The Bell Witch HAUNTING

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  • @brianb9555
    @brianb9555 Рік тому +3835

    Lungy at 27:11 wearing a beret!

  • @chibifiedkitsunes
    @chibifiedkitsunes Рік тому +7159

    I love how the neighbours stayed there not to prove them wrong but try to give them security. That's some town spirit right there!

    • @EasyWind013
      @EasyWind013 Рік тому +176

      Seriously!! Would love to see that same spirit happening all over the globe!

    • @brandonportugal3612
      @brandonportugal3612 Рік тому +151

      Plot twist: The entire town was in on it.

    • @CarlosSpicyWang
      @CarlosSpicyWang Рік тому +202

      @@brandonportugal3612 Plot twist: the townspeople were ghosts the whole time.

    • @robertpirtle7642
      @robertpirtle7642 Рік тому +34

      And loyalty dedication bravery so on

    • @cheeling794
      @cheeling794 Рік тому +17

      @@CarlosSpicyWang yesss love this one😆

  • @tonystales4724
    @tonystales4724 Рік тому +4205

    This one was creepy as hell, and now I have to walk, in the dark, to my cabin, about a half a kilometre or so, by myself. Much appreciated.

    • @basementmicrowave3989
      @basementmicrowave3989 Рік тому +97

      Sounds terrible how was it?

    • @GuidoLuzzi
      @GuidoLuzzi Рік тому

      your phone has a camera does it not? im sure you made it. ghosts aren't real. trust me. i have threatened them (demons to be specifically) with a Ouija board. even spit on it and not a damn thing happened so they're either scared of me 😂😂 or don't exist

    • @tonystales4724
      @tonystales4724 Рік тому +159

      @@GuidoLuzzi Oh No. They are real. I have seen them. I never believed. Lived in a haunted house for several years, and saw them occasionally, and so did other people in the same house. They can push and shove and move objects around. Changed my understanding of the world.

    • @sailorarwen6101
      @sailorarwen6101 Рік тому +109

      @@tonystales4724 the comment you replied to was deleted and now I’m curious. I don’t believe in ghosts but I do believe in demons and Im positive demons disguise themselves as ghosts.

    • @basementmicrowave3989
      @basementmicrowave3989 Рік тому +33

      @@sailorarwen6101 the dude just said that he had disrespected demons with a Ouija board and nothing happened to em

  • @morganmcghee4136
    @morganmcghee4136 Рік тому +1190

    Me and 6 other members of my family all sat and watched Mr. Ballen for 2 hours together on Sunday. Thank you for bringing all of us together and keeping us present in the moment!

    • @kaymarham5486
      @kaymarham5486 Рік тому +63

      That's such a lovely image!

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  Рік тому +179

      That’s awesome!

    • @Catquick1957
      @Catquick1957 Рік тому +17

      Family time is money

    • @hightech3161
      @hightech3161 Рік тому +7

      Great story , as always !

    • @briggitelondon
      @briggitelondon Рік тому +10

      OMG POSTED 1 DAY AGO AND THERE’S ALREADY 1 MILLION VIEWS!!! 🫶🏻💪🏻👍🏻 Well done, Mr. Ballen! Amazing work, as always. ❤

  • @CyhAnide
    @CyhAnide 6 місяців тому +98

    Whoever does the sound design for these episodes deserves mad cred. It cranks every story's vibe up to 11.

  • @annkirkpatrick6355
    @annkirkpatrick6355 Рік тому +5038

    I live in Tennessee. I have visited the area and I did my senior paper in high school on the Bell Witch haunting. Thank you, Mr. Ballen, for covering a part of my state's historical folklore.

    • @JPMJPM
      @JPMJPM Рік тому +115

      Hello, fellow Tennesseean!

    • @harshityadavCamper
      @harshityadavCamper Рік тому +81

      Please don't take it as a negative comment, but which subject does this type of thesis come under?
      Edit: Got the answer. Probably history.

    • @tracyjohnson9650
      @tracyjohnson9650 Рік тому +35

      History, I’m guessing.

    • @justmejoy124
      @justmejoy124 Рік тому +35

      I'm from East Tennessee nice to see this . Yes Kool to hear Mr. ballen cover it indeed.

    • @LifeForceGenerator
      @LifeForceGenerator Рік тому +18

      What do you mean it's an honor?

  • @StabbyCakes
    @StabbyCakes Рік тому +8367

    Mr Ballen is literally everyone's favorite campfire story artist at this point.

    • @leanie5234
      @leanie5234 Рік тому +137

      I love that he now has millions of subscribers. Mr Ballen randomly showed up in my feed one day (very early on in his on-line career). I loved his content so much that I was surprised that he did not have more subscribers/likes and made sure to always "like" his videos. I am very (very) pleased that he has succeeded to this extent. A job well done should be well appreciated.

    • @frozemoments39
      @frozemoments39 Рік тому +44

      He’s just the G.O.AT..

    • @CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE
      @CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE Рік тому +23

      No one can top his videos there so good

    • @CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE
      @CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE Рік тому +9

      @@leanie5234 I was literally the exact same way

    • @getwiththapaint3567
      @getwiththapaint3567 Рік тому +9

      Facts.

  • @peacefuljeffrey
    @peacefuljeffrey Рік тому +1168

    “NOT a real photo of the dog.”
    😂 I love MrBallen’s captions and candor.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  Рік тому +144

      😂

    • @tanyapicou5385
      @tanyapicou5385 Рік тому +55

      Honestly appreciate when it's labeled if it is a real photo or not. But it's quite funny when it's obviously not a real photo like the dog one hahaha

    • @jpbass5913
      @jpbass5913 Рік тому

      Came here to say this. I have a game that I play when I watch called "name the jpeg" it's usually something like "haunted cabin in the woods.jpeg" lmao @mrballen love the videos and content man. Keep it coming.

    • @Draugheim
      @Draugheim Рік тому +6

      ​@@tanyapicou5385 Let alone the time period. I dont think photographs were a thing at that time, lmao.

    • @SwissMiss_InstantPiss69
      @SwissMiss_InstantPiss69 Рік тому +3

      @@Draugheim i believe they were but def not common enough for him to be carrying one around

  • @justjakestuart
    @justjakestuart 4 місяці тому +69

    “We’re being haunted” “must be one of those 3am ventriloquist pranksters, you know the ones” 😭😂

  • @jaynebyng3278
    @jaynebyng3278 Рік тому +1182

    I remember before he had even 500,000 subscribers and would do about 5 a week. He’s not changed too much. Still kept the fantastic storytelling. Years later we still sit here listening intently.
    Still can never find the secret!!

    • @josephwilliams7995
      @josephwilliams7995 Рік тому +49

      I'm too enchanted by the story to find the secret edit I remember 4vir 5 uploads a week too he got us hooked now we have to wait patiently for the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format

    • @meganbrain8870
      @meganbrain8870 Рік тому +5

      From what I just read you need to watch it on your computer screen to see it it's too small to see on a phone

    • @carolgannon2307
      @carolgannon2307 Рік тому +11

      I miss those early days. Seems like yesterday, but it was before Covid. I wait with baited breath for his Sunday upload.

    • @jakey7813
      @jakey7813 Рік тому +4

      Changed completely he ran out of content lol he’s on the decline

    • @Puddlethumper
      @Puddlethumper Рік тому +18

      Mostly just another true crime channel now. I miss these strange and mysterious ones...

  • @wilhelmhagberg4897
    @wilhelmhagberg4897 Рік тому +832

    Love how scientific the neighbours were in their approach to this mystery, making sure none of the family members were behind the sounds.

    • @DontLookBehindYou1
      @DontLookBehindYou1 Рік тому +114

      They were the 1800s version of paranormal detection equipment LOL

    • @Osamabeenchilling
      @Osamabeenchilling Рік тому +82

      Human cctv

    • @GriffinZambia
      @GriffinZambia Рік тому

      *Dont_Read_My_Namess!*
      !!!..

    • @ryanatthediscotec7758
      @ryanatthediscotec7758 Рік тому +27

      I'm sure they were being very scientific by making sure those kids weren't evil witches.

    • @meggi8048
      @meggi8048 Рік тому +11

      @@ryanatthediscotec7758 science is about method, not about beliefs.
      you could burn witches all day long and still be scientific about it.

  • @lordmuffhucker
    @lordmuffhucker Рік тому +1683

    I grew up less than 5 miles from the original Bell House, and it feels surreal to hear about our local legend. Any RobCo resident knows of the legend and all of the details involved, and there’s definitely no shortage of stories/experiences told. Regardless, there is definitely something strange that inhabits this area, always some unexplainable sounds, murmurs, figures going on in these woods, and only intensifies the closer you get to the Bell property. Younger generations think of it as a boogeyman story told to keep young kids close to home, but all of us around 30 and older know better, as our grandparents do not take it lightly AT ALL. Thank you for sharing this story, and all of the others!

