you should know, america was not only a dreamland for people in search of a better life, so many "Satanist" groups also leave Europe, they were persecuted in Europe and were able to start a new life in america! That why in the US you have so any different groups, watch the Pentagon building, all this symbols in Washington D.C.
How are more people not talking about that second story? That was the freakiest one. He should have reported the serial killer’s lair to police because those tapes could have been murder footage.
Agreed. Hopefully it's just a fake story. All of these three stories say "unverified reddit post" on the bottom before he starts talking about each. A lot of people like to practice writing by anonymously writing fictional horror stories on reddit.
Especially when all of those papers that were plastered on the wall saying “SHE GOTTA RUN”! It most definitely was a serial killer who must’ve been living down there and they were only killing girls. That’s probably the only reason he got away. That story could’ve closed a lot of missing women’s cases.
@@brandonmusick77 I'd assume there'd likely be rats, & possibly even raccoons, opossums, snakes, & other types of smaller swamp fare down there. It kinda depends on how exactly the environment outside of the structure connects with the environment inside the structure. Just because those kids could only find or only knew of one spot where they could enter doesn't necessarily mean there aren't others, possibly hidden from sight, where other critters can find their way into the building.
Story 2 - Kurt is like the "dumb blond" from a scary movie. Visits an old abandoned building on his own at night & gets baited down to the basement unphased by the creepy music that just randomly starts playing🤦♀️
Pete not being immediately fazed by the fact there was a triangle of bones, and the general creepiness of the additional tunnels, actually annoyed me lol
I'd LOVE more of these in a complete series, Mr. Ballen! There's not nearly enough of them and they're fascinating! As a woman the latest murder-based podcast exclusives have been difficult to hear about, and I always admired that your content was different than the oversaturated male predator violence market out there. It'd be great to hear more strange, dark & mysterious surrounding non-violent experiences or at least less male on female violence. I'd personally love to hear more haunted/legitimately terrifying places, abandoned places, etc.! Your content is so fresh and unique- I know you can bring a lot of great tales to your loyal audience :)
I love when Mr. Ballen hand gestures anything, but my 2 favorites are when he gestures someone looking around with a flashlight and his "aiming a rifle" gesture.
If you’re in an abandoned building and you hear voices, music or basically anything that isn’t you. Walk in the opposite direction. Not towards the stranger danger.
Grow some balls. I can say that because I been in some of the most haunted places in the world and if your really adventurous then such it is. Death is a part of life
You do you man, death may be part of life but that doesn't mean I'm about to endanger my life intentionally. Not saying I wouldn't explore such places, just means I'll make sure to bring protection(a gun/etc depending on what I expect to find) and avoid doing anything stupid.
"stranger danger" has to be the most embarrassingly self absorbed term I've ever heard. If you don't know them, that is dangerous - - never mind that as everyone knows, it's the people you know who kill you.
Ayo this og banger popped up after your newest upload and man, it’s so awesome how far you’ve came bro! I knew your channel was destined to keep growing but I never could have expected the amount of following you have today, it’s truly inspirational brother ‼️💪🏼💯
The last story was definitely an alligator. I'm from New Orleans and lived there during Katrina. All kinds of wild life got washed into these buildings due to all the flooding. This gator was probably starving since it was trapped and that is why it chased them.
It could've been hungry, but I don't think it was starving. There are plenty of rats and shit in abandoned buildings like that. The gator would've still gone after them like that if it wasn't starving.
Gator for sure, given that the story takes place in Louisiana, lots of water in the building and, "Large horizontal silhouette." Immediately made me think, alligator. Honestly that sounds scarier to me then any ghost or spirit in that building.
Me too! Floods water, at least through human inhabited areas, are always bad, but in a hospital? With all sorts of stuff still sitting out like blood samples. Well, and alligators, I'd also be pretty concerned about those. Lol.
I just commented the same, except I'm a Louisiana girl who lives not far from the largest swamp in the state. Always assume it's a gator... or a Rougarou (Cajun Werewolf)
Iv never met a person that would be lured by creepy music playing in a creepy environment because if I heard music playing in a place like that I'm tripping over myself getting the FUCK out of there.
Riight. I will not be that 5% black population that dies in the first 5 min in the horror flick because i just had to.check out music playing in an abandoned building. Not me.
There’s something about your stories and your delivery that seriously shakes me to the core. I keep saying “I can’t do it anymore “ then click another one.
I mean, when I was a teenage boy, my hair and clothes were absolutely 100% my top priority in any and all situations. I wouldn't have ruined clothes I care about.
Growing up in the countryside I'd always throw on old clothes with the actual intention to ruin them. When Mr.Ballen said this about the boys I got a hit of nostalgia, not only would I do it for these sort of reasons (you never know what exploring the unknown is going to require) I also remember the feeling of excitement I'd have putting them on. Like whatever this adventure throws at me I'm ready. Of course you'd need more than old clothes to fend of an alligator but that's the way my child brain worked haha
How is it inexplicable? They were 12 years old. And probably didn’t want their parents to yell at them for getting their good clothes dirty. So they put on some old clothes to explore. I’m sure they weren’t expecting an alligator to appear. They were dumb 12 year old boys 🤷🏽♀️
What is so amazing is that the story telling is so incredibly good that you can picture exactly where people are, what they can see and what they are doing. How he does it with no notes or references is beyond me.
there's cuts in the filming. he could have notes around the cameras too. personally I'd read or watch a story like a movie, and then imagine I'm retelling it to a friend.
@@DST.73 he definitely has notes in front of him but you're right. The delivery is amazing. It's very conversational and it flows. If you go back and watch his first few videos when the channel was new it's like night and day. He was less descriptive in the beginning and less "peppy". He didn't have his flow down yet. He also has excellent pronunciation and enunciation.
@@jeneticallymodified1 exactly. You have to tell the story like you're talking to your bff. The other channels that copy him deliver their stories as if they're giving a speech to strangers. Not nearly as fun to listen to.
You always manage to find the most unsettling pictures. The picture of that “giant dog” was very creepy and the picture of that black face at the bottom of the basement stairs was really unsettling. Good job!
Which story stuck with you the most? When I binged him- it was the Nutty Putty Cave story... Where the guy hangs upside down for 20 some hours and dies
So nasty why would you..... Plus , how could it be an alligator? They need to eat so doesn’t seem like they would want to stay in some building full of water.
True story of a college friend: she was in an older medical building for her toddler son’s doctor’s appointment. On the way out the son wants to take the elevator. They go from the 2nd to the 1st floor, at which point the elevator jerks, then falls into the basement. The elevator is now tilted and as she is pressing the buttons (which do nothing) she hears a weird noise. Then water starts sweeping into the bottom of the elevator...they had fallen onto a water main. She manages to pry the door open, at which point the water is knee deep. She carries her son out, up a flight of stairs and back to the doctor’s office to say what happened. As she goes back down, the water had reached the top couple stairs leading back down to the basement. She later found she had a tibial plateau fracture from the fall, but was just thankful she did not drown or get electrocuted with her son. Happened in NJ about 14 years ago.
