Top 3 SCARIEST stalker stories | Halloween Scare-A-Thon (part 2)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
  • 🎃 The 2020 Halloween "Scare-A-Thon" will feature the scariest TRUE stories I have ever come across... boo!
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Комментарии • 14 тыс.

  • @RedRaider
    @RedRaider 3 года назад +9215

    My neighborhood barber was just arrested for selling drugs it’s crazy how I’ve been his customer for 2 years and never knew he was a barber

    • @dereklyons6885
      @dereklyons6885 3 года назад +474

      This should have way more likes

    • @marlonisaac1
      @marlonisaac1 3 года назад +191

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @vanillagorilla8236
      @vanillagorilla8236 3 года назад +563

      Just go to show you, you never really know people. All the time your going to this guy and he's cutting hair at night, Scarry !

    • @jamestuccillo
      @jamestuccillo 3 года назад +70

      You think they found ALL his pot?

    • @jamestuccillo
      @jamestuccillo 3 года назад +85

      Oooh I get it! Lol good one. Now where did I put my lighter?! 🔥

  • @MochaCrochetsandCrafts
    @MochaCrochetsandCrafts 3 года назад +2892

    "A rock fell off a tree." Yes, the rare rock tree sheds its rocks when nervous campers are in the area.

    • @corneliawissing7950
      @corneliawissing7950 3 года назад +64

      Love your comment! Not being a camper, I've never met a rare rock tree!

    • @emilianodelosreyes2203
      @emilianodelosreyes2203 3 года назад +21

      @@corneliawissing7950 same hopefully I never see one of those tho.

    • @corneliawissing7950
      @corneliawissing7950 3 года назад +22

      @@emilianodelosreyes2203 Wonder what size and weight that tree grows it rocks to? If they're square one could build a wall around the tree ...

    • @freyjav6055
      @freyjav6055 3 года назад +39

      This literally made me laugh out loud 🤣🤣

    • @Mark-nu5vg
      @Mark-nu5vg 3 года назад +22

      The closest thing falling out of a tree that would resemble the sound of a rock would be a chestnut. acorn .walnut maybe crabapple and so on.

  • @yyildirim7363
    @yyildirim7363 3 месяца назад +118

    As a non-native speaker who watches sometimes English videos, I would like to thank you for the clear pronunciation and pleasant speaking speed. Your videos are the only ones I can watch without subtitles 😄

  • @joeymazzarella2504
    @joeymazzarella2504 Год назад +379

    I’ve hiked at the Superstition Mountains before. That area has rattle snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, mountain lions…the fact that some dude was walking around the mountains at night in complete darkness just shows how crazy he was. Luckily Sam made the right choice and didn’t go after his flashlight!

    • @XenusMama
      @XenusMama Год назад +16

      Yup… but there’s no big dark forest.

    • @macwinter7101
      @macwinter7101 Год назад +7

      @@XenusMama There are riparian forests in the canyons with ponderosas.

    • @brittanycunningham787
      @brittanycunningham787 Год назад +10

      Do you remember the mining camp restaurant at the base? Did you ever eat there? Also that mountain has always freaked me out there is supposed to be lost gold out there somewhere

    • @Skrenja
      @Skrenja Год назад +9

      Tarantulas are pretty much completely harmless to people.

    • @piotreky4790
      @piotreky4790 Год назад +8

      Dont u think that if something could steal his fleshlight it could kill him while he was asleep? I know its obvious fake but i like that kind of stories.

  • @destroyer9817
    @destroyer9817 3 года назад +7536

    The thought of a human stalking a lone camper is 10x more frightening than being stalked by a bear or mountain lion.

    • @icantthinkofaname15
      @icantthinkofaname15 3 года назад +154

      I agree

    • @worldisfilledb
      @worldisfilledb 3 года назад +56

      Uh what?

    • @icantthinkofaname15
      @icantthinkofaname15 3 года назад +783

      @@worldisfilledb being stalked by a human is scarier than a bear or cougar. His comment was self explanatory

    • @rizhad80
      @rizhad80 3 года назад +61

      Bullshit😂

    • @suviseshbharadwaj7206
      @suviseshbharadwaj7206 3 года назад +442

      Spooky yes, but I'd prefer to be stalked by a human than a bear or mountain lion. I don't know enough Brazilian jiu-jitsu to fight off a cougar or bear lol

  • @yacket
    @yacket 3 года назад +4693

    I camp like a civilized person, I set the tent up on the family room floor in front of the tv with the dog. Rugged living.

    • @MrThaiko
      @MrThaiko 3 года назад +122

      my man

    • @thedameofmuir5373
      @thedameofmuir5373 3 года назад +48

      Same

    • @kiwiguy4764
      @kiwiguy4764 3 года назад +113

      I do it primitive style no room service and vending machine in lobby

    • @nicholasmasson5868
      @nicholasmasson5868 3 года назад +13

      I camp at my cottage AHA close enough? Or naw ahah

    • @a_littlecrow7155
      @a_littlecrow7155 3 года назад +17

      My dad would be talking about how. Confused he is about this

  • @saraparks7040
    @saraparks7040 Год назад +1103

    Me: Scared of everything and an intense fear of ghosts/paranormal/death
    Also me: watches this for fun at 2am alone

    • @fisty539
      @fisty539 Год назад +19

      ...YOuR nOt ALonEE...

    • @misseses9091
      @misseses9091 Год назад +10

      Same lol

    • @CelaniSello
      @CelaniSello Год назад +15

      And here i am watching this at Midnight. lol and I get paranoid as hell xD

    • @hlongshlongs8729
      @hlongshlongs8729 Год назад +16

      Same here! I don’t watch horror movies but I watch his stories and I get so scared 😱

    • @gamergirl2127
      @gamergirl2127 Год назад +9

      Mr.ballen makes me feel safe and terrified at the same time

  • @gamergirl2127
    @gamergirl2127 Год назад +742

    Mr.ballen makes me feel safe and terrified at the same time

    • @Trill_life
      @Trill_life Год назад +8

      Right, I be like a little kid watching these videos at bedtime lol

    • @explorationgmer1336
      @explorationgmer1336 Год назад +7

      When u go camp by yourself try to play this video lol

    • @xerioussunblade
      @xerioussunblade Год назад +1

      Seriously great comment❤

    • @adriannamarie01_
      @adriannamarie01_ Год назад

      I agree!

    • @KILLSATANALLDAY
      @KILLSATANALLDAY 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@andrewchristie2970you just exposed that you don’t go out! 😂

  • @i_took_your_kids2967
    @i_took_your_kids2967 3 года назад +8603

    Sam is smart.
    Sam doesn’t run into darkness when he hears a noise.
    Be like Sam

    • @mrmcnoodle1151
      @mrmcnoodle1151 3 года назад +139

      I have dog

    • @DoctorMangler
      @DoctorMangler 3 года назад +446

      Pff, if Sam had been really smart he'd have taken some fat kid with him, you only need to run faster than the other guy!

    • @BastardKitty
      @BastardKitty 3 года назад +23

      Haha!

    • @christopherwinget9791
      @christopherwinget9791 3 года назад +127

      If Sam was in star trek he'd have any color shirt but red.

    • @johnberry5275
      @johnberry5275 3 года назад +65

      @@christopherwinget9791 I make that joke all the time. I always say that the guy with the red shirt never survives the first 6 minutes of the episode.

  • @noahsnarleynvideos5826
    @noahsnarleynvideos5826 3 года назад +3337

    When you feel like a crazy person is stalking you, act even crazier

    • @michaelalavigne9258
      @michaelalavigne9258 3 года назад +714

      Me: *hears some creepy noises, then makes even weirder creepy noises to Assert dominance*
      Monster: “ok dude chill out, I’ll leave your crazy ass alone”

    • @zirconblue1249
      @zirconblue1249 3 года назад +35

      @@michaelalavigne9258 lol

    • @plops993
      @plops993 3 года назад +434

      If you don’t want to be a victim, look like someone who is about to commit a crime. Look over your shoulders, look kind of paranoid, but also moving purposefully and confidently. The last thing an actual criminal wants as a target is another edgy paranoid potential criminal

    • @lilrascal1382
      @lilrascal1382 3 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @SS-hd5jx
      @SS-hd5jx 3 года назад +4

      lool true

  • @zeezee971
    @zeezee971 Год назад +54

    oh my gosh, i can’t believe how smart sam is! i would never of thought moving the flashlight was a trick! i would’ve died instantly.