    • @getwhacked33
      @getwhacked33 Рік тому +66

      damn so it is real. i mean the place is a little funky irl its not just a legend. this haunting along with Ed and Lorraine Warren are the sole reasons i believe in demons and fiends. scary world we live in.

    • @kyle21843
      @kyle21843 Рік тому +88

      @@getwhacked33 ed and lorraine warren were exposed more than once for fabricating their stories or at least highly embellishing. like the famous conjuring story for example, they had nothing to do with. after staying a couple days they apparently were making things worse and the family asked them to leave

    • @getwhacked33
      @getwhacked33 Рік тому +34

      @@kyle21843 damn that's cringe. they might be frauds but i still believe in evil spirits. it's just that humans weren't meant to fight them i suppose.

    • @kyle21843
      @kyle21843 Рік тому +32

      @@getwhacked33 oh yeah im not debating on that by any means because i truly have no definite answer

    • @geoffsmith76
      @geoffsmith76 Рік тому +55

      I live a few miles away… and YUP… that area…. Has a crazy evil feel to it…. I legit hate to drive through Adams because of it.😮

  • @goodwoodBD
    @goodwoodBD Рік тому +48

    My wife grew up in an old farm house that was haunted. One morning they were all downstairs in the kitchen eating breakfast and they heard someone stomping walking around upstairs except no one was upstairs. They all left and moved out that day.

  • @j_m_b_1914
    @j_m_b_1914 Рік тому +496

    I have to say -- the sound effects you put into the stories really add to the suspense and anxiety. Nicely done!

    • @nicksun424
      @nicksun424 Рік тому +4

      the part where the chick was scratching her hair made me thing that there was a damn creeper in my minecraft house lmao

    • @naughtydrummer2957
      @naughtydrummer2957 Рік тому +2

      Broooo, when he was talking about those scratches, i literally thought that somebody is scratching my bed. Yo, those sounds effects are something else man. He panels them good

    • @electronikko
      @electronikko Рік тому

      IKR? 🥶

  • @gregwylie3970
    @gregwylie3970 Рік тому +506

    I’m SO GLAD we’re getting more supernatural stories! They’re by and far my favorite of the “dark and mysterious” genre. So excited for this one!

    • @Sebastian-But-Not-That-One
      @Sebastian-But-Not-That-One Рік тому +14

      Yes indeed! I love the crime related ones as well.. But these supernatural ones by MrBallen are really something else 😅😰❤️

    • @Emira_75
      @Emira_75 Рік тому +6

      I love all Mr Ballen but as supernatural things don't exist, I struggle to get immersed by these stories

    • @jamesdoakes4956
      @jamesdoakes4956 Рік тому +1

      @@Emira_75yea I enjoy the true stories

    • @fritospie7982
      @fritospie7982 Рік тому +6

      @@Emira_75 So life isn’t supernatural? The fact your body is conscious is supernatural.

    • @chanceneck8072
      @chanceneck8072 Рік тому

      Mine, too. I swear, it was no witch, it was aliens! It's so crazy what they can do with their technology, although the question remains, WHY they did it....

  • @KaizerWarrex
    @KaizerWarrex Рік тому +438

    The fact Mr Ballen can take a story i've heard multiple times and retell it in a way that makes it sound like an entirely new story is a gift to this world.

    • @jeremymoss346
      @jeremymoss346 Рік тому +3

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @maycasper2661
      @maycasper2661 Рік тому +2

      He really is good isn't he.
      Check out That Chapter.
      Mikes the only guy that can tell me a murder story yet still make me happy. U.u

    • @markbowdidge7862
      @markbowdidge7862 Рік тому +6

      He takes the soul/spirit/energy (or whatever you want to call it) and brings it to life.
      I would pay to see him live 🤷🏼‍♂️🙃

    • @mrs.camilliajones3560
      @mrs.camilliajones3560 Рік тому +3

      I’m from TN and I’ve heard the bell witch story told by multiple people. I agree he is such a great story teller it was like I was hearing it for the first time.

    • @nobodykid7527
      @nobodykid7527 Рік тому +2

      @KaizerWarrex,
      Beware of Scammer replying Prize!

  • @iamNO1UKN0
    @iamNO1UKN0 Рік тому +39

    Grew up in Nashville and the Bell Witch was a major part of my life there. Our next door neighbor was an old lady from Adams, TN where the haunting originated. She knew I was interested in ghosts so she gifted me an early copy of the book about the subject. The subject matter freaked out my Mom so she tried to return the book but my neighbor adamantly refused to take it back believing the book was cursed.
    As an adult, I worked on an opera at the Tennessee Performing Art Center which had three theaters named after the three US Presidents from Tennessee...Polk, Johnson and....Andrew Jackson. Strange events happened on opening night including an almost catastrophic failing that could have seriously harmed the first few rows of the theater. The flats representing the buildings surrounding the gates of Paris ripped all the support jacks out of place and the only thing keeping these 20-30 feet tall set pieces from falling into the audience was the night scrim that was a see through screen like material that gave the appearance of night to the scene. We quickly got everything right and held on to the support jacks for the rest of the performance. I looked at one of the permanent staff stagehand/carpenters as we held the jacks in place and he mouthed to me...Bell Witch. At the end of the performance I asked him what he meant. He asked me which theater we were in. It was the Andrew Jackson theater. He reminded me how the building of TPAC was plagued by freak accidents and deaths. I remembered reading or hearing about the storm that hit the construction and some of the accidents. He even said during the grand opening of the complex, a chandelier fell into the crowded lobby of the Andrew Jackson theater (I cannot verify this). Opening night in an Andrew Jackson Theater performance is plagued by unexplained problems and accidents that do not happen in the other two theaters.
    He told me the Andrew Jackson theater was cursed.
    This was in the late 80's. Don't know if strange things are still going on.
    Have fun!
    no1ukn0

    • @spookysoup1319
      @spookysoup1319 Рік тому +5

      it being andrew jackson theater is especially spooky

  • @pain.497
    @pain.497 Рік тому +231

    I love the way Mr Ballen expressed himself while telling the story. It makes the experience so much more engaging, which is one of the reasons I love watching him.

  • @purpseatpeeps8641
    @purpseatpeeps8641 Рік тому +1029

    I’m glad Ballen has been getting back into his more classic, paranormal content, I loved his true story videos, but this is the stuff I subscribed for back in the day. Loving it!

  • @lumocite9870
    @lumocite9870 Рік тому +162

    The hair pulling lady and the 3 children swaying on the trees gave me chills. This was such a good video.

    • @btnhstillfire
      @btnhstillfire Рік тому +9

      The doctor never refuted what he saw either…He said it was the most terrifying thing hed ever witness.

    • @marthein7
      @marthein7 Рік тому +1

      The AI art used to illustrate it added to creepiness thanks to usual distorted AI art artifacts.

  • @josephbarrientos1422
    @josephbarrientos1422 Рік тому +26

    Thank you Mrballen for your stories, I have anxiety and panic attack but listening to your stories and voice is helping me to calm myself. Thank you so much!

    • @S475-pb2dp
      @S475-pb2dp 7 місяців тому

      Why does every comment on this channel feel the need to share their fucking life story? No one gives a shit. You're not that special.

  • @tylerthompson1842
    @tylerthompson1842 Рік тому +734

    This would make for a great horror movie. The “Based on actual events” are always the scariest

    • @Tonynotsoprano
      @Tonynotsoprano Рік тому +37

      Exactly this would make a kickass movie if the people who made conjuring made it

    • @Anonymous-xl9pq
      @Anonymous-xl9pq Рік тому +23

      ​@@Tonynotsoprano Yes it definitely would...and I sure as hell wouldn't watch it lol. I can't handle horror movies. I stopped watching them after I watched the Nun, maybe it sounds stupid but my friend and I watched it in an Imax theater and we both absolutely shat ourselves the entire movie through. Because I've got this tendency to always put myself in the character in the movie's shoes. I couldn't sleep for two nights.

    • @KASSashley643
      @KASSashley643 Рік тому +14

      I swear there is! Its set back then too. I forget what its called but its about this im pretty sure. I never knew there was a true story behind the movie. The family is the bell family and they are haunted like this but in the end the dad was doing something too the one daughter and the haunting was actually just the ghost or whatever trying to kill the dad cuz of it

    • @nikkihanna9278
      @nikkihanna9278 Рік тому +53

      I think the movie is called An American Haunting 🤔

    • @lackadaisicalwray6090
      @lackadaisicalwray6090 Рік тому +32

      The movie was disappointing and made it a horrible story about sexual abuse and incest.

  • @nativerayee8408
    @nativerayee8408 Рік тому +224

    Robertson County here. It’s so amazing to hear you tell local legends we grew up hearing. My sister and I went to school with direct descendants of the Bell family and this is so amazing to hear the story brought to life. 😊

  • @MimiJoys
    @MimiJoys Рік тому +11

    I absolutely LOVE IT when you add the captions, "Not a real photo of..." , it always makes me chuckle. 😊😅😂

  • @chrismancini5645
    @chrismancini5645 Рік тому +103

    This is what I want from Mr Ballen This is the greatest thing It looks like he's going back to his old self doing actual strange darker mysterious stories I hope he stays at it!
    Awesome job!!!