I am not sure of the exact location, but they lived in Spring Lake at the time. I wrote about it because I believed the advertising of “elevators are super safe - they don’t fall like in the movie, etc.”. They are safe in general, of course, but if my friend hadn’t experienced it I wouldn’t even think that kind of accident was possible.
About 30 years ago I worked at a warehouse in Cato NY. Often I would be there alone in the middle of the night alone. We didn't use the 3rd floor so I decided to investigate one night. When I reached the top of the stairs I heard someone running away. I searched the place and found no one. Scary times!
@MeowingCat835 most definitely running person(heavy). Probably homeless and and knew where to hide, I was gonna offer them some food, but couldn't find anyone. Definitely scared me.
I was doing electrical work one time and I spent all day by myself upstairs. When it was only an hour or two left before I was done, I was taking a break and looking around, and there was an old fiberglass shower liner almost completely up against the wall and I poked my head around just to see it and there was somebody sitting in there staring me directly in the eyes as I peered around the corner. It was just a homeless person but it scared the absolute shit out of me because I didn't expect anybody to be there. They had to have been sitting there silently for about 5-6 hours because nobody came in or out while I was up there, and I even ate my lunch up there by myself.
@stephenh4177 I'm pretty sure it was a homeless person I encountered. Before giving up the search I yelled saying I had food I'd share if they were hungry. Ghost, or homeless..... still scay 💩
That's is why it's called: EXPLORING. Imagine if no one ever went into the unknown.. boring. You ain't going to believe people use to explore the unknown BEFORE any phone was invented, no back-up no police, just themselves.
I can’t help but picture this guy , back when he was in the military , coming back to his group after some recon work , and telling the guys what happened .... all of them sitting in a circle and him walking around in the middle telling the story lol
Story 2 the guy really should have reported his findings to the police. Since he was actually committing a crime he could do it anonymously, but he shouldn't have just left it all alone.
Agree, especially after discovering the VHS tapes with names on them. Honestly, if I were him, that situation would haunt the heck out of me if I didn't say anything.
@@Claudia-lq3nsit's fun to think there are serial killers everywhere, but more likely they are just bought or recorded porn videos. Being a serial killer is hard.
@@Senshinobi Especially if you find the possible hideout of a serial killer and go to Reddit instead of the police... Same with the first one, pretty sure most sane persons would tell somebody that they found a ritual site with bones of unknown origin laid out as a symbol. Funny stories indeed, but it´s a headscratcher for me that some people believe in it.
@@IstvanThree I dont know, I wouldn't call the police, but I definitely would grab a few bones as a souvenir. Its plausible, everyone handles situations differently. Some people are really opposed to calling police too, even when they should
Actually that's a terrible idea.If your kids are fans of this stuff,these videos might make them want to go in such places even more.And as we all know,kids are not mature enough and very often choose the excitement over safety.
Right?? Me too! If there were dozens of VHS tapes with girls names on them, I’d be calling the police for them to go check that shit out. Pretty disappointing.
I can understand that Kurt might have hesitated to call the police for fear of getting in trouble with his dad but if he’d described the situation anonymously to the authorities it might have initiated at least a cursory investigation. Actually, maybe he did and it all came to nothing.
I mean I'd shine my flashlight down the stairs for him. I'd even call 911 and tell them what happened afterward. Also you can get nice new flashlights for $10 anywhere. Was this flashlight a family heirloom passed down 10 generations, given to him by his father on his deathbed? Why did they HAVE TO go get it?
When I was a kid, I was scared of basements because in 1979 I had my first and only sighting of a ghost in our very own basement. The house was built in 1906 and had an unremarkable history but on that fateful day I was doing something in the workshop alone. I heard something, and looked up to see an old man with a terrified expression on his face running towards me with a flashlight. The whole sighting lasted just one second or so, but I was scared as hell. For years afterwards I would force my brother to go downstairs with me anytime I wanted to use the workshop. My theory was that maybe this old man saw ME as a ghost in HIS timeline in the 1930s or 40s because somehow our timelines intersected in that one instant. I assumed he was from the 30s because he had this worker's hat on (not sure how to describe it, like a puffy baseball cap).
Plot twist: Kurt's dad told him not to go into the abandoned building because *he's* the serial killer. And the only reason Kurt is alive is b/c he didn't want to kill his son.
First, I absolutely love Mr Ballen!!!! The hospital in the 3rd story, It actually has a sub-basement that is still flooded TODAY, 17 years after Hurricane Katrina!!! When Katrina hit, the people that were in this hospital didn't get evacuated for over 2 weeks!!! If i remember correctly, it was a VA hospital at that time. AND YES, there were/are gators in there, there is a kind of drive thru "tunnel" that goes under the 1st floor that was used by the ambulances, that's how the gators get in and out. :)
As a Floridan (where the conditions are strikingly similar to Louisiana) the biggest danger those kids faced was a bite from a Water Moccasin or getting grabbed by an Alligator
You say that so casually like, "come on, what's the worst that could happen ? It's abandoned, right ?" Right, abandoned, as if to say, "no one trespasses around here, except we 3 idiots".
if it's really abandonned. I want to go there. That's the exact reason why people have the need to be the first. You become the mystery for the other visitors coming after you.
Dude you seriously put me into the story. I can picture everything you're saying as you say it. Especially with the killer sound effects. ☠💀You're an amazing storyteller.
LOL the funny thing is warning labels get put on things after someone was dumb enough to try the thing warning you not to do, one of my favorites is found on fan belts for cars "Warning: Make sure vehicle is not running."
No he's a type of guy you do not want on a camping trip telling his stories forget the bears and wolves these nighttime horror stories will keep you up for days if you're camping.
When we were teens, there was an abandoned hospital that a lot of other kids / teens and young adults would visit because it was supposedly haunted. Not sure if it was or wasn't, but myself and a bunch of my friends used to go there on Friday nights, purely so we can mess with the other people going there. Started off very tame with random noises, we found a way to get into the cavity above the ceiling but under the midfloor (basically where all the airconditioning / water pipes were), so we could use that to go from room to room and throw glass and stuff on the ground in seemingly empty rooms - slowly escalated to us rigging up fishing lines to windows / doors, with the pinnacle being using some of the old jib-board that lined the walls to make a make-shift "wall" we would sneakily move in covering the stairs after a group went onto our 'floor' we did all the shannegans at. Worked surprisingly well since it was dark and most people coming there were there for the first time, though that only lasted two weekends since someone called the cops the second time round. Still, lots of people screaming, I'd wager a couple definite 'brown pants' accidents.... Fun times XD
The first story reminds me of something that I remember when I was a kid I used to walk to the school to play at the play ground by myself. The school was literally right down the street from my house, It was only a walk down the street and another. I didn't tell anyone about this and I wasn't going to be there long. I wanted to be alone for awhile by myself. I was swinging on the swings and it was starting to get dark, like I wasn't there very long and I swear I heard my mom yelling for me. I stopped what I was doing and looked up and listened and heard her yelling for me again. So I got up and right away I ran home as fast as I could. I opened my door and went back inside out of breath and I went into the kitchen where my mom was and said "Did you yell for me?" She looked confused and said "I haven't been outside, but dinner is ready." I was so confused and couldn't explain it at the time. I learned years later after having moved a few times that a girl my age had been taken from that school's play ground and had gone missing without a trace around the same time that I was going there by myself. I think something had actually saved my life that day and used my mom's voice to make me go home before something could happen.