    • @DiamondCake2
      @DiamondCake2 2 месяца назад +9

      Seems pretty stupid to set up a trap for someone who’s asleep and the first step of your master plan is to steal their flashlight that’s right next to them. If they wanted to harm him they could have when he was wrapped up in a sleeping bag asleep.

  • @charleneblack2792
    @charleneblack2792 8 месяцев назад +71

    Why one would go backpacking without a firearm is beyond me. I even take mine hiking. I don't want to be lunch or the victim of a psycho. 😂

    • @leifswalling3226
      @leifswalling3226 2 месяца назад +1

      What would you do if you didn’t have access to a gun?

    • @DiamondCake2
      @DiamondCake2 2 месяца назад

      What would you do if you lived in the UK and aren’t allowed guns?

    • @EB-wl9st
      @EB-wl9st 2 месяца назад

      Agreed.

    • @EB-wl9st
      @EB-wl9st 2 месяца назад +5

      ​@@DiamondCake2not live in the UK.

    • @tbct4619
      @tbct4619 2 месяца назад +1

      UK - takes a 9" inch knife or a on axe or make a spear. Or paintball gun filled with marbles...

  • @Tmorgan221
    @Tmorgan221 3 года назад +5903

    Love how he translated miles into km. I’m sure everyone who’s not an American really appreciates it.

    • @summersalt4864
      @summersalt4864 3 года назад +179

      Except that in #3 - 15 miles is not 80km and 30ft is definitely not 9.1km etc... his conversions are usually accurate so I'm not sure what happened in this story.

    • @drowningin
      @drowningin 3 года назад +6

      1mile = 1kilometer?

    • @drowningin
      @drowningin 3 года назад +24

      @mrcleandoesit Its easier to convert if you make it 1to1

    • @mrtacocat0970
      @mrtacocat0970 3 года назад +6

      hell yea!

    • @lukmanambaryanto7979
      @lukmanambaryanto7979 3 года назад +7

      i really do appreciate it :)

  • @michaelwilde545
    @michaelwilde545 2 года назад +3524

    I'm thinking that I'm likely to never go camping alone again. My new goal in life: Do not do anything that will get me featured in a Mr. Ballen story in the future.

    • @cynthiawhite9830
      @cynthiawhite9830 2 года назад +36

      Yes, 100% yes

    • @nermeenhamada6447
      @nermeenhamada6447 2 года назад +22

      That must be the CUTEST comment here in this video ♥️♥️

    • @deejulesdonatha4107
      @deejulesdonatha4107 2 года назад +13

      Wise!!!

    • @bcagz9835
      @bcagz9835 2 года назад +34

      I’ve also learned that chimneys are far more dangerous than I ever imagined, and scuba diving is the most risky activity on the planet.

    • @michaelwilde545
      @michaelwilde545 2 года назад +13

      @@YangBil After listening to Mr B, I looked up where Bell Canyon was just so I would know in case that happened. Not kidding, I'm in Washington, not far from where that story took place. It's not close to Bell Canyon.

  • @SinFinkleflor
    @SinFinkleflor 9 месяцев назад +17

    people who are abused or have had a traumatic experience, this gut feeling is super strong.

  • @Juicy_JJ
    @Juicy_JJ 7 месяцев назад +61

    Pro tip :
    A - NEVER go hiking alone
    B - dont go hiking at all , ever

    • @0gsamy
      @0gsamy 4 дня назад

      exactly 😂😂 what’s even the point of hiking

  • @dianekirse2122
    @dianekirse2122 2 года назад +1424

    When I was 5 a man attempted to kidnap me from the front yard of our home. Even as a 5 year old I knew this man was going to try to harm me and I was able to get away. Now, at age 66 I have a very clear memory of this man, his appearance, car, time of day. If he stood in a line up I could pick him out. Always trust your instincts. Trust your fear.

    • @gailderryberry9964
      @gailderryberry9964 2 года назад +100

      Im 77 and had a similar experience when i was about 8. The man was probably a college student and spoke to me with an accent i couldent understand. You and i were lucky and smart. I think of him often and wonder what he was saying to me. There was no one outside in any direction and it was winter so windows and doors were closed. I ran to nearest house and pounded on the door. When i looked back he was gone. He had been running toward me. I guess if u survive u have a purpose.

    • @randalthor6872
      @randalthor6872 2 года назад +67

      @@gailderryberry9964 Glad you both made it out ok!

    • @coresq_4120
      @coresq_4120 2 года назад +16

      I don’t believe you’re 66 but I’m glad you’re safe

    • @tylerdavis9957
      @tylerdavis9957 2 года назад +147

      @@coresq_4120 why would someone lie about being 66? Lol wtf

    • @marys1534
      @marys1534 2 года назад +31

      I had a few close calls, growing up in Los Angeles, walking to and from school at a very young age...those things are imprinted on my mind even now from fifty years ago. I can only think that I must have had a very benevolent guardian angel, because I've lived a very charmed life😌

  • @mcphizzle66
    @mcphizzle66 3 года назад +2281

    "Maybe a rock fell from a tree."
    - The brain trying to rationalize

    • @mcphizzle66
      @mcphizzle66 3 года назад +85

      I've spent quite a bit of time in the woods. Not once has a rock fallen out of a tree on or near me.
      Occasionally birdies and other gentle woodland creatures will drop shit on you, but that's a stretch in this situation.

    • @samuelcox5016
      @samuelcox5016 3 года назад +52

      @@mcphizzle66 yeah birds are more likely to drop a shit on you.

    • @aaliyahpahlow3770
      @aaliyahpahlow3770 3 года назад +12

      *us learning that the brain rationalizes from MrBallen*

    • @boevans9694
      @boevans9694 3 года назад +5

      A bird?

    • @PEACE_888
      @PEACE_888 3 года назад +4

      😂

  • @ASpaceWalk
    @ASpaceWalk Год назад +33

    As a graveyard shift security officer posted at an open train station, I’ve had one of these unnerving feelings. Funny enough I was listening to MrBallen at the time, but the unsettling feeling would not go away. After my patrol routine, I would just post up in a spot I can see 80% of the site, but my back was faced towards the side street. On the other side were a couple small businesses with gated security and beyond the gates was pitch darkness. I’ve never felt anything like it in the 3 years I worked there, it just happened randomly and was just on edge the rest of the night. Thanks to this video in particular, I will always look over my shoulder when feel uneasy.

    • @wendymonkelien-brown579
      @wendymonkelien-brown579 7 месяцев назад +2

      I worked the graveyatd shift alone in C-stores for 8 years. I learned the hard way to ALWAYS listen to your instincts. I got lucky as cops showed up before anything happened, but.....

    • @heidiroy-boy
      @heidiroy-boy Месяц назад

      Please people..have a dog with you

  • @DiggidyDenman
    @DiggidyDenman Год назад +56

    MrBallens ability to create visuals when story telling is on a completely different level from everyone else. I catch myself closing my eyes and completely envisioning the scenery/landscape, which makes it 10x more intense. You are the GOAT story teller!!!

    • @blinkth3dog
      @blinkth3dog Год назад +2

      He is unparalleled in his enunciation and pacing and ability to give you a clear mental image of the area your right!

    • @soul-on-lean
      @soul-on-lean 2 месяца назад

      I was just looking at rick grimes lmaoo

  • @blakesutton4287
    @blakesutton4287 2 года назад +6891

    Since finding Mr Ballen, I have learned to never scuba dive or camp. Ever.

    • @blossgaming2125
      @blossgaming2125 2 года назад +187

      @Jennifer Taylor camping by yourself with nothing is stupid

    • @kinglewis9551
      @kinglewis9551 2 года назад +27

      Exactly

    • @marktoledo7898
      @marktoledo7898 2 года назад +11

      On the reels!!!

