@@marylyncorwin8934 You don't know if you will have Sleep Paralysis. It just happens. I've had it happen way too many times. Sometimes it's worse than other times. I wake up with the WORST most INTENSE feeling of fear I have ever felt!! My Psychiatrist had to prescribe me medicine that stops you from dreaming because of how often it was happening.
I've had it,it happens when I forget a certain medication,there was never anything supernatural going on but other people have had different experiences that are seemingly paranormal. I just haven't experienced any of that nut I'd sure like to avoid it
People asking for him to be on Netflix shouldn’t. They would rush him to do episodes and they’d ruin it for him Him doing it as a UA-cam channel and doing it at his own pace is what makes his context chefs kiss
Agreed. This is the best storyteller out there for me… I absolutely love the strange dark and mysterious as this channel reps. And I’ve yet to come across a better story teller anywhere. ANYWHERE. 😊
Who the heck is leaving dislikes? Are you not fans of the strange, dark, and mysterious in story form? If not, then what the hell are you doing here??!
That sleep paralysis story was terrifying. The part that made me feel so uneasy was his mom asking who was running around the house. I had chills all over my body
I think it’s the intricate details of Mr Ballen’s stories that pulls you in. He paints the picture of the story until you’re there. You’re under water, or in the room, or in the cave, or lost in the forest, etc. Scary as hell and fascinating at the same time.
Hell yeah. With Mr B I find I’m often hearing new details to any number of stories I’ve previously heard elsewhere. He seems to sniff out all these extra bits of info like a truffle pig. I’m super appreciative. Dudes either making up additions to these stories {haha}, or, he’s one mighty fine little investigator & does his research well. 😁
Sometimes I gotta turn the cave diving stories off cause he's so vivid in his storytelling 😊. Love it!! But then I turn them back on, cause he's so hot. Lolllll
Story 3 has an update. A month after OP’s second encounter, the mom had an encounter in the guest room. She heard voices and footsteps, but she didn’t see the lady. She collected antiques, and believed that one of them caused this so she threw them out.
I'm 34 years old, and i've never been afraid of the dark since I was maybe 4 or 5 or so. Yet here I am rolling myself up into a bed burrito with my blankets at night ever since watching these videos. And I love it.
@@ma-pf9lx I’ve had sleep paralysis since I was 7 years old. When I was a kid it started with violent animations of sorts. As I got older they became very demonic related. Watch the documentary “The nightmare” by Rodney Ascher. That pretty much sums it all completely. That documentary really answered a lot of my doubts. During sleep paralysis, you’re halfway in the process of between sleep & still being awake.
Cool stories, wish me a happy Birthday, today I turn 70 years of age. I was up visiting mom at the nursing home yesterday, she wished me a happy birthday and gave me a hug, it was like old times. She is 95 and still going strong despite the 4 heart attacks she has suffered since Christmas.
So sorry that this birthday wish is late Jerry Ericsson. I hope you have many more wonderful happy birthday wishes from your mom. I’m 51 years old, but I feel 75-80. Hard life, lol. I hope this message finds you still celebrating even though it’s a week late. God bless you and all your family and your mom. I know that seeing you on your birthday was the highlight of her year. Mother’s love their children no matter how old they get they are still our babies.
In case it’s helpful, I heard you can make sleep paralysis less likely by not sleeping flat on your back. So prop yourself up quite a bit with pillows when sleeping. I don’t know if it was the only solution, but it helped me after I had a bad continuous streak of sleep paralysis.
I used to have it happen about once a year about 20 years ago. Went on for about 6 or 7 years. Absolute terror and sheer agony! Hasn't happened in quite some time and hopefully never does again. Not being able to move but being mentally awake while having an unnatural and overwhelming sense of dread and impending mortal doom is so fucking scary. I cannot find words for that sensation but obviously, you know already.
It's been a while but it used to happen to me a lot. Only a couple times did I have hallucinations and then they were mainly audible. Very scary though. Just not being able to move or speak.
During my highschool and college days, it happened to me almost every night. I had exactly similar experience like in this story but in my case it was a little gir, who happened to visit me multiple times and sits on my chest. Whenever I narrate my stories to my friends, I'm reminded of the giggling sound of the little girl and still gives me goosebumps to these days. I started sleeping on my sides and the occurrence has become less frequent. Moving toes + fingers and praying helps me in my case. It may well be related to genes since my dad and atleast 4 of my close male relatives also died while sleeping after experiencing sleep paralysis and my elder brother also experiences sleep paralysis.. but whenever I pray before i sleep, it never hardly happens. So for people experiencing sleep paralysis, i encourage you to pray even if you don't believe in it cos' it does helps.
Was hoping I would be the 200th like on this comment. I really had to battle the urge to wait for someone else to be 199 so I could get the 200th like😭😭😭
@DAEMON MCGAULEY mate this man has me switching lights on when I go and get a drink past midnight in my apartment 😂 and all of a sudden my bed side drawer is a tool kit
If anyone suffers sleep paralysis regularly, this may help: As a teenager I would get sleep paralysis 3-4 nights a week and started to document and study it. The general gist of what I've learned is that the hallucinations are caused by a sort of feedback loop, i.e. waking up helpeless and paralyzed brings fear, the fear causes hallucinations, they then cause more fear, which causes the hallucinations to become more vivid, and so on and so on. To fight sleep paralysis you have to prevent or break the loop. It seems the easiest way to do that is by just succumbing to/accepting the worst possible outcome. Tell yourself that yep, something is going to kill you, and that you don't care and to just get it over with already. Even better is if you can think of ways to mock or ridicule the situation. Tell your hallucinations (by thinking to yourself) that it's silly how long they're taking to harm you, or how cliche it all is, or compliment how their shadowy silhouette really brings out their glowing red eyes. However you do it, you'll either wake up immediately, or the fear will at least subside until you wake up.
This is actually so interesting! Luckily I've never experienced sleep paralysis because it sounds absolutely terrifying 😨 I hope you got rid of it or at least experience it less!
True, this really works. The moment I feel I can't move and can't make a sound - I know that I need to just except anything that I will see, hear or feel for the next couple of seconds\minutes. And usually I either fall asleep or wake up fully very soon.
Just call 911 and ask for special ex-navy seal Mr John B. Allen; he’ll register everything and you’ll be the in the leading role on his next UA-cam story (it’s one way to get famous) 😬
Sleep paralysis is no joke. My dad used to have it pretty regularly when I was a kid and he used to describe a black figure who would climb on his bed. It’s either something that our brains make up in a certain mode of sleep or it’s a glimps into another realm. Either way, it’s terrifying.
I once experienced sleep paralysis with one of those tall fans right next to my bed--I was CONVINCED the fan was some demon pulling me in but I couldn't grip the covers to stay in place bc I was frozen... even the sound of the fan sounded like demons screaming and laughing. Not my only sleep paralysis episode but probably the scariest bc I couldn't get out of it for what seemed like forever
I had sleep paralysis 2 nights in the same week just recently and the one time it was humping me then it tried to choke me and I also experienced it coming over to my bed and laying on top of me I just remember trying to act like I was sleeping which is not a good thing to do
The fact that MrBallen explains the layouts of houses so well just shows how invested he is in telling us these strange, dark and mysterious stories delivered in story format.
@@nursekimmie77 Young kids 'lie' they don't do it out of malice or disrespect they just don't completely understand the difference between their imagination and reality yet, or they assume who they are talking to are into the 'play time' of the story they are sharing.
It was about time someone came out with a firearm in his stories lol all this time I’m like… no one has a weapon?? Ever?? Maybe this is why they find themselves in these weird situations. Like Bells Canyon story…
i am almost scared at everything after almost seen this John ballen's videos, like i dont have insanity before but now all that level went to roof. also seeing the story in forest im now scared of going there... even i like to have an experience in flight my self dont want it anymore lol.
I don’t even know how I first started watching you but now I can’t stop. I don’t listen to the podcasts quite as much because for some reason I enjoy watching you tell these stories. I am absolutely hooked, thank you for telling these fascinating stories, I love them!
I'm curious, have you tried praying to Jesus to protect before bed, or any other method? I also heard that in case of evil entities just feeling love towards them disables then.
@@mofayer I always pray before going to bed. I believe it’s the mental stress and exhaustion causing me to be vulnerable to sleep paralysis. I also pray whenever it happens and it’s makes me more calm and wakes me faster.
@@mofayer praying to God not Jesus! The day you come to a life-threatening situation you'll not even think of Jesus. Instinctively you'll call out to God.
@@abbysheyba8421 In Christianity God is Jesus. They’re synonymous. That’s like saying, “Don’t drink water, drink H2O!” There’s really no difference to a Christian. It’s the same God in different forms. I hope that makes sense.
Being told a story is usually something a treat you only get as a child, it really evokes memories of the innocence of being tucked up in bed excited about a new story. Love you John!
I got major goosebumps when he said she charged into his room on all fours.. Truly disgusting. If that happened to me, I would have shat myself to death.
@@bugsybugs2253 My experience wasn't paranormal like the experience of the persons from this video, it was just sleeping paralysis A few years ago, in my last year of high school, my family left to the UK and I was left alone in my home country, Romania And tbh I think I myself attracted the sleeping paralysis experiences because I was always thinking that I don't want any of that shit to happen to me 😂 It was a night in the first two weeks I started living alone. I fell asleep with the lights on. I opened my eyes, noticed everything in the room, the fact that the bedroom door was open and that I forgot to turn off the lights. When I wanted to switch off the lights I realised I couldn't move and I said to myself "fuck, it's happening again, but this time I'm alone" and I was just waiting for something to happen, when suddenly I started hearing slow footsteps in the living room And the way my house is built is when you enter the house there is a small hallway which has a door on the right hand side that leads to the kitchen and a door in front of you that leads to the living room. Then the hallway goes to left, you walk for like 3 steps and then there's the two doors of the two bedrooms we have in front of you. One to your left, one to your right. I was sleeping in the one on the left, which was a smaller room and was easier to warm up, hence why I was sleeping there. So I'm hearing footsteps, noises and voices I couldn't understand and I was extremely pissed because I couldn't move. I was trying to lift my head up and I finally managed to support my head against the wall and all of a sudden I could move again. I thought I wasn't dreaming anymore so I just got up to see what's going on. I'm looking down the hallway, which was really dark and see a sort of a waving white sheet / towel thing coming out of the living room, so it was on my left hand side. And then I see the head of a woman with long dark hair covering her face coming out of the living room slowly, kind of emerging from the waving sheet. Her face was heading the ceiling. She jumps aggressively on the floor, on all her fours, but her front part of the body so to say, meaning her face and her chest, were facing the ceiling. And she was staring at me. She was dressed in a long white dress. As soon as she jumped on the floor she started screaming and sprinting towards me. She almost got to me, but I closed the door right in her face and she was trying to jump against the door and push me, she was scratching the door and bumping in to the door with her head I think. I remember staying against the door and being like "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON" And then I finally woke up. I was in the exact same position I had the sleeping paralysis. Everything was the same, lights turned on, opened door, dark hallway. I was just staying in bed and I was thinking that maybe I should shut the door, but then I was like "Nah, fuck it, it was just an annoying nightmare that interrupted my sleep, so I'll head back to sleep" and that's what I did I've had many sleeping paralysis during the past 4 years I think and now I know how to control it and haven't had any for more than half an year now. Once you know how to control yourself you couldn't care less about what is going on in the room while you can't move That's how I feel about it at least
@@Crackpot_Astronaut Could be wrong, but I think sleep paralysis comes from or is a lot more likely to happen if you have a messed up sleep schedule or are stressed out. Thus, not sleeping for the next week would make you more likely to experience it. People worry about that a lot when trying to learn lucid dreaming. I only experienced it twice I think and my method which worked well was just closing my eyes and going back to sleep. Both incidents were at times when my sleep schedule was extra screwed up because I was stressing about classes etc. Also people complained about lucid nightmares, but that never made sense to me because how can you be scared of something you know is not real. I have had many nightmares turn from fear to peace the moment I realized it was just a dream. I always struggled to manipulate my dream world when lucid, but the monsters just wouldn’t be a threat anymore. Having a good sleep schedule should help avoid sleep paralysis and conversely improve your chances of lucid dreaming among other benefits. Keeping a diligent dream journal helps too, but I ain’t got time for that anymore so I don’t have too many lucid dreams anymore.