@@z0mbiepup178 no just a pedophile, the young girl that was taken was Amber, you know the one they created Amber alert for and others were taken as well, it was a bad area to live. I didn't know this until I grew up that I didn't live very far from where she did and was taken. In fact my mom and myself went to that very laundry mat. I remember it having bullet holes in the glass.
I'm shocked no one mentioned wendigo for the first story. One of the "skills" to lure humans is for the Wendigo to mimic a voice the intended victim is familiar with in order to lure them away. Had major "Until Dawn" vibes. If anyone is a gamer, that game is up your alley.
@@hokageobama4003 i was also thinking of scp-939 because the characteristics of the thing that was in the tunnel is very similar to scp-939 from being able to mimic the voices of his victims to being really huge running on all fours
@@RaidenTheRipper88 No, a skin walker, from my knowledge is a witch who can take on the form of an animal. A wendigo is someone who has consumed human flesh so much that it drove the them insane and changed their bodies to become faster and more ravenous. They are stealthy, smart, and apex predators who use their ability to mimic people in order to thin a "herd" of humans.
Those stories really elevated my heart rate. How many times can you yell in your head to someone in a story, "DON'TDO IT! DON'TGO IN THERE! FOR THELOVEOF GOD!!!!!"
I wonder what would occur if a student bombed Mr. BALLEN with a spit ball. I know that he is not a teacher...but with his Spec Ops background, would he thump a fool? Thoughts?
Thats scary.. just the fact of him realizing after leaving that someone had to be inside the abandoned building watching you. the whole time you're exploring 😱
Can we just respect the fact that he puts so much effort and time in his videos? Btw, I talked to the like button: he says he is in pain, a lot of pain.
The first story reminded me of the novel The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber. Some large canine that can imitate human sounds and hunts humans foolish enough to go off on their own is an absolutely terrifying idea.
Or SCP 939. A red Cainine like creature wich mimics human speech it hears to lure you in. Tho they dont exacly know what they are saying. If they heard: Run! Theres a fire over there! They whould just repeat it in hopes of someone coming to them.
The fist time they heard the noise in the flooded basement. I knew there must be a gator in there. They always find their way into flooded areas like that.
@@OldManePeace they can't be that stupid.... thing chases me because I turned left and went down a passage vs turning right...... yeah, I'd never forget which direction to avoid. I dont think it was for the purpose of a landmark, that would be stupid.
@@OldManePeace They knew that was the other tunnel. He says the tunnel looked different than the others and sloped downward; very easy to spot. What they did was the equivalent of pulling the blanket over your head when you think you hear something in the room at night. It does nothing if something actually wants to hurt you, but it puts your mind slightly at ease so it feels better to do that.
The first story has me wishing that they had called the authorities to investigate what they had encountered. Even if it was an abandoned child that had survived alongside rats, dogs, raccoons other animals, it would be worth finding out. Awesomely creepy!
Suppose there was a person in there that was the next victim or even the creepy guy. You saw them and went home and did nothing. Next night on the News that person is dead?
21:49 there is a red among us character or something it’s a little red person!! By the bottom of the fort handle
Edit: this was at 1:43 pm 1/14/21
You have no idea what measures I took to to find this secret
Same lol
I don't know what you mean because i live under a rock🤣
Congrats!! I looked for it but couldn't find it.
That's physically impossible how did you find that?
“Gets to the metal door, he tries to open it...
And it opens”
Well played sir, you got me
The suspense was brief but real.
Ladies and gentlemen. We got em
Got me, too. I felt a sense of relief when that door opened!
I have to admit. It got me too.
Yeah..brilliant story telling.
Paul: let's go back in
The boys: no
Paul: Babies babies babies babies babies babies babies
The boys: understood, lets go
oh, imm subbed to you hey ZNA
Who tf wants to be a baby?
The word babies is like a triple dog dare!
Hahahah
I don't know what's worse, That thing that made the noise or Paul. Anyway i'll continue to watch the vid. Damn you Paul..
Finding some bones in an abandoned building what could go wrong?
Hahaha
@@MrBallen yoo
@@MrBallen 7:02 the scary man
you should know, america was not only a dreamland for people in search of a better life, so many "Satanist" groups also leave Europe, they were persecuted in Europe and were able to start a new life in america! That why in the US you have so any different groups, watch the Pentagon building, all this symbols in Washington D.C.
@@MrBallen yo people should go find out what’s in there
How are more people not talking about that second story? That was the freakiest one. He should have reported the serial killer’s lair to police because those tapes could have been murder footage.
Exactly my thought
Agreed. Hopefully it's just a fake story. All of these three stories say "unverified reddit post" on the bottom before he starts talking about each. A lot of people like to practice writing by anonymously writing fictional horror stories on reddit.
Especially when all of those papers that were plastered on the wall saying “SHE GOTTA RUN”! It most definitely was a serial killer who must’ve been living down there and they were only killing girls. That’s probably the only reason he got away. That story could’ve closed a lot of missing women’s cases.
Reddit story
@@debrajones4010I wouldn't think living down there, just using the space to lure/ torture/ kill and reminisce.
Honestly if I were an alligator, the flooded basement of an abandoned hospital would be a pretty badass lair.
Let's have a feast in the morgue.
Except for the lack of food. But 🐊 can go a long time without food.
True, but food would be scarce
@@brandonmusick77 I'd assume there'd likely be rats, & possibly even raccoons, opossums, snakes, & other types of smaller swamp fare down there. It kinda depends on how exactly the environment outside of the structure connects with the environment inside the structure. Just because those kids could only find or only knew of one spot where they could enter doesn't necessarily mean there aren't others, possibly hidden from sight, where other critters can find their way into the building.
😂
I don’t think I’ve ever watched so many of someone’s videos in one sitting
Right? 😱😂 I discovered him two days ago and have watched almost all of his videos by now!!
@@lovelyisabelle2028 you truely are lovely, isabelle lolololol 🤘🏾😉
Keep an eye on the subs number. Steadily goes up rapidly daily.
Same here
its been days now lol
The people who disliked are obviously not fans of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format.
Good one haha
Posted 2, 3, even 4 times a week
Yes sir
Either that or they don't have the balls to torture the like button. 😂
I dont think they are disliking him, its a new series maybe they don't like it, or its the dislike bots, or they got mad they didn't get pinned...
Story 2 - Kurt is like the "dumb blond" from a scary movie. Visits an old abandoned building on his own at night & gets baited down to the basement unphased by the creepy music that just randomly starts playing🤦♀️
Kurt is the definition of "dumb ways to die"
Quick ! , let’s go hide in the graveyard!
It's not a stretch that if Kurt were female, he wouldn't have made it out.