    • @_neophyte
      @_neophyte 2 года назад +158

      or work minimum wage in factories with heavy machinery

    • @Missykinzz
      @Missykinzz 2 года назад +172

      And never take your eyes off your kids 😨

  • @FrequencyORD
    @FrequencyORD 3 года назад +5467

    This dude can make a story about a leaf blowing scary

  • @RetroRestor3D
    @RetroRestor3D Год назад +36

    This is why I always bring night vision goggles and frag grenades when I’m camping

    • @juliomendez1177
      @juliomendez1177 Год назад +13

      Yeah and dont forget the ak, the bazooka and the m1 abrams tank

    • @OPT_DK
      @OPT_DK Год назад +3

      All I need is my bolt action rifle with a thermal scope

    • @Hikers_Hikers
      @Hikers_Hikers Месяц назад

      You listen to Team America 24/7

    • @fernandoheredia9120
      @fernandoheredia9120 8 дней назад

      Bad decision bring heat vision googles way better

  • @Queen.Helianthus
    @Queen.Helianthus Год назад +43

    I was charged by a sick mountain lion and it was the worst thing I’ve encountered. PTSD up the ass, but still couldn’t be as bad as something a human could do to ya. 😳

    • @jengoodwyn2715
      @jengoodwyn2715 4 месяца назад

      I believe you. That would be utterly terrifying.

    • @DiamondCake2
      @DiamondCake2 2 месяца назад

      Bears are much worse, at least big cats will kill you first, bears don’t, they will just eat you alive.

  • @corbyrobinson3640
    @corbyrobinson3640 3 года назад +627

    Like button to therapist: "And he uploads three, four, even FIVE times a week!!!"

  • @IsThatHuncho
    @IsThatHuncho 3 года назад +741

    The biological phenomenon when knowing someone is watching you is known as “gaze detection” or “gaze perception”, neurological studies have found that when you have the feeling you’re being watched, those brain cells telling you that are very very precise, always trust that feeling

    • @IsThatHuncho
      @IsThatHuncho 3 года назад +36

      @Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM Likely, just crazy how much it happens to actually be someone watching you

    • @iiatargetanalyst3046
      @iiatargetanalyst3046 3 года назад +19

      Intuition

    • @ellasimmons5946
      @ellasimmons5946 3 года назад +43

      then why do I feel like I'm being watched every time I watch these videos 😂

    • @IsThatHuncho
      @IsThatHuncho 3 года назад +38

      @@ellasimmons5946 probably your brain over thinking whats being told in these stories 😂

    • @stevemiller4494
      @stevemiller4494 3 года назад +75

      Actually there is a electromagnetic grid that envelops all of us that we cannot see naturally.... And since our mind is electrical we can actually tap into this grid.... That's why when you feel someone that has bad intentions towards you that's because we are all connected on that electromagnetic grid... And if you don't believe me that's how lightning tracks you it literally pulls up your bioelectrical energy up towards the sky then it connects with a circuit of your bioenergy and then you get struck.... Everything in our world is made of energy anybody with the most basic understanding of physics should know this.... So when someone sees you and has bad intentions toward you you're going to pick this up.... Some people will call it psychic energy other people will call it esp but all it really is is natural electromagnetic energy that envelops your body and connects you to the surrounding energies.... That's why you get literally like a spidey sense is tingling sensation.... And paranoia is an unreasonable and ridiculous fear so for example paranoia would be thinking that Napoleon is out in the darkness and he's got a cannon and he's pointing it at you.... That is paranoia.... It's an unreasonable unnatural fear....getting the feeling that you're stalked is not unreasonable or unnatural....

  • @zabrinaholmes4579
    @zabrinaholmes4579 Год назад +12

    Rick Grimes "Who threw the stick Carl"?!

  • @mvk-delta5423
    @mvk-delta5423 Год назад +31

    Imagine being so brave that u can watch these type of videos in the middle of the night in the middle of a Forrest in a cabin all alone

  • @TK-uc7dv
    @TK-uc7dv Год назад +1549

    Lesson I've learned from Mr. Ballen. Whenever you decide to do something with a friend/friends and everyone cancels leaving you alone... don't do that thing.

    • @thejonatan._
      @thejonatan._ Год назад +80

      Especially if it's hiking, camping, or cave diving

    • @stygin1060
      @stygin1060 Год назад +38

      Never do or go anywhere you aren't familiar with or where you can't find other people.

    • @nancybolyard8020
      @nancybolyard8020 Год назад +7

      😂☠️

    • @BrianDillonTucker
      @BrianDillonTucker Год назад +19

      Also… stay out of the forest.

    • @tracydoherty9165
      @tracydoherty9165 Год назад +8

      Iv watched a lot of Mr balle s stuff an I can honestly say I have now opened my eyes more to the dangers in this big bad world and I have also learned a lot of lessons from his stories Mr John Ballen you truly are a legend!!!

  • @UncleSlimJimmy
    @UncleSlimJimmy 2 года назад +1647

    "Sam intentionally hadn't brought a tent"
    Me, a MrBallen veteran: "And that my children is how you get featured on a MrBallen's story"

    • @kylergrell3351
      @kylergrell3351 2 года назад +53

      sam didnt bring a tent cuz he was headed to bells cayon. only logical explaination

    • @coconutmilkism
      @coconutmilkism 2 года назад +27

      @@kylergrell3351 do you know how to get there?

    • @tylerjeb7888
      @tylerjeb7888 2 года назад +16

      Sam didn't bring a tent because it's a fake story. The guy took a flashlight from next to Sam while he was sleeping, didn't attack, and then tried to "lure" Sam away from his bonfire in order to attack him? Yeah that makes a ton of sense.

    • @UncleSlimJimmy
      @UncleSlimJimmy 2 года назад +13

      @@tylerjeb7888 Well except that it sounds like it was just a few high school/college kids having fun and scaring him. That’s what I think happened.

    • @88DNK88
      @88DNK88 2 года назад +27

      A tent offers no physical protection from anything except for rain. Having a tarp strung up over you offers the same amount of physical protection as a tent would have = none. So Sam bringing a tent or not bringing a tent doesn’t make him any more or less likely to be featured in these stories.

  • @wukilla8ee
    @wukilla8ee Год назад +90

    My whole life Ive always had that 6th sense to a scary degree, when I was younger I was told/thought it was a gut feeling. As I've gotten older I think it has more to do with energy & somehow certain people can read/feel the energy shifts in a room and/or environment.

    • @sherryowens8251
      @sherryowens8251 Год назад +4

      I can, and it can be in a crowd or home alone.

    • @aonix9097
      @aonix9097 Год назад +2

      I think these videos are making my 6th sense overactive 😅

    • @sterlingmccosh5536
      @sterlingmccosh5536 Год назад +2

      I think some people "send" and some "receive" and it has something to do with a shift in mental focus.

    • @dannyfresca1175
      @dannyfresca1175 Год назад +8

      i think you’ve had a hard childhood and had to learn to pick up on small environmental and social cues bc as a small child you never felt externally safe so you developed it as a coping mechanism to your fear and anxiety

    • @selrox879
      @selrox879 9 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@dannyfresca1175 its true, at least for me. My childhood/teenage were the worst times of my life, now in my 20's im trying to heal but when i say a person is shady, truly it is.
      Sorry for my english not my 1st language

  • @jessicamarstella7971
    @jessicamarstella7971 Год назад +12

    No joke that last one got me good! I honest to goodness was like "It's okay. He made it. Everything is fine now." 'Sleep well?' "Holy shit!" Never before have I been so rattled by a story!

  • @jmickey7077
    @jmickey7077 3 года назад +1305

    Mr Ballen: "He's getting ready for his 7-Day, solo, backpacking trip."
    Me, an intellectual: "Idiot."

    • @Regrettable-Username
      @Regrettable-Username 3 года назад +57

      If nothing else that's how you end up in a situation that ends with you cutting off your own limb.

    • @craftygnome97
      @craftygnome97 3 года назад +50

      I'm been debating in my mind whether I'm a coward or those solo backpackers are incredibly naive.