    • @Franchisekicks0
      @Franchisekicks0 Рік тому

      ☝️☝️Hit me up
      I have something for you

    • @davyboy9397
      @davyboy9397 Рік тому +14

      Yesssssss. No more shocking murder stories please....

    • @b-dub6865
      @b-dub6865 Рік тому +7

      I love this story & genre, but the strange, dark, & mysterious includes all types of stories. Also, there are only so many factual hauntings he can present.

    • @davepumphernickel9568
      @davepumphernickel9568 6 годин тому

      Lol I’m way more scared of some cracked out jib head it’s basically like a ghost that can follow you around, break into your hope, and stab you for 20 bucks all at the same time. Lol don’t know why you guys are hyper fixated on OooooOoOOoooo…. Spooky ghosts.

  • @kaz614
    @kaz614 Рік тому +292

    There are very few storytellers that can bring people from 100 or 200 years ago to life. It’s hard to find common ground to identify with them, but when Mr Ballen tells us about them, they somehow seem ‘present’ and completely relatable. That is a real talent and unmatched as far as I am aware 👍🏻❤️

    • @emperorofpluto
      @emperorofpluto Рік тому +7

      Agree. Mr Ballen makes you feel like you're listening to an old friend. In a world where technology has left us more solitary and isolated than any time in human history this experience fills a void by simulating a feeling of social connection. Storytelling is practically a lost art nowadays. It was once a valuable social skill and an important part of life especially in small towns and in pre-industrial societies.
      Spent much of my 20s in small island communities in the Pacific - mostly French Polynesia and Hawaii - where every community has at least one "raconteur" , often the most extroverted and entertaining member of the community, who could tell any story so that everyone would listen, hanging on their every word.

    • @ElektriKfaUN
      @ElektriKfaUN Рік тому +1

      Yes but it’s still just “virtual” like, he’s not really there with you in person in fact he doesn’t know that most of us even exist. It’s a very wierd solipstic existence the powers that be are trying to herd us towards wish I could tell why
      “The earth is a farm We are someone else’s property”
      - Charles Fort

    • @atmywhitson
      @atmywhitson Рік тому +1

      @@ElektriKfaUN Indeed.
      I miss that, and day by day we get more comfortable with it, even preferring it.
      I somehow still hold onto hope..

    • @atmywhitson
      @atmywhitson Рік тому +3

      @@emperorofpluto Isn't it enthralling? Absolutely beautiful how one can make another through social media feel like a little child eagerly scooting up "criss cross apple sauce" while we await story time.
      A lost art, indeed.
      I'll take what I can get. ✨📚

    • @-natt3n-
      @-natt3n- Рік тому

      Totally agree.

  • @Lostfalls
    @Lostfalls Рік тому +223

    I’ve heard of this haunting many times, I’ve NEVER heard the story explained and told so well. You sir, are the best. I’m sure there are many historical mysteries you could tell. I know you did Amelia Earhart’s disappearance already and it was fantastic as well. Keep going down this path.
    Also for what it’s worth, the missing 411 stories are great.

    • @mandyk4988
      @mandyk4988 Рік тому +8

      Ugh the coconut 🥥 crabs 🦀 omg that was awful 😮😢

    • @Lostfalls
      @Lostfalls Рік тому +2

      @@mandyk4988 and horrifying, for what it’s worth since that story the scientific community has scrapped that theory (not that were eaten by crabs, but that they crashed off of that island) last I checked anyways it seems to change every year.

  • @JananyaKali
    @JananyaKali 10 місяців тому +8

    Dude your storytelling is amazing! I found you 3 days ago and I listen to you while doing house chores - time simply flies. Generally ads bug me but yours make me laugh and they break the tension 😂 just perfect. Thank you.

  • @kdailey4315
    @kdailey4315 Рік тому +132

    The sound effects on this one is probably the greatest to date. It added so much to the story. Especially the trees swaying and the crunching bones.

    • @borahmousam6332
      @borahmousam6332 Рік тому +9

      23:10 nightmares

    • @RyukaeSubs
      @RyukaeSubs Рік тому +3

      Knocks gave me chills!! Wished to skip knocks so badly but I can't just skip the parts of the video so I just kept on getting afraid🥲😆

    • @lynnlynn9124
      @lynnlynn9124 Рік тому +5

      I get so mad when I'm biking through woods at night and the sound effects start. I can't tell you how many times Ive had to pause the video, to make sure it wasn't someone in the woods coming toward me. I've actually had to stop listening on some rides, when it is especially dark with no moonlight.

    • @just-be-nice
      @just-be-nice Рік тому +1

      Listen with earphones in the middle of the night while everyone is sleeping, sounds are even better.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  Рік тому +9

      Awesome!

  • @terrycanales23
    @terrycanales23 Рік тому +652

    John, don't ever stop using your hands and arms to help describe your stories. My wife and I get the biggest kick out of watching you, and listening to you tell great stories.

    • @BT21crew
      @BT21crew Рік тому +12

      Right!! 😺👍

    • @Liam021
      @Liam021 Рік тому +11

      The art of a great story teller.

    • @atlasknox7514
      @atlasknox7514 Рік тому +2

      Weirdo 🤨. You get off watching his hands move 📸

    • @Vikashar
      @Vikashar Рік тому

      ✋👋👏🤲👈👐✊

    • @rickymassey
      @rickymassey Рік тому +2

      I've been watching mrballen for like a year and never even noticed he does that lol

  • @Just_Pele
    @Just_Pele Рік тому +1184

    The secret to getting the most out of this channel, after you've watched all the videos: Save up a couple months' worth of them, and binge watch them all in one evening.

    • @stephanieford7186
      @stephanieford7186 Рік тому +31

      I do this too!!

    • @MammaB1120
      @MammaB1120 Рік тому +22

      That's exactly what I do 😂😂

    • @katherinel6448
      @katherinel6448 Рік тому +14

      I do this but when I need to tidy or clean or pack!! It makes me go 10x faster haha

    • @jakeglukowsky
      @jakeglukowsky Рік тому +10

      This is the key lol glad I’m not the only one that does this

    • @sanadelmeziny4681
      @sanadelmeziny4681 Рік тому +4

      that's exactly what I'm doing 😂

  • @lilih1081
    @lilih1081 Рік тому +8

    Why do I listen to this stories in the late evening? 🙈 the sound effects were on point! Let my heart beat faster for real. The photos were very well chosen too.
    As usual fantastic work

  • @Log2424
    @Log2424 Рік тому +437

    Okay this was definitely one of the more terrifying stories you’ve told. Your story telling skills are unmatched!

    • @nobodykid7527
      @nobodykid7527 Рік тому +3

      @Log2424,
      Beware of Scammers! with his
      Profile! saying you Won!
      a Prize! or prizes!

    • @sp33d3r1
      @sp33d3r1 Рік тому +2

      Agreed! He’s the best!

    • @pulëeskuqurdheshalqi
      @pulëeskuqurdheshalqi Рік тому

      Ignore the Pakistani scammer! Also "do you know how to get to bells canyon?". It seems the bells anything is where is at!

    • @_kikizaman_
      @_kikizaman_ Рік тому

      @@pulëeskuqurdheshalqi scammers are automatically Pakistani? Kinda fucked up, I know a lot of are but it’s still hella fucked to generalize like that. There’s desperate losers who have no morals when it comes to getting money in every race, not just Pakistanis

    • @pulëeskuqurdheshalqi
      @pulëeskuqurdheshalqi Рік тому +2

      @@_kikizaman_ well let me know when u come across a scammer that doesn't sound Pakistani cause 100% all of the scam calls I get they sound like Apu "thank you come again"! The email guys are Nigerian and the telegram guys are also Pakistani the "dear" is a dead giveaway.

  • @frontyardfoodwithgardenergray
    @frontyardfoodwithgardenergray Рік тому +92

    Born and raised in TN and this story and the urban legends surrounding it have always been a huge part of the the culture here! Thank you for telling it on your channel!

    • @MelissaThompson432
      @MelissaThompson432 Рік тому +1

      I was in college with somebody who grew up in Adams; David I-Forgot-His-Last-Name (Alford.) He went on to be Bucky in the series, _Nashville._
      He wasn't noticeably traumatized by the Witch. 😏🙂

    • @phillipstroll7385
      @phillipstroll7385 Рік тому

      I don't believe in any nonsense. Even if it were real anything that can touch me, I can can touch. Therefore, it better have steel kneecaps and eyeball shields. With that said, the one thing about this story that has always got under my skin is that Andrew Jackson was supposed to stay the night there. When morning came Andrew and his staff were gone. Now, if that bad ass couldn't make it through the night in that house I can't see how anyone could. After all, we are talking about a guy who used his cane to beat a man to death after that man shock his hand them unloaded a six shooter into him. Can you imagine anyone being that badass today. Well Trump maybe. On a good day could get shot six times from a 44 revolver then use his cane to beat the perpetrator to death.