The fact that it was jazz seems oddly specific. At least it wasn't "Tip-toe Through The Tulips."
Kurt is very brave. He is clearly not a coward.
Pete not being immediately fazed by the fact there was a triangle of bones, and the general creepiness of the additional tunnels, actually annoyed me lol
Ikr
Same here. He's the character who usually gets killed first in a horror movie!
If you explored abandoned buildings, you'd be really used to seeing stuff like that. Ha
It was a reddit story what do you expect
@@snarklar arranged on a triangle???
I will never understand how people can explore creepy abandoned buildings ALONE!! That’s a recipe for disaster!! 😳😳😳
Yeah
Especially without a weapon. I know by common sense abandoned places can contain dangerous people and people high on drugs
@@Nikkk6969 shit weapon or not it’s the by themselves part that gets me every time! My brain just cannot comprehend it
Have you seen the guy on UA-cam who goes in abandoned mines in the middle of nowhere? 😬
Yep!!
Am I the only one who doesn’t even look for the Easter egg, I just sit here staring at him like he’s telling me the story in person? 😂
Same here I never even try your eye is clued on him 😀
Glued
Yes!
I’m a guy so
Yes!!!!! Love he tells all the action parts!
I'd LOVE more of these in a complete series, Mr. Ballen! There's not nearly enough of them and they're fascinating! As a woman the latest murder-based podcast exclusives have been difficult to hear about, and I always admired that your content was different than the oversaturated male predator violence market out there. It'd be great to hear more strange, dark & mysterious surrounding non-violent experiences or at least less male on female violence. I'd personally love to hear more haunted/legitimately terrifying places, abandoned places, etc.! Your content is so fresh and unique- I know you can bring a lot of great tales to your loyal audience :)
Paul is the type of guy that is the reason for every horror movie's begining
exactly what i was thinking. the same kind of person who gets everyone killed in a horror movie
Yep. I wish the gator had bitten him a little... just to get a taste, ya know?
@@sithlordhibiscus9936 marvel zombies reference.... maybe?
🤣
yes
MrBallen so badass that when ghosts go camping, they sit around the fire and tell stories about him.
cringe
@Loki Simpson Yeah, we know. I'll make an exception, though, in the case of MrBallen. He's pretty badass himself.
LoL natasha.
@Loki Simpson Well, that and he was a SEAL, he is a combat veteran and he took a grenade in Afghanistan.
YOOO
Kurt believes he was in presence of serial killer - never tells police about serial killer's tapes. Good job Kurt.
Ha! Just sbout to leave this exact comment. Even the "Good job Kurt.". Yeah, Kurt sucks
Such a Kurt move.
That's why it's an unverified reddit story. Probably never happened.
@@Ghoodra Just like half the scary stories on this channel.
@@Ghoodra Yeah, fair enough
I love finding an episode that I missed somehow. You are a great story teller perfect attention to detail
I love when Mr. Ballen hand gestures anything, but my 2 favorites are when he gestures someone looking around with a flashlight and his "aiming a rifle" gesture.
Me too. To hold the flashlight like that is a man thing
I love that I could envision those gestures. ❤ He really can paint a picture.
@@debbymann6837 So true, I've never held a flashlight like that in my life!!
YES! His air quotes are kinda funny too 😂
😂
11:03 "He couldn't just leave."
Yes. Yes he could.
11:32 "He had to see what was down there."
No. No he didn't.
I'm sticking to this guy
Exactly... Screw curiosity... LEAVE ! 🤣🤣🤣
@@dolphinsfan3245 listen if they can afford to play music they can afford a box blanket and some food (depending on instrument)
Natural selection at it's finest
Yeah, don’t be like Kurt
If you’re in an abandoned building and you hear voices, music or basically anything that isn’t you. Walk in the opposite direction. Not towards the stranger danger.
This, so much this. Even if it was just squatters and not something paranormal that doesn't necessarily mean there's no danger...
Grow some balls. I can say that because I been in some of the most haunted places in the world and if your really adventurous then such it is. Death is a part of life
You do you man, death may be part of life but that doesn't mean I'm about to endanger my life intentionally. Not saying I wouldn't explore such places, just means I'll make sure to bring protection(a gun/etc depending on what I expect to find) and avoid doing anything stupid.
"stranger danger" has to be the most embarrassingly self absorbed term I've ever heard. If you don't know them, that is dangerous - - never mind that as everyone knows, it's the people you know who kill you.
If you have a thought with several details in it. Use commas. Not periods.
Ayo this og banger popped up after your newest upload and man, it’s so awesome how far you’ve came bro! I knew your channel was destined to keep growing but I never could have expected the amount of following you have today, it’s truly inspirational brother ‼️💪🏼💯
The last story was definitely an alligator. I'm from New Orleans and lived there during Katrina. All kinds of wild life got washed into these buildings due to all the flooding. This gator was probably starving since it was trapped and that is why it chased them.
Poor gater
It could've been hungry, but I don't think it was starving. There are plenty of rats and shit in abandoned buildings like that. The gator would've still gone after them like that if it wasn't starving.
Good thing it kept rushing them instead of using stealth mode.
Gator for sure, given that the story takes place in Louisiana, lots of water in the building and, "Large horizontal silhouette." Immediately made me think, alligator. Honestly that sounds scarier to me then any ghost or spirit in that building.
Aw poor thing 😢
Mike seems a nice guy to work with, leaves his coworker in an abandoned basement without saying anything to go have lunch.
Union smoke break
Ikr
@@spags8223 someone has got to lean on the shovel, and mike is a damn wringer for it!
Bahahahahaha
._.
The thing I was worried about the most in the flooded basement story is all the bacteria living in that water. Ouch.
Me too! Floods water, at least through human inhabited areas, are always bad, but in a hospital? With all sorts of stuff still sitting out like blood samples. Well, and alligators, I'd also be pretty concerned about those. Lol.
RIGHT?!
My thought was: Say hello to cholera!
@Tia Brown if the thing was 14 feet long I can’t imagine the fear of someone accidentally coming across it 😮
Me too!! Lol
Last one was 100% a big gator 😂
Yep
AYO
🐊❤️
@@Cheeseburgerlovewhat?
@@Eganja. no idea
Florida girl here. If you live by water here, even a big puddle, assume there’s an alligator in there.
When I went to Florida on holiday I avoided puddles 😂🤣 I was afraid an alligator would get me or a water moccasin 😂
@@babyclarkson3046 😂
@@trishaeverton9592 🤣
I just commented the same, except I'm a Louisiana girl who lives not far from the largest swamp in the state. Always assume it's a gator... or a Rougarou (Cajun Werewolf)
@@chelseapthib36 Rougarou, love it. ❤️
Iv never met a person that would be lured by creepy music playing in a creepy environment because if I heard music playing in a place like that I'm tripping over myself getting the FUCK out of there.
I'd go.
Riight. I will not be that 5% black population that dies in the first 5 min in the horror flick because i just had to.check out music playing in an abandoned building. Not me.
same if i heard music i wouldnt be fucking running off to the basement id be leaving shitting my pants
@@nuggetygoodness5485 lol same
I'd go but I'd probably go gun first lol
*Worker exploring tunnels, minding his own business
Four legged demon from the 9th circle of Hell: "How do you get to Bells canyon?"
