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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes 7-days early and ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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00:37:21

The Forever Home (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/04/17

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 she got out of bed and walked into the hallway, she realized those voices were coming from downstairs, and they weren't people talking, they were people screaming at each other. However, just as quickly as the yelling started, it stopped, and the house went quiet. Annie was still curious what was going on, so she tiptoed her way down the stairs, but when

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00:36:06

The Meeting

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/04/13

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 after getting married. Their two kids were happy, successful, and poised to do huge things in life. But then, in 2021, it was like things just started to go so badly for this family. It was like they hit this stretch of unfathomably bad luck. But their misfortunes had nothing to do with bad luck. Their misfortunes were the result of someone in their midst

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00:37:28

The Golden Years (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/04/10

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 to check on one of their neighbors, they weren't worried, but they still hurried over to make sure their neighbor was okay. After finding the neighbor's house empty, they wondered if maybe she was in her garage, which was located across the street. But when they entered her garage and flipped on the overhead light, what they discovered was so horrible

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00:29:18

Stranger Than Fiction

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/04/06

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "Memories" -- A man goes missing during a storm… or does he?? (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfnbgIkT_jk)#2 -- "The Bully" -- A town hatches a plan to deal with their

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00:41:20

Small Town Secrets (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/04/03

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, they managed to mostly put out the intense flames. At which point, they formed a line in the first-floor hallway and began moving down; looking for anyone trapped inside any of the adjacent rooms. But before they reached the end of the hallway, the floor suddenly gave out from underneath them, sending the lead firefighter down into a hidden crawlspace

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00:37:50

Look Again (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/30

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 inside, he saw his young son was working on some homework at the table, and his 8-month-old baby daughter was crying in her playpen, but the man's wife was nowhere to be found. He asked his son if he had seen his mother, and the boy said "no." So, the husband began walking around the house looking for his wife and calling out to her. But he couldn't

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00:34:25

Camping Horror Stories Vol. II

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/27

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 been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "The Far Away Dock" -- There’s something odd about the dock on the lake (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bX6as944uo)#2 -- "Tripwire" -- Family hears heavy footsteps walking through their camp (Original YouTube link

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00:31:48

Don't Leave the Trail

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/23

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 pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "Red Hair" -- One hiker’s photograph reveals a chilling discovery (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMOYAtqb_Kc)#2 -- "When You Find My Body" -- Woman gets lost hiking on the Appalachian

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00:42:07

My Daughters (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/20

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 and clutching their wallets any time they stepped foot into one of their local banks. But when Minocqua Police got a frantic 911 call from Park City Credit Union on the evening of April 28, what they would find inside was far worse than a robbery. Even though police would quickly put together a picture of what transpired inside of that bank, it would

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00:38:36

The Pale Horse

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/16

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, and her heart just starts racing like mad. Now she had not been running around or doing any heavy lifting, so it didn’t make any sense. So, kind of startled by what was happening, she just turned around and went straight into the bathroom and sat down in a stall, waiting for this sensation to pass. But as she sat there, her heart just continued to beat

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00:43:14

Momma's Boy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/13

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 out of the bathroom and looked across the room to the glass sliding door that led to the front of her property, and she was immediately disappointed at who she saw standing there. But regardless, she wrapped her robe tightly around her and walked over to see what they wanted. Minutes later, one of the worst crimes in California history would be

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00:31:38

Fava Beans and Chianti

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/09

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 has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "Kentucky Fried Chicken" -- A plumber found a strange substance in the pipes (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUXHUjsb6O4)#2 -- "Reluctant Cannibals" -- A rugby team was forced into an unthinkable position (Original YouTube

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00:43:45

The Spy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/06

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 noticed that his garage door was open and his wife's car was gone. He glanced at his watch and saw it was much too late for his wife to still be at work, so he wondered where she might have gone. But before he could even think about that, he noticed something else unusual about his home. There were little bits of broken glass spread out across the

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00:29:57

No Way Out

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/03/02

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 pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "Deep Sea" -- The one place no saturation diver wants to end up (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Nwh9sq7DI)#2 -- "The Escape" -- Behind the door lies a series of deep holes (Original

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00:44:04

Trick or Treat (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/02/27

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 bedroom window. The motion sensor light outside on the garage had been tripped. The young woman, who was sitting on her bed by this point, squinted and tried to look outside to see what had caused this, but she couldn't see anything. And so she just assumed it had to have been a neighborhood cat or something that had tripped the sensor. So she lay back down

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00:32:15

Campfire Stories

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/02/23

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 remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#2 -- "Who Was Calling?" -- After she dies, the police receive a disturbing 911 call (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVc5B8yL6H4)#1 -- "The Capitol Theater Haunting" -- 3 police officers independently witness the same PARANORMAL event in

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00:44:12

Who Would Do This? (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/02/20

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 10th of that year; when a resident was reported missing in the morning, and then their car was spotted just a few hours later in an apartment parking lot... before the police even drove out to the vehicle, they already knew that they would find this missing person either sleeping in their car or maybe visiting one of their friends in the nearby

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00:35:07

The Obsession

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/02/16

Today’s podcast features 3 unique stories about “obsessions.” The audio from all three of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "The 1st Floor" -- Woman starts hearing strange sounds downstairs (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z07gs6D9E8)#2 -- "The Shaman" -- One of the creepiest stories I've ever read (Original YouTube link

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00:45:10

Happily Ever After (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/02/13

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 lying on her back on a bed, with her legs propped up on pillows. Before she could ask the doctor anything, he just said, "Show me your hands." Puzzled, the woman did as she was told. The neurologist lifted them both up to his eyes so he could really examine them closely. And then he saw it. Instantly, he dropped her hands and rushed out of the

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00:32:21

Medical Mishaps

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories ·

2023/02/09

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 channel and has been remastered for today's episode. Story names, previews & links to original YouTube videos:#3 -- "Side Effects" -- A healthy young man's life is turned upside down after a seemingly minor pain in his leg reveals a major problem (Original YouTube link -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joXznzIrB9c)#2 -- "Traffic" -- A seemingly

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