    • @justkiddin84
      @justkiddin84 Рік тому

      @@phillipstroll7385A. Andrew Jackson was a POS. B. He never went there, that has been thoroughly proven. C. Look into psi abilities-they are very real, proven scientifically, and probably explain a lot of this kind of stuff. UVA, the University of Edinburgh, and the U of California are just a few places it is being studied.

    • @smmythcrtr
      @smmythcrtr Рік тому +1

      @@phillipstroll7385 don’t be a party pooper

    • @mattjackson5349
      @mattjackson5349 Рік тому +2

      @@phillipstroll7385 you feel better that you got all of that out?

  • @yogacholandha
    @yogacholandha Рік тому +211

    Holy crap, this one's really scary. This is the kind of Mr. Ballen story that I love!

  • @DEEVIL
    @DEEVIL Рік тому +6

    I just realized why I'm so infatuated with Mr. B Allen's stories. His ability reminds me of my 5th grade teacher (I'm 44 now so that was many many years ago). He used to read us stories near the end of the day about 30 min before school was out. His storytelling ability was top notch. Like you could picture yourself in that moment of whatever story or book he was reading. Exactly how I feel watching these videos. Kudos to you sir. Not everyone possesses this ability.

    • @elijahsigado7058
      @elijahsigado7058 10 місяців тому +2

      I thought you said infuriated at first, i was like why does he make you mad 😂

    • @DEEVIL
      @DEEVIL 10 місяців тому

      @@elijahsigado7058 🤣🤣

  • @nolagirl7803
    @nolagirl7803 Рік тому +275

    I simply cannot get enough of the strange, dark, and mysterious in story format, Mr. Ballen!!

  • @rickystaggs5893
    @rickystaggs5893 Рік тому +108

    I’m from Tennessee and this story has been told to generations! I live about 2 hours away from Bells Tennessee but haven’t had the courage to go visit the cave! Your storytelling ability is so riveting and enlightening that one can vividly imagine the scenes as you speak of them!

    • @우사민-r3c
      @우사민-r3c Рік тому +24

      Do not go! Do you want to wind up in one of Mr. Ballen's stories?

    • @malestromme635
      @malestromme635 Рік тому +13

      You ever go to the Red River Canoe & Campground just north of Adams on Hwy 41? That's where I saw the Bell witch while working on the Halloween trail tour they have. Cool place built around an old fort. Everyone there has seen the witch at one point or another.

    • @우사민-r3c
      @우사민-r3c Рік тому +7

      @@malestromme635
      What!? You are freaking me out now!

    • @우사민-r3c
      @우사민-r3c Рік тому +16

      @@malestromme635
      I'm thinking of Golden Retreiver puppies, rainbows, sunny days, chocolate ice cream, adorable babies...to forget that I read your last comment...

    • @TheNotoriousNemo
      @TheNotoriousNemo Рік тому +13

      Don't go unless you want to be cursed. I find it weird how witches were a thing back in ye olden days. Very scary

  • @LilacHoney1023
    @LilacHoney1023 Рік тому +515

    That part about the woman ripping her hair out...absolutely chilling and unbelievably fascinating.

    • @phone23323
      @phone23323 Рік тому +13

      Joe biden type beat

    • @phone23323
      @phone23323 Рік тому +4

      @@AndrewEdwardBailey I be flusin

    • @bookah8787
      @bookah8787 Рік тому +4

      She not think to just stop and say ok love keep your hair on lol this was a weird one had to have another listen

    • @bookah8787
      @bookah8787 Рік тому +2

      I have a scary story or was it ironic? Wasn't my fault they sat me next to a guy with a nervous twitch and a bag full of clocks , interesting flight lol.

    • @Noah-Shmoah
      @Noah-Shmoah Рік тому +26

      Wtf is going on in this reply thread? I feel like I'm having a stroke reading these replys

  • @mikitasdonuts
    @mikitasdonuts 3 дні тому

    I watched this video around the time it released and I haven’t forgotten it since. The way you tell the storie makes it so horrific. Thanks for all you do! You’ve gotten me through some hard times.

  • @eliushi6220
    @eliushi6220 Рік тому +185

    Many details that make his stories perfect.
    His facial expressions, gestures and body language, the use of his voice, the pictures that are in the videos.
    It all comes together so perfectly.
    Mr. Ballen just tells the stories without the need to give his opinion. It's just about the stories. I really like that.
    That is another thing that makes him so different from other storytellers.
    I hope to see/hear his stories for many more years.

    • @missbelle_elle
      @missbelle_elle Рік тому +5

      ❤ I love this comment

    • @missbelle_elle
      @missbelle_elle Рік тому +6

      Imagine live readings!! In haunted places - or camping 🏕
      that would be a trip you’d go to when reuniting with old friends!such a fun time - camp fire included

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  Рік тому +21

      Thank you!!

    • @orange_cat
      @orange_cat Рік тому +1

      I could handle lless body language. Handcuffs behind the back then tell the same stories.

    • @justnotokay
      @justnotokay Рік тому

      @@MrBallen Hi Ballen I’m subscribed

  • @oscarkirbensky2853
    @oscarkirbensky2853 Рік тому +158

    I’m from TN and have literally always heard about the Bell Witch in all fashions, but I have NEVER been more into a story about her than this … such a good storyteller

    • @LejerVaughn
      @LejerVaughn Рік тому

      Same

    • @drindy5166
      @drindy5166 Рік тому

      💯% 👊🧡👍

    • @andrewgooch8208
      @andrewgooch8208 Рік тому +2

      Same. I grew up in White House,Tn about 30 mi from the Bell house. Best version of the story I've heard. " An American Haunting " is about this and worth a watch

  • @sauletp3871Ts
    @sauletp3871Ts Рік тому +190

    Never stop telling stories, you're really gifted at this. I was so engaged the entire time.

    • @emiemiemi4769
      @emiemiemi4769 Рік тому +1

      even the ads are golden

    • @wuznotbornyesterda
      @wuznotbornyesterda Рік тому

      Yes, John, we LOVE your hilarious ads! Way better than the samo-samo junk that gets repeated so much on everyone's channel.

    • @MeekoRuiz
      @MeekoRuiz Рік тому

      🙌

  • @musicandlyricslove
    @musicandlyricslove Рік тому +6

    It's so motivating that amidst all the professional haunting they had to do, they still found the time to practice singing.
    I haven't practiced for over a month and my job is nearly not as taxing.

  • @ajam1013
    @ajam1013 Рік тому +287

    This is by far the most terrifying paranormal account that has been documented that doesn’t feel fake or exaggerated. Which just makes it all the more disturbing.

    • @Gawlakman
      @Gawlakman Рік тому +7

      I think the one he did the week prior about the haunting in Connecticut was scarier

    • @vominator
      @vominator Рік тому

      If you read the many book articles this has a lot of indications of a hoax. Of course some books play it up for the mystery but the ones that really analyze it bring up questions

    • @ElizabethDMoody
      @ElizabethDMoody Рік тому +1

      Was coming here to say the same thing. This one will give me nightmares.

    • @ElizabethDMoody
      @ElizabethDMoody Рік тому +1

      @@Gawlakman that one too.

    • @ajam1013
      @ajam1013 Рік тому +2

      @@ElizabethDMoody right? I’ve been into paranormal for over a decade, and I have never heard of this story till he posted it.

  • @kspen6110
    @kspen6110 Рік тому +1104

    This was a pretty freaky story. The woman and three kids climbing and swaying in the trees was crazy.

    • @Void7.4.14
      @Void7.4.14 Рік тому +7

      *fake

    • @LilyZerep
      @LilyZerep Рік тому +26

      😳Right?! That part freaked me out the most 😨

    • @Liamrunsnstuff21
      @Liamrunsnstuff21 Рік тому +22

      Yes! That part actually scared me. Nothing like a good ghost story!

    • @injun_gaming
      @injun_gaming Рік тому +9

      @@Void7.4.14prove how its fake?

    • @sup_with_a_duck5794
      @sup_with_a_duck5794 Рік тому +20

      @@injun_gaming they prob had bad wheat flour that can cause hallucinations and if they grew the wheat for others they might have been making the whole town have hallucinations or something makes man die for no reason leaves forever

  • @kittywetzel92
    @kittywetzel92 Рік тому +120

    I love how you bring life to the individuals involved in the story as if you had just spoken to them yesterday. It's like you're a time traveler, then, you take us back with you.

    • @Wispertile
      @Wispertile Рік тому +3

      Yes! They are his close friends from another time and space!

    • @GetCraftyLemons
      @GetCraftyLemons Рік тому +2

      Yes that is it!!! I hadn't put it into words so brilliant description!!!