I had sleep paralysis once. It was after an MDMA binge and I messed up my sleep completely. There was a dark shadowy figure in the left corner of my room that approached the left corner of my bed. It towered over me. For that moment, adrenaline surged through my body, my heart was pounding, and I had a moment of panic. I managed to look across my bed and saw my vacuum cleaner hose messily coiled up across my body on top of the blankets. As soon as I saw that I knew I was experiencing sleep paralysis and my panic subsided though my heart was still pounding and I still had that adrenaline in me. The shadowy figure continued to tower over me at the foot of my bed, not really doing much of anything else and eventually it disappeared and I was able to move. It was both a terrifying and neat experience lol
@@TheAmazingHuman-Man Sounds like a lot of BS because you can't find a person with a more messed up sleep schedule than me and I *don't* have sleep paralysis, even though I had it when I had a much better schedule long in the past. I also did try lucid dreaming and sometime even created worlds in dreams. I'm visited by a lot of scary figures in dreams, though. Just today two ghostly girls and a woman in red that promised I won't live the day to reach the door whatever I do, oh well
i’ve listened to THOUSANDS of stories like this from hundreds of different creators and the last one was the only story that made me get goosebumps and check my room
The last story sounds like mom is carrying spiritual baggage around and it affects her immediate family. Since none seem to be church-goers, no one is trying to be saved. Could be an old Ouija board session from grade school is tormententing everyone. Run to church and get Baptized in the Holy Spirit and this should clear everything up--as long as you are SINCERE! No half-way measures with God. Sounds hokey, but don't knock it until you've tried it. Never tamper with Ouija boards or you could unwittingly unleash terror on Earth and not even know it. Sound like today's world? Just because you don't believe in something doesn't make it go away. Take the proper spiritual steps to clear yourself, i.e, go to church, and be surprised at the blessings you will receive!
When he described the leg sticking out, my brain kept going to something like Sally in nightmare before Christmas trying to lure/distract Oogie Boogie 🤦♀️ like don't mind me, I'm just out here burlesque-ing among the trees lol
That story about the sleep paralysis woman is genuinely THE MOST terrifying story I've ever heard on this channel! I started feeling like there was something under my desk or something watching me! I loved it! Keep up the great work, MrBallen!
what if i told you that a lot of people have had similar experiences, all involving a dark lady figure in a very realistic and vivid nightmare? it can't be a coincidence.
@@comedyatitsworst well, in my experience its a thin woman. not a man. but i suppose it might vary. also, nowhere near as frequent as every 3 days for what i've experienced.
@@ZugzugZugzugsonwell if it is many people, that just tells it is tapping into some primal fear of human subconscious. Nevertheless, I'm hiding under my bedsheets right now.
I’ve experienced this in a previous apartment that was haunted. It’s terrifying but you have the capability to rid things from your presence. Just gotta be strong mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
It happened a lot to me as a small kid then again in my 20’s. One time my window unit AC was cursing me out. Another time I saw a large winged creature dragging my fathers body out of my parents room and down the hall. It’s not fun, trust me.
@@zacharywheeler6605 Bro it’s terrifying I heard mine speaking in such a deep unearthly voice it had to be out this world literally it was like if Barry white and James earl jones combine deep voice and made it do steroids and it say something to me in which I can’t remember I just wanna know what it said bcuz that partially intrigues me a scares me
Pro tip on sleep paralysis: concentrate everything on moving your tongue in your mouth. Snaps you right out, I’ve had horrible episodes of it before and learning this trick keeps me sane. Edit: Thank you to everyone who has commented on how they deal with this, no one should have to suffer this. Though I never imagined how many of you would comment, I do really appreciate it and I am sure I am not alone on that.
I've had "Sleep paralysis" off and on my entire life, however when I was 20-24 years old, I had sleep paralysis every damn night and I often saw this static shadowed figure standing over my bed staring at me, sometimes it was different figures but the worse one was this hooded figure wearing a red robe with a veiled face and eyes that were burning like fire. I would often be paralyzed for about 10-20 minutes and I liked to sleep in pitch black, when the paralyses left it would take me a half hour to find the damn door so I could go out of my room and turn of the light (the light switch was outside my room), I would often get so panicked I would be screaming. This is not some mere neurological reaction to stress, these things I believe are actual demons, not ghosts, demons and the only thing that would ever lift my sleep paralysis was calling out to God/Jesus to cast them out and protect me. That is the thing though, they were NEVER able to touch me physically, only hover around me, give me horrific dreams and damn near give me a heart attack on a nightly basis, over time I got use to their bull shit though and after a few years they stopped messing with me, now they rarely do though they still sometimes do it, maybe once every few months.
@@shaydorahl6740 Oh wow praise the lord. Are you willfully sinning because if you willfully sin you give the demons legal right to attack you and it could be in different ways.
@@connorlancaster7541 All sin is willful, not all sin is wanted and not all sinners want to be sinners not intend to, but every action of sin is willful, that's what temptation is, you get overcome by one kind of desire or another and you succumb. Demons are everywhere, all around us, they can't touch saints but they can oppress saints. There are likely over 30 demons for every person alive right now and the majority of actions they would do they are barred from doing. Demons attack people when they are getting closer to knowledge that can save them or when they getting close to events or people that could haveajor ramifications. I was a works salvationist until I was about 22, at first they were attacking me because I was getting closer to the knowledge of Grace. I got saved when I was 22, the next two years of attack were because I was delving into spiritual knowledge and was combatting false prophets in the Witnesses and a few other denominations. I met my wife when I was 24 and I pulled her out of the Jehovah's witness cult, ai haven't been attacked that often since I was 25.
I appreciate the fact that he moves his hands and uses his body to express whats happening. It really helps me connect with the stories. And as a hard of hearing person i also love that his words are clear and not too fast. Thank you Mr. Ballen, I’ve always enjoyed Horror stories but i can barely understand most of the horror story creators on youtube. So thank you.
These videos male me feel good about having a pretty boring,lonely and depressing life. Least I ain't in some cave with a zillion spiders or being haunted by some ghost lady.. just sitting in my bed under the blanket with a coffee and watching videos while trying to ignore my problems is a good enough life. Edit:omg y'all are so sweet! I'm feeling a bit better mentally now but I'm sick so that's not too great It's gonna get better you guys don't give up :) hope you feel better soon ♡
Surely someone else stumbled across this page by accident and now cannot get enough. I was in a late night UA-cam rabbit hole and now I find myself listening to these stories as I get ready for my day 😂 Mr Ballen has also convinced me the like button is a real person among other things! I have to confess, I’m strangely obsessed 😂
“In order to better understand what happens to Nathan over the stay at his mother’s house, you need to understand a basic layout of her house.” Me: Oh hell, it’s about to get real...
Holy shit, that last story actually scared me. I’ve saturated myself with so many of these scary story vids over the years that it has been a LONG time since one has actually made me afraid. But sitting in the dark, ready for sleep, alone in my house, having experienced sleep paralysis once before and seen the “dark men” and felt the chest pressure...that story made me scared.
@Suzanne Nichols Yeah. I’ve only experienced sleep paralysis one time, fortunately-I don’t know how people who have it regularly are able to manage-but it was a lot like how it was described in the vid: I was unable to move except for my eyes, and there was a heavy pressure on my chest. I didn’t see a terrifying, veiled woman, but I did see four or five tall shadows surrounding my bed. They looked like blurry silhouettes of people. They just stood over me without moving, and once the paralysis passed after a couple minutes, they were gone. I think your brain is still in REM state while you’re awake during sleep paralysis episodes, which is why you’re unable to move (so you don’t act out your dreams), so I figured my dream was just blending with reality. However, I learned later that seeing “dark men” is relatively common during this kind of thing. Spooky stuff.
yo same i watched like 10 of these videos back to back with not much of a reaction but when he was talking about the last story all the hair on my legs stood up
Same...only mine was a woman like the one described in the story. Started in the corner of the room, slinked across the floor to my bed, then laid my my chest. Scared the ever living shit outta me. I'll never forget it, because I was living with my 1st serious "adult" GF at the time in CO, and her parents had flown her to Italy for her 21st birthday, so she was gone and my best friend was staying over my place on my couch. I had to smoke like 50 bowls right after I woke up to cope with the anxiety, lol.
I’ve made a lot of stupid decisions in my life but I have to say watching this video at midnight was the stupidest of them all... Thanks MrBallen, sleep is now a thing of the past.
to not get sleep paralysis Don’t lack sleep Don’t change your sleep schedule No substance abuse Don’t take important medications Don’t sleep on your back This will 100% confirm you’ll never get it. But many of these things are hard not to do. So good luck?!
Mr. Ballen has perfected the art of storytelling. Not just to get a view or like, but you can tell that he genuinely puts himself in these people's shoes. Every story he tells is another notch in the gears of his life. This feat is only accomplished by being empathetic. This makes for the best kind of storytelling. Thank you for your services Mr. Ballen!
People just don't realize the power there is in being down to earth and genuine. Putting yourself in another person's shoes, or having respect for another person's story. It's a firm of art and is all to rare in these strange times. Empathy > Sympathy and that's what people like John and Adrian from CC bring to our eyes. It's as rare as gold these days. Cheers to all of you 🍺🍺🍺
What is the whole thing with the like button.... can anyone explain it to me? I've only been following Mr. Ballen for a few months and I don't get the whole thing about the like button
OMG these stories are so terrifying! I also can't believe that some people have to put up with sleep paralysis on a regular basis. That literally sounds like torture! I have a hypothesis for the multiple sleep paralysis episodes though. The content of the sleep paralysis episodes seem pretty typical, so it's not surprising to me that the siblings and even the mom had similar experiences. The fact that it happened for the siblings in the same room makes sense, because it's a guest room, so they might have a poorer sleep than in their own bed and it's unfamiliar, so it might lead the mind to conjure creepy things. The second time the son thought he had sleep paralysis might be explained by him sleep walking. That could explain why his mom heard someone walking around the house and how he felt different and like he had already been awake when he woke up.
The best thing is how he gives a very thorough but not overly-creepy description of the environment, into which he places the horrible details of the action. It's very, very effective.
Sleep paralysis is one of the most horrifying things I’ve ever experienced. I was unable to sleep with the closet door open for years after my first episode
It is the worst isnt it :( I got insomnia from it, I was afraid to sleep for ages. One day I just couldnt stay up anymore. I realise now certain triggers can cause mine.
If i start shaking my head from side to side while twisting my head a bit eventually ill do it in real life and recover my motion. Sounds weird right? Ive heard other people do something with their hands
@@Osamas_worst_nightmare I always see this tall man in a trench coat and hat. Never able to see his face or full features though. Hes followed me to every house ive lived in :(
@@aronious291 Yes I've heard alot of people try to screw their hands into fists and eventually it gets them out of it. I close my eyes and wait for it to pass.
The woman in black experience actually gave me chills because it happened to me when I was traveling once. Literally never had sleep paralysis before. Didn't sleep the rest of that night.