:)
okay lol this never gets boring
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂🤣😂🤣
Need a t-shirt that says that!
These are my favourite types of stories, monsters and cryptids, keep these coming Mr B!
Me to
There’s something about your stories and your delivery that seriously shakes me to the core. I keep saying “I can’t do it anymore “ then click another one.
yes
Some of the pics that are inserted randomly scare me more than the stories. Plz Ballen, my heart ☠️
The first picture almost killed me😭😭I couldn't even look at it
Fr😂
@@lilsloth2269 me too😂
that thing with the little teeth. that shit fucked me up. its like 4am and i just found this channel wasnt expecting that shit.
SAME!! I had to hide my face in my pillow to calm down 😂
Worker: Sees pile of bones in abandoned building
Also worker: this is fine
Kanye south
working with electricians and fire/security "this is fine" is usually prefaced with "what a fuckin shit hole".. worked in some creepy spots.
Oh yes my friend is calling for me down their
Lol Kanye East
Totally
The inexplicable part in the third story is that before going into the murky water, three boys changed into old clothes they didn't mind ruining.
I always do that before going somewhere dorty
I mean, when I was a teenage boy, my hair and clothes were absolutely 100% my top priority in any and all situations. I wouldn't have ruined clothes I care about.
Growing up in the countryside I'd always throw on old clothes with the actual intention to ruin them. When Mr.Ballen said this about the boys I got a hit of nostalgia, not only would I do it for these sort of reasons (you never know what exploring the unknown is going to require) I also remember the feeling of excitement I'd have putting them on. Like whatever this adventure throws at me I'm ready. Of course you'd need more than old clothes to fend of an alligator but that's the way my child brain worked haha
How is it inexplicable? They were 12 years old. And probably didn’t want their parents to yell at them for getting their good clothes dirty. So they put on some old clothes to explore. I’m sure they weren’t expecting an alligator to appear. They were dumb 12 year old boys 🤷🏽♀️
I get you! 😂 😉 like every 12 yr old boy said, never.
What is so amazing is that the story telling is so incredibly good that you can picture exactly where people are, what they can see and what they are doing. How he does it with no notes or references is beyond me.
Indeed, the map he has in his head in the flooded basement story is mindblowing.
there's cuts in the filming. he could have notes around the cameras too. personally I'd read or watch a story like a movie, and then imagine I'm retelling it to a friend.
@@DST.73 he definitely has notes in front of him but you're right. The delivery is amazing. It's very conversational and it flows. If you go back and watch his first few videos when the channel was new it's like night and day. He was less descriptive in the beginning and less "peppy". He didn't have his flow down yet.
He also has excellent pronunciation and enunciation.
@@jeneticallymodified1 exactly. You have to tell the story like you're talking to your bff. The other channels that copy him deliver their stories as if they're giving a speech to strangers. Not nearly as fun to listen to.
He does have notes, his eyes dart to the left quite a bit and the cuts too, but he’s still an amazing storyteller
You always manage to find the most unsettling pictures. The picture of that “giant dog” was very creepy and the picture of that black face at the bottom of the basement stairs was really unsettling. Good job!
The giant dog just wants to give you kisses.
I thought it was more of a Monkey lmao
@@giftedfox4748 yeah same as my little chihuahua lol
am I the only one that thought about scp 939 in the first story it matches the kind of thing that a 939 would do
@@rexhat2901 I thought that too! Probably concept art. Very unsettling, props to whomever the artist is
mr ballen: "it was a stairway leading to the basement"
me: THIS MAN BETTER FUCKIN NOT
mr ballen: he follows the music
me: u deserve whatever u get
Lol, this is officially my favourite comment, of all time 😂😂😂
Look up shadbase.
Lmao
Lol same
Yep.
As a healthcare worker, the scariest part of all three stories was the kid putting his head into that stale water!
His channel really is so addicting, so much so I already binged the entire channel 😌💕
SAME i am always lookin for new videos from him
me too 😭
Mr.ballen > netflix
Which story stuck with you the most? When I binged him- it was the Nutty Putty Cave story... Where the guy hangs upside down for 20 some hours and dies
@@jacquelinewatkins6469 yeah and the poor fellas still in there!
Guys: let's go into that murky water in the basement of that hospital.
Me: nah, I don't need Hepatitis A thru Z thanks.
Black mold: ahh welcome my friend
Ah yes, AIDS!
@@LittleLo: The AIDS virus is surprisingly fragile, it wouldn't survive in those conditions.
So nasty why would you.....
Plus , how could it be an alligator?
They need to eat so doesn’t seem like they would want to stay in some building full of water.
It’s all fun it games until u have to use the Greek alphabet to describe ur hepatitis
True story of a college friend: she was in an older medical building for her toddler son’s doctor’s appointment. On the way out the son wants to take the elevator. They go from the 2nd to the 1st floor, at which point the elevator jerks, then falls into the basement. The elevator is now tilted and as she is pressing the buttons (which do nothing) she hears a weird noise. Then water starts sweeping into the bottom of the elevator...they had fallen onto a water main. She manages to pry the door open, at which point the water is knee deep. She carries her son out, up a flight of stairs and back to the doctor’s office to say what happened. As she goes back down, the water had reached the top couple stairs leading back down to the basement. She later found she had a tibial plateau fracture from the fall, but was just thankful she did not drown or get electrocuted with her son. Happened in NJ about 14 years ago.
Ayyy New Jersey gang
Where at in nj. I’m in Atlantic City. I assume this was in north jersey.
VOIRE DIRE
I am not sure of the exact location, but they lived in Spring Lake at the time. I wrote about it because I believed the advertising of “elevators are super safe - they don’t fall like in the movie, etc.”. They are safe in general, of course, but if my friend hadn’t experienced it I wouldn’t even think that kind of accident was possible.
wow mr ballen should tell story
About 30 years ago I worked at a warehouse in Cato NY. Often I would be there alone in the middle of the night alone. We didn't use the 3rd floor so I decided to investigate one night. When I reached the top of the stairs I heard someone running away. I searched the place and found no one. Scary times!
Was it light or heavy sound? Maybe it was a rat/mouse. Or a stray dog/human. Anyway, scary!
@MeowingCat835 most definitely running person(heavy). Probably homeless and and knew where to hide, I was gonna offer them some food, but couldn't find anyone. Definitely scared me.
I was doing electrical work one time and I spent all day by myself upstairs. When it was only an hour or two left before I was done, I was taking a break and looking around, and there was an old fiberglass shower liner almost completely up against the wall and I poked my head around just to see it and there was somebody sitting in there staring me directly in the eyes as I peered around the corner. It was just a homeless person but it scared the absolute shit out of me because I didn't expect anybody to be there. They had to have been sitting there silently for about 5-6 hours because nobody came in or out while I was up there, and I even ate my lunch up there by myself.