    • @taylordyer120
      @taylordyer120 Рік тому

      Seems like they just give medical Marijuana cards to anyone these days

    • @GriffinZambia
      @GriffinZambia Рік тому

      *Dont_Read_My_Namess!*
      !!!..

  • @TracieLayne-mj5de
    @TracieLayne-mj5de 4 місяці тому +1

    From Nashville born & raised. I think we were all introduced to "the Bell Witch" from an early age. I'm so excited that you're chiming in on this! Can't wait to watch.....as always 😊

  • @Vaille32
    @Vaille32 Рік тому +683

    During undergrad, I had an old, old professor named Harold Bell. He was from TN and was a direct decent of the Bell family involved in this story. He talked about the haunting in class randomly one day.

  • @PerpetuallyIntroverted
    @PerpetuallyIntroverted Рік тому +316

    I really miss your “Top 3 stories that sound fake but are 100% real”, “Top 3 photos with disturbing backstories” and “Top 3 places you shouldn’t go and people that went there anyway”. They were fascinating and so unique to you. Your signature feature. I actually learnt so much from them and they sparked such thought-provoking conversations with my partner on drunk nights when the kids were in bed. Would love to see you bring them back, I’ve re-watched all your old ones so much, 2 lines in and I remember how the story goes. 😔

    • @PerpetuallyIntroverted
      @PerpetuallyIntroverted Рік тому +27

      “Ah this is the one when he inhaled a toy traffic cone… Oh this is the one when she got eaten by her cats… This is the one when the dinosaurs leg had a dead man in… This one was nuts, he had a tree growing in his lung…. Oooo this is the one when he was dead behind the shop fridge all that time… This man single-handededly built a tank and mowed down the whole town that screwed him over…..”. Komodo dragons, Coconut crabs and Saltwater crocodiles. Legendary.

    • @Kjay130
      @Kjay130 Рік тому +1

      @@PerpetuallyIntroverted 😭😭💯

    • @suzys8558
      @suzys8558 Рік тому +3

      @@PerpetuallyIntroverted I don't remember the tank one or the inhalation of the toy traffic cone but I remember the others. Gosh, the tree lungs was WILD!!! Made me scared of eating watermelon seeds for a while. Remember the volcano(or hot springs(cant remember)) one, the boy wanted to take a picture and was told repeatedly not to cross the safety area but he did and unalived, the parents then tried to sue the tour area but they lost and said that their son was great and not to think of him as a random risk taker/senseless person(not those exact words but that's what they meant).

    • @PerpetuallyIntroverted
      @PerpetuallyIntroverted Рік тому

      @@suzys8558 I think that was the one with the blow hole, he was messing around with it and fell directly into it. I remember because I felt really sorry for his mum but quietly agreed with the locals for saying the blow hole wasn’t the problem, people not respecting nature was! Oh I’m so jealous you can’t remember/haven’t heard those 2 stories, the tank one was: Top 3 photos with disturbing backstories- Part 20 and the traffic cone one was: Top 3 stories that sound fake but are 100% real- Part 7 (so funny).

    • @ctts9946
      @ctts9946 Рік тому +2

      @@PerpetuallyIntroverted remember the ones where the friend were swimming in a Dam😅

  • @Ma_shakti_shrestha
    @Ma_shakti_shrestha Рік тому +86

    My kids (10years & 7years) love it when I’m in midst of telling them something and say, ‘before we get into the story, if you are a fan of strange, dark & mysterious delivered in story format’(with your style), they giggle and say “let’s watch Mr. Ballen”.
    Thank you for all the contents. I can even play the video before sleeping and imagine myself in the stories with your narration 🙏🏼

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  Рік тому +29

      Hahaha

    • @thecloak5203
      @thecloak5203 Рік тому +8

      10 and 7 years of age...great parenting.🤷‍♂️

    • @DearDarkest_Spring
      @DearDarkest_Spring Рік тому +6

      That's adorable

    • @junebug313
      @junebug313 Рік тому +19

      @@thecloak5203 ballen does a great job at keeping it family friendly so relax weirdo

    • @lapislazarus8899
      @lapislazarus8899 Рік тому +8

      @@thecloak5203 ten and seven are the perfect ages for these kinds of stories. I remember that period of my childhood as loving everything strange, dark, and mysterious. This was the eighties, so no good internet channels, but plenty of good movies and books. 🤗

  • @eagleandleaf
    @eagleandleaf 17 днів тому

    Once again, a very well told and engrossing story. I haven’t quite reached the end yet, but I have to make a quick comment. I absolutely love how you will explain certain concepts to people who may not understand them in a way that neither makes you sound full of yourself, or condescending to the listener. You just tell them what it is, from an every day tool somebody may use, to a piece of clothing, to a certain kind of building. I really appreciate the way you do that.

  • @kristy1799
    @kristy1799 Рік тому +451

    We need a “SPOOKY SATURDAY” every week…love the spooky stories

    • @exraider8423
      @exraider8423 Рік тому +6

      like kinda spooky sunday

    • @SaddleInTheRain
      @SaddleInTheRain Рік тому +2

      YES!

    • @jesshughes776
      @jesshughes776 Рік тому

      I am writing to share the most incredible thing you will ever hear, and it has everything to do with your position if you will follow it. First, it is impossible that anything you can touch, taste, hear, see or smell on the face of the earth, be it lighting, tornados, rocks, life, minerals from salt to plutonium or anything that can be with the powerful telescope we have in orbit and beyond what we can see, that could possibly exist without having been created. Because of this, we can be sure that everything that is had to be made where there was absolutely nothing to make it out of. Romans 1:20 New International For since creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been , so that people are without excuse. So you see, there is a God. I myself have studied world religions in depth in college and much more so on own time. I have found that the only religion that holds water is Christianity. I am no affiliate of any Christian denomination as they are called because the enemy has a very well received counterfeit in place in nearly all of them, and the condition is terminal. I am Messianic, where I find Truth to be most rightly applied and followed. The bill of rights we share is such a blessing. But I will quote TobyMcKeehan with Times are changing/With morals in decay/Human rights have made the wrong okay. I am only showing you the way as I have found it through much study and life experience. Perhaps my best case for Truth of this is found in the book of Habakkuk 1-2:17 where he was given a vision of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. Some very strong and interesting proof is in the discovery of Sodom and Gomorrah. This is in these videos. Pt. 1 ua-cam.com/video/0QsgY115EFc/v-deo.html Pt. 2 ua-cam.com/video/8plh4NMoQs8/v-deo.html And here is where the remains of pharaoh's army is found in the red sea. ua-cam.com/video/X3NuAkXUwu0/v-deo.html Gnesis 19:24 New International Version Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah--from the LORD out of the heavens. Brimstone found there is over 95 percent pure. The purest sulfur anywhere else is just over 45% and is found near active geothermal regions. Brimstone such as is found near these two infamous cities is found nowhere else on earth. Yet here it is still, a God-given supernatural element to warn those who would live against Him. 2 Peter 2:6 If He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; He is love or He wouldn't have warned us.After much consideration I found truth best taught and followed as a Messianic. Here are two of the videos I found on this. ua-cam.com/video/DBSIs2bHi5g/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/0QsgY115EFc/v-deo.html&t=2s
      THESE 2 VIDEOS ARE UNDENIABLE PROOF OF NOAH'S ARK AND SODOM AND GOMORRAH. IT WAS SOUND AND THE DIMENSIONS AND MEASUREMENTS MATCH THE BIBLICAL RECORD EXACTLY. WHAT THEY FIRST SAW LOOKED TO BE AN OUTLINE OF A SHIP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ARARAT WHERE THE BIBLE SAID THE ARK SETTLED. IT WAS MOSTLY PETRIFIED WOOD WITH LINES OF METAL RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE ARK REMAINS EVENLY SPACED ACROSS. THIS MEDAL WAS NOT FOUND OUTSIDE THE ARK. THE ALSO FOUND PETRIFIED ANIMAL DROPPINGS AND WHAT LOOK TO BE RIB TIMBERS USED IN CONSTRUCTION.
      ua-cam.com/video/oQwfU7DvUyE/v-deo.html
      BELOW ARE THE ACTUAL REMAINS OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH'S ASHEN REMAINS. MILLIONS OF PIECES OF BRIMSTONE WAS FOUND IN THE AREA OF THE CITIES, BUT NONE IN BETWEEN THEM. BRIMSTONE MEANS SULFUR. THIS SULFUR IS 98% PURE. THE PUREST SULFUR FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH IS A MAZIMUM 40% PURE.
      ua-cam.com/video/GhTjEbNgTQM/v-deo.html

    • @IsX1999
      @IsX1999 Рік тому +1

      Think he’s running out of stories to tell darlin

    • @slavicemperor8279
      @slavicemperor8279 Рік тому +1

      @@IsX1999 Nah no matter how many stories he tells, he won't ever run out of spooky or murder stories

  • @liviuenache8510
    @liviuenache8510 Рік тому +47

    Serving for his country, then serving for the world with his stories. Thank you John!