I've had weird experiences but not quite like that. It's more than likely nothing but I had this awful nightmare once where I was in my house but my family and I weren't alone. I went to my mother's bedroom because I was scared when suddenly I saw this strange blue person in the bedroom with mom. I don't remember many of the details, but I picked up something to use as a shield. Something about the person wasn't normal and suddenly they turned around and looked at me. They had a body like a preying mantis. Filler... then something led to it attacking me. I managed to block it once with the "shield" and I tried to run away or something but I failed. It caught me and sliced me in half and that's where the nightmare ended. I did have an experience similar to sleep paralysis once but I think it was more physical. I woke up in the middle of the night and suddenly I couldn't breathe. No matter how hard I tried, my throat was shut. It was like my brain had forgotten how to breathe. I could feel my heart beating faster and faster as my throat clenched in pain to try and breathe. I ran into the bathroom and made a glass of water and gulped it down as fast as I could, then able to take a breath again. My theory is that somehow my throat had dried shut by snoring/breathing through my mouth, or in a state of delirium from waking up, my brain wasn't registering how to breathe. Either way, I hope that never happens again XD When I actually have nightmares, they tend to be excruciating ^^;
@@nathanielbass771 👍🏻👍🏻i hope it doesn't happen to you ever again🙏🏻. And i don't claim to be an expert or anything of that sort,cos it might look that way. The more we think we know, the more we realise that we don't really know sht,we only scratched the surface. I'm just some insignificant unknown guy who's been through a lot more horror for a lifetime than some people. And yes the brain/mind is a powerful thing.. sometimes it can feel like they're doing something to you physically and choking or scratching/cutting you or sth. But, we did that to ourselves mostly,cos it's either all in our head, or they(sleep paralysis demons/entities) make you think that.. (I'm sorry, i wish my English is better, idk how to describe it the way i mean to..) kinda like how you said you felt like you forot how to breathe or something like that. That's the part where i say *'they are smart'* cos they know very well that we are most vulnerable to their hunting tactics when our brain is in a fuzzy state. But for us, it's less dangerous when we've mostly slipped out of that state of mind.. BUT, It's before we do , that it's dangerous/when they can do almost anything and/or manipulate our dreams showing us our worst nightmares and what not. (How do i put this..) let's say.. Imagine there's a line where you are either inside or outside that line. And inside that line is their hunting ground, but even after you crossed that line you're not all free from it yet,,, cos it's like you're in a burning building when you're inside that line,and even after you crossed to the other side of the line, it's still like you're coming out of a burning building still carrying the smell of the smoke, or the heat of the fires. Which ofc fades eventually. But at this point is when you can throw back these countermeasures. Cos at this point, it's like their only weapon/power is a small fading telepathy fueled by your fears which they use to scare you as much as they can, but mostly through visuals or some kind of sound. For sceptics, they see their loved ones being hurt or something like that, cos they don't give out as much fear as someone who actually believe in the existence of another unseen/paranormal entities; they fear more to be in a desaster or sth rather than seeing some kind of monster or demon, so they would try to make sense of it and give out more confusion than fear. They're small time demons compared to the rest of them, but they're one of the smartest, even stronger entities copy their ways/tactics. If they can touch you or do something to you physically,, it's either that, you're still in a dream-like state(behind/inside the line), or,, if not and it kept going, it means they aren't just some normal sleep paralysis demons anymore. Edit: It's also worth noting that.. What we call PARALYSIS DEMONS aren't the only ones that can use these tactics (sleep paralysis) against us as briefly mentioned. But this doesn't just happen to anyone. So if it does happen, it means whatever entity is causing it is trying to tell you something. So listen and look for signs through their actions and/or something else.. cos it usually means they either want you out/gone, or they want/need your help.
@@gaijin_sailovideos1333 eh, the mind does strange things. My experience was more than likely just a nightmare for the blue man thing. I have no idea about the unable to breathe one. There were no supernatural details for it, i just woke up and could not breathe until I got that glass of water. Those were isolated incidents. I go through all kinds of strange stuff such as unusually vivid dreams or nightmres , but most of my dreams are pretty much just that, dreams. If there is something supernatural though, it would explain why stuff is always falling or spilling over in our house
@@nathanielbass771 probably/possibly i guess. Idk much about these stuff,(poltergeist and such, with the capability to moves things on their own excessively)but these poltergeist, they always show signs of childish behaviours.. ransacking places, things thrown around, stacking sht as if they're playing with toys and what not.. just from what I've seen, haven't really been through much in that area, nor have i seen anyone near me that have. But it's common in N.America and other places from what I heard,. It may depend on the places we're at. Like how in different cultures, we have different types of myths and such. Skinwalker(NA)/Djinn(ME)/Thlahrang(Asia)/etc.. And they looked different in every country/place(s).. and (still taking it with a grain of salt) this is just my theory but,, it might be possible that we(humans) created these things through collective minds/thoughts/consciousness believing in the same thing that caused them to manifest into these Slenderman or skinwalker or what have we?¿‽.. But seriously though,i myself strongly believe these entities are just some kind of living creatures that doesn't really have actual forms or bodies,,(idk the science behind it all but) maybe they're not as simple as us 3dimentional beings in a 3dimentional plane,but unlike us,WHAT IF they're not 3D beings but higher somehow but existing or coming in and out to our 3D plane¿… Just a theory/*What If..? You'd wanna call BS or debunk it, i get it. I like the way you think. Try if you want. You will find your explanation to the symptoms. But you'll never find the real cause of/to a *Sleep Paralysis* with a sceptical mind. They'll all just be theoretical i can bet on that.
Funny. I had a hard time believing the cave story. I don’t think black widows are that gregarious, or adventurous to leave the web and climb into the guy’s pack. Brown recluses would go in the pack, but still aren’t (per the name) gregarious.
I get sleep paralysis all from 5+ times in a night/day to a few times per month, and I absolutely recognise the type of experiences you're mentioning! It's been so many years now that I could make a whole book out of it haha. The feeling of "terror" doesn't really go away though even though I'm sure exactly what's happening - everytime you get your flight mode initiated and still think "I am in danger". But it's really great as a gateway to lucid dreaming if I'm lucky!
I have but nothing like these, but even then it’s still really scary. My most feared one was sleeping in the back of a truck at a rest area. Someone pulled up beside us and my thoughts were they was there to get us and I couldn’t even move to look. No idea if a car even really pulled next to us or not. But wow was it a bad feeling.
@@technicallyimarmen6497 during my occasional incident I am not even sure if I’m really awake and it’s happening or if I’m just completely dreaming every aspect of the situation. It’s totally weird and I definitely feel as though I’m awake and can’t move. There was a f Dirt bike in the back of the truck and I can even remember trying to grab the front wheel so I could pull myself up to see if there was someone coming to attack/kill or whatever us. Definitely didn’t even consider trying to close my eyes.
I have NEVER really been into watching someone tell a story. Well that has changed. I can’t get enough of this guy. I have NEVER heard someone tell a story like he does. I’m completely hooked. Thank you for all you do. Also his weird “like button” instructions just crack me up.
Hes simply the best. I have been on a binge the past 3 weeks watching all his videos in reverse order. After these are done going to start his podcast library
I enjoyed the like button instructions at first, but they have got a little old now, kind of like childish humour to me. With that being said I LOVE John B. Allen, but I always skip the like button instructions. His advertisments are the funniest ad's ever though, and never thought I would enjoy seeing the ad's in a youtube video before.
When I lived with my dad in an alpine forested rural area my dad had the wisdom to realize there's only 2 of us out here, if authorities have to respond; it won't be quick, if something happens to him then I will have to deal with whatever is happening. So, despite being 11yo, my dad got me a small 22 rifle, trained me on safety thoroughly and took me out shooting with it. I was allowed to keep it in my room with ammo within reach. I never thought about misusing it and I never told my friends I had it. My dad spoke to me like an adult and told me why we both had to be armed and what a tremendous responsibility this was and that was all I needed. I feel like the dad in story #1 should've done the same.
Yep. "Shoot first, and ask questions later." All kidding aside, I had the same experience growing up. Dad taught my brother and myself about safety when it came to guns, rifles, knives, and axes. We were taught how and when to use them, what was appropriate behavior when using them, and to always treat them with respect (and to always treat guns as if they were loaded).
When I was about 9 years old a very intoxicated intruder smashed my grandparents house window while scream in a frency. Since my grandpa had far gone parkinsons and couldn't move too much my grandma ran down the stairs and tried to scare him off by yelling back, but eventually went out the back door to her very near neighbors for help which happened to be my family's house. The intruder left screaming profanity when all of us went to see what was going on. The cops found him destroying a parked car in the neighborhood later and caught him by wrestling him down and arresting him. When I visited my grandparents some time later I asked my grandma if she felt scared after the attack. She told me calmly - Not at all. I got this baseball bat now so it's fine and pointed to it. Got one by the bed too. I was like cool that's a problem solved. Imagine my confusion when I grew up and learned about the gun culture in the USA and that some people are to scared to even leave their house without an assault rifle on their back. As a 34 year old I feel a bit spoiled that I haven't seen a single gun before my standard military service at 19 and not ever since then. I really feel for you guys. A fearful society must be really hard to deescalate and I hope you're successful eventually
@@olasundahl6130 I was born in other country too and is not the same. Never own a gun before I had my kids and move to a neighborhood that is not a sunflowers field. After two or three bad nights your mind change. beside that is a new hobby that we enjoy very much
I’ve been obsessed with the paranormal, since I was a child. I listen to EVERY damn paranormal podcast you’ve heard of. I’m numb to it all 93% of the time. The last story….gave me an anxiety I haven’t felt in ages. I wasn’t even looking at the screen, which I peeked over and saw had some creepy images. Very well delivered, great tempo, and inflection. That was unexpectedly good! Everyone in my household listens to and has gone on and on about Mr. Ballon. I can now see why.
Bro my friend has seen herself kill herself during sleep pararlysis and my other friend saw two people literally eat eachother piece by piece after watching her friend gouge her own eyeballs out. Trust me this ain't the scariest or most original sleep paralysis story. No shade tho still love MrBallens vids.
Right? I’m quite bad at visualization of spaces I’ve never seen but he describes the layout and details so well it is clear in my mind. One of the reasons his delivery makes the story feel immersive
I do the same and never served... Its just situational awareness and being vigilant of ur surroundings for any number of reasons. Mine is i dont trust ppl or places
Same, several of them. One SP horror simultaneously involved my terrified 3 yr old son and 3 hooded beings. That was 30 yrs ago and both of us still remember it in full traumatizing detail. My other SPs have involved OOBs.
Mine too, had a very similar experience! Felt like someone was sat on my chest had a big dark figure on top of me until I shouted and swung my arm to get them off me and then nothing! Can't describe how real it felt I couldn't breath and felt like I was gasping for air! the pressure on my chest was nothing like I'd experienced before, only thing close to it was when I'd been in a car crash and the seat belt gave me a similar tight chest feeling
Sitting in my living room by myself, 2:42 am in the morning and I’m at 14:42 in the video (the strange woman in Nathan’s room slithering towards him) when the ice in the freezer decides to empty ice cubes scaring the SH%T out of me!!!! Well done Mr. Ballen. Well done.
Imagine being his wife, and always being able to listen to his stories everyday 24/7!!! Like that's probably the reason she married him, mr ballen could talk a pirate out of his peg leg!!!
@Camerrill I didn't want to be the weirdo that said that but those hands definitely definitely nice!!! I've been wonder if they do plastic surgery on hands my husband is absolutely NEAR perfect except for his hands are smallish for me!!! I mean after 12 years that's all I can find wrong with him I shouldn't complain!!!!
Holy cow, serious props to the guy in story one for keeping a cool head in that cave. Also, HOW DID HE NOT GET ONE BITE?? I hereby dub him: the "widow-whisperer."
Widow spiders (if that's even what kind of spiders he saw) aren't aggressive at all. They rarely bite humans, usually only as a last resort if they're being forcefully pinned against your skin and can't crawl away. I've never seen two widow spiders in the same place before, but I also don't go climbing into small deep underground holes like a crazy person.
Noooo shit. I'm not even bothered by spiders but that'd be rough. I'm also a climber and don't really understand why he couldn't just climb back up though
The Entrance to Hell is my favorite story! All my grown sons are scared of spiders. They don't bother me because I have respect for their space, so we get along just fine. When I told this story to my kids years ago, they all had a massive freak out. I just laughed and laughed! Thanks for the memories Mr. Ballen!