@stephenh4177 I'm pretty sure it was a homeless person I encountered. Before giving up the search I yelled saying I had food I'd share if they were hungry. Ghost, or homeless..... still scay 💩
You really making a point of being ALONE.. lol
“The reason I threw it is because we have to go get my flashlight” nah. YOU have to go get your flashlight
EXACTLY
This is why you NEED a friend like Steve Irwin!!
There isn't any flashlight worth going into that nasty water to retrieve.
"Top three unidentified"
It's a gator.
LOL exactly
"He had no service on his phone so he just kept walking down the new tunnel." Yeah thats fine good idea just go deeper into the unknown
into the unknown (frozen song by Elsa)
@@afk_alex5298 damn you have my mind too
@keyboard warrior mobile accessibility may be knew but telling people where you are and what you're doing isn't.
@@bond8436 you mean "if", some people hate kids
That's is why it's called: EXPLORING.
Imagine if no one ever went into the unknown.. boring.
You ain't going to believe people use to explore the unknown BEFORE any phone was invented, no back-up no police, just themselves.
I can’t help but picture this guy , back when he was in the military , coming back to his group after some recon work , and telling the guys what happened .... all of them sitting in a circle and him walking around in the middle telling the story lol
And none of them would be able to go to sleep afterwards... 😆
@@Liliarthan 😆
These stories are a bit less scary than an enemy sniper
@@__m__a__x__ lol well I just meant he could probably make a nothing happened scouting trip sound interesting with the way he tells stories
The Drill Sergeant walks in, sees them all sitting around Mr Ballen... proceeds to sit and listen intently
This one myy favorite type of stories. Love when u do cryptid, monster or paranormal videos
3 UNIDENTIFIED life forms living in abandoned buildings... One of them is me sat here half naked eating doritos.
Now THAT would be a scary video!
Oh! The horror!!! 😂
@Dave Duncan nah fam it all about the nacho cheese
Or are you half dressed? 🤔
@Dave Duncan wow, your relationship with @laura cooper progressed really quickly. 🔥🔥😉
Paul's friends: I'm not going in.
Paul: *b a b y*
Paul's friends: let's go
Before I knew the context behind this I was very concerned
Paul’s friend “hold my beer”
These boys remind me of how the boys were in the movie “Goonies”
@@tracifitzpatrick2324 That show definitely got a boy's mentality down pat
@@eddieinman2412 lol that was funny
The first two are scary, the last one was definitely just an alligator. No one builds tension as well as mr Ballen 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
The people that disliked obviously aren’t fans of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format 3, 4 even 5 times a week
Hi
Ever get that feeling of Deja vu
Either that or they actually are on the Like button's side.
Those people are beyond help
Thats Hilarious
Obviously
Story 2 the guy really should have reported his findings to the police. Since he was actually committing a crime he could do it anonymously, but he shouldn't have just left it all alone.
I was thinking that entire time listening to it, like he better go to the police with all that
I was looking for a comment like this!! It’s like wtf, if it’s a serial killer he literally might have let more people die because of his inaction 😡
Agree, especially after discovering the VHS tapes with names on them. Honestly, if I were him, that situation would haunt the heck out of me if I didn't say anything.
@@Claudia-lq3nsit's fun to think there are serial killers everywhere, but more likely they are just bought or recorded porn videos. Being a serial killer is hard.
@@elinakeranen4499 And you know this how?
EVERYONES CHOICES IN THIS EPISODE STRESSED ME OUT.
LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE STORIES IS FILLED WITH RED FLAGS AND NO NOS, then they’re like 👁👄👁
These guys just be like: “OoH A cIRclE oF bONeS iN a dArK bASeMeNT! SOuNds pERfeCtlY saFe tO Go iNTo aLOne In tHE mIdDle oF tHe nIGhT!”
Ahhhh jackpot! I found a gem 💎 an unwatched Mr. Ballen video for me…can it be can it be…let’s see!!
Me too!
"walked into this huge room where he saw these animal skeletons that had been arranged in a triangle"....nope, absolutely not lmao would have BOLTED
Right. I'm out seeing that and a arrow at a huge dog skeleton.
Yeah that’s some fucking witchcraft going on, and not the good kind.
I wouldn’t be there I’d be in fucking Long Island 3 seconds later
yeah I woulda ran as fast as I could, I aint gonna get caught up in no cult sacrifice crap
Let’s gooo 69th like
And yea I would have done the same
They guy in the first story has some balls just exploring unlit tunnel systems with bones
to be fair, bones themselves aren’t scary. the fact that they were arranged was freaky
the video says it's unverified so probably made up
@@ianmoone2077 If they were posted on Reddit it is safe to assume that they were all made up.
@@Senshinobi Especially if you find the possible hideout of a serial killer and go to Reddit instead of the police...
Same with the first one, pretty sure most sane persons would tell somebody that they found a ritual site with bones of unknown origin laid out as a symbol.
Funny stories indeed, but it´s a headscratcher for me that some people believe in it.
@@IstvanThree I dont know, I wouldn't call the police, but I definitely would grab a few bones as a souvenir. Its plausible, everyone handles situations differently. Some people are really opposed to calling police too, even when they should
I don't have to teach my kids to stay away from strange buildings and cave. I just let them listen to Mr. Ballen.
Good idea lol. I'm going to remember that!
great idea q-q
That IS a great idea!
Actually that's a terrible idea.If your kids are fans of this stuff,these videos might make them want to go in such places even more.And as we all know,kids are not mature enough and very often choose the excitement over safety.
@@mr.d8383 - you must have been a handful growing up 😁
So a coworker showed me your UA-cam channel a few months ago.
Now I’m addicted to your story telling.
Great stuff Mr Ballen✅
If Kurt's story is real, and he was truly convinced he found a serial killer's lair I'm pretty mad he didn't call the police.
Right?? Me too! If there were dozens of VHS tapes with girls names on them, I’d be calling the police for them to go check that shit out. Pretty disappointing.
I can understand that Kurt might have hesitated to call the police for fear of getting in trouble with his dad but if he’d described the situation anonymously to the authorities it might have initiated at least a cursory investigation. Actually, maybe he did and it all came to nothing.
Same like I was just waiting for him to say slmthing about kurt calling the police
Thought the same thing!
Damn, I read this comment while listening to the beginning of Kurts story and I ruined the ending for myself 😂
I never find the hidden clue because I'm so enthralled with his story telling ability
Yep
Me too 😂😂😂😂
I listen to him while doing other things too lol
Same. Barry i used too now its mostly bedtime stories
Same
Once supernatural was over.. the cast decided mrBallen would be the best choice to keep all their flannels
This is the best comment I’ve read in this channel yet lol. And makes perfect sense
😂😂😂😂
Nah supernatural was a true story. Mr.ballen is just chucks new incognito form
Lmao I keep my dean flannels on deck at all time just in case things get a little creepy
Omg this comment along with the replies have me weak. This is comedic gold
I love your channel your my favorite UA-camr
"Well now we have to go get my flashlight."
This sounds like a you problem not a me problem.
@Glenn Quagmire wha why
I mean I'd shine my flashlight down the stairs for him.