  • @eaglesbaby4233
    @eaglesbaby4233 Рік тому +122

    This right here is why I started watching Mr. Ballen. These type of stories he tells are so much fun and well told. He's not beating around the bush trying to drag anything out. Just a good story told really well. Need more like this. Some of his stuff the past year or so are 10-minute stories stretched to be 15-20 minutes, so it drags on. This was perfect.

  • @DIGOLOGIST
    @DIGOLOGIST 8 місяців тому +2

    I discovered your channel several months back. I have been hookedd on the missing 411 stories ever since. I have my earbuds on at work listening to all of these great stories. Thanks so much 😊

  • @Sharkman42
    @Sharkman42 Рік тому +213

    Please don't stop telling us these deadly compelling horrifying stories, Mr Ballen. Best storyteller on UA-cam!

  • @ThisMeansMyPS3sOut
    @ThisMeansMyPS3sOut Рік тому +51

    Anyone else notice how well he uses his hands to tell the stories? I’ve especially started noticing this with more of his recent videos, not saying that he didnt use his hand language before, just saying I took notice of it only about 6 months ago and ever since ive paid attention to his hand language in every video and sure enough, he has a bit of a pattern. There’s certain hand gestures he does when he says certain things and his hands tell the story just as much as his body and his mouth does. Very well done John. I remember learning about all of this in a speech class I took back in middle school which was about 16-17 years ago now? Idk why but just watching your videos just really made me think back at that one class I took and how our teacher Mr.Green explained to us the use of body language and hand gestures and how to use them when telling a story and honestly, I feel like you would’ve been the perfect example to use for these lessons he taught us all those years ago. Anyway I know this has nothing to do with this scary ass story but just wanted to let u know u know, I noticed. So good job. Keep it up!!

  • @johnny51984
    @johnny51984 Рік тому +134

    Greatest. Story teller. Ever.
    I’ve been following this channel for a couple of years now and it makes me very happy that it’s still around and doing well

    • @nobodykid7527
      @nobodykid7527 Рік тому

      @user-fn3hy6yz1o,
      The Media and The Interpol and
      Your local Police, are tracking
      Down your Location and are Going
      to Get You! for trying to Scam!

  • @2mcrmcr
    @2mcrmcr 2 місяці тому

    I been listening to Mr Ballen stories for a year now and has really entertained me while driving over the road and resting at truck stops. And what i do while he tells his stories i usually look up the towns on Google maps to see if the towns still exist.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Рік тому +195

    MrBallen's storytelling, especially when it comes to horror stories like this, always has me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It's all too immersive.

    • @tomarabuffaloRN328
      @tomarabuffaloRN328 Рік тому +3

      I'm scared and I'm only in the beginning!!!

    • @iiBadAsh
      @iiBadAsh Рік тому

      Agreed! I remember he told one about a creature chasing a contractor down an old maintenance tunnel system and the thought of it still scares the crap out of me.

    • @_poj_
      @_poj_ Рік тому

      @@tomarabuffaloRN328 im not even 6 minutes in, and i already have chills

  • @tjb.7213
    @tjb.7213 Рік тому +381

    I miss stories like these. Seems like for a while, we were hit with nothing but true crime. Glad you have returned to your roots MrBallen.

    • @just-be-nice
      @just-be-nice Рік тому +27

      Agree. True crime overload.

    • @tbituner
      @tbituner Рік тому +1

      Yea it's all murders and accidental deaths now.

    • @hadria-edgezreplika3514
      @hadria-edgezreplika3514 Рік тому +21

      I miss these too... I mean, nothing against true crime, but there's SO many people already covering those I started to find that "I've already knew that story" before Mr.Ballen got to the 15 min mark.

    • @catspjs6229
      @catspjs6229 Рік тому +12

      @@hadria-edgezreplika3514exactly! Love Mr Ballen but holy cow. True crime to death! Literally! Anyone and everyone is doing it. He should stick to these stories, they’re his true niche. He can tell a scary story like no other.

    • @rosek7114
      @rosek7114 Рік тому +7

      Yes I agree! I really like these kind of mysterious/paranormal stories and miss them on this channel.

  • @MadDogHoek
    @MadDogHoek Рік тому +117

    Is there anything better than rolling home late, cooking a good meal and listening to the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format?

  • @HorrorsofCody
    @HorrorsofCody 13 днів тому

    OMG WHAT A STORY!!! I was at the edge of my seat the entire time I swear I haven't heard an actual real story to freak me out like THIS ONE DID in some time! 🔥🔥🔥 GREAT WORK PER USUAL MR. BALLEN!!

  • @elishatirey4453
    @elishatirey4453 Рік тому +60

    This is one of my favorite stories from you so far! The way you described the woman tearing out her hair, then making eye contact with Ester. And the 3 children following behind her into the trees. My heart was pounding!! I love a good scare!

  • @lilybeans0821
    @lilybeans0821 Рік тому +87

    I’ve heard and read this story plenty of times even watching documentaries but your storytelling made it more terrifying 😭👏 please continue sharing more paranormal stories!

  • @sango754
    @sango754 Рік тому +287

    I've been on a guided tour of the Bell property which included a tour of the cave. A small stream, no more than 10 - 12 inches across, runs through the middle of the cave and my dad and I were in the back of the tour group. Suddenly, splashing footsteps came from behind, plodding through the stream. My dad and I both turned, looking on expectantly in terror when, out of the shadows, the tour guides black lab came trotting up to us for a head-scratch. Ever after, my dad and I would tease each other about who was the most terrified. For the record, he was. :)

    • @jurgenvonjessica4656
      @jurgenvonjessica4656 Рік тому +9

      Are you *sure* it his black lab? Maybe you had a reaction of kindness and so it reciprocated.

    • @carolgibson-wilson4354
      @carolgibson-wilson4354 7 місяців тому +4

      Love this story😊😅

    • @Tomohawk-e1n
      @Tomohawk-e1n 6 місяців тому +6

      "He was", suuuuuure. Just kidding, lol

    • @TroupeMasterGrimm_
      @TroupeMasterGrimm_ 6 місяців тому

      @@jurgenvonjessica4656 Yes, because what do you think a dog looks like?

    • @Skip2myLoo2
      @Skip2myLoo2 2 місяці тому +2

      We smelled roses as we exited and the lady told us that when she (the Bell Witch) liked you that she will send the smell of flowers to some. Weird for sure.

  • @isabellacofaru98
    @isabellacofaru98 Рік тому +3

    I remember hearing about this on the sam and colby channel and the hauntings and like, what there is now. Holy, one of the most bone-chilling videos I've ever seen, and mrballen made it worse. Thanks man 💀

  • @jessicaculp3829
    @jessicaculp3829 Рік тому +111

    You know he's an amazing story teller when I have to pause the video to look around and breathe for a second before continuing! Got me spooked in the middle of the day!

    • @EpicWarrior131
      @EpicWarrior131 Рік тому +1

      I did the exact same! Had me seeing things walking by outside my window that weren't even there

    • @breezy1137
      @breezy1137 Рік тому

      I often check out my window and look around my bed to make sure everything was right where it was.

    • @explorationgmer1336
      @explorationgmer1336 Рік тому

      Lol

    • @silentsaints
      @silentsaints Рік тому +1

      fr I’m eyeing the black sweaters in my closet rn 😭

    • @nayyarrashid4661
      @nayyarrashid4661 Рік тому

      Totally.

  • @fathmathsuma994
    @fathmathsuma994 Рік тому +56

    The singing in the background gave me chills! The pictures were also perfectly chosen to give the best kind of spooks. Your talent shines especially bright in this video. 💕

  • @henhen3471
    @henhen3471 Рік тому +212

    I love your typical stories of true crime but I've always missed the paranormal and unexplained of aliens and ghosts, it really sends the chills down my spine and capsulates and intrigues me. Glad to see you go back to some of your roots and tell a story like this, I think I can speak for a lot of people when we love them, keep bringing more and diversifying the content!

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      @nobodykid7527 Рік тому +3

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    • @AYVYN
      @AYVYN Рік тому +1

      These aren’t my favorite but I’m glad many enjoy them. Good on Mr.Ballen for listening to all fans requests.

  • @donaldbell9224
    @donaldbell9224 Рік тому +37

    I am part of the Bell family. This is the best telling I have heard of this story. Still gives me chills.

    • @brodywood6274
      @brodywood6274 Рік тому +1

      That's really fascinating! Did you ever experience any of it personaly?? I know it was a long time ago lol

    • @Katch.22
      @Katch.22 Рік тому +3

      How can we know ur telling the truth 😢

    • @Jamall._irl
      @Jamall._irl Рік тому +1

      Be quiet if you have nothing to say

    • @annemariemyburgh7252
      @annemariemyburgh7252 7 місяців тому +2

      The Bell Witch legend centers on the Bell family, who lived in Robertson County, Tennessee, in the early 19th century. The haunting began in 1817 and reportedly ended in 1821. Here's a brief timeline of the events:Start: 1817 - The Bell family started experiencing disturbances, such as strange noises, physical assaults, and unusual phenomena.End: 1821 - The haunting largely ceased after the death of John Bell, who the entity claimed to despise and supposedly poisoned.The Bell Witch legend persisted beyond 1821, with some reports suggesting sporadic activity in the years that followed, but the primary period of intense haunting lasted from 1817 to 1821.