Finding this channel is probably one of my proudest achievements. Mr. Ballen always finds a way to portray the people from his stories in an eloquent and respectful manner.
Really, one of your proudest achievements is clicking on a picture and listening to a guy tell stories? Does that trump the time you walked all the way to the kitchen and helped your mom make you a sandwich, cause I think that might be the achievement you should be most proud of.....
@@ZDiddy7777 Well, if you don't have anything nice to say, tear down a random person for one of the most innocuous comments you'll find on the internet. I hope you feel you've achieved something.
Imagine being the father that was just told by their son that some mysterious intruder charged directly at him full speed in the middle of the night from the forest and just being like: "Alright son, if you see him again just give me a hollar 😎👍" and then going back to sleep.
Yeah... This is how my parents would respond to any of my concerns when I was younger. They would just brush everything off, yet they wonder why we're not close lol
I've experienced sleep paralysis many, many times over the years, especially when I was younger. I grew up in a very abusive and traumatic childhood/family and it seemed after a particularly violent parental explosion, I would have these sleep paralysis moments. They were so real, but it involved all the elements that were touched upon. An inability to move, to scream, or to even protect myself or escape. Something/someone was always chasing me or in my face and the fear I felt, even with just remembering, is still palpable. I don't know why or remember when these nightmares ended, but it took many years. I've come to believe that it was my brains way of dealing with so much chaos; and as a child, horror. There are so many things we still don't know about when it comes to the human body, brain and psyche, and our ability to metabolize each and every experience, good or bad. Each one, leaving an indelible mark on whom and what we are and the foundation we begin with, all of it building blocks, for who and what we ultimately become, as human beings. He definitely keeps you listening mostly because so many of us can relate, in some form or fashion, to fear and the lasting effects this fear has upon each and every one of us. Some of us never able to overcome the lasting effects, of this trauma.
Best story teller!!!!! So glad I found this content. I literally binge listened to all of your episodes on Spotify for months. Can’t get enough so now I’m here to continue my obsession. 😜
1:49 creepy doll from SAW
Great job Tiffani!!
Omg lol where?
No way Jose lol 😔
I don't see anything guess im blind
good job i lowkey dont even try to find it anymore lol
I've come to realize that whenever this dude starts explaining the layout of a house, shit is about to get real lol
Omg best comment ever lol
I start shitting my pants upon learning the layout in pure anticipation of fear.
You already know lol
@Dayman_68 i start shitting my pants upon learning the layout because I held it too long.
He explains it like a Navy Seal would before an assault.
Dude I am not even going to lie that last story was absolutely terrifying
Yeah i got scared and i whatched and night
Its is called a sleep paralysis demons they wait for you to fall asleep.
@@dfgmetal3624 This is true? So how does one know if they will ever be afflicted w/sleep paralysis?
@@marylyncorwin8934 You don't know if you will have Sleep Paralysis. It just happens. I've had it happen way too many times. Sometimes it's worse than other times. I wake up with the WORST most INTENSE feeling of fear I have ever felt!! My Psychiatrist had to prescribe me medicine that stops you from dreaming because of how often it was happening.
I've had it,it happens when I forget a certain medication,there was never anything supernatural going on but other people have had different experiences that are seemingly paranormal. I just haven't experienced any of that nut I'd sure like to avoid it
He is so good at explaining the layout to a house, I can literally see the house in my mind and it makes it 10x creepier
I agree. I think it's his prior military experience that taught him how to clearly explain a floor plan or building. It def helps enhance the story.
ME TOO
same
That's cause mrballen is nathan
He's narrating what happened to him with a different name
Reading is cool 😎
People asking for him to be on Netflix shouldn’t. They would rush him to do episodes and they’d ruin it for him
Him doing it as a UA-cam channel and doing it at his own pace is what makes his context chefs kiss
Legit
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Agreed. This is the best storyteller out there for me… I absolutely love the strange dark and mysterious as this channel reps. And I’ve yet to come across a better story teller anywhere. ANYWHERE. 😊
The NEBULA platform would be great for this
Why would u want this on Netflix 💀
Am I the only one who wants a Mr Ballen Netflix show
Yes that would be awesome
I want on too ..would be awsome ☺☺
Yes. I will probably stop Netflix soon.
yes please, we should start a go fund me!
No you’re not
The most disappointing 6 words: "So that's gonna do it guys"
And also the saddest
Facts
Wrong. The worst six words are, “The walls are filled with spiders.”
Top 10 plot changes in anime
Truth!!!! Just make a 1000 stories video, we can listen for years lol
Who the heck is leaving dislikes? Are you not fans of the strange, dark, and mysterious in story form? If not, then what the hell are you doing here??!
Haters gonna hate 🤣
Probably the like button
No point in trying to understand. The likes by far outnumber these stupid dislikes.
I think that the first few haters dislike to feel special and the others follow them like sheep.
Oh my gosh that’s exactly what I always think when I see those.
That sleep paralysis story was terrifying. The part that made me feel so uneasy was his mom asking who was running around the house. I had chills all over my body
I peed my pants.
Pathetic 😂😂😂😂
I honestly think it's the mother pranking her kids for unknown reasons
@bj_cat103 hahah mommy stood on top of each of her kids in disguise😂😂
I suffer from them at times. Not so much now that I'm sober but it SUCKS lol
I think it’s the intricate details of Mr Ballen’s stories that pulls you in. He paints the picture of the story until you’re there. You’re under water, or in the room, or in the cave, or lost in the forest, etc. Scary as hell and fascinating at the same time.
That’s a really cool way to describe my stories, thank you!
I agree. He also clearly enjoys this material and that enjoyment is contagious
It's like when I read a book I dont see just words I see what's happening and even with his voice I can picture that
Hell yeah. With Mr B I find I’m often hearing new details to any number of stories I’ve previously heard elsewhere. He seems to sniff out all these extra bits of info like a truffle pig. I’m super appreciative. Dudes either making up additions to these stories {haha}, or, he’s one mighty fine little investigator & does his research well. 😁
Sometimes I gotta turn the cave diving stories off cause he's so vivid in his storytelling 😊. Love it!!
But then I turn them back on, cause he's so hot. Lolllll
As he laid there, this woman with the Sunk Eyes slithered up to him and looked in his eyes and Said “ Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?”
As of today, I now get this reference.
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MrBallen: “to understand what happens, you need to understand the the layout of the house”
Me: “oh boy! here we go.”
I don't like evil spirits sitting on my chest, while I am sleeping.... just a personal preference.
@@stephenc2481 Don't worry about it.......but.....whatever you do......don't look under your bed tonight. . . . . . . MMMMMWAAAAHAHAHA. :)
Story 3 has an update. A month after OP’s second encounter, the mom had an encounter in the guest room. She heard voices and footsteps, but she didn’t see the lady. She collected antiques, and believed that one of them caused this so she threw them out.
that actually explains it.. maybe one of them were possessed and hence the experience that they had..
Did throwing away the antiques work?
@@brandonveltri2825 yes
Can’t say enough how much this response is appreciated 😂
@@sealthtraderty for actually following up and answering for future readers 🙌
I'm 34 years old, and i've never been afraid of the dark since I was maybe 4 or 5 or so.
Yet here I am rolling myself up into a bed burrito with my blankets at night ever since watching these videos.
And I love it.
Watching his videos alone in the dark is terrifying 😂
@@mcmuffin7941 it really is! So I do it 👍
I’m 36 years old. I’m doing the same as you. My sleep paralysis has been out of control. I only sleep with the light on.
@@XBrandonLeeX765 wait I am really curious, when you have sleep paralysis are you awake or asleep. Do you see stuff like the dude in the story?
@@ma-pf9lx I’ve had sleep paralysis since I was 7 years old. When I was a kid it started with violent animations of sorts. As I got older they became very demonic related. Watch the documentary “The nightmare” by Rodney Ascher. That pretty much sums it all completely. That documentary really answered a lot of my doubts. During sleep paralysis, you’re halfway in the process of between sleep & still being awake.
Cool stories, wish me a happy Birthday, today I turn 70 years of age. I was up visiting mom at the nursing home yesterday, she wished me a happy birthday and gave me a hug, it was like old times. She is 95 and still going strong despite the 4 heart attacks she has suffered since Christmas.
So sorry that this birthday wish is late Jerry Ericsson. I hope you have many more wonderful happy birthday wishes from your mom. I’m 51 years old, but I feel 75-80. Hard life, lol. I hope this message finds you still celebrating even though it’s a week late. God bless you and all your family and your mom. I know that seeing you on your birthday was the highlight of her year. Mother’s love their children no matter how old they get they are still our babies.
Happy late birthday!!! Wishing you and your mom many, many more
Happy birthday jerry wish u a good and prosperous life
Happy birthday, Jerry!!! (And many more!)
Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 have a great year 💓
As a sleep paralysis sufferer, I can vouch for the pure fear nathan was feeling.
In case it’s helpful, I heard you can make sleep paralysis less likely by not sleeping flat on your back. So prop yourself up quite a bit with pillows when sleeping.
I don’t know if it was the only solution, but it helped me after I had a bad continuous streak of sleep paralysis.
Sleep paralysis isn’t real , it’s a story invented by doctors and scientists to explain what they can’t explain.
I used to have it happen about once a year about 20 years ago. Went on for about 6 or 7 years. Absolute terror and sheer agony! Hasn't happened in quite some time and hopefully never does again. Not being able to move but being mentally awake while having an unnatural and overwhelming sense of dread and impending mortal doom is so fucking scary. I cannot find words for that sensation but obviously, you know already.
It's been a while but it used to happen to me a lot. Only a couple times did I have hallucinations and then they were mainly audible. Very scary though. Just not being able to move or speak.
During my highschool and college days, it happened to me almost every night. I had exactly similar experience like in this story but in my case it was a little gir, who happened to visit me multiple times and sits on my chest. Whenever I narrate my stories to my friends, I'm reminded of the giggling sound of the little girl and still gives me goosebumps to these days. I started sleeping on my sides and the occurrence has become less frequent. Moving toes + fingers and praying helps me in my case. It may well be related to genes since my dad and atleast 4 of my close male relatives also died while sleeping after experiencing sleep paralysis and my elder brother also experiences sleep paralysis.. but whenever I pray before i sleep, it never hardly happens. So for people experiencing sleep paralysis, i encourage you to pray even if you don't believe in it cos' it does helps.
Evan's dad was nice. He believed his son despite not seeing anything himself 🤗
Evans dad seems like the kind of guy you don't fuck with whatsoever.
@@sirraf23 that too 😂
Those who live in the truth know the truth
Most entertaining. 😊
My mom would have said shut the hell up and go to sleep
I know it's been said a million times, but this guy is the greatest story teller on the internet. Every story is a first person account.
Agreed. Very good at painting a good mental picture. Goes into detail only about stuff relevant to the story. Love it. Came here from That Chapter. :)
He really does have a gift for this
Was hoping I would be the 200th like on this comment. I really had to battle the urge to wait for someone else to be 199 so I could get the 200th like😭😭😭
Swindled is but he’s close - there are a lot of really exceptional tellers
Ya he’s alright
I ain't saying I was scared, but I'm really happy its noon and all the lights are on
Opposite for me, 4 am, no lights
psy lol
im still scared and its noon and all lights are on :DDD
Haha
6am no lights and my house is very VERY creeky
Right as you said that guy with sleep paralysis heard a noise my dog barked so loudly and OH MY GODS I HAD A HEART ATTACK-
This dude tells a story better than anyone I’ve ever heard
@DAEMON MCGAULEY mate this man has me switching lights on when I go and get a drink past midnight in my apartment 😂 and all of a sudden my bed side drawer is a tool kit
MrNightmare lol
Ohhh How much to hire him for a boy scout camp out to tell stories???
YES
yeah, its so easy to visualize the situation in your mind because of how specific he is about things
“ you need to understand the layout of her House “
Oh shit here we go
Again
I just came to the comments to type the same thing.... If we are talking layouts it's about to go down
Some tell ghost stories. Ballen debriefs us on them.
