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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Strange, Dark and Mysterious delivered in podcast format.
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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesCoach Killer (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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" coming from…
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The Unexplained
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 main YouTube…
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Sophomore Obsession (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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, and they could…
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Fan Favorite - "The Curse of Veneto"
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…
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The Figure in the Toy Store (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 suddenly he…
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Camping Horror Stories Vol. IV
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 been…
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The Life of the Party (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 friend…
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Phantom Driver
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 been pulled…
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The Cold, Dark Basement (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 house that…
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Wetsuits & Lasers
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 a drug…
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The Smell of Cyanide (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 anything…
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VI
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled…
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Silent Screams (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 the house…
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Malicious
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 that. The…
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The Final Keystroke (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 morning bell…
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Fan Favorite - "It Moves"
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 burning…
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The Artist (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 late…
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No Way Out Vol. V
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 from our main…
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Listen Now: Hysterical
Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent…
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The Hitman (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 he wanted…
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Feint of Heart
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 place, and…
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Demons, Angels, and 70’s Soul Music (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 and saw…
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Hero
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 called…
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesMrBallen Introduces: Wartime Stories
From Ballen Studios, and hosted by Marine Corp Reconnaissance veteran, Luke Lamana, this is Wartime Stories. A weekly podcast that is a mix of horror, mystery…
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Blood on the Concrete (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 stormed…
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Dead Ringer
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 pulled from our…
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Dealing with the Devil (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 ran a…
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Butterfly Effect
Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories that all demonstrate how one seemingly small action can have massive ripple effects on the future. The audio from all…
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Fan Favorite - "Shenandoah on Fire"
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 washing dishes in…
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Monsters Among Us Vol. II
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 stories has been…
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A Butterfly's Secret (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 abdomen, and he was…
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Masterwork
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 did our…
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Making Amends (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 that there…
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Don't Leave The Trail Vol. II
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 from our main…
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Listen Now: Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy
Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are…
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The 59th Gun (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 sleeper, so…
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Privilege
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 pulled from our…
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The Suppressor (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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. Suddenly, the dog’s…
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The Final Descent Vol. IV
Today’s podcast will feature 3 “underwater diving” horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is…
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Fan Favorite - "Bathroom Man"
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 home in…
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Deadly Revelation
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’s hope was…
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The Deadly Present (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 caregiver got…
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. V
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled…
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You're the Greatest (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 was hoping…
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We Are Not Alone
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 main…
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Another Amityville Horror (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 the gym…
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No Way Out Vol. IV
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 from our main…
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The Last Night Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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, but…
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Into the Woods
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 walking, they…
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The Psychic and The Talking Bird (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 house and…
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Fan Favorite - "Dead Man Walking"
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 bed one night…
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesListen Now: Bedtime Stories
From Ballen Studios, welcome to Bedtime Stories. From the paranormal to the supernatural, unsolved mysteries, strange deaths, cryptids, and the most disturbing…
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Unfriended (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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, on February…
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Stay Away
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 from all three…
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Late Night Caller (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 began to…
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A Grizzly Demise
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that all involve terrifying encounters in the wild. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main…
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesListen Now: RUN, FOOL!
Out of the terrifying mind of Rodney Barnes comes RUN, FOOL!, a weekly compendium of grisly and harrowing tales guaranteed to make you scream. Pull up a seat…
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Rendezvous in Capistrano (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 the road…
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Ice Man
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 this…
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The Secret Affair (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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 going to…