I'd even call 911 and tell them what happened afterward.
Also you can get nice new flashlights for $10 anywhere. Was this flashlight a family heirloom passed down 10 generations, given to him by his father on his deathbed? Why did they HAVE TO go get it?
I was thinking to same. Guess you SOL kid
A you problem - not a me problem?? 😂😂😂 Actually my Flash Light does not matter😜
lmfao true. He's lucky his friends went with him tho, if they hadn't warned him in time he mighta ended up w his face chomped...
This should really be called: why basements should be feared
Yes
I grew up in a basement lol much nicer than ground floor dwellers.
When I was a kid, I was scared of basements because in 1979 I had my first and only sighting of a ghost in our very own basement. The house was built in 1906 and had an unremarkable history but on that fateful day I was doing something in the workshop alone. I heard something, and looked up to see an old man with a terrified expression on his face running towards me with a flashlight. The whole sighting lasted just one second or so, but I was scared as hell. For years afterwards I would force my brother to go downstairs with me anytime I wanted to use the workshop. My theory was that maybe this old man saw ME as a ghost in HIS timeline in the 1930s or 40s because somehow our timelines intersected in that one instant. I assumed he was from the 30s because he had this worker's hat on (not sure how to describe it, like a puffy baseball cap).
@A Magnificent Cunt if I ever have a basement, I'm gonna make sure it has a pool table and a tic-tac dispenser
And attics, crawl spaces, walls,...damn it !
Other UA-camrs: Smash that like button guys!
Mr Ballen: Abuse and torment the like button and it’s family.
I love that the things he asks us to do range from petty pranks to straight up murder
yeah i like how he does that, sort of like Modest Pelican..
It's too damn funny
GOOD ON YOU MATE THIS IS SOME GOOD CONTENT, KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING!!!
The power of human curiosity is amazing.
Curiosity killed the... human?
@@musicnut1966 yes🗿
I think that should be the stupidity of human curiosity.
Well it does keep alligators well fed.
Plot twist: Kurt's dad told him not to go into the abandoned building because *he's* the serial killer. And the only reason Kurt is alive is b/c he didn't want to kill his son.
Oooohhh shit
“So Kurt, what did you do today?”
@@unopdr "I almost got killed going into the building you told me not to go to"
Yes!!! That actually makes total sense....
Plot twist !!!!
First, I absolutely love Mr Ballen!!!! The hospital in the 3rd story, It actually has a sub-basement that is still flooded TODAY, 17 years after Hurricane Katrina!!! When Katrina hit, the people that were in this hospital didn't get evacuated for over 2 weeks!!! If i remember correctly, it was a VA hospital at that time. AND YES, there were/are gators in there, there is a kind of drive thru "tunnel" that goes under the 1st floor that was used by the ambulances, that's how the gators get in and out. :)
The VA Hospital is Downtown.
"We all float down there, yes we do!"
Yes Georgie we know
As a Floridan (where the conditions are strikingly similar to Louisiana) the biggest danger those kids faced was a bite from a Water Moccasin or getting grabbed by an Alligator
You say that so casually like, "come on, what's the worst that could happen ? It's abandoned, right ?" Right, abandoned, as if to say, "no one trespasses around here, except we 3 idiots".
I thought it was a gator
Pretty sure it's a gator.... It probably got in through the parking garage.
One bite from either one and it’s game over
What's a water Mocassin? Is it like some new hellbeats you guy's bought from Australia?
Two things we have learned from this video
1. Don’t go in abandoned basements
2. If someone is not listening to you just keep calling them babies
if it's really abandonned. I want to go there. That's the exact reason why people have the need to be the first. You become the mystery for the other visitors coming after you.
My friend tried this on his mom....it dint work...
Im gonna go into an abandoned building and just dump like 300 porn magazines with goat faces on all the women
@@billutimmeiscool4114 bro 😂
Paul: Throws flashlight into water.
Tim and Max: Your free trial of living had now expired
Has*
@@MrsHeat woah you’re so smart correcting that joke we all understood without your useless correction
@@Ჽer I,m sorry jeez
*Not*
@@MrsHeat oHhHhH wHaT a bUrN
@@Ჽer I wasn't trying fellow child cuz we both clearly act like children
Hey man im a huge fan I watch you're videos everyday before going to sleep I found them really great thanks for this great content keep it up 😁
Same
The fact that Kurt didn't call the police after making that weird/creepy discovery speaks wonders to his character.
Or speaks wonders to the validity of the story
“He could see one name but not the others.”
@@adolfgaming1761 Regardless of that fact, he felt the whole experience to be weird. That one name should've been enough to push suspicion
He should have gone straight to the police.
I thought the same thing I would have got up outta there and called the law asap. However I wouldn't have been there in the first place
It’s not just Mr Ballens voice that is so captivating it’s the fact that he speaks with his whole body and with his facial expressions ❤️
Yes, he's very entertaining to watch, that's why he needs his own show.
he's awesome but I'm tired of the flannel....
He literally puts you in a trance as if you are the people he speaks of which makes it all the more terrifying but exciting
Dude you seriously put me into the story. I can picture everything you're saying as you say it. Especially with the killer sound effects. ☠💀You're an amazing storyteller.
🤝🏻
I agree ☝️
First story is one of my favorites! It's so creepy and the sound effects are perfect. Spooks me every time 😌
Plaid shirt ✔
Backwards hat ✔
Strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format ✔
confirmed, its a mrballen video
Lel
Paul is the reason warning labels exist. He is the friend no one needs, especially when you're 12. LOL
LOL the funny thing is warning labels get put on things after someone was dumb enough to try the thing warning you not to do, one of my favorites is found on fan belts for cars "Warning: Make sure vehicle is not running."
Everyone has a friend like Paul when they're twelve. If you didn't, guess what? YOU were Paul.
@@perryshaffer8358 true and real
No he's a type of guy you do not want on a camping trip telling his stories forget the bears and wolves these nighttime horror stories will keep you up for days if you're camping.
Paul won a CTF game in chest deep water with an alligator missile in it. Guess he won't be seeing *you* in Valhalla lol
The picture of the “thing” in the Bones story gave me the absolute chills!
I usually only listen because I’m also working. I really picked the wrong second to glance at the screen and saw that thing! 😳😭
Reminds me of the "rake"
I used to be into creepypastas when I was young and that dude freaked me tf out
Mrballen jumped scared the shit outta me
I’m sure it’s a still from the movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”
@@franziwischmann3659 It si
I came here after watching a few shorts on the last story. Excellent creepy content from Mr. B.
Story 3: poor alligator 🐊🥺❤️
but it hunted them swimming at the boys with speed and alligators hunt their pray stealthy they dont just instantly charge at their pray
Paul calling me a baby for not wanting to go back in.
Me pulling out a pacifier: 👶
😊 im with her
Me: Wetting my diaper in sheer terror.
Haha and crying for my momma 🤣
Exactly
always protect your peace..
Mrballen is a teacher everyone wants and needs
Lmfao ik I do
He stops and asks himself “is this a good idea?”
No, Pete, it isn’t.