Haha 😆
“Ahh shit, here we go again.”
The strange,dark, and mysterious delivered in story format is my jam
Hey will I'm 10 and I am scared
I prefer marmalade.
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If anyone suffers sleep paralysis regularly, this may help:
As a teenager I would get sleep paralysis 3-4 nights a week and started to document and study it. The general gist of what I've learned is that the hallucinations are caused by a sort of feedback loop, i.e. waking up helpeless and paralyzed brings fear, the fear causes hallucinations, they then cause more fear, which causes the hallucinations to become more vivid, and so on and so on.
To fight sleep paralysis you have to prevent or break the loop. It seems the easiest way to do that is by just succumbing to/accepting the worst possible outcome. Tell yourself that yep, something is going to kill you, and that you don't care and to just get it over with already. Even better is if you can think of ways to mock or ridicule the situation. Tell your hallucinations (by thinking to yourself) that it's silly how long they're taking to harm you, or how cliche it all is, or compliment how their shadowy silhouette really brings out their glowing red eyes.
However you do it, you'll either wake up immediately, or the fear will at least subside until you wake up.
This is actually so interesting! Luckily I've never experienced sleep paralysis because it sounds absolutely terrifying 😨
I hope you got rid of it or at least experience it less!
True, this really works. The moment I feel I can't move and can't make a sound - I know that I need to just except anything that I will see, hear or feel for the next couple of seconds\minutes. And usually I either fall asleep or wake up fully very soon.
Just call out for Jesus
So you use the technique that Lupin taught Harry to use on Boggarts. I love it.
I think we are bodily awake but somehow still asleep and dreaming...
As someone who lives alone, I shouldn't listen to anymore of these scary stories..especially at night.
Just hide in a corner
Best time 😂
Same here!
Wheather or not we realize it we enjoy a scare! Makes us feel alive!
Just call 911 and ask for special ex-navy seal Mr John B. Allen; he’ll register everything and you’ll be the in the leading role on his next UA-cam story (it’s one way to get famous) 😬
Sleep paralysis is no joke. My dad used to have it pretty regularly when I was a kid and he used to describe a black figure who would climb on his bed. It’s either something that our brains make up in a certain mode of sleep or it’s a glimps into another realm. Either way, it’s terrifying.
I'm inclined to agree with you 👍🏼
I've had it as well, black figures do what they want when it happens, and you have no control to move.
I once experienced sleep paralysis with one of those tall fans right next to my bed--I was CONVINCED the fan was some demon pulling me in but I couldn't grip the covers to stay in place bc I was frozen... even the sound of the fan sounded like demons screaming and laughing. Not my only sleep paralysis episode but probably the scariest bc I couldn't get out of it for what seemed like forever
I had sleep paralysis 2 nights in the same week just recently and the one time it was humping me then it tried to choke me and I also experienced it coming over to my bed and laying on top of me I just remember trying to act like I was sleeping which is not a good thing to do
its a jinn Al kaboos
MrBallen: In 2010, an avid caver--
Me: He's doomed.
He may have survived.... but at what cost... :(
@@funny8823 AT WHAT COST
@@huntercookslol maybe the cost was he would never be able to see the outside world or anyone ever again...
I would dive into the blue hole off Egypt in the Red Sea without scuba gear before I would go into that cave
i had the same thoughts
The fact that MrBallen explains the layouts of houses so well just shows how invested he is in telling us these strange, dark and mysterious stories delivered in story format.
Respect to Evan's dad in the 2nd story for actually believing him when he said there was someone on the property!
It’s probably due to the kids respecting the dad and not lying.
@@nursekimmie77 Young kids 'lie' they don't do it out of malice or disrespect they just don't completely understand the difference between their imagination and reality yet, or they assume who they are talking to are into the 'play time' of the story they are sharing.
It was about time someone came out with a firearm in his stories lol all this time I’m like… no one has a weapon?? Ever?? Maybe this is why they find themselves in these weird situations. Like Bells Canyon story…
If Evans dad was anything like mine he set the whole thing up just so my friends didn't want to stay over anymore.
@@CarlosRamos-xr9rj exactly. I keep my 9mm on me. I ain't dying and having him narrate the story
I don't even know why I'm scaring myself in the night with his videos but I love it
Same I probably won’t sleep tonight now
Lol same here and he is nice to look at too 😄
i am almost scared at everything after almost seen this John ballen's videos, like i dont have insanity before but now all that level went to roof. also seeing the story in forest im now scared of going there... even i like to have an experience in flight my self dont want it anymore lol.
Welcome to the Spoopy Club
I had my TV on all night to sleep lol
Evens dad runs out the house with a gun and his a hero ...I do it and every one calls me drunk
@Franco Spain apple's and oranges
@Franco Spain Um dude. If they're the size of oranges y'all need to see a doctor. A spider may have laid eggs in there or something. 🖖
Lmao... 😂🤣😂
@Franco Spain fuck that's funny .. I wish I was Rockin a banana .... Out here running around with a baby carrot 😂
Lol!
I don’t even know how I first started watching you but now I can’t stop. I don’t listen to the podcasts quite as much because for some reason I enjoy watching you tell these stories. I am absolutely hooked, thank you for telling these fascinating stories, I love them!
Love how low key and likable he is. He's real, and really good at storytelling.
And not to mention hot af!
Roasteddd
Gosh darn it! I was just about to comment that! ☹
@@drpoojarana8024
Huj
@@drpoojarana8024 huh?
Last story had my heart pounding, like I was actually in the room with Nathan and telling him to wake up. You are the absolutely best storyteller!!
If u like scary stories check out RezTKF
as someone who experienced tons of sleep paralysis, i think staying calm is the best solution. panic causes as worst as death
I'm curious, have you tried praying to Jesus to protect before bed, or any other method? I also heard that in case of evil entities just feeling love towards them disables then.
@@mofayer I always pray before going to bed. I believe it’s the mental stress and exhaustion causing me to be vulnerable to sleep paralysis. I also pray whenever it happens and it’s makes me more calm and wakes me faster.
@@mofayer praying to God not Jesus! The day you come to a life-threatening situation you'll not even think of Jesus. Instinctively you'll call out to God.
@@abbysheyba8421 bruh let him be dude he is an cchristian he has a different mindset than other relegions and they call jesus as a second name for god
@@abbysheyba8421 In Christianity God is Jesus. They’re synonymous. That’s like saying, “Don’t drink water, drink H2O!” There’s really no difference to a Christian. It’s the same God in different forms. I hope that makes sense.
Being told a story is usually something a treat you only get as a child, it really evokes memories of the innocence of being tucked up in bed excited about a new story. Love you John!
I got major goosebumps when he said she charged into his room on all fours.. Truly disgusting. If that happened to me, I would have shat myself to death.
I had a similar experience, only the woman charging towards me was walking on all her fours facing the ceiling
That was creepy af
@@vladxful can you tell more about what happened? I understand if you don't want to talk about it.
@Kermit Peanut yes, those 3 people's experience was definitely paranormal
@@bugsybugs2253 My experience wasn't paranormal like the experience of the persons from this video, it was just sleeping paralysis
A few years ago, in my last year of high school, my family left to the UK and I was left alone in my home country, Romania
And tbh I think I myself attracted the sleeping paralysis experiences because I was always thinking that I don't want any of that shit to happen to me 😂
It was a night in the first two weeks I started living alone. I fell asleep with the lights on. I opened my eyes, noticed everything in the room, the fact that the bedroom door was open and that I forgot to turn off the lights. When I wanted to switch off the lights I realised I couldn't move and I said to myself "fuck, it's happening again, but this time I'm alone" and I was just waiting for something to happen, when suddenly I started hearing slow footsteps in the living room
And the way my house is built is when you enter the house there is a small hallway which has a door on the right hand side that leads to the kitchen and a door in front of you that leads to the living room. Then the hallway goes to left, you walk for like 3 steps and then there's the two doors of the two bedrooms we have in front of you. One to your left, one to your right. I was sleeping in the one on the left, which was a smaller room and was easier to warm up, hence why I was sleeping there.
So I'm hearing footsteps, noises and voices I couldn't understand and I was extremely pissed because I couldn't move.
I was trying to lift my head up and I finally managed to support my head against the wall and all of a sudden I could move again.
I thought I wasn't dreaming anymore so I just got up to see what's going on.
I'm looking down the hallway, which was really dark and see a sort of a waving white sheet / towel thing coming out of the living room, so it was on my left hand side.
And then I see the head of a woman with long dark hair covering her face coming out of the living room slowly, kind of emerging from the waving sheet. Her face was heading the ceiling.
She jumps aggressively on the floor, on all her fours, but her front part of the body so to say, meaning her face and her chest, were facing the ceiling. And she was staring at me. She was dressed in a long white dress. As soon as she jumped on the floor she started screaming and sprinting towards me.
She almost got to me, but I closed the door right in her face and she was trying to jump against the door and push me, she was scratching the door and bumping in to the door with her head I think.
I remember staying against the door and being like "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON"
And then I finally woke up.
I was in the exact same position I had the sleeping paralysis. Everything was the same, lights turned on, opened door, dark hallway.
I was just staying in bed and I was thinking that maybe I should shut the door, but then I was like "Nah, fuck it, it was just an annoying nightmare that interrupted my sleep, so I'll head back to sleep" and that's what I did
I've had many sleeping paralysis during the past 4 years I think and now I know how to control it and haven't had any for more than half an year now. Once you know how to control yourself you couldn't care less about what is going on in the room while you can't move
That's how I feel about it at least
When I had sleep paralysis it was a tall man with a hat standing in the corner. Something was pressing down on my chest but it wasn’t him.
Thanks a lot for that third story, I wasn't planning on sleeping for the next week anyway...
Ugh, I know. I hate sleep paralysis and I'm afraid this is going to like.. trigger it for tonight. No thank you.
@@Crackpot_Astronaut Could be wrong, but I think sleep paralysis comes from or is a lot more likely to happen if you have a messed up sleep schedule or are stressed out. Thus, not sleeping for the next week would make you more likely to experience it. People worry about that a lot when trying to learn lucid dreaming. I only experienced it twice I think and my method which worked well was just closing my eyes and going back to sleep. Both incidents were at times when my sleep schedule was extra screwed up because I was stressing about classes etc. Also people complained about lucid nightmares, but that never made sense to me because how can you be scared of something you know is not real. I have had many nightmares turn from fear to peace the moment I realized it was just a dream. I always struggled to manipulate my dream world when lucid, but the monsters just wouldn’t be a threat anymore. Having a good sleep schedule should help avoid sleep paralysis and conversely improve your chances of lucid dreaming among other benefits. Keeping a diligent dream journal helps too, but I ain’t got time for that anymore so I don’t have too many lucid dreams anymore.
I had sleep paralysis once. It was after an MDMA binge and I messed up my sleep completely. There was a dark shadowy figure in the left corner of my room that approached the left corner of my bed. It towered over me. For that moment, adrenaline surged through my body, my heart was pounding, and I had a moment of panic. I managed to look across my bed and saw my vacuum cleaner hose messily coiled up across my body on top of the blankets. As soon as I saw that I knew I was experiencing sleep paralysis and my panic subsided though my heart was still pounding and I still had that adrenaline in me. The shadowy figure continued to tower over me at the foot of my bed, not really doing much of anything else and eventually it disappeared and I was able to move. It was both a terrifying and neat experience lol
@@TheAmazingHuman-Man Sounds like a lot of BS because you can't find a person with a more messed up sleep schedule than me and I *don't* have sleep paralysis, even though I had it when I had a much better schedule long in the past. I also did try lucid dreaming and sometime even created worlds in dreams. I'm visited by a lot of scary figures in dreams, though. Just today two ghostly girls and a woman in red that promised I won't live the day to reach the door whatever I do, oh well
Oh no I just started the video then I read this maybe I won't listen to all of it
i’ve listened to THOUSANDS of stories like this from hundreds of different creators and the last one was the only story that made me get goosebumps and check my room
I went infighting or flight mode in the second half of the story. My God, I was terrified.
