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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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In An Instant
Aug 27, 2026
Today’s podcast will feature 4 stories that prove the line between life and death can disappear in an instant. The audio from all four stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is…
10 ads · 10 min · 0% ads
Lethal Leisure (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 26, 2026
Today, we have three stories about people who found a really amazing pastime that they thought had changed their lives for the better, but ended up realizing that, actually, it was for the worse.
2 ads · 2 min · 0% ads
Last Call (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 24, 2026
In the fall of 2010, a detective dug through a dresser in a bedroom near Paris. He was looking for evidence, and when he pulled open the last drawer, he found five cell phones hidden inside. He…
11 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
The Capitol Theatre Haunting | Campfire Stories with MrBallen
Aug 21, 2026
Welcome back to the Campfire! I have a great story to tell. It's a classic ghost story – and not only are the elements in the story quite unnerving, but it also has a high degree of believability…
2 ads · 2 min · 0% ads
Fatal Depths
Aug 20, 2026
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about divers who underestimated what was waiting for them beneath the surface. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel…
3 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Risky Business (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 19, 2026
Today, I'm going to share four stories about people who took big career risks in order to be as successful as possible. But, in each case, the risk did not pay off.
10 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
The Cheapskate (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 17, 2026
In January 1988, the clerk of a sporting goods store in a small town in Canada looked up as a man walked into his shop. It was below freezing outside, but the man wasn’t wearing a coat. Just…
12 ads · 9 min · 0% ads
Fan Favorite - "The Dog and the Golden Gun"
Aug 14, 2026
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 346.
On a cold winter night in 1999, a man drove down a dark street towards his house in a small Iowa town. Suddenly, he saw…
1 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XV
Aug 13, 2026
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 4 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all four stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is…
12 ads · 9 min · 0% ads
Professional Hazards (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 12, 2026
Today, I am going to tell you three stories about people who were just trying to do their jobs... and ended up facing an extremely unexpected – and dangerous – professional hazard.
1 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Moving Day (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 10, 2026
On a cold night in November 2013, a woman sat in a hospital waiting room, wondering if her new husband would survive until morning. It was a cruel reversal – just months ago, she’d told him she was…
11 ads · 9 min · 0% ads
The Devil's Station/The Hunt | Campfire Stories with MrBallen
Aug 07, 2026
Welcome back to the Campfire! I have two awesome stories to share tonight. The first is about a woman in Japan in the early 2000s who has a totally bizarre occurrence on a train, and she documented…
3 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Extreme Measures
Aug 06, 2026
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about people who are willing to do just about anything to get what they want. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel…
9 ads · 7 min · 0% ads
The Wrong Remedy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 05, 2026
Today, we have three stories about people who are absolutely sure they’ve found the solution to all of their problems – but they are wrong, and other people have to face the consequences.
4 ads · 2 min · 0% ads
Blood on the Bridge (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Aug 03, 2026
One morning in early November 1888, an engineer drove a steam train through the woods outside Chantilly, France. Everything was business as usual, until he noticed ahead, next to the tracks, there…
12 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
Fan Favorite - "The Crawlspace"
Jul 31, 2026
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 324.
On a cold winter day in 2013, police officers rushed through the dense woods outside of a small town in Kentucky. They…
2 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
The Invention
Jul 30, 2026
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about inventions you’ve definitely heard of, but I guarantee you’ve never heard the strange reasons they were actually used or why they were created. The audio…
11 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
Expertly Done (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 29, 2026
Today, we have three stories about people who have a lot of experience in a particular area. But their confidence is exactly the thing that causes them to make a disastrous mistake.
1 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
We're Going In (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 27, 2026
On a morning in 2012, a young man was looking out at his backyard in West Virginia. A few days of heavy rain had opened up a sinkhole in the garden, and he was trying to fill it in... when suddenly…
2 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Don't Look Back | Campfire Stories with MrBallen
Jul 24, 2026
Welcome back to the campfire. This story took place in Malaysia in the 1970s. And even though when you first hear it, it's almost going to sound like urban legend. But it's not.
No Way Out Vol. XI
Jul 23, 2026
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called…
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Shiny Veneers (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 22, 2026
Today, we have three stories about people who went to great lengths to make themselves look good. But in each case, this completely backfired.
10 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
The Bouncer (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 20, 2026
One early morning in April 2012, a man hurried through some woods in coastal France. He lived nearby, and had seen a column of smoke coming from this area. So now he was there to make sure it wasn’t…
6 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
The Last Bus/In the Mist | Campfire Stories with MrBallen
Jul 17, 2026
Tonight, I have two awesome stories to tell you. They are both of the strange variety. In both stories, we're going to talk about a tragedy, but it is not the tragedy that is the reason we remember…
2 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Out of Gas
Jul 16, 2026
Today, I’m going to tell you the story of one of the most talked about mysteries on the internet. And I think part of the reason this story is so mysterious and so intriguing is because there’s this…
8 ads · 8 min · 0% ads
The Trash Bag (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 13, 2026
In December 1988, a young woman was having coffee at her friend's house in the city of Tours, France. She excused herself to go to the bathroom, and when she opened the lid of the toilet, she saw two…
1 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Fan Favorite - "The Mutant"
Jul 10, 2026
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 315.
On a day in 2001, a veteran homicide detective put on his gloves and stepped into a cluttered bedroom. He’d been working…
10 ads · 9 min · 0% ads
We Are Not Alone Vol. IX
Jul 09, 2026
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 YouTube channel, which is just called…
2 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Killjoy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 08, 2026
Today, we have three stories about people who each have one big thing in their life that brings them a lot of happiness and purpose. But it also winds up being the thing that ruins their lives.
10 ads · 6 min · 0% ads
Season's Grievings (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Jul 06, 2026
In December 1990, a worried father paced his kitchen, hoping his daughter would call. But the phone stayed silent, and an anxious pit formed in his stomach. He was worried his daughter was in trouble…
9 ads · 8 min · 0% ads