    • @shaylamcgrady1048
      @shaylamcgrady1048 3 года назад +9

      An idiot, for sure! It's a really weird thing to do, especially alone. 2miles back and forth is perfectly fine 😂

    • @shaylamcgrady1048
      @shaylamcgrady1048 3 года назад +33

      A stick??? So he's hiking alone WITHOUT a kn!f3 OR a pew pew??? Idiot.

    • @unnamedchannel1237
      @unnamedchannel1237 3 года назад +13

      Plenty of people go out hiking in pairs and still end up dead together

  • @elementalcatplays6463
    @elementalcatplays6463 3 года назад +859

    You’re not scared about being alone In the dark you’re afraid of not being alone in the dark
    I FeLt THaT HaRd

    • @ID-hg1pr
      @ID-hg1pr 3 года назад +13

      "You're" not "your." "Your" is possessive (ex. "your comment"). "You're" means "you are." Like "I'm" comes from "I am." You're (you are) welcome.

    • @elementalcatplays6463
      @elementalcatplays6463 3 года назад +4

      Fixed it

    • @swishingleaves2481
      @swishingleaves2481 3 года назад +4

      @@elementalcatplays6463 the second "your" should also be "you´re". You´re welcome.

    • @elementalcatplays6463
      @elementalcatplays6463 3 года назад +3

      Fix fixed that

    • @sfb4144
      @sfb4144 3 года назад +3

      @@elementalcatplays6463 Bro you forgot to add a comma after the first 'dark.' =)

  • @SighNaps
    @SighNaps Год назад +16

    There is a good chance that the swoosh sound the man heard in the first story was an arrow/bolt flying past his head. It would explain why he couldn't find the object nearby/didn't hear it hit the ground in a quiet forest.

    • @digginggopher
      @digginggopher 4 месяца назад +3

      That would make sense, I wondered why he didn't mention if he found whatever it was when it got light out

    • @SighNaps
      @SighNaps 4 месяца назад +2

      @@digginggopher I can say from experience that an arrow passing closely to ones head does sound like a swoosh or even a bit like a sucking sound. I've had it happen twice. Once when I was young (my brother and I were messing around with my uncles compound bow) and once on a white tail hunt as an adult (we had someone in the group that didn't understand not to draw the string unless they were sure there was no one in the brush ahead of them). I'm not shocked that he didn't find the projectile. Arrows can fly far beyond where they are aimed if they miss. I've lost countless arrows in the woods despite knowing the angle and direction they were traveling.

    • @deezbackissues2703
      @deezbackissues2703 Месяц назад +1

      oh shit you're right

    • @SighNaps
      @SighNaps Месяц назад

      @@deezbackissues2703 I wish that I wasn't. Those carbon fiber broad heads that I lost to learn this lesson aren't cheap.

  • @Brandon_metab
    @Brandon_metab Год назад +20

    Growing up an outdoorsy guy in Arizona, my father and grandparents warn about Superstition. Weavers needle hike one night had my father and I practically running the trail to get back to the parking lot. It is an eery place to be especially as the suns drops and the shadows begin to emerge.

  • @l9ino170
    @l9ino170 3 года назад +455

    "Sam's firewood runs out at 3am" - the most ungodly hour!!

    • @ChaCha.44
      @ChaCha.44 2 года назад +16

      Yup, it’s always at 3am…

    • @l9ino170
      @l9ino170 2 года назад +7

      @Ruzuchi Wow!! That's not good, hope you get well soon and stay safe, after Mr Ballen anything is possible

    • @ChaCha.44
      @ChaCha.44 2 года назад

      @Ruzuchi 😳

    • @NorthernGreenEyes
      @NorthernGreenEyes 2 года назад +1

      @Ruzuchi Very cool but very frightening for you!

    • @archangel5627
      @archangel5627 2 года назад +3

      3:00am is the demon hour. According to biblical accounts, Jesus Christ’s body finally gave out and died at 3:00pm in the afternoon. The demonic forces enjoy perverting everything Christ like and anything considered holy by inverting it. So the hour of Christ’s death at 3:00pm is now 3:00am which has now become the demonic hour. That’s why 3:00am is such a deadly time to be awake and why so many paranormal things occur at that time.

  • @Panvther
    @Panvther 3 года назад +732

    *Noise* “huh what was that?” “TiS bUt a RoCk ThAt fElL fRoM tHe tREe”

    • @Krakkahhhh
      @Krakkahhhh 3 года назад +20

      made me laugh out hard! good one lol!

    • @lilyo7982
      @lilyo7982 3 года назад +32

      That relatable moment when a rock falls from a tree

    • @SRMoore1178
      @SRMoore1178 3 года назад +27

      @@lilyo7982 A person in fear could probably rationalize that a dead fish falling from a tree is perfectly normal in those situations.

    • @coryholibaugh8124
      @coryholibaugh8124 3 года назад +6

      Metal gear solid logic

    • @modifiedmomma2365
      @modifiedmomma2365 3 года назад +6

      Tbh I would’ve just assumed it was an acorn 😂

  • @amdinga561
    @amdinga561 Год назад +39

    ooo this reminds me of another personal story. Years back I was living at my parents' house, which is on a hillside with a bunch of undeveloped land behind it. There was a fire road on top of the hill that I used to hike all the time. I'd try to bring our dog up there on occasion but it always seemed anxious and wouldn't go down the trail unless I really yanked him along. One day I went up to the trail to do some jogging, but then it started to rain so I turned around and start jogging home. My shoe became untied and I bent down to tie it, and there in the fresh mud next to my foot was a mountain lion print. It had only been raining about 10 minutes and I had just passed this same section of trail probably 15 minutes before. Never saw the cat but after that I was on hyper alert every time I was on that fire road. I probably should've packed pepper spray or something but at the time I didn't realize how dangerous mountain lions could be.

    • @thejonatan._
      @thejonatan._ Год назад +4

      Yikes that's scary, dude. Mountain lions are no joke. The last time i thought a mountain lion was approaching me, I was so scared

  • @joannaashford7895
    @joannaashford7895 Год назад +15

    I was stalked by a mountain lion. There was one that we knew lived near her. I was alone once, heard it growling very low and deep. I turned back twords the house and made very deliberate steps without running back to the house. I could hear it behind me the entire way back to the house. I made it out of the trees, into the house, shut the door, locked it, and looked out the window, and the mountain lion just stood there at the tree line. PS. Those were moose antlers, not elk.

  • @Bunny-pr8gw
    @Bunny-pr8gw 2 года назад +266

    Sam thinking it's a trap as his first instinct, and TRUSTING his gut to not fall for it, is probably the smartest decision I have ever heard anyone make on this series.

    • @johnboehmer6683
      @johnboehmer6683 Год назад

      That's overblown. If he/they meant to do him any harm, he would have when he was right over him while he was asleep. My best guess is that this was some freak living out in the woods off the grid that had lost his mind in the extreme solitude (if not before that), and was just jerking with this guy.

    • @h91rex100
      @h91rex100 Год назад +3

      I find the trap thing pretty unbelievable. Think about it. If their intent was to actually do harm, why set up a trap when they already got close enough to get the kids flashlight while he slept. That would've been the perfect opportunity to attack him. Not while hes awake holding a hunting knife ready for something to go down.

    • @srxjoseph
      @srxjoseph Год назад +2

      @@h91rex100 It probably wasn't to harm him per se, but more just to watch him struggle, thrash, scream, etc, plenty of people get off the suffering of others. Since as you said if they just wanted him dead they could of just done it when they grabbed the flashlight, but is less of a game to be enjoyed then.

  • @mrbulbasore1258
    @mrbulbasore1258 3 года назад +358

    It's amazing how effective the 'feeling of being watched' is. The natural spidey sense.

    • @mrbulbasore1258
      @mrbulbasore1258 3 года назад +1

      @@penny8579 🤯🤯🤯

    • @foxymetroid
      @foxymetroid 3 года назад +11

      @@penny8579 Or just instinct taking advantage of senses without the person knowing. Saves brain power that might be needed seconds later.