What the fuck I’m scared to even hear it shit
The last story sounds like mom is carrying spiritual baggage around and it affects her immediate family. Since none seem to be church-goers, no one is trying to be saved. Could be an old Ouija board session from grade school is tormententing everyone. Run to church and get Baptized in the Holy Spirit and this should clear everything up--as long as you are SINCERE! No half-way measures with God. Sounds hokey, but don't knock it until you've tried it. Never tamper with Ouija boards or you could unwittingly unleash terror on Earth and not even know it. Sound like today's world? Just because you don't believe in something doesn't make it go away. Take the proper spiritual steps to clear yourself, i.e, go to church, and be surprised at the blessings you will receive!
Thousands? Hundreds?
It literally made me shit my pants
When he described the leg sticking out, my brain kept going to something like Sally in nightmare before Christmas trying to lure/distract Oogie Boogie 🤦♀️ like don't mind me, I'm just out here burlesque-ing among the trees lol
A commenter once said "when Mr. Ballen says 'you need to understand the layout of the house' you know the shit is going down."
Facts lol
Faxx
Fact
That’s the Navy Seal talking...
the seal side of him
That story about the sleep paralysis woman is genuinely THE MOST terrifying story I've ever heard on this channel! I started feeling like there was something under my desk or something watching me! I loved it! Keep up the great work, MrBallen!
what if i told you that a lot of people have had similar experiences, all involving a dark lady figure in a very realistic and vivid nightmare?
it can't be a coincidence.
@@ZugzugZugzugson is the thing the tickle man that visits me every 3 or so days?
@@comedyatitsworst well, in my experience its a thin woman. not a man. but i suppose it might vary.
also, nowhere near as frequent as every 3 days for what i've experienced.
Same
@@ZugzugZugzugsonwell if it is many people, that just tells it is tapping into some primal fear of human subconscious. Nevertheless, I'm hiding under my bedsheets right now.
Encountering a sleep paralysis demon is one of my biggest fears honestly. My mind would come up with the craziest most terrifying creatures.
For me it was but I wanna experience it one more time to know what mines said
I’ve experienced this in a previous apartment that was haunted. It’s terrifying but you have the capability to rid things from your presence. Just gotta be strong mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
It happened a lot to me as a small kid then again in my 20’s. One time my window unit AC was cursing me out. Another time I saw a large winged creature dragging my fathers body out of my parents room and down the hall. It’s not fun, trust me.
I deal with frequent sleep paralysis, almost every time I wake up on my back it happens, tho never have I dreamt a demon or witch or alien.
@@zacharywheeler6605 Bro it’s terrifying I heard mine speaking in such a deep unearthly voice it had to be out this world literally it was like if Barry white and James earl jones combine deep voice and made it do steroids and it say something to me in which I can’t remember I just wanna know what it said bcuz that partially intrigues me a scares me
Thanks for including the measurement conversions! You and your team think of everything 😊
Pro tip on sleep paralysis: concentrate everything on moving your tongue in your mouth. Snaps you right out, I’ve had horrible episodes of it before and learning this trick keeps me sane. Edit: Thank you to everyone who has commented on how they deal with this, no one should have to suffer this. Though I never imagined how many of you would comment, I do really appreciate it and I am sure I am not alone on that.
Yeah or focus on wiggling your toes and fingers as hard as you can.
For me it's worked to yawn.
I'll try these things as I've only recently started having night terrors. It's scary as f×@&!
for me focusing on moving my fingers works well
Even better tip. Don't sleep on your back. It only happens when you're on your back.
Nathan's mother hearing that thing running around the house must've made it so much worse for him. That was a scary story.
Hello do you believe in Jesus???
@@connorlancaster7541 no
I've had "Sleep paralysis" off and on my entire life, however when I was 20-24 years old, I had sleep paralysis every damn night and I often saw this static shadowed figure standing over my bed staring at me, sometimes it was different figures but the worse one was this hooded figure wearing a red robe with a veiled face and eyes that were burning like fire.
I would often be paralyzed for about 10-20 minutes and I liked to sleep in pitch black, when the paralyses left it would take me a half hour to find the damn door so I could go out of my room and turn of the light (the light switch was outside my room), I would often get so panicked I would be screaming.
This is not some mere neurological reaction to stress, these things I believe are actual demons, not ghosts, demons and the only thing that would ever lift my sleep paralysis was calling out to God/Jesus to cast them out and protect me.
That is the thing though, they were NEVER able to touch me physically, only hover around me, give me horrific dreams and damn near give me a heart attack on a nightly basis, over time I got use to their bull shit though and after a few years they stopped messing with me, now they rarely do though they still sometimes do it, maybe once every few months.
@@shaydorahl6740 Oh wow praise the lord. Are you willfully sinning because if you willfully sin you give the demons legal right to attack you and it could be in different ways.
@@connorlancaster7541
All sin is willful, not all sin is wanted and not all sinners want to be sinners not intend to, but every action of sin is willful, that's what temptation is, you get overcome by one kind of desire or another and you succumb.
Demons are everywhere, all around us, they can't touch saints but they can oppress saints.
There are likely over 30 demons for every person alive right now and the majority of actions they would do they are barred from doing.
Demons attack people when they are getting closer to knowledge that can save them or when they getting close to events or people that could haveajor ramifications.
I was a works salvationist until I was about 22, at first they were attacking me because I was getting closer to the knowledge of Grace.
I got saved when I was 22, the next two years of attack were because I was delving into spiritual knowledge and was combatting false prophets in the Witnesses and a few other denominations.
I met my wife when I was 24 and I pulled her out of the Jehovah's witness cult, ai haven't been attacked that often since I was 25.
When Mrballen starts explaining the layout of the house, you know it's going to get real.
True
Yup, thought the same thing... it’s about to get real!
Real Sideways 🤔
...like the stock photo of a cave with graffiti for a vertical shaft🦊🚬
Yes😂
Imagine how that cave must have been before all those spiders became widows.
Oof
I appreciate the fact that he moves his hands and uses his body to express whats happening. It really helps me connect with the stories. And as a hard of hearing person i also love that his words are clear and not too fast. Thank you Mr. Ballen, I’ve always enjoyed Horror stories but i can barely understand most of the horror story creators on youtube. So thank you.
😱😱we should petition for every video to have subs for HOH and Deaf people ❤️
These videos male me feel good about having a pretty boring,lonely and depressing life. Least I ain't in some cave with a zillion spiders or being haunted by some ghost lady.. just sitting in my bed under the blanket with a coffee and watching videos while trying to ignore my problems is a good enough life.
Edit:omg y'all are so sweet! I'm feeling a bit better mentally now but I'm sick so that's not too great
It's gonna get better you guys don't give up :) hope you feel better soon ♡
Bless ye 🙏
Yes “ may God bless you my friend. 🙏🙏🙏
Me too. I feel your pain. Maybe a cave full of spiders or a haunted house would wake me up and give me motivation. Hope you feel better soon.
I hear ya on that.
I’ll take spiders over this depression. ANY F@&KING DAY
Man: Primal screaming
Woman in Black: understandable, have a nice day
Lmao
if it feeds on fear, he gave her a year's supply for sure lol
I would of asked for her number or her snapchat
😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jamal2982 i was hoping some kind of comment like "but she kinda hot tho" i guess that will do thx bud
The sleep paralysis one had me tucked in and no holes in my covers🤣.
I’ve never actually looked forward to videos that premiere like this but on MrBallen’s channel I think there’s no choice but to get HYPED
Mr. Ballen to his kids before bedtime:
Are you a fan of strange, dark, and mysterious in story format?
kid before the story: YEAH 🤩
Kid after the story: 😰
Your just copying everyone else’s comments. This has been said already before
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰
😂😂😂😂
you guys keep saying the same thing just stop
Surely someone else stumbled across this page by accident and now cannot get enough. I was in a late night UA-cam rabbit hole and now I find myself listening to these stories as I get ready for my day 😂 Mr Ballen has also convinced me the like button is a real person among other things! I have to confess, I’m strangely obsessed 😂
That's me. I'm stuck in a loop. I need to get up early for work... yet here I am.
That would be me. Sometimes I can't even start my online classes bc I'm too invested
I stumbled across this page a few weeks ago and now I have watched or listened to almost every episode! I am strangely addicted to his storytelling!!
Well you’re smarter than me I listen to them when I can’t sleep then I’m too scared to go back to sleep.
Love it….
“In order to better understand what happens to Nathan over the stay at his mother’s house, you need to understand a basic layout of her house.”
Me: Oh hell, it’s about to get real...
That’s his seal training coming out...detailing his layout of how he’s going to take out the creepy crouching lady
Holy shit, that last story actually scared me. I’ve saturated myself with so many of these scary story vids over the years that it has been a LONG time since one has actually made me afraid. But sitting in the dark, ready for sleep, alone in my house, having experienced sleep paralysis once before and seen the “dark men” and felt the chest pressure...that story made me scared.
bruh same, usually these stories are relaxing and interesting, that one was just plain terrifying
You've seen the 'dark men'? 😳
@Suzanne Nichols Yeah. I’ve only experienced sleep paralysis one time, fortunately-I don’t know how people who have it regularly are able to manage-but it was a lot like how it was described in the vid: I was unable to move except for my eyes, and there was a heavy pressure on my chest.
I didn’t see a terrifying, veiled woman, but I did see four or five tall shadows surrounding my bed. They looked like blurry silhouettes of people. They just stood over me without moving, and once the paralysis passed after a couple minutes, they were gone.
I think your brain is still in REM state while you’re awake during sleep paralysis episodes, which is why you’re unable to move (so you don’t act out your dreams), so I figured my dream was just blending with reality. However, I learned later that seeing “dark men” is relatively common during this kind of thing. Spooky stuff.
yo same i watched like 10 of these videos back to back with not much of a reaction but when he was talking about the last story all the hair on my legs stood up
Same...only mine was a woman like the one described in the story. Started in the corner of the room, slinked across the floor to my bed, then laid my my chest. Scared the ever living shit outta me. I'll never forget it, because I was living with my 1st serious "adult" GF at the time in CO, and her parents had flown her to Italy for her 21st birthday, so she was gone and my best friend was staying over my place on my couch. I had to smoke like 50 bowls right after I woke up to cope with the anxiety, lol.
I’ve made a lot of stupid decisions in my life but I have to say watching this video at midnight was the stupidest of them all... Thanks MrBallen, sleep is now a thing of the past.
to not get sleep paralysis
Don’t lack sleep
Don’t change your sleep schedule
No substance abuse
Don’t take important medications
Don’t sleep on your back
This will 100% confirm you’ll never get it. But many of these things are hard not to do. So good luck?!
Imma watched this at 2am.....darn near shat myself during that last story.
@@jakefromstatefarm3179 All that stuff helps, doesn’t eliminate it. People with anxiety and sleep disorders like me are just prone to have episodes.
@@TeufelHunden927 i was joking
@@jakefromstatefarm3179 In that case, I am FUCKED.
Black widow one is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever heard and I’ve been listening to the strange, dark, and mysterious over a year
Same here but that one I could've missed and avoid paranoia for the rest of the day...
Anything with spiders will terrify me more than anything else But!!! But the ocean, open/deep water or confined spaces comes a close second😳
Mr. Ballen has perfected the art of storytelling. Not just to get a view or like, but you can tell that he genuinely puts himself in these people's shoes. Every story he tells is another notch in the gears of his life. This feat is only accomplished by being empathetic. This makes for the best kind of storytelling. Thank you for your services Mr. Ballen!
You put it perfectly my dude
at first I didn't like it but I'm finding myself being able to get more immersed in the story the way he tells it.
