MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Episodes
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 ...
Brute Force (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a freezing cold morning in mid-January 2004 when a repair crew for the local electric and gas company in Princeton, NJ decided to take a break ...
Historical Legends
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 stories about historical legends. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which i...
Talking to the Dead (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On March 22nd, 1994, four people were sitting in a circle inside of a dark hotel room. In front of them was a homemade ouija board, which is something...
The Final Descent Vol. II
18 May 2023
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...
Bosom Black as Death (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In January of 1994, two teenagers were sitting in a bedroom in Texas studying for their one of their classes. At some point, one of the teens picked u...
In the Grips of Death
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 2 stories about people who survived seemingly certain death. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from...
Trespassers Be Warned Vol. II
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories that all involve trespassers. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube chann...
Man on a Mission (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the night of June 17th, 1977, Chuck Morgan, the father of four young girls, sped down a dark road outside of Tucson, Arizona, and as he drove, he c...
Folie à Deux
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 stories about people with shared delusions. The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main ...
The Barn (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1990s, a teenager snuck into the barn right outside of his family's property and climbed up into the rafters. Once he was safely tucked a...
The Black Sheep
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 2 stories about “dysfunctional families.” The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube ch...
The Forever Home (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the night of January 16th, 1984, 9-year-old Annie Swartz woke up suddenly to the sound of voices coming from somewhere outside of her door. When sh...
The Meeting
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s story is about a typical middle-class American family that had everything going for them. Mom and dad were still totally in love 25 years af...
The Golden Years (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colon, Nebraska is one of the smallest and safest towns in America. So, back in June of 2003, when a few Colon residents received a call asking them t...
Stranger Than Fiction
06 Apr 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 of these storie...
Small Town Secrets (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the fall of 1995, firefighters in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina responded to a call about a fire in a suburban neighborhood. When they got there,...
Look Again (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One evening in February of 1992, a newly married man who lived in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood in Minnesota returned home from work. When he walked ...
Camping Horror Stories Vol. II
27 Mar 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 b...
Don't Leave the Trail
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 stories that will make you think twice before leaving the trail. The audio from all three of these stories has been pulle...
My Daughters (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In early 1982, the biggest news by far in Minocqua, Wisconsin was a series of bank robberies that had all 3,300 residents looking over their shoulders...
The Pale Horse
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1988, a waitress who was living in central Florida had just begun her shift at a local diner when she’s standing in the middle of the restaurant,...
Momma's Boy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One night in the winter of 1958, a pregnant young woman was getting ready for bed, when she heard a sudden, loud knock at her front door. She walked o...
Fava Beans and Chianti
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 stories about "cannibals." The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and ha...
The Spy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Late one night in February of 1986, a man returned to his home in Los Angeles, California after work. As he pulled into the driveway, he immediately n...
No Way Out
02 Mar 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 been ...
Trick or Treat (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Late one night in 2004, a young woman was asleep in her downstairs bedroom when she suddenly was awoken by a bright light shining in through her bedro...
Campfire Stories
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast features 2 classic scary stories. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been rema...
Who Would Do This? (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, Clyde, Ohio was one of the safest places to live in the entire United States. Basically, violent crime never happened there. So, on April 10t...
The Obsession
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories about “obsessions.” The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube ch...
Happily Ever After (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1979, at a hospital in Alabama, a neurologist hustled down the hallway and turned left into a particular room. Inside was a female patient, she was...
Medical Mishaps
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories about "medical mishaps." The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube c...
Pitch Pine Crescent (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In early spring of 2010, a 9-year-old boy living in Canada walked out of his school expecting to see someone from his family waiting outside in a car ...
Ghosts of Flight 401
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My wife is a total skeptic. She does not believe in the paranormal whatsoever, and never has. But when I told her just a portion of today’s story, s...
House of Cards (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One afternoon in the summer of 2001, a man pulled up to a pump at a gas station and began fueling his car. Once his car was full, the man put the nozz...
The Final Descent
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast will feature 3 “underwater diving” horror stories. The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTu...
I Hate The Yankees (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One night in 2003, a man named Chris, who was living in Nashua, New Hampshire, drove from his house over to his girlfriend's house, which was only abo...
Workplace Horror Stories Vol. II
19 Jan 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 just c...
Number One Fan (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Late at night in the fall of 1990, a woman stopped her car in front of her mailbox to check her mail. After grabbing the stack of letters, immediately...
Deadly Contraptions
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories that all involve deadly contraptions. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTu...
Night Shift (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On a cold morning in the winter of 1984, the manager of a popular fast food joint in eastern Pennsylvania, slowly made his way up to the front door of...
Trespassers Be Warned
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories that all involve trespassers. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube chann...
Psycho (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
The Entertainer
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Secret Room
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 pu...
Lurking In The Shadows
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that all involve stalkers. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTub...
Where the Mangos Grow (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 n...
Something Is Out There
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Walk in the Woods (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Internet Booby Traps
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 mai...
Shark Vomit (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 strang...
Just Stay Inside
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 sto...
Neighborhood Crime Watch (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One night in the spring of 1984, a woman living in Florida, was suddenly startled awake by a blood curdling scream. She sat there wondering what to do...
Highway Hazards
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast features 3 stories that all involve highway hazards. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, w...
The Omnivore Trials
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, a family of four moved into a new house in a quiet suburb in Hawaii. They loved it, until they discovered the dark secret their house held. T...
Camping Horror Stories
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 camping horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just cal...
Soap Opera (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even though today’s story might initially seem like a fairly straightforward true crime story, I promise you it’s not. This story goes in a very u...
Harper's Law
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Late at night on August 15, 2019, two police officers in England were driving in an unmarked police car when all of the sudden right in front of them ...
Dungeons & Dragons (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is a game called Dungeons & Dragons that has been popular for decades all around the world. It is a highly immersive role playing game that ...
Caught in 4K
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, police in Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered a strange video on someone’s phone. This video, which at first glance seems kind of playful, is ...
The Imposter (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the early morning hours of Saturday October 30th 2004, a man walked out of his suburban Virginia home and started walking down his driveway to get ...
Unwanted Strangers
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 2 separate, unique stories that both involve the same thing, unwanted strangers. The audio from both of these stories has b...
Firestarter (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1984, a 19 year old hardware store employee named Jim, was walking from one end of the store to the other, when he noticed something odd in one of ...
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features 3 separate, unique stories that all involve highly dysfunctional families. The audio from all three stories has been pulled...
Debbie's Last Dance (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1982, a young woman walked up a flight of stairs to her friend’s apartment, and knocked on the door. As she did, she noticed the little window on...
Blue Haired Woman
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This story is about a baffling disappearance that happened in 2020 in a forest in California. The most unique aspect of this case is not the disappear...
Trapped
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique s...
The People in White
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, a teenager was hiking through a forest in California when he decided to stop and set up camp for the night. He walked several hundred feet of...
The Cindy Problem (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In February of 1985, a couple (a man and a woman) were sitting inside of a car chatting about their relationship, when the woman finally just turned t...
The Least Obvious Killer
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is about "places you CAN'T GO, and people who went anyways..." This will be a "top 3" style episode, so you’ll hear three unique s...
The Ultimate Betrayal (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Late one night in November of 1975 a man came home from work and parked his car at the end of his driveway, which looped around the back of his h...