MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen.

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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

One night in February 2012, a farmer in rural Ohio was at home, when he suddenly heard the sound of a revving engine and spinning tires outside. It was coming from a neighboring field that nobody was supposed to be in, so the farmer hurried out to his truck to try and catch the intruder. But by the time he reached the field, whoever it was... had vanished.

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Rumor Has It (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Welcome back to the Campfire! Tonight, I'm going to share a crazy story that comes to us from China. And it's about a series of events that are so bizarre and terrifying that, according to legend, the Chinese military actually attempted to cover it up.
Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, October 30th at 4:00 p.m. ET!
 
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Whiteout | Campfire Stories with MrBallen

Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about people whose encounters with the supernatural defy explanation. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.
Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:

#3 -- "The Surfman" -- A surfman wakes up from a vivid dream and feels there has to be some deeper meaning to it (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_v2HPbi5hM)
#2 -- "Practically Family" -- A late-night phone call from a trusted friend leads to an impossible mystery (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE9xnh-4qvI)
#1 -- "Bridge Patrol" -- Two security guards see something while patrolling a bridge, and to this day no one can explain the events that occurred next (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceXSZtJlAGA)

 
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Spectral

On the evening of July 2nd, 2000, a local man from Galien, Michigan walked slowly through a wooded area with about 30 other people. A woman had gone missing a few days ago, and the man was part of a large volunteer search party that was searching these woods for any sign of her. Now, it was getting dark, so the man decided to call it. But just as he was about to tell the others, he caught a glimpse of something blue on the ground.
 
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Killer Without a Face (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 374.
One day in mid-December 2003, Detective Mark Kelly walked into a small kitchen at a home in Fort Worth, Texas. The house belonged to a potential suspect in a homicide case, and while his partner was interviewing that suspect in the other room, Kelly was poking around. He wanted to hurry, because the kitchen he was in was disgusting. There was a layer of dirt on the floor, the dishwasher was open, with dirty plates and silverware still inside, dishes were stacked up in the sink, and used pots and rotting food covered the counters. Kelly could hear his partner talking in the other room as he grabbed the nearest drawer and pulled. Instantly, he regretted it. Because when he opened that drawer, about a dozen cockroaches crawled out of it. Kelly gasped and took an instinctive step back, watching the bugs skitter away. He was searching for a weapon, and it wasn’t here. But something about the filth felt like a clue. Kelly just didn’t know what it meant yet.
 
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Fan Favorite - "Holiday Fear"

Today’s story is really weird. It’s basically a cross between a medical mystery and a full-blow supernatural story. But independent of what you believe in terms of what actually happened here, what you’re going to hear about is totally bizarre and just inexplicable behavior that was documented over and over again over many years. And so even if you think this is fully rooted in science, I’m telling you there’s not really a great explanation for exactly what went down here.
Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:

#1 -- "Born Together" -- When separation became impossible, something unthinkable happened... (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDzjbV_g4iI&t=4s)

 
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Born Together

Today, we have three stories about people who had certain plans in place that got completely derailed – and in each case, the way they responded made everything way, way worse.
 
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Completely Derailed (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

On an afternoon in the spring of 1999, a woman walked to her bedroom closet and opened the door with a shaking hand. She’d just gotten a disturbing phone call from someone who begged her to go into this closet, find two specific objects, and get rid of them. But now, as the woman stared at the objects, she knew she couldn’t do that. Instead, she shut the door and called the police.
 
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Under Construction (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Welcome back to the Campfire! Tonight, I have two very different stories. But each of them are about sisters who stick together, even in the face of truly unimaginable horror.
 
Be sure to WATCH this episode on my YouTube channel on Friday, October 16th at 2:00 p.m. ET!
 
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One Last Fare/Mom's Cooking | Campfire Stories with MrBallen

Today, we have three stories about people who expected to have a normal day at work. However, their days were anything but...
 
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