People just don't realize the power there is in being down to earth and genuine. Putting yourself in another person's shoes, or having respect for another person's story. It's a firm of art and is all to rare in these strange times. Empathy > Sympathy and that's what people like John and Adrian from CC bring to our eyes. It's as rare as gold these days. Cheers to all of you 🍺🍺🍺
Woman: *runs at Nathan*
Nathan: *Screams*
Woman: "hey , you weren't supposed to do that"
The woman sits on you and asks do you want some cookies 😂
Maybe it was the ghosts paralysis and she was trying to figure out why they are there and can see her and freaked her out and ran away lol
Dude almost got laid by a demon.
@@tomlee3084 Sheeit I mean, I wouldn’t mind
Lol
MrBallen in 10 years: “just shoot the like button in the face, I can’t think of anymore fun ones.”
Lmao
What is the whole thing with the like button.... can anyone explain it to me? I've only been following Mr. Ballen for a few months and I don't get the whole thing about the like button
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl it's just a funny, unique and less boring way to say "hit the like button" everytime
Ahha
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl we abuse him coz our masta tells us
OMG these stories are so terrifying! I also can't believe that some people have to put up with sleep paralysis on a regular basis. That literally sounds like torture!
I have a hypothesis for the multiple sleep paralysis episodes though. The content of the sleep paralysis episodes seem pretty typical, so it's not surprising to me that the siblings and even the mom had similar experiences. The fact that it happened for the siblings in the same room makes sense, because it's a guest room, so they might have a poorer sleep than in their own bed and it's unfamiliar, so it might lead the mind to conjure creepy things. The second time the son thought he had sleep paralysis might be explained by him sleep walking. That could explain why his mom heard someone walking around the house and how he felt different and like he had already been awake when he woke up.
The imagery you create when telling these stories is incredible, glad I found this channel
Yeah I got scared, by this imagery.
It makes the video so much more scary
Me too his YT shorts lead me to his channel
Yep I think it's why his channel is so successful I always wanted to do this style channel myself but never tried it
The best thing is how he gives a very thorough but not overly-creepy description of the environment, into which he places the horrible details of the action. It's very, very effective.
The dude who was able to handle going in cave if SPIDERS...man he is a legend I can barely handle a wolf spider
I didn't think he knew they were there.
@@jw9099 I think he did notice them but it was to late to get out and he had to continue my worst nightmare
I am a fan of truantulad
When ur adrenaline is high as his .. u could do that too lol
@@bridgew0rm_801 u mean tarantula?
Sleep paralysis is one of the most horrifying things I’ve ever experienced. I was unable to sleep with the closet door open for years after my first episode
It is the worst isnt it :( I got insomnia from it, I was afraid to sleep for ages. One day I just couldnt stay up anymore. I realise now certain triggers can cause mine.
If i start shaking my head from side to side while twisting my head a bit eventually ill do it in real life and recover my motion. Sounds weird right? Ive heard other people do something with their hands
When I had sleep paralysis for the first time I saw a figure that looked like the grime reaper and I genuinely thought I died in my sleep.
@@Osamas_worst_nightmare I always see this tall man in a trench coat and hat. Never able to see his face or full features though. Hes followed me to every house ive lived in :(
@@aronious291 Yes I've heard alot of people try to screw their hands into fists and eventually it gets them out of it. I close my eyes and wait for it to pass.
You deserve everything, thank you for existing Mr. Ballen
The woman in black experience actually gave me chills because it happened to me when I was traveling once. Literally never had sleep paralysis before. Didn't sleep the rest of that night.
interesting, i had the same experience which i remember in vivid detail. this was 3-4 years ago. i posted the story above if you're interested.
I've had weird experiences but not quite like that. It's more than likely nothing but I had this awful nightmare once where I was in my house but my family and I weren't alone. I went to my mother's bedroom because I was scared when suddenly I saw this strange blue person in the bedroom with mom. I don't remember many of the details, but I picked up something to use as a shield. Something about the person wasn't normal and suddenly they turned around and looked at me. They had a body like a preying mantis. Filler... then something led to it attacking me. I managed to block it once with the "shield" and I tried to run away or something but I failed. It caught me and sliced me in half and that's where the nightmare ended. I did have an experience similar to sleep paralysis once but I think it was more physical. I woke up in the middle of the night and suddenly I couldn't breathe. No matter how hard I tried, my throat was shut. It was like my brain had forgotten how to breathe. I could feel my heart beating faster and faster as my throat clenched in pain to try and breathe. I ran into the bathroom and made a glass of water and gulped it down as fast as I could, then able to take a breath again. My theory is that somehow my throat had dried shut by snoring/breathing through my mouth, or in a state of delirium from waking up, my brain wasn't registering how to breathe. Either way, I hope that never happens again XD When I actually have nightmares, they tend to be excruciating ^^;
@@nathanielbass771 👍🏻👍🏻i hope it doesn't happen to you ever again🙏🏻. And i don't claim to be an expert or anything of that sort,cos it might look that way. The more we think we know, the more we realise that we don't really know sht,we only scratched the surface. I'm just some insignificant unknown guy who's been through a lot more horror for a lifetime than some people. And yes the brain/mind is a powerful thing.. sometimes it can feel like they're doing something to you physically and choking or scratching/cutting you or sth. But, we did that to ourselves mostly,cos it's either all in our head, or they(sleep paralysis demons/entities) make you think that.. (I'm sorry, i wish my English is better, idk how to describe it the way i mean to..) kinda like how you said you felt like you forot how to breathe or something like that. That's the part where i say *'they are smart'* cos they know very well that we are most vulnerable to their hunting tactics when our brain is in a fuzzy state. But for us, it's less dangerous when we've mostly slipped out of that state of mind.. BUT, It's before we do , that it's dangerous/when they can do almost anything and/or manipulate our dreams showing us our worst nightmares and what not. (How do i put this..) let's say.. Imagine there's a line where you are either inside or outside that line. And inside that line is their hunting ground, but even after you crossed that line you're not all free from it yet,,, cos it's like you're in a burning building when you're inside that line,and even after you crossed to the other side of the line, it's still like you're coming out of a burning building still carrying the smell of the smoke, or the heat of the fires. Which ofc fades eventually. But at this point is when you can throw back these countermeasures. Cos at this point, it's like their only weapon/power is a small fading telepathy fueled by your fears which they use to scare you as much as they can, but mostly through visuals or some kind of sound. For sceptics, they see their loved ones being hurt or something like that, cos they don't give out as much fear as someone who actually believe in the existence of another unseen/paranormal entities; they fear more to be in a desaster or sth rather than seeing some kind of monster or demon, so they would try to make sense of it and give out more confusion than fear. They're small time demons compared to the rest of them, but they're one of the smartest, even stronger entities copy their ways/tactics.
If they can touch you or do something to you physically,, it's either that, you're still in a dream-like state(behind/inside the line), or,, if not and it kept going, it means they aren't just some normal sleep paralysis demons anymore.
Edit: It's also worth noting that.. What we call PARALYSIS DEMONS aren't the only ones that can use these tactics (sleep paralysis) against us as briefly mentioned. But this doesn't just happen to anyone. So if it does happen, it means whatever entity is causing it is trying to tell you something. So listen and look for signs through their actions and/or something else.. cos it usually means they either want you out/gone, or they want/need your help.
@@gaijin_sailovideos1333 eh, the mind does strange things. My experience was more than likely just a nightmare for the blue man thing. I have no idea about the unable to breathe one. There were no supernatural details for it, i just woke up and could not breathe until I got that glass of water. Those were isolated incidents. I go through all kinds of strange stuff such as unusually vivid dreams or nightmres , but most of my dreams are pretty much just that, dreams. If there is something supernatural though, it would explain why stuff is always falling or spilling over in our house
@@nathanielbass771 probably/possibly i guess. Idk much about these stuff,(poltergeist and such, with the capability to moves things on their own excessively)but these poltergeist, they always show signs of childish behaviours.. ransacking places, things thrown around, stacking sht as if they're playing with toys and what not.. just from what I've seen, haven't really been through much in that area, nor have i seen anyone near me that have. But it's common in N.America and other places from what I heard,. It may depend on the places we're at. Like how in different cultures, we have different types of myths and such. Skinwalker(NA)/Djinn(ME)/Thlahrang(Asia)/etc.. And they looked different in every country/place(s).. and (still taking it with a grain of salt) this is just my theory but,, it might be possible that we(humans) created these things through collective minds/thoughts/consciousness believing in the same thing that caused them to manifest into these Slenderman or skinwalker or what have we?¿‽.. But seriously though,i myself strongly believe these entities are just some kind of living creatures that doesn't really have actual forms or bodies,,(idk the science behind it all but) maybe they're not as simple as us 3dimentional beings in a 3dimentional plane,but unlike us,WHAT IF they're not 3D beings but higher somehow but existing or coming in and out to our 3D plane¿… Just a theory/*What If..?
You'd wanna call BS or debunk it, i get it. I like the way you think. Try if you want. You will find your explanation to the symptoms. But you'll never find the real cause of/to a *Sleep Paralysis* with a sceptical mind. They'll all just be theoretical i can bet on that.
Stalkers: Not terrible
Serial Killers: Not terrible
Ghosts: A little scary
A cave of spiders: **hides**
Funny. I had a hard time believing the cave story. I don’t think black widows are that gregarious, or adventurous to leave the web and climb into the guy’s pack.
Brown recluses would go in the pack, but still aren’t (per the name) gregarious.
Nuke the cave
@@quabot if someone is suddenly invading their space, then yes, the would end up all over him.
@@michelekossack1861 They eat insects, many insects over or around dock. Hovering over the water...
NIGHTMARE FUEL!!!!!
Last storie is 100% mrballen worst nightmare. The dark figure coming back up from the ground.
@@mhamblin75 so thats how he gets his stories
I get sleep paralysis all from 5+ times in a night/day to a few times per month, and I absolutely recognise the type of experiences you're mentioning!
It's been so many years now that I could make a whole book out of it haha.
The feeling of "terror" doesn't really go away though even though I'm sure exactly what's happening - everytime you get your flight mode initiated and still think "I am in danger".
But it's really great as a gateway to lucid dreaming if I'm lucky!
Satan: how can we make someone’s day horrible.
Rasputin: sleep paralysis and a intruder
Satan: say no more
@Jayden Kingsley haha ya never
A quite possible conversation!
@@breshannondevereaux5712 yes ma’am 😂
No s**t RIGHT!!!
could be worst satan show up at your place naked eating your food
Can you imagine if the sister and the mother both pretended to have the nightmare just to mess with the guy in story #3?
jeez wtf! evil family i guess XD
😅
Or what if that was the aister and the mum like lol and bruh
😂
Hard as that is to believe, we do know that that is far more likely than ghosts.
Great story, though!
Only someone who has been through sleep paralysis can truly know how intense the fear is.
I have but nothing like these, but even then it’s still really scary. My most feared one was sleeping in the back of a truck at a rest area. Someone pulled up beside us and my thoughts were they was there to get us and I couldn’t even move to look. No idea if a car even really pulled next to us or not. But wow was it a bad feeling.
Can you close you’re eyes while you have sleep paralysis
@@jacobhendrickson8935 can you close you’re eyes during sleep paralysis
Yeah. You can close your eyes.
@@technicallyimarmen6497 during my occasional incident I am not even sure if I’m really awake and it’s happening or if I’m just completely dreaming every aspect of the situation. It’s totally weird and I definitely feel as though I’m awake and can’t move. There was a f
Dirt bike in the back of the truck and I can even remember trying to grab the front wheel so I could pull myself up to see if there was someone coming to attack/kill or whatever us. Definitely didn’t even consider trying to close my eyes.
I've been watching your videos for like 2 hours now and everything that moves or creaks is scaring me bro.
Same lol
I have NEVER really been into watching someone tell a story. Well that has changed. I can’t get enough of this guy. I have NEVER heard someone tell a story like he does. I’m completely hooked. Thank you for all you do. Also his weird “like button” instructions just crack me up.
Agreed lol I stumbled upon his videos while in a really messed up video rabbit hole. Then I got completely hooked.
Grow up.
