named Anna Cox was standing in the middle of a horrific crime scene inside of an apart...

The Final Descent Vol. III

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast features 3 "underwater diving" horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, wh...

Hell, Alaska (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One November night in 2004, in a tiny town in Alaska, a state trooper was responding to a call about a potential car accident. He eventually reached t...

The Hit

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 crazy stories about political assassinations and professional hits. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonst...

White Dust (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the summer of 2014, a man named Mark Porter sat in the small lobby of a quick service oil change garage. As he waited for his oil change to wrap up...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. IV

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Bomber (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On July 16, 2011 in Colusa County, California, 7-year-old Fabian Ayala sat in his father's truck while his dad worked on a farm nearby. Suddenly, the ...

The Dybbuk Box

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Far and away the two scariest parts of this story are one, when Jason brings the Dybbuk Box home and he goes to bed that first night, and then two, th...

Fan Favorite - "These People Actually Exist"

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 8.On Christmas Eve in 1992, an 18-year-old woman named Danita Gullette step...

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever had the overwhelming feeling that something or someone was watching you? Well, today’s podcast features 3 stories that will have you c...

Open Wounds (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the night of August 22nd, 2004, in an extremely affluent neighborhood in Florida, millionaire lawyer John Sutton dragged himself across the floor o...

Beyond the Veil

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are certain stories that legitimately just seem too strange to be true, and today’s story is definitely one of those. But when you get to the ...

The Muse (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Late one night in the spring of 1937, a young woman stumbled into her apartment building, drunk after a long night of partying with friends. She made ...

No Way Out Vol. III

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Telltale Bite (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One summer day in 1978, a man came home from work to his house in a nice neighborhood in Illinois. He went inside the front door and called out to his...

Dead Man's Riddle

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 mysterious stories with uncrackable clues. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel ...

Doomsday Prepper (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when armed home invaders break into a residence thats owned by a man who has a black belt in karate, he keeps hundreds of guns stashed al...

Against All Odds Vol. II

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 stories about people who, by all accounts, should have died… but didn’t. The audio for all three stories has been pul...

A Killer in the Shadows (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At around 9:00 PM on September 13th, 2006, a college student walked towards her friend’s apartment in the small town of Valley City, North Dakota.&n...

Silent Killer

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the world’s worst killers are not human, and today’s podcast features 2 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from both of these storie...

The Sleuth (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the winter of 2001, inside of a Southern California police department, a fax machine in the corner of the room suddenly came to life. A moment late...

Historical Legends Vol. II

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast is a very special episode in honor of Veterans Day. It features 2 stories about war time legends. The audio for both of these storie...

Murder Mansion (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the early morning hours of February 9, 2014, 17-year-old Lexi Sachs was asleep in her bed, inside of her parents' mansion in San Juan Capistrano, C...

Transcendence

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 2 stories about dark religious rituals. The audio for both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel a...

The Broken Handle (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At around 9 a.m. on March 6, 1963, a woman living in a nice neighborhood in Minnesota heard her doorbell ring. So, she got up from her seat at the kit...

The Bell Witch Haunting

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One night, four young brothers were sleeping in their bedroom in their little house in Tennessee, when they started to hear what sounded like a rat gn...

Duct Tape (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Late one night in the summer of 1993, an 11-year-old boy climbed into his bedroom through an open outdoor window at his house in Port Hueneme, Califor...

Symptoms

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 medical horror stories. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remast...

Let Me In (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just after 1:30 AM on May 12th, 1994, a young girl ran from her home in rural Maine out into the rainy night. Barefoot and terrified, the girl went do...

Campfire Stories Vol. II

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast features 3 classic scary stories. The audio for all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastere...

Slaughterhouse (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Checkerboard

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Blister Beetle Extract (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Story Behind... Leatherface & Candyman

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 2 true stories that inspired legendary horror movies. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our ma...

The Hairless Hitman (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 insid...

Surveillance

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Evil Sidekick (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 be...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. III

14 Sep 2023

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...

Midnight Sun (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Fan Favorite - "Criss Cross"

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 48.In 2010, a very successful Nashville, Tennessee music producer turned he...

Fan Favorite - "The Sniper, The Blonde and The Beefcake"

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Where's Rachel?

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Jackpot (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 mess...

Camping Horror Stories Vol. III

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 bee...

High Expectations (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

No Way Out Vol. II

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Rotten to the Core (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jealousy, revenge, romantic triangles, robberies, sexual assault, and disputes during drug transactions are the most common motives and circumstances ...

Monsters Among Us

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast features 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you've encountered in your life without knowing it. The audio from al...

Gentle Giant (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Early in the morning of October 3rd, 1994, a woman, living in Eugene, Oregon, woke up in her first floor bedroom to the sound of screaming coming from...

Personal Foul (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just after midnight on July 19, 2010, former professional basketball player, Lorenzen Wright, stepped out of a car and walked down a dirt pa...

Fan Favorite - "Debbie's Last Dance"

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 72.In 1982, a young woman walked up a flight of stairs to her friend’s ap...

Behind Closed Doors (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of January 25, 2012, a police officer walked towards an abandoned Mercedes-Benz SUV in an old neighborhood in East Detroit. This neighb...

Fan Favorite - "Murder Island"

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 62.In late December of 2003, a 32-year-old man named Russel drove along scenic b...

The Informant (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On June 8, 1989, FBI informant Susan Daniels Smith stood outside on the second floor of a motel in Pikeville, Kentucky, smoking a cigarette and starin...

Workplace Horror Stories Vol. III

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast features 3 workplace horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is jus...

The Puppet Master (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On December 13, 2001, 35-year-old Tracey Roberts was running a bath upstairs in her house in the rural town of Early, Iowa. But then, Tracey heard the...

Against All Odds

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast features 3 stories about people who, by all accounts, should be dead. The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from o...

In the Red (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the night of January 12, 2003, 85-year-old millionaire Anna Mae Branson heard a knock at the door of her home in Madisonville, Kentucky –&nb...

Fan Favorite - "The Man in the Bowler Hat"

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 50.In the late 1800s, a very strange hotel was constructed in Chicago, Illinois....

Fan Favorite - "Found Footage"

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 40.Around 2:00 am on April 6th 2018, a mysterious person walked down a snowy sub...

What Lurks Below

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's podcast features 3 stories that will make you never want to go swimming again. The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from ...

The Bearded Man (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the night of May 31, 2003, a short bearded man was sitting in his car, holding a rifle, in the parking lot of the Green Iguana Bar and Grill in Roc...

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. II

22 Jun 2023

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...

The Sunshine State (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of July 18, 2014, in a wealthy neighborhood in Florida, a married couple in their 70's were sitting on their couch, trying to figure ou...

Fan Favorite - "YouTube Murder"

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 30.In May of 2009, someone in Guatemala uploaded an 18 minute long video to YouT...

The Predator (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of Sunday, November 17th, 1991, two brothers were driving in their pickup truck down a road in the small town of Conway, South Carolina...

Fan Favorite -- "A Truly WTF Story"

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 56.In 2016, a woman had just pulled into her driveway in her quiet neighborhood ...

The Assassin (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On a cold and snowy day in January of 1994, a land surveyor for the North Carolina Department of Transportation parked his car at the edge of Highway ...

The Rumor

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 1985, a group of hikers were making their way down a trail in this big forest in southern California when one of them looked through the trees off ...