    • @annemariemyburgh7252
      @annemariemyburgh7252 7 місяців тому

      😂😂😂 i guess then is you are the very very distant .....like decades long..... lost family member 😂

  • @frankregan9016
    @frankregan9016 Рік тому +133

    There have been several instances where I would mistake the background noise in the videos, for sound in my home. Having me spooked 😂😱 great job, Mr.Ballen

    • @raceplayzichighidorahplayz702
      @raceplayzichighidorahplayz702 Рік тому +1

      It’s especially bad with headphones

    • @midnightsun4189
      @midnightsun4189 Рік тому +2

      As he was talking about the knocking on the walls my Landry machine kicked into rinse cycle and the pipes in the wall knocked loudly haha, thanks Mr Ballen for scaring me while I do chores haha

    • @genevieverose42
      @genevieverose42 Рік тому

      SAME 😂😂

  • @SnaggerMcJagger
    @SnaggerMcJagger Рік тому +341

    I grew up in Robertson county and let me tell you, it is 100% haunted, I’m actually related to John and it’s still one of the realest paranormal experiences ever recorded.

    • @doode-
      @doode- Рік тому +13

      @@krystalvancleave1802 yeah..sure

    • @doode-
      @doode- Рік тому +4

      @@krystalvancleave1802 boy hell nah when was i being disrespectful i said yea sure 💀

    • @SnaggerMcJagger
      @SnaggerMcJagger Рік тому +37

      @@doode- that shit real, there’s something MRballen left out that only family members of anyone who lived in that house experience. My grandmother visited the cave and stole a rock, til this day she won’t go back because when she got home, she saw the witch right in front of her and froze. She never went there again. This ain’t a joke lol

    • @quasar6559
      @quasar6559 Рік тому +4

      I am not sure if this story is true

    • @SnaggerMcJagger
      @SnaggerMcJagger Рік тому +20

      @@quasar6559 believe what you want, I lived right next to the cave for most of my young life/ teen life. I grew up in greenbriar TN lol

  • @amyhuxford6290
    @amyhuxford6290 Рік тому +119

    My dad was born in Tennessee in 1938, and I wish he was here still to hear this awesome telling of the Bell Witch!! I'm a long time SUPERFAN, thanks for bringing up fond memories of my Dad with your story today!! BONUS 💕

    • @JamesRobinson2..-
      @JamesRobinson2..- Рік тому

      ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴀɴ☝️☝️
      ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ🎁🎁
      ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ👆ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 🎊🎊⬆️⬆️↗️🎉🎉↗️↗️

    • @sunsetklee
      @sunsetklee Рік тому +2

      I am Tennessee 28😊

    • @sweetcaroline2060
      @sweetcaroline2060 Рік тому +1

      Good for you!!

    • @ttimetotroll
      @ttimetotroll Рік тому +1

      Your dad?

    • @ronnied3224
      @ronnied3224 Рік тому +1

      I don't live to far from Robertson County.

  • @nelliebec
    @nelliebec 10 місяців тому +1

    It’s always so easy to skip the ads cos I just skip the only parts your smiling, love u Mr Ballen

  • @vektacular
    @vektacular Рік тому +83

    Love when you start the story and say “let’s get into this story”…..it’s like we enter a pact of some sort…it’s a feeling hard to describe, like I’m rich for a while.

    • @madalice5134
      @madalice5134 Рік тому +1

      To me, it feels like being a kid and daring each other to do spooky things and telling each other scary stories. Mr.Ballen is such a great campfire storyteller. He's the best at building an atmosphere.

  • @Pumpkinnan
    @Pumpkinnan Рік тому +171

    Thank you Mr Ballen for covering this story! I live not terribly far from there, and when my children were small, we drove one day to find their farm. It wasn’t open to public but found the original farm area and a house on it. The family that lived there allowed us to explore a small cave on the Red River there on the property. We went in with kids in tow, and went on a short ‘explore’ in it. It was an easy walk with a small creek. After a short time in there, we got that ‘feeling’ we weren’t alone with the hairs on our necks prickling up. We left pretty quickly, thinking we were most likely disturbing something that was still there. This area was known to have Native Americans that lived there as well as the farming community, so we were never certain if we had disturbed them or something altogether different. I still remember that adventure very clearly. I wasn’t well acquainted with the story of the Bell witch at the time, or I’d most likely decided we shouldn’t have disturbed the area. Great addition to the strange dark and mysterious! These are such a highlight whenever you post, and I’m working through your list on Amazon Music. Thank you for the enormous amount of work you put into these stories! 👻❤️

    • @AimeeHope89
      @AimeeHope89 Рік тому +9

      I live nearby too, but was never brave enough to go find the property! What an awesome story sister, thanks for sharing! 🔥

    • @bassline5633
      @bassline5633 Рік тому +6

      Wow thanks for sharing

    • @boogityhoo7452
      @boogityhoo7452 Рік тому +2

      What part of Tennessee is this located? I live outside Knoxville, east Tennessee

    • @michaelsnider2484
      @michaelsnider2484 Рік тому

      Well, if you didn't know about the story, why did you even go there?

    • @mainhoonna6645
      @mainhoonna6645 Рік тому +8

      @@michaelsnider2484 READ PROPERLY. "WASNT WELL ACQUAINTED ". Not didn't know anything about the story.

  • @mosesmkandawire3032
    @mosesmkandawire3032 Рік тому +226

    This is by far the creepiest haunting I have ever heard. Especially that part where the woman and kids climb the trees. That was just so creepy to me personally.

    • @amanda-nm2rd
      @amanda-nm2rd Рік тому +12

      The hair thing and them being in the trees realllyyyy freaked me out for some reason 😅

    • @mosesmkandawire3032
      @mosesmkandawire3032 Рік тому +3

      @@amanda-nm2rd 😅😅 I can relate, the whole thing was just so creepy. I wonder if my sanity would be intact if I was to witness the whole thing for myself 😅

    • @siddharthshekhar909
      @siddharthshekhar909 Рік тому

      @@amanda-nm2rd It is straight out of a horror movie. But don't be scared. I'm always there for you. :) You can call me anytime.

    • @LJSaurus13
      @LJSaurus13 Рік тому +4

      @@siddharthshekhar909 ew. Don't be a creeper dude.

  • @damonbeeman3063
    @damonbeeman3063 7 місяців тому

    My brother turned me onto Mr. Ballen your stories and I can't express enough how fascinating they are, how well you pull your listeners into each part and each aspect of the story. I thoroughly enjoy them. Thank you for these amazing entertaining true stories and I'm very happy you found yourself and something you love to do. I'll make sure to let as many people as I know to check out your stories. Damon

  • @IvanKhramov
    @IvanKhramov Рік тому +245

    This whole story really feels like a nightmare one is desperate to wake up from.
    Amazing storytelling as always!

    • @ishan.18
      @ishan.18 Рік тому +2

      I think this is a fake story

    • @tyreseforren6721
      @tyreseforren6721 Рік тому +4

      @@ishan.18 no way!! Their is a lot of events that can't be explained and too many witnesses for this to not be true.

    • @mikewillard34
      @mikewillard34 Рік тому +1

      ​@@ishan.18maybe. Either way it's a good story.

  • @chrismerryman8512
    @chrismerryman8512 Рік тому +46

    This is one of the great classic ghost stories in America. Once again, I wanted to hear your telling of a classic like this. You did not disappoint!

  • @zhamixD
    @zhamixD Рік тому +139

    I'm usually not into spooky stories cause I get scared easily, but Mr Ballen would make me listen to anything and make it feel right. This story was so interesting!

    • @ceecee1951
      @ceecee1951 Рік тому +1

      I would listen to Mr B read the grocery list.🙂

  • @space_cadet04
    @space_cadet04 Рік тому +7

    At this point, there is no other story teller i want to hear. Mr. Ballen gets me all jacked 😂

  • @TjLaBam
    @TjLaBam Рік тому +92

    I was born in TN and my grandparents lived in Robertson County. The Bell Witch was a huge part of the folklore there. I remember seeing a multi-part special on a local TV channel about The Bell Witch's history when I was around 10 and was fascinated with all things paranormal from then on. It was not unusual to hear of someone having an experience, especially if they spoke negatively about the Bell Witch. Way back in 1983 when I was 15, I went to the Bell Family cemetery one night, from what I can remember, there were at least 2 massive tombstones towering above the rest. But John, Nancy, and possibly some of the children were still at the homestead just yards from the home and barn. Their tiny cemetery area was unkept and some of the stones had fallen and broken in the overgrowth. We walked around and tried the read them and I believe I did find John and Nancy's. It was one of the SCARIEST places I've ever been!!!