Hes simply the best. I have been on a binge the past 3 weeks watching all his videos in reverse order. After these are done going to start his podcast library
I enjoyed the like button instructions at first, but they have got a little old now, kind of like childish humour to me. With that being said I LOVE John B. Allen, but I always skip the like button instructions. His advertisments are the funniest ad's ever though, and never thought I would enjoy seeing the ad's in a youtube video before.
@@CanadaCasper ol' Seagull Lung is best channel mascot of all time
Guy outside the house: "DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET TO BELL'S CANYON?"
Poor guy, nobody would tell him the way to Bell's Canyon. But at least he's no longer alone, got himself a partner.
I literally snorted with laughter
They were only trying to contact the owner about his extended car warranty.
Without sounding ignorant, can you please explain what that means or where it's from? I'm new to this channel!
@@dgeneric7518 its a story from mrballens 411 series! I forget the exact video though
When I lived with my dad in an alpine forested rural area my dad had the wisdom to realize there's only 2 of us out here, if authorities have to respond; it won't be quick, if something happens to him then I will have to deal with whatever is happening. So, despite being 11yo, my dad got me a small 22 rifle, trained me on safety thoroughly and took me out shooting with it. I was allowed to keep it in my room with ammo within reach. I never thought about misusing it and I never told my friends I had it. My dad spoke to me like an adult and told me why we both had to be armed and what a tremendous responsibility this was and that was all I needed. I feel like the dad in story #1 should've done the same.
You have a good Dad and you sound like a good son!
Yep. "Shoot first, and ask questions later."
All kidding aside, I had the same experience growing up. Dad taught my brother and myself about safety when it came to guns, rifles, knives, and axes. We were taught how and when to use them, what was appropriate behavior when using them, and to always treat them with respect (and to always treat guns as if they were loaded).
Randall Ulrich your dad and mine were same on those matters.
When I was about 9 years old a very intoxicated intruder smashed my grandparents house window while scream in a frency. Since my grandpa had far gone parkinsons and couldn't move too much my grandma ran down the stairs and tried to scare him off by yelling back, but eventually went out the back door to her very near neighbors for help which happened to be my family's house. The intruder left screaming profanity when all of us went to see what was going on.
The cops found him destroying a parked car in the neighborhood later and caught him by wrestling him down and arresting him.
When I visited my grandparents some time later I asked my grandma if she felt scared after the attack. She told me calmly - Not at all. I got this baseball bat now so it's fine and pointed to it. Got one by the bed too.
I was like cool that's a problem solved.
Imagine my confusion when I grew up and learned about the gun culture in the USA and that some people are to scared to even leave their house without an assault rifle on their back.
As a 34 year old I feel a bit spoiled that I haven't seen a single gun before my standard military service at 19 and not ever since then.
I really feel for you guys. A fearful society must be really hard to deescalate and I hope you're successful eventually
@@olasundahl6130 I was born in other country too and is not the same. Never own a gun before I had my kids and move to a neighborhood that is not a sunflowers field. After two or three bad nights your mind change. beside that is a new hobby that we enjoy very much
I’ve been obsessed with the paranormal, since I was a child. I listen to EVERY damn paranormal podcast you’ve heard of. I’m numb to it all 93% of the time.
The last story….gave me an anxiety I haven’t felt in ages. I wasn’t even looking at the screen, which I peeked over and saw had some creepy images.
Very well delivered, great tempo, and inflection. That was unexpectedly good! Everyone in my household listens to and has gone on and on about Mr. Ballon. I can now see why.
“The Woman in Black” was the most original and frightening story on this channel yet. Amazing!
Original ? No. Thousands have seen her.
@@ufopilotFPV that’s not a lot for the amount of people in this world
@@ufopilotFPV I’ll just say I never seen this comment because there is 7 billion people
@@ufopilotFPV can you point me in the direction of other stories about her? or similar stories? many thanks
Bro my friend has seen herself kill herself during sleep pararlysis and my other friend saw two people literally eat eachother piece by piece after watching her friend gouge her own eyeballs out. Trust me this ain't the scariest or most original sleep paralysis story. No shade tho still love MrBallens vids.
Things I learned from Mr Ballen:
- dont go to caves
- don't go diving
- don't go to forests
These stories are the perfect nature preservation tools, it keeps people out of the forests and beautiful wild places.
-dont live in houses
DON'T BE ALONE
- don’t exist
"Note to self..... Stop doing anything" --Homer Simpson
I’m always reminded that Mr. Ballen is a Veteran when he starts explaining the layout of interiors.
Right? I’m quite bad at visualization of spaces I’ve never seen but he describes the layout and details so well it is clear in my mind. One of the reasons his delivery makes the story feel immersive
not just a vet but a special forces vet lol.
Its called rehearsing
I do the same and never served... Its just situational awareness and being vigilant of ur surroundings for any number of reasons. Mine is i dont trust ppl or places
@@ballislife9834 and hairy and round
Ok, last story anxiety inducing and memories of my sleep paralysis and Astral protection....ugh your storytelling was spot on
Same, several of them. One SP horror simultaneously involved my terrified 3 yr old son and 3 hooded beings. That was 30 yrs ago and both of us still remember it in full traumatizing detail. My other SPs have involved OOBs.
Hi, did your auto correct give you protection instead of projection, or am I misunderstanding your comment?
@@msstarlight4770 obviously
Mine too, had a very similar experience! Felt like someone was sat on my chest had a big dark figure on top of me until I shouted and swung my arm to get them off me and then nothing! Can't describe how real it felt I couldn't breath and felt like I was gasping for air! the pressure on my chest was nothing like I'd experienced before, only thing close to it was when I'd been in a car crash and the seat belt gave me a similar tight chest feeling
@@aprayingatheist2378 why ya gotta be a dick
Sitting in my living room by myself, 2:42 am in the morning and I’m at 14:42 in the video (the strange woman in Nathan’s room slithering towards him) when the ice in the freezer decides to empty ice cubes scaring the SH%T out of me!!!! Well done Mr. Ballen. Well done.
*sending virtual hugs to the early squad*
I will send one back
Ricochet......
Ok
@@klumzqt1 ty! lol
aww thanks :)
I laughed when he said 'Then a body follows the leg from behind the tree 🌲🦵🏻.' Would of made a whole different story if it didn’t 😂😂
Your comment made me laugh out loud
@@jessicafisher6642 Me too 😂
Same 😂
😂
Lmao..you got me with this 👉 🌲🦵
Imagine being his wife, and always being able to listen to his stories everyday 24/7!!! Like that's probably the reason she married him, mr ballen could talk a pirate out of his peg leg!!!
Hahahah
Lol
Mr. Ballen is also veeeeery cute
@@nonayobiznez5311 And his hands and forearms!
@Camerrill I didn't want to be the weirdo that said that but those hands definitely definitely nice!!! I've been wonder if they do plastic surgery on hands my husband is absolutely NEAR perfect except for his hands are smallish for me!!! I mean after 12 years that's all I can find wrong with him I shouldn't complain!!!!
I just started watching Mr.Ballen channel last weej and im hooked. I watch it everyday now.
MrBallen: in order to completely understand, you need to know the layout of the house first
Me: oh fuck here we go
*Gets out protractor and graphing paper*
hold on the table is where in relation to the bed upstairs on the left?
@@cdurkinz 😂😂😂
@@randomcontentguy2521 Haha hope he knows I just kid I love how thorough he is.
That was my first thought to 😂
Lol frfr
Twist: their mother really loves to elaborately scare her kids when they stay with her
*cough* Isabella from The Promised Neverland *cough*
@Lincoln Orcutt yeah
😂😂😂 dying
that would be so cool but wouldnt explain the paralysis
Lowkey my mum would definitely do this.
Holy cow, serious props to the guy in story one for keeping a cool head in that cave. Also, HOW DID HE NOT GET ONE BITE?? I hereby dub him: the "widow-whisperer."
Widow spiders (if that's even what kind of spiders he saw) aren't aggressive at all. They rarely bite humans, usually only as a last resort if they're being forcefully pinned against your skin and can't crawl away. I've never seen two widow spiders in the same place before, but I also don't go climbing into small deep underground holes like a crazy person.
Noooo shit. I'm not even bothered by spiders but that'd be rough. I'm also a climber and don't really understand why he couldn't just climb back up though
Because...it didn't happen
Black widows are loners, they actively kill other spiders
So at most they werent black widows
@@captnwinkleoh right, I’m assuming you were there seeing as you know it didn’t happen
The Entrance to Hell is my favorite story! All my grown sons are scared of spiders. They don't bother me because I have respect for their space, so we get along just fine. When I told this story to my kids years ago, they all had a massive freak out. I just laughed and laughed! Thanks for the memories Mr. Ballen!
Me: slowly slides feet back under the covers
The Night Hag is still slithering across the floor but..👹
ghost: Wait! Thats ILLEGAL
Lol that's me too every time I watch these videos in bed 😆
don't worry your safe under the cover
Finding this channel is probably one of my proudest achievements. Mr. Ballen always finds a way to portray the people from his stories in an eloquent and respectful manner.
Really, one of your proudest achievements is clicking on a picture and listening to a guy tell stories? Does that trump the time you walked all the way to the kitchen and helped your mom make you a sandwich, cause I think that might be the achievement you should be most proud of.....
@@ZDiddy7777 calm down
@@ZDiddy7777 Well, if you don't have anything nice to say, tear down a random person for one of the most innocuous comments you'll find on the internet. I hope you feel you've achieved something.
Imagine being the father that was just told by their son that some mysterious intruder charged directly at him full speed in the middle of the night from the forest and just being like: "Alright son, if you see him again just give me a hollar 😎👍" and then going back to sleep.
Seriously, I thought that too… what the heck dad. I would have snuggled right up to dear ol dad and his gun, all night long….
Lmfao thats what every dad woulda done thh
Yeah... This is how my parents would respond to any of my concerns when I was younger. They would just brush everything off, yet they wonder why we're not close lol
Thats how my family works lol. Texas y'all😂😂
I mean it makes sense to me. Though I'd hope I would have trained my son on firearms safety and handling and arm him first.
I've experienced sleep paralysis many, many times over the years, especially when I was younger. I grew up in a very abusive and traumatic childhood/family and it seemed after a particularly violent parental explosion, I would have these sleep paralysis moments. They were so real, but it involved all the elements that were touched upon. An inability to move, to scream, or to even protect myself or escape. Something/someone was always chasing me or in my face and the fear I felt, even with just remembering, is still palpable. I don't know why or remember when these nightmares ended, but it took many years. I've come to believe that it was my brains way of dealing with so much chaos; and as a child, horror. There are so many things we still don't know about when it comes to the human body, brain and psyche, and our ability to metabolize each and every experience, good or bad. Each one, leaving an indelible mark on whom and what we are and the foundation we begin with, all of it building blocks, for who and what we ultimately become, as human beings. He definitely keeps you listening mostly because so many of us can relate, in some form or fashion, to fear and the lasting effects this fear has upon each and every one of us. Some of us never able to overcome the lasting effects, of this trauma.
I don't comment often but that last story is genuinely horrifying.
ong
Fucking hell, it is.
Yeah, imagine a creepy person standing on you at night but you not being able to do anything about it. No thanks to that.
i literally had to pause and take a breath cuz of how i dont wanna experience that
*yawns* I've had sleep paralysis so many times in my life I can't even count....and I've seen things you wouldn't dream of ever imagining...
Everybody gangsta until the mom hears the sleep paralysis demon too.
I like your snek
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOGS IN THE SECOND STORY??? WHY DOES NOBODY CARE ABOUT THE DOGS
You have a unbelievable way of telling stories. It's a gift !
It’s a lost art
Yeah it’s the body language I think but he’s truly amazing
From my presentasjon there is more between haven and eart that we know of...
Best story teller!!!!! So glad I found this content. I literally binge listened to all of your episodes on Spotify for months. Can’t get enough so now I’m here to continue my obsession. 😜