If you have to ask yourself if something is a good idea, then most likely it in fact Is Not A Good Idea.
When we were teens, there was an abandoned hospital that a lot of other kids / teens and young adults would visit because it was supposedly haunted. Not sure if it was or wasn't, but myself and a bunch of my friends used to go there on Friday nights, purely so we can mess with the other people going there. Started off very tame with random noises, we found a way to get into the cavity above the ceiling but under the midfloor (basically where all the airconditioning / water pipes were), so we could use that to go from room to room and throw glass and stuff on the ground in seemingly empty rooms - slowly escalated to us rigging up fishing lines to windows / doors, with the pinnacle being using some of the old jib-board that lined the walls to make a make-shift "wall" we would sneakily move in covering the stairs after a group went onto our 'floor' we did all the shannegans at. Worked surprisingly well since it was dark and most people coming there were there for the first time, though that only lasted two weekends since someone called the cops the second time round. Still, lots of people screaming, I'd wager a couple definite 'brown pants' accidents.... Fun times XD
The first story reminds me of something that I remember when I was a kid I used to walk to the school to play at the play ground by myself. The school was literally right down the street from my house, It was only a walk down the street and another. I didn't tell anyone about this and I wasn't going to be there long. I wanted to be alone for awhile by myself. I was swinging on the swings and it was starting to get dark, like I wasn't there very long and I swear I heard my mom yelling for me. I stopped what I was doing and looked up and listened and heard her yelling for me again. So I got up and right away I ran home as fast as I could. I opened my door and went back inside out of breath and I went into the kitchen where my mom was and said "Did you yell for me?" She looked confused and said "I haven't been outside, but dinner is ready." I was so confused and couldn't explain it at the time.
I learned years later after having moved a few times that a girl my age had been taken from that school's play ground and had gone missing without a trace around the same time that I was going there by myself. I think something had actually saved my life that day and used my mom's voice to make me go home before something could happen.
I'm sorry but do you live near a forest or near Indian reserves because that means you were almost killed by a skinwalker or worse a wndigo
@@z0mbiepup178 no just a pedophile, the young girl that was taken was Amber, you know the one they created Amber alert for and others were taken as well, it was a bad area to live. I didn't know this until I grew up that I didn't live very far from where she did and was taken. In fact my mom and myself went to that very laundry mat. I remember it having bullet holes in the glass.
by chance did you hear the voice of your mother in the direction of your house or in a specific direcriom?
@@akaKyubii yes it did sound like my mom
Skinwalkers, wendigos, and certain types of demons are said to mimic human voices to lure people closer to them. Maybe it wasn't trying to save you.
Hearing about that flooded basement makes me realize how all those bodies from Hurricane Katarina were never found
yeahhhh
Sadly some of thier remains have probabky been consumed
I'm shocked no one mentioned wendigo for the first story. One of the "skills" to lure humans is for the Wendigo to mimic a voice the intended victim is familiar with in order to lure them away. Had major "Until Dawn" vibes. If anyone is a gamer, that game is up your alley.
I was thinking it's SCP-939, but let's go with that
@@hokageobama4003 i was also thinking of scp-939 because the characteristics of the thing that was in the tunnel is very similar to scp-939 from being able to mimic the voices of his victims to being really huge running on all fours
Skinwalker you mean
@@RaidenTheRipper88 No, a skin walker, from my knowledge is a witch who can take on the form of an animal. A wendigo is someone who has consumed human flesh so much that it drove the them insane and changed their bodies to become faster and more ravenous. They are stealthy, smart, and apex predators who use their ability to mimic people in order to thin a "herd" of humans.
@@ren7231 that's not what a skinwalker is at all tf, that's also not what a wendigo is either
😮😮😮this one was freaky!!! Especially the last one
Those stories really elevated my heart rate. How many times can you yell in your head to someone in a story, "DON'TDO IT! DON'TGO IN THERE! FOR THELOVEOF GOD!!!!!"
Very often!!! *still at story one and already starting to voicing them out aloud * ...
Mr. Ballen is the greatest high school teacher I never had...
Hes a teacher?
@@frostdagger2199 no
I wonder what would occur if a student bombed Mr. BALLEN with a spit ball. I know that he is not a teacher...but with his Spec Ops background, would he thump a fool? Thoughts?
@@forrest8976 he might shoot him with his fingers, he developed the power while in the trenches
@@frostdagger2199 you don’t get it
Thats scary.. just the fact of him realizing after leaving that someone had to be inside the abandoned building watching you. the whole time you're exploring 😱
I can't believe that there are people who dislike MrBallen's stories! I love watching his channel. He is the best storyteller.
Can we just respect the fact that he puts so much effort and time in his videos?
Btw, I talked to the like button: he says he is in pain, a lot of pain.
@Alexa Tri Delivered in story format
"...... and this tunnel goes down & wind around a corner"
Me: NOPE 😩
I’m not so sure, if there was wine around the corner I’d go !
But then again I would do I’m an alcoholic 😵💫
I’d nope out after seeing those bones
@@harveycotton5185 harvey nooooooo
Same here!
Wines
i want to go camping and have mr ballen tell the ghost stories
You know we all want that
You could use the like button as firewood
Just hope you don't go camping and end up as one of Mr. Ballens stories.
Same here
He could turn that into a business >.>
The first story reminded me of the novel The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber. Some large canine that can imitate human sounds and hunts humans foolish enough to go off on their own is an absolutely terrifying idea.
Or SCP 939.
A red Cainine like creature wich mimics human speech it hears to lure you in. Tho they dont exacly know what they are saying.
If they heard: Run! Theres a fire over there!
They whould just repeat it in hopes of someone coming to them.
The fist time they heard the noise in the flooded basement. I knew there must be a gator in there. They always find their way into flooded areas like that.
, that guy must have been hungry
that thing hates eveything then, eh?
In gator country, a flooded basement would be about the last place I´d go.
Animal thing almost makes it through iron door..... let's use a folding table to stop it......
i hate the pictures so i'm hiding in the comments
It was so they know this is the wrong way
@@OldManePeace they can't be that stupid.... thing chases me because I turned left and went down a passage vs turning right...... yeah, I'd never forget which direction to avoid. I dont think it was for the purpose of a landmark, that would be stupid.
@@OldManePeace They knew that was the other tunnel. He says the tunnel looked different than the others and sloped downward; very easy to spot.
What they did was the equivalent of pulling the blanket over your head when you think you hear something in the room at night. It does nothing if something actually wants to hurt you, but it puts your mind slightly at ease so it feels better to do that.
@@quincy-2000 I was going to say the same thing! It's the equivalent of tucking under the blankets in bed!
The first story has me wishing that they had called the authorities to investigate what they had encountered. Even if it was an abandoned child that had survived alongside rats, dogs, raccoons other animals, it would be worth finding out. Awesomely creepy!
Suppose there was a person in there that was the next victim or even the creepy guy. You saw them and went home and did nothing. Next night on the News that person is dead?
This is one of my favorites, heard it a year or two ago and it’s still thrilling, thanks Ballen!!!