    • @mrbulbasore1258
      @mrbulbasore1258 2 года назад +1

      @Jennifer Taylor 🤯🤯

    • @taylorreed1943
      @taylorreed1943 2 года назад +5

      It's light refraction in your eyes. Your brain is intelligent enough to know that the only glassy surfaces you'll see at night are the water reflecting the moon, and some eyeballs. Some people have mastered it, they're usually skilled hunters or trained riflemen though.. youve got to learn what assumptions to make when your brain gives you a clue.

    • @glundor
      @glundor 2 года назад

      I know I always wonder if you actually notice subconsciously

  • @J.L.Media.
    @J.L.Media. 9 месяцев назад +5

    That final story is so terrifying and an ideal campfire story.

  • @ellaadrian1539
    @ellaadrian1539 Год назад +9

    I have watched alot of mr.ballen videos including serial killers, cults, massacres, etc. But the last story about Sam is the one that scared me the most. It is a collection of all my greatest fears like the woods at night, being stalked/watched/followed, and thinking your alone when you are really not. It gave me jitters and anxiety just hearing it and Mr.ballen's great storytelling skills are not helping my case lol.

    • @anitarouth6
      @anitarouth6 Год назад +1

      This one and Bells Canyon. Nope and nope.

  • @333pinkitty
    @333pinkitty 2 года назад +546

    Only Mr.Ballen can literally talk about a stick for 3 minutes and have me on the edge of my seat. You are a gifted storyteller sir.

  • @SRMoore1178
    @SRMoore1178 3 года назад +1789

    The scariest things in the woods aren't the dangerous animals. I would be more worried about the wild humans.

    • @goldiemckernan1189
      @goldiemckernan1189 3 года назад +55

      I'm from NJ where we have the Jersey Devil down south. If you grew up there, you know all about it and more likely than not believe it. I DON'T DO WOODS!!! There are God-awful things in the woods!!!

    • @miratay3221
      @miratay3221 3 года назад +17

      Like the movie”wrong turn “

    • @thchris
      @thchris 3 года назад +8

      @@goldiemckernan1189 its tru for i am in the woods most of the time

    • @goldiemckernan1189
      @goldiemckernan1189 3 года назад +2

      @@thchris Well you're way braver than me lol!!!

    • @marce4241
      @marce4241 3 года назад +23

      I live in a suburb near Amsterdam, and there'a park there, you would think nothing crazy would happen... but i had the worst day of my life running there

  • @Ub3rpwnage44
    @Ub3rpwnage44 Год назад +4

    Me and two buddies were long boarding through a park here in Oregon called Minto Brown. It was summertime and because of the foot traffic and bugs we went at 11pm. 10 minutes into our ride we stopped to drink some beer when we heard crunching of twigs and leaves. This park is very lush and forested and you can’t see past the tree line. My friend turned on his flash light and aimed at the blackberry bushes, and standing not 10 feet from us was a cougar. All 3 of us started waving our flashlights and singing at the top of our lungs (we were listening to bohemian rapacity on a Bluetooth speaker) and mobbed out as fast as we could. The irony is that earlier that day I was in a different section of the park and saw a sign saying (cougar sighting, beware of walking alone).

  • @thedeviouspanda
    @thedeviouspanda Год назад +2

    Never go camping alone! Sam made a huge mistake. Especially screwing around in the dark like that. Someone just died at Superstition in January messing around and trying to take a selfie in the dark. He fell like 700ft. If you get hurt and you don't have a buddy, how are you gonna get help?

  • @mikeaaron175
    @mikeaaron175 3 года назад +285

    I just went solo camping in Oregon and I couldn't stop imagining this guy narrating everything I was doing like something bad was about to happen. Beyond creepy lmao

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 года назад +40

      Hahahah

    • @helloall4013
      @helloall4013 3 года назад +4

      That would have been torture!😆😆

    • @80bbygrl
      @80bbygrl 3 года назад +3

      Lmao.

    • @connieherndon9614
      @connieherndon9614 3 года назад +5

      OMG! I do the same when walking around the lake!😂🤣😂

    • @yes0r787
      @yes0r787 3 года назад +2

      Mike it's good that you didn't have any strange or mysterious adventures... glad u r safe.

  • @tosinsaibu3694
    @tosinsaibu3694 3 года назад +579

    Whats up with people going camping alone, in the forest.. WTF!!! You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes

    • @Ffallingstarss
      @Ffallingstarss 3 года назад +66

      I have a friend who did the pct (a 2600 mile hike from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada along the west coast) COMPLETELY ALONE. She even met a guy on the trail who told her he thought he was being followed but brushed it off until after five hours he finally saw a cougar tracking him and she just went “yeah that’s fine” and finished the whole trail by herself and I still don’t know how she did it and didn’t become a 411 case

    • @jamesforsyth418
      @jamesforsyth418 3 года назад +36

      I use to camp alone when I was homless. It's better then staying in the city. And I didn't really care if something happened to me at the time I just hoped if something or someone attacks me I just wanted them to kill me quickly.

    • @librarian8869
      @librarian8869 3 года назад +61

      @@jamesforsyth418 That's really sad... I just hope things are much better for you now though.

    • @maryr6237
      @maryr6237 3 года назад +32

      I used to camp in the forest of upper michigan with my daughter all the time. Not once did anything odd happen. Well except that one late night when a noise woke me and I peeked out of the tent with my flashlight to see a raccoon drinking a sippy cup of left out milk.
      Damn 🦝

    • @jegr3398
      @jegr3398 3 года назад +6

      I've done it

  • @sharongrant6498
    @sharongrant6498 Год назад +52

    As a total city girl, these stories are exactly why I stay out of the woods. Not my lane.

  • @mariabags3958
    @mariabags3958 3 года назад +826

    When he said Chris felt somebody looking at him in the woods. I suddenly felt someone watching me in my bed while alone in my room. I look back and it’s my cat. 😳😂

  • @h0ck3yphreak
    @h0ck3yphreak 3 года назад +665

    So this figure gets within 10 feet of Sams' campsite and says, "We've been trying to reach you, regarding your vehicles' extended warranty." xD

    • @timdeener8987
      @timdeener8987 3 года назад +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @aronious291
      @aronious291 2 года назад +3

      You get those calls too?

    • @therickestrick5209
      @therickestrick5209 2 года назад +9

      It’s their new aggressive marketing tactics…

    • @dragonballnerdts9535
      @dragonballnerdts9535 2 года назад

      😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

    • @dragonballnerdts9535
      @dragonballnerdts9535 2 года назад +7

      @@aronious291 every freaking day most the time multiple times a day its now marked as spam likely in my contacts. Sometimes when my adhd son is throwing a fit ill answer hand him the phone and let him screech into the phone. ..... .

  • @Rat_Queen86
    @Rat_Queen86 10 месяцев назад +1

    I totally agree with the intro- if there is something wrong that you can feel, pay attention and get out of there!
    Also, you will NEVER get me to go out hikes or camping trips on my own. No. Way!

  • @colindavidson6483
    @colindavidson6483 Год назад +7

    I hear so many hiking, camping stories and I just don’t understand who would go backpacking alone without a gun. You will never catch me unarmed in the wilderness

  • @alanzo2950
    @alanzo2950 2 года назад +1756

    ALWAYS follow your gut instinct! When I was 17 I was at a Fourth of July party & about 2 hours into the party I had this extreme sense of dread. I never left parties early back then. But this horrific feeling kept telling me that I needed to leave. I left the party just before 2 teens were stabbed to death. Never try to argue away that sense of foreboding.

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 2 года назад +132

      You probably sensed that the party had a bad vibe to it without being able to put your finger on it.

    • @njay4399
      @njay4399 2 года назад +62

      And people try to say those are instincts, I’m no biologist or doctor, but I don’t believe instincts can predict the future especially when everything seems to be going perfectly well, it’s most definitely something more

    • @fancifrance4039
      @fancifrance4039 2 года назад +106

      The gut instinct is a gift. Not everyone has it nor will ever understand it. Don't even bother to explain it to most.