    • @Vikashar
      @Vikashar Рік тому

      I bet your grandma was the Bell Witch

    • @thebeatonpath
      @thebeatonpath Рік тому +2

      there is a large monument at the Bell family cemetery (we used to visit in the 70s and 80s).

    • @maryeckel9682
      @maryeckel9682 Рік тому

      That's sad, hopefully someone is caring for the graves nowadays

  • @malcolmbull4532
    @malcolmbull4532 Рік тому +64

    Certainly one of your best stories. Up there with the Skinwalker tale and other early productions. Thank you, John B. Keep up the good work

    • @RAS_KAS
      @RAS_KAS Рік тому

      Agreed! I've listened to the skin walker ranch story, many times!! The supernatural ones are my favorite!!😍

    • @bullock4211
      @bullock4211 Рік тому

      There's so many more stories and layers to the Bell Witch haunting. He barely scratched the surface of this story

  • @majinvegeta9280
    @majinvegeta9280 Рік тому +491

    I think something under the bed is everyone's fear. To this day I don't like having body parts hanging over the side, but to actually hear all that under the bed would be terrifying. It's a primal fear for sure.

    • @LabradorLady
      @LabradorLady Рік тому +79

      We had a black Labrador, who would literally eat ANYTHING! We always said he was a monster eater and would tell our son when he was very young that “there’s no monsters under your bed honey, Lenny’s eaten them all..” I don’t think we’d have been very far from the truth! He ate spiders, bugs, daddy long legs (his favourite!), bees, you name it, he did his upmost to eat it!!! It gave our child much comfort… god bless that pups soul! He went home in 2018.. 💔🐾🙏🏻 he eats bugs in God’s garden now..!

    • @shaded3695
      @shaded3695 Рік тому +24

      @@LabradorLady I used to have a black Labrador named Ralph who loved to eat dandelions. When I was a little kid I always felt safe with Ralph.

    • @Awendell420
      @Awendell420 Рік тому +22

      There’s a trick that when you’re drunk if you dangle your leg off the bed while trying to sleep then you won’t get nauseous but every time I try I just get too scared and would rather feel like I’m spinning than get grabbed by a demon

    • @LabradorLady
      @LabradorLady Рік тому +9

      @@shaded3695 ours was called Lenny.. 🐾💔 best boy ever! How much do we miss them?! 😢

    • @83moonchild
      @83moonchild Рік тому +1

      @@Awendell420 does it work?!

  • @oscarb8522
    @oscarb8522 Рік тому +3

    I'm so glad I found this channel. Thank you for the great stories you put out. I'm actually going through all your videos. Thank you they are all awesome.

  • @Giobemo
    @Giobemo Рік тому +207

    I love this story! I've actually bought books on it. Thanks again Mr. B. BTW- other accounts tell of how as much a target of the infestation John Bell was, the entity seemed to absolutely dote on his wife Lucy, going so far as to manifest her favorite fresh berries from thin air to fall into her hands during a time Lucy was bedridden and it seemed to be trying to lift her spirits and restore her health. This was also in winter when they were out of season and nowhere to be found locally. The cave on the property was also used as the family's cold cellar where they stored food in the hotter months because the temperature was always cool in there

    • @Necrowolf81
      @Necrowolf81 Рік тому +27

      one of the books i read said the entity was either a manifestation of the oldest daughter's subconscious or an entity getting revenge for her because John had molested her.

    • @victoriasantiago9454
      @victoriasantiago9454 Рік тому +7

      What books did you get,and where?🥺

    • @plumtiara
      @plumtiara Рік тому +5

      Book name?

    • @Iuvs
      @Iuvs Рік тому +5

      Omg wow

    • @butchsmith3114
      @butchsmith3114 Рік тому +9

      @Necrowolf81 that would be the movie "an American haunting" you're referring to. Starring Donald Southerland and Sissy Spacek

  • @monicapdx
    @monicapdx Рік тому +50

    Gaaaah, I finished the video several minutes ago, and I'm *still* having chills. I've read a couple of books and essays about the Bell Witch Haunting, and frankly, Mr. Ballen's retelling has been the scariest!

    • @IndigoGPT
      @IndigoGPT Рік тому +1

      "Yo, just finished watching this Bell Witch video and damn, I think I just soiled my pants. Mr. Ballen's retelling is like the McDonald's of spooky stories, it's so scary it'll give you the runs. I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks. MrBallen for the win"

    • @monicapdx
      @monicapdx Рік тому

      @@IndigoGPT Yeah, that's the unedited reaction. 🤣

  • @happysvd
    @happysvd Рік тому +93

    I started watching Mr Ballen at the start of the pandemic and I fell in love with these types of stories that he would tell. I was here for all the supernatural, spooky stories.. I want more of these again. The true crime lost me unfortunately and it looks like I'm not the only one to feel that way.

    • @nathandrake6531
      @nathandrake6531 Рік тому +1

      same

    • @CellarDoorx06
      @CellarDoorx06 Рік тому

      I'm exactly the opposite. True crime is reality. "Paranormal" happenings are fictitious.

    • @mikefrancis9672
      @mikefrancis9672 Рік тому +7

      A mixture is more enjoyable! All his storytelling is awesome!👻

    • @mayannbautista7861
      @mayannbautista7861 Рік тому

      Same here. I wish we could hear more of these spooky stories! 👻👻👻

    • @borostergirl60
      @borostergirl60 Рік тому +2

      I love them both. Some other presenters of crime are just a yawnfest. But I really like how he does it. 🥰

  • @karrielangdon-iy4my
    @karrielangdon-iy4my 8 місяців тому

    Mr Ballen has done it again. I have not done my jobs this afternoon. I have just listen to your stories. You are just a brilliant story teller. Thank you for your videos

  • @lindseycarlile9343
    @lindseycarlile9343 Рік тому +25

    I live in TN, just a couple of hours from where this happened. I have always been very interested in this story. This is by far the best retelling I’ve heard. Leave it to Mr. Ballen to be the best!

    • @retrogamingfrenzy2373
      @retrogamingfrenzy2373 Рік тому

      Why not go there check with some of your friends to see if you get something or put camera their of something

  • @mamadukes911
    @mamadukes911 Рік тому +55

    Everything strange, dark & mysterious is right up my alley if MrBallen is the storyteller! Have a great Sunday! ❤️

  • @karenfindley939
    @karenfindley939 Рік тому +84

    I'm from Tennessee and I appreciate you telling this. I visited the Bell farm and cave. It was creepy and I did feel like there was a presence there. The cave was very scary too.

    • @gameplaykingz9545
      @gameplaykingz9545 Рік тому +1

      That’s so interesting I want to go. I’m a paranormal investigator and visit haunting locations

  • @TheKwachner227
    @TheKwachner227 Рік тому +4

    I'm shaking, what a great chilling story 😮❤ Mr Ballen knows how to scare the crap out of you.

  • @lumimali3495
    @lumimali3495 Рік тому +108

    You simply have to love MrBallen's storytelling, it's like being teleported to that particular time and place, witnessing the entire event. Amazing skills 👍🏻

    • @helenbartoszek243
      @helenbartoszek243 Рік тому

      Yes, I agree

    • @helenbartoszek243
      @helenbartoszek243 Рік тому

      Yes, I agree

    • @marcoolmedo1967
      @marcoolmedo1967 Рік тому

      except for the stories on his ads, unnecesary cringe

    • @kitsch_bitch
      @kitsch_bitch 2 місяці тому

      The hand gestures are a little much for me 😐 I can only listen to the audio because I'll get annoyed if I actually watch the video

  • @Espritlumiere
    @Espritlumiere Рік тому +99

    The way Mr Ballen can truly bring a story to life never fails to amaze me. My favourite part was when he stared directly at the camera, I got chills!
    Please tell more stories like this! I'd love to see a story on one of Australia's hauntings, we have a few good ones ☺️

  • @tobi_versace
    @tobi_versace Рік тому +164

    MrBallen and his mom go the extra mile on these videos. The fact that they added a 2 second sound clip of hens to play while she was gathering eggs just to add atmosphere is the special touches that make his videos the absolute best.

    • @mary.lou.99
      @mary.lou.99 Рік тому +8

      His mom?

    • @jaguarblack4332
      @jaguarblack4332 Рік тому +4

      @@mary.lou.99 I was going to ask the same thing

    • @stansmith2188
      @stansmith2188 Рік тому +11

      @@mary.lou.99him and his mom are the ones who write the scripts

    • @familydog
      @familydog Рік тому +3

      lol. I love mr. Ballen, but the random 1-2 second sound effects are completely needless and add nothing to the story.

  • @jasminechan4705
    @jasminechan4705 Рік тому +4

    MrBallen’s ads are the only ones I watch. They’re so fun! 😂