    • @debrakleid5752
      @debrakleid5752 2 года назад +48

      @@fancifrance4039 I’ve had a sense of dread or where I sensed something would happen. Once when I was taking my mom to the ER due to a fever and she was on chemo we were in a storm and it was late at night. For some reason I told my mother that I could smell a tornado coming and it did come. It was an F4 tornado/waterspout (was over water for a couple of minutes making it a water spout). It was devastating and caused a lot of damage. One other time I had that same sense and a cluster of tornadoes hit. I’ve lived in Florida half of my life and only those 2 times did I sense it and only those two times did they hit.
      Also had a sense of dread in 2016. Told my family something was going to happen to me by my birthday which is in December. My birthday came and left and my family surprised me with a visit including my sister from California. On December 19, 2016 exactly 7 days later it hit. I was diagnosed with severe sepsis that nearly killed me and I was hospitalized for a month. My health isn’t in good shape so I’m used to frequent hospital stays but this one was within hours of being fatal without help. Spent time in the ICU as well. I tend to listen to my gut and I go to the ER when it’s really nagging and I have symptoms. Has happened several times and I would find out I had severe pneumonia or whatever. It’s definitely a gift and it should be listened to. My alarm bells have been going off the past week or so and I’m having that sense of dread but with COVID I am not in such a rush but I’m afraid it will get me in the end if I don’t listen to it

    • @debrakleid5752
      @debrakleid5752 2 года назад +9

      @NAMELESS INTERNET ADDICT unfortunately

  • @jsummers62
    @jsummers62 2 года назад +875

    One thing is for dam sure: I am never going into the woods without at least two flashlights that also have guns attached to them and are attached to me.

    • @cmacctron7787
      @cmacctron7787 2 года назад +80

      And in a tank

    • @Benjamin-uz2dx
      @Benjamin-uz2dx 2 года назад +70

      @@cmacctron7787 and the tank has a flamethrower

    • @JB-bm1to
      @JB-bm1to 2 года назад +60

      @@Benjamin-uz2dx and the flamethrower has an automatic target lock mechanism

    • @atashgallagher1631
      @atashgallagher1631 2 года назад +43

      @@cmacctron7787 Power armor, a good high power railgun, a flamethrower, a good old-fashioned tazer sword, meathook attached to a super shotgun.

    • @nasebrown3335
      @nasebrown3335 2 года назад +48

      Or u could just go in with a group of professional woodsman while making sure one of them is a badass ex special forces mf
      Along with a complete moron that no one likes that can be used as a distraction
      In other words you want to go with Rambo and me.

  • @thecircuswashere
    @thecircuswashere Год назад +5

    Sometimes I have to watch these stories with the volume turned down and off full screen mode to reduce stress levels. Bravo, Mr. Ballen, bravo 👏

  • @Tati_6
    @Tati_6 Год назад +1

    Lol I love that you used pictures of Rick looking confused

  • @sheagroza
    @sheagroza 2 года назад +125

    Footsteps: ** makes noise **
    Any character in a horror movie: “Hello?”
    Sam: Nope. No ma’am! I’m gonna stay away, thank you very much

  • @bullwyn1971
    @bullwyn1971 2 года назад +1042

    Sam: "I am going camping alone in the Superstitions."
    Us Locals: "Bye...I'll let your momma know you loved her."

    • @HelloGiraffe
      @HelloGiraffe 2 года назад +8

      now that is cold 😂😂😁😁😁😁

    • @dlb478a
      @dlb478a 2 года назад +36

      Yup... some ideas are really, really dumb. Especially when you start having second thoughts about it, but still do it anyway. They usually end up making horror movies about those kinds of bad decisions....

    • @pooppancake8750
      @pooppancake8750 2 года назад +8

      He was a local lol.... Obviously Bells Canyon is way more spooky

    • @CH-dh6ff
      @CH-dh6ff 2 года назад +34

      lol im convinced that there’s just a bunch of people living out in the middle of nowhere with no tv or video games to entertain them, so they just troll the city folk who come around.

    • @moirahill6397
      @moirahill6397 2 года назад

      Bullwyn1971 You gave me a much needed belly laugh with tears in my eyes. Thank you.

  • @evelinas9024
    @evelinas9024 Год назад +10

    I often watch your videos, and am convinced that you are the world's best story teller. Great work!

    • @itsayorkshirething7198
      @itsayorkshirething7198 Год назад

      he his the best im awake till early morning watching and only turn it off when my eyes wont stay open ha ha

  • @ivanmartinuk5581
    @ivanmartinuk5581 8 месяцев назад +2

    i can't believe i discovered this channel through a reaction channel lol... i love the way he tells the stories and you can see them from every perspective

  • @LDmagnum
    @LDmagnum 3 года назад +227

    “He puts his boots on and grabs his knife” bro laced up ready to slash shit🤣

    • @trevorcoe6320
      @trevorcoe6320 3 года назад +9

      On his new york shit

    • @jimmys2338
      @jimmys2338 3 года назад +3

      He said knife not box cutter or razor blades😉

    • @user-gx9pd2uj5o
      @user-gx9pd2uj5o 3 года назад +2

      @@jimmys2338 What?

  • @queengorgo3326
    @queengorgo3326 3 года назад +657

    The things I've learned from all the Ballen stories are don't ever go camping, hiking or into isolated areas alone. If the offer sounds to good to be true, then it is. If you feel like you're being watched trust your indistincts. If you think things are being moved around your house someone is probably behind your walls preparing to kill you. If you take up scuba diving into under water caves you will eventually die. Never investigate strange sounds on your own and if people say that a place is dangerous you should stay far away from it and lastly never walk into our attempt to repair dangerous equipment without turning it off completely and having someone with you incase it goes bad.

    • @grenadelauncher2376
      @grenadelauncher2376 3 года назад +17

      This shit worries me so much, I’m always have a handweapon on/near me unless I’m around people.

    • @TheChardygirl007
      @TheChardygirl007 3 года назад +54

      Also never let your kids out of your sight, even for a moment, not even in the locked car, just tether them to you permanently.

    • @loverofawesomeness1
      @loverofawesomeness1 3 года назад +8

      And dont go scuba diving in dangerous places without appropriate training

    • @ryankl1984
      @ryankl1984 3 года назад +20

      With this information
      You are now immortal

    • @Tiffaloni
      @Tiffaloni 3 года назад +6

      @@grenadelauncher2376 well you should have also learned that you can’t trust people you know

  • @anthonygarcia3922
    @anthonygarcia3922 Год назад +5

    Me and my brother had an almost exact similar situation to the last story. Except we ended up catching the guy who tripped when trying to run away when we charged at him.

  • @lilpuhh
    @lilpuhh Год назад +6

    I wonder if there are actually any "feral" people just living in the wilderness, cause I've noticed a theme of these "stalkers" in deep forests. Occasionally they've heard them do all sorts of weird stuff.

    • @jengoodwyn2715
      @jengoodwyn2715 4 месяца назад

      When I lived out in a small town in the middle of nowhere I knew a few outliers who would live in the mountains but would.come down occasionally to get food and care from a local church every few months. They are out there, and they don't have a lot of trust or confidence around general population.

  • @ren-cn8gs
    @ren-cn8gs 3 года назад +125

    “so when you have a bad feeling about something you should listen to that”
    **laughs in anxiety**

    • @lostinspace1036
      @lostinspace1036 3 года назад +1

      Omg I must be being watched all the damn time!! I know that feeling, its like when someone watches you theres more of a connection then you think, and I don't think its just when something sees you but when something is putting all its focus on you

    • @ren-cn8gs
      @ren-cn8gs 3 года назад +3

      @@lostinspace1036 your brain actually senses when someone is watching whether you are awake or sleeping! it’s creepy but there are theories that spirits watch you and give you that feeling. creepy

    • @mandibailey9104
      @mandibailey9104 3 года назад

      A day in the life 😬😕

    • @littleboxxes
      @littleboxxes 3 года назад +1

      That's why I just don't leave the house anymore.

    • @jarrodgrey1611
      @jarrodgrey1611 3 года назад

      @@ren-cn8gs you mean giggles with angst

  • @ARS-fe5wc
    @ARS-fe5wc 3 года назад +2314

    This guy has probably got the friendliest comments

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 года назад +438

      I love it!

    • @devanhead7676
      @devanhead7676 3 года назад +23

      @@MrBallen hi love your vid keep up the good work

    • @eyden1562
      @eyden1562 3 года назад +40

      Unlike the Like button, who only has dislikes and battle scars.

    • @ARS-fe5wc
      @ARS-fe5wc 3 года назад +34

      @@eyden1562 Like button has had a tough life on this channel 😂

    • @mobhitta2636
      @mobhitta2636 3 года назад +9

      @@ARS-fe5wc fr that’s the only thing that’s gets abused sometimes

  • @pkp941
    @pkp941 Год назад +20

    After years in the Army in which I have trekked through numerous forests alone, I have learned to ignore the “someone is watching me feeling.”

  • @GGMoon-qo3tp
    @GGMoon-qo3tp Год назад +6

    You're so awesome Mr. Ballen I always look forward to watching you! Great narrator, mannerisms and just great guy!

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 3 года назад +84

    I've had to deal with being stalked by bigfoot hunters out here in my woods.
    They always want casts of my footprints and stuff, it's creepy

    • @demonunderyerbed5963
      @demonunderyerbed5963 3 года назад +1

      Yeah i feel you

    • @skinnyWHITEgoyim
      @skinnyWHITEgoyim 3 года назад +2

      I bet uts even creepier when they stop and pick up your poop.

    • @markc3986
      @markc3986 3 года назад

      Sorry bro

    • @CAsHBOoTY
      @CAsHBOoTY 3 года назад

      Aye man if u want I can scare them away for u?

    • @mandibailey9104
      @mandibailey9104 3 года назад

      Stop being so shy. I just wanna be friends my guy.

  • @mochibts1408
    @mochibts1408 3 года назад +243

    Thank you ancestors for giving us “Survival instincts” 🙏🏻

  • @poseidon5003
    @poseidon5003 Год назад +2

    I remember one time when I was walking in the woods when I was younger. I felt like I was being watched. I walked out early with a shotgun to hunt inland birds. My father came behind me later on the ATV. We were both on our way out of camp back to the truck to go home. My father showed up and asked me if I saw any coyote. There were tracks all around my footprints. The coyotes up here were also bread with wolves so they're kind of different.

  • @davincicode7709
    @davincicode7709 Год назад +2

    I agree with that post. I love scary movies and scary stories but I don't get spooked easily unless I'm watching this channel. And I watch them later at night purposely freaking myself lol

  • @otzey
    @otzey 3 года назад +270

    When the idea crosses your mind to go camping solo at night without a tent, that should be the moment your natural instinct kicks in says "Hell to the no."

    • @lesewing
      @lesewing 3 года назад +4

      Makes you perfect prey for something like a mountain lion.

    • @errorcode9814
      @errorcode9814 2 года назад +1

      Is what you do is you keep the biggest knife that you can use quickly, and you keep it near by. And that also goes for if you are just in the forest even if you don’t feel like someone is there, always have a big agile knife on hand… or gun, gun works too.

    • @archangel5627
      @archangel5627 2 года назад +3

      I don’t understand why anyone would go camping without any protection like bringing a tent. If I was hiking alone; (which you should never do) I would always bring a tent to sleep inside just for the added protection. Even if the tent is just a deterrent , that’s better than sleeping under the stars in the open air.

    • @paintedpony2935
      @paintedpony2935 2 года назад +2

      😅🤣😂Bible. It's so cute and nieve that you think a tent will protect you from anything but bugs and snakes.

    • @archangel5627
      @archangel5627 2 года назад +2

      @@paintedpony2935 Ah yes another smug Internet troll. That’s exactly what I was talking about. Sleeping in a tent gives you some added protection from the elements and the environment. What’s cute is how you pretentiously troll and assume things. I wonder if you can assume getting your teeth kicked in.

  • @MrBallen
    @MrBallen  3 года назад +1586

    Sorry for late upload - a nap went long 😬

    • @blueephoenix4534
      @blueephoenix4534 3 года назад +119

      It’s a nap kinda day! 😂
      Thank’s for the video MrBallen, you’re awesome!
      Stay safe!

    • @karlkroenen8355
      @karlkroenen8355 3 года назад +139

      You can be days late and we would all still rush to the video like zombies to brain. Your unique , accept that an the colt will reveal itself haha.

    • @joeswanson9790
      @joeswanson9790 3 года назад +17

      I commented Before Mr Ballen 😄

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 года назад +64

      @@karlkroenen8355 hahaha thanks

    • @porknbeans7407
      @porknbeans7407 3 года назад +8

      All good bro! Keep it gangster!👍😜

  • @johnsperry9494
    @johnsperry9494 Год назад +5

    Mindfulness and awareness of your surroundings are essential for survival. That has been true for thousands of years. People who are oblivious of the world around them are asking for trouble, and in the age of cell phones, that means most people.

  • @joeschmo622
    @joeschmo622 Год назад +16

    Survival 101, Lesson 1: Don't go out to remote locations for "camping" or "hiking" where with one misstep you can fall off a rock and die a long slow horrible death, or be stalked by predators admiring your "purty mouf".

  • @healthywealthy4620
    @healthywealthy4620 2 года назад +380

    I've learned by this channel to never go hiking, scuba diving, go inside caves, be home alone, or leave the house at all.

    • @May-jv3px
      @May-jv3px 2 года назад +27

      basically, just don’t exist.

    • @voidofastora6032
      @voidofastora6032 2 года назад +21

      lol not even your house is safe you either get stalkers or worse sinkholes out of nowhere

    • @MJ-oi5wb
      @MJ-oi5wb 2 года назад +3

      LOL

    • @JerryEricsson
      @JerryEricsson 2 года назад +9

      Here is the thing my friend. Ignore the stuff that can't hurt you, if you know how to use a gun, carry it if you feel you may need it, after all you are safer to have a gun and not need it, then to not have a gun and need it. Live a good life, use common sense when out and about in the jungle, forest, or major city, if you can always travel with a friend, better yet travel with a girl friend, they are much nicer to have along if nothing happens, they also give you the drive to protect them, it's part of nature, built into our lives as it is. If you are lucky enough, as I was in 1969 and find a great woman who loves you and is a great cook, then so much the better. God how I miss my darling, now gone for a year and 4 days.

    • @meagen17
      @meagen17 2 года назад +7

      You haven’t seen the stories of people hiding in the walls in peoples homes.

  • @Ricardo-cl3vs
    @Ricardo-cl3vs 3 года назад +163

    When you watch some of these videos, did you notice how often people survived just because they had this "bad feeling" and decided in the last minute to rather not go into that cave etc.?! Their friends ignored that feeling and perished...

    • @karisdietrich1964
      @karisdietrich1964 3 года назад +8

      That’s usually how horror movies go...The main character gets a bad feelings says “hey, maybe this isn’t a good idea,” their friends laugh at them and convinces them to go on anyways and in the end they all die. 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @bunnio5451
      @bunnio5451 3 года назад +2

      The premise of all the final destination movies

    • @jennifermccain6062
      @jennifermccain6062 3 года назад +2

      natural selection at its finest

  • @elijahshrader2116
    @elijahshrader2116 Год назад +2

    I've watched a few dozen of your videos, most of lore lodge, and anything scary on wendigoon, but the last story in this video genuinely terrified me... I'm just gonna be here at 3am in my car outside of my job scared af for the rest of my lunch now.

  • @gordonfreeman1600
    @gordonfreeman1600 Год назад +2

    That last story messes with me pretty hard because I used to camp out. In the forest a lot. But sometimes when I was out there I could never scratch the feeling of something watching me. Thank God I was never camping alone so I never felt like I would be caught off gaurd

  • @Wanderingstar967
    @Wanderingstar967 2 года назад +522

    OMG THE LAST ONE SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME AHHH WHY AM I WACHING THIS AT NIGHT!?!?!?

    • @jamesdorn1194
      @jamesdorn1194 2 года назад +7

      OMG

    • @agony664
      @agony664 2 года назад +15

      Not at night! 😬 never! Haha!

    • @errorcode9814
      @errorcode9814 2 года назад +8

      I mean, I’m not currently watching at night, but I like to save the demon stories for then. Also yeah I have almost shat myself from some of these.

    • @ChaCha.44
      @ChaCha.44 2 года назад +10

      I kinda just told myself only to watch his videos during the daytime only! Lol I’m a wimp, oh well. I can hardly watch his shorts…omg constant jump scares and nightmare fuel! 😳

    • @guiniverebehounek6174
      @guiniverebehounek6174 2 года назад +6

      Those are Mr. Ballens rules. You have to watch at night.

  • @strazpichu3508
    @strazpichu3508 3 года назад +240

    7 year old me: "Mom, I'm scared of the bogie man"
    Me now: "Mom I scared I just watched MrBallen for 3 hours straight"

    • @liamdodso_
      @liamdodso_ 3 года назад +2

      I was scared of the boogie man not sure who the bogie man is.

    • @ryanwyatt6642
      @ryanwyatt6642 3 года назад +1

      oh yeah then watch mrcreepypasta

    • @travisgartside409
      @travisgartside409 3 года назад

      @Exterminence nerfect?

    • @loganwalters5613
      @loganwalters5613 3 года назад

      @@travisgartside409 you’re just gonna ask about the “nerfect”?? 😂 pobody pass under your radar

    • @haleighsawyer6193
      @haleighsawyer6193 3 года назад

      @me- pushing 30 years old.

  • @--Ghost--
    @--Ghost-- Год назад +4

    15:50 maybe a rock fell off a tree 🤣

  • @croppinbaccer
    @croppinbaccer Год назад +1

    That gut feeling, discernment of spirit, or whatever you want to call it, has saved my life several times. Particularly when my late Ex, had me setup for a hit. I went to pick her up at her best friend's house, where her friend said she's in the back... everything felt wrong, so I told her friend to go get her. Found out months later she had a hit man laying in wait with a 9mm.
    If something feels wrong, it usually is. Stay strapped, my friends... it's a dangerous world.

  • @ulziibatbolor9658
    @ulziibatbolor9658 3 года назад +216

    The mountain lion thinking that it's going to eat a nice deer but getting closer and going into complete confusion to see a wierd looking thing on two legs and shoving water down it's throat like a madman.

  • @ShadowHunter984
    @ShadowHunter984 3 года назад +893

    When he was telling the last story and said that the stranger was about 10 ft. Away I thought he was gonna say that the stranger said "Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?"

  • @n01049
    @n01049 Год назад

    "he's about to make a fire, when he realizes how dumb he's being" LMFAOOO THIS IS WHY I LOVE THIS MAN

  • @evaristdennis1987
    @evaristdennis1987 3 месяца назад

    Flashlight: Cannot move on its own.
    Meanwhile rocks falling out of trees: Kowabungaaaa!
    😂😂😂

  • @caitlinallen8400
    @caitlinallen8400 3 года назад +472

    Camping tips: always take a large sturdy tent. Never go alone. Collect a large pile of firewood before nightfall. Take at least one firearm and be prepared to use it. Take a dog with you if possible.

    • @stoiccrane4259
      @stoiccrane4259 3 года назад +24

      Appreciate those tips. Never going alone and at least bringing a fire arm if you do seems like common sense. Unfortunately for Sam it wasn't but at least he survived to tell the story.

    • @DominicNJ73
      @DominicNJ73 3 года назад +46

      I'm, generally speaking, not a gun person but I keep one firearm and that's for camping. Only had to use it once, somewhat similar story to Sam's, except when I hear the crunching of leaves I yelled out "I have a gun and I will fucking shoot you" and then I fired a couple shots into the direction from where I heard the leaves. Before the second shot even popped off I heard the running away from my camp.

    • @ChocolateMilk..
      @ChocolateMilk.. 3 года назад +13

      @@DominicNJ73 I do the same thing, only from my home. The second anyone approaches my yard I'm blazing those guns like fire crackers on new years eve!

    • @keithmayhewhammond5357
      @keithmayhewhammond5357 3 года назад +20

      In the case of the last story, a firearm being stolen would be even scarier than a flashlight.

    • @hikkyhaihikkyho318
      @hikkyhaihikkyho318 3 года назад +8

      @@keithmayhewhammond5357 yeah true, Firearms are comforting to have but can backfire real quick

  • @grassbackyard3825
    @grassbackyard3825 2 года назад +2337

    That “gut feeling” “hairs standing on end” “feel like being watched” isn’t something to joke about. It’s called human evolution and that’s a sense we haven’t lost through time. Trust it.

    • @rrb396
      @rrb396 2 года назад +89

      Intuition is what I think you meant.

    • @lougiacobbi725
      @lougiacobbi725 2 года назад +31

      Pay attention to your Kelpian ganglia

    • @Moonkitvelvet
      @Moonkitvelvet 2 года назад +140

      @@rrb396 scientific intuition, even. our brains are capable of something called “thin-slicing” which is essentially your subconscious picking up on patterns and waving a red flag for you.

    • @homebase4934
      @homebase4934 2 года назад +19

      @@Moonkitvelvet totally agree. Always listen to yourself and trust it

    • @staufferjeff9945
      @staufferjeff9945 2 года назад +2

      Evolution.

  • @afckingmess
    @afckingmess Год назад

    “He looked out at the parking lot” *cuts to a picture of Rick Grimes* idk why but that made me burst out laughing 😂😂😂

  • @Skyril2
    @Skyril2 Год назад +13

    That last story was terrifying. I really hope it was a prank by one of his friends, but I highly doubt they'd be that committed

  • @3six967
    @3six967 3 года назад +298

    I have to give the guy alot of credit- To deduce the flashlight was a trap, while fighting panic that would say "NEED THE LIGHT, NEED THE LIGHT", is a boss move. Ive been in the wilderness and had wierd experiences- as the saying goes "everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face". He performed well even after a punch.

    • @massy9437
      @massy9437 3 года назад +12

      i mean its kinda an obvious trap imo that dont take away the fact the kid did a stellar fucking job tho did that shit damn near perfect except for making a big ass fire
      although i do wonder why he wasnt scared of the lads knife

    • @StRiKerhost
      @StRiKerhost 3 года назад +22

      The woods are wierd places at night i live smack dab in the middle of a million acher park the Adirondack mountians to be specific whats scary is when your in the forest and it goes silent no birds no squirrels silence is usually the calm before the storm

    • @mojoelite
      @mojoelite 3 года назад +33

      What trap? If whoever was messing with him wanted to actually hurt him they could have done it when they got the flashlight and he was sleeping. Whoever it was screwing with him appeared to want to mess with his head and not actually harm him. Ofcourse you never know.

    • @alam5055
      @alam5055 3 года назад +13

      @@mojoelite yes, it's totally illogical. If they were by his side to get the flashlight, they could hurt him there and then, not set some stupid-ass trap with the flashlight. So either it was a total lunatic that didn't act rationally or it's wholly made up story

    • @ReptillianStrike
      @ReptillianStrike 3 года назад +46

      @@mojoelite Typically the goal with planned murders like this isn't to actually kill the person, but to feel powerful or to have fun. The murder itself isn't what's important. How the murder is accomplished is.

  • @blooBerry371
    @blooBerry371 3 года назад +62

    I love how in the camp video with the stolen torch, rather than be scare and run away or be stupid...the kid was smart, recognised a trap, put his boots on and grabbed his knife and ready for a fight!....not many people are that brave or smart

  • @shannonhandy2630
    @shannonhandy2630 7 месяцев назад +1

    I always listen to my inner self when something doesn’t feel right. And I listen the first time it happens not oh I am just imagining things. Umm no dummy get out now dont wait!! LOL. Thank you Me.Ballen!! For your service and the service of your amazing story telling abilities!! You are a multi talented and awesome person. And thank you for being you especially.

  • @DoubleD-by8ym
    @DoubleD-by8ym 11 месяцев назад

    Anyone else on a mrballen binge and just playing video games listening to him