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#1 -- "The People in White" -- 1:14 -- Teen solo hiker lives a nightmare in California forest
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The thing I love about Mr. Ballen's storytelling is that you are not even consciously aware you are being told a story. It's like you are actually there and it is happening to you. That is a rare quality.
Thank you! That’s really cool!!
it's both his best and most disturbing storytelling quality. I have had to take a break from his videos for a few weeks a number of times simply because it was starting to creep into how i thought in daily life.
I would bet it's the reason he has started telling some positive stories on his channel. Which BTW MrBallen you could 100% start a side series where you tell mostly positive but interesting stories. You're a storyteller and I would wager you don't have to just tell these kinds of stories. That would be really cool. To hear you tell funny stories or touching stories, etc.
@@MrBallen ruclips.net/video/0rR9IaXH1M0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/a9UFyNy-rw4/видео.html Australia 🇦🇺, murdered hundreds of people 😵😵😵....🔴🔫🤪. No guns now. 10 years no shooting. Comedy but real. He did this in USA
Don't scare me like that I love to watch Mr. Ballen eveytime new or old vids pop up please don't say it 🙃 🤯🥺
Pls Dnt say that
I used to fear the strange, dark, and mysterious. Now my biggest fear is that Mr. Ballen will run out of stories to tell.
Ikr lol
Same!🥺that's very worrisome😩
I have the same fear, But im sure he don't rub Out of stories.. Cause is a crazy world we live in 🥸🤠
Good ones at least
Your biggest fear should be he'll die before getting through half
Great Story. Thank you. It struck a nerve, because of an incident many years ago: We ( 7 teens) camped on a Oregon beach on 1970. I awoke with a feeling of something being wrong. And, wrong it was. A woman was crawling toward our isolated camp on the beach. Confronted, she ran. We all awoke and armed ourselves. We found another strange man in his forties also very close hidden behind a driftwood log. This was the " Charlie Manson era" and it really terrified us. Footnote: I've run into similar strange people ; possibly a cult who claimed there was a cave system under Mt Shasta. Right. But I' ve not hiked without a firearm for 35 years. Thousands of miles of solo hiking for over fifty years left me with the lesson for those in the next fifty years: Don' t hike alone. Travel armed. Keep aware, not paranoid, just realistic. Dont be a victim. Project strength.
Yup, don’t go anywhere without it!!
I've hiked alone but where I live the hiking trail always has people on it. I've stayed away because there are too many people but wow after hearing stories like this I'm grateful that their are lots of people I encounter. Sometimes I'm alone but nothing weird has happened.
The "Creepy Crawlies"
how scary! glad you all made it out safely. thanks for telling!
I saw in the comments on a different comment that the cave system you mention is “hippy liberal bullshit propaganda” 😂 I just wanted to say that lol. Also, glad you’re okay man that sounds absolutely INSANE. That’s why I bring a gun no matter where I’m camping or hiking. You never know.
stories like this prove that people are so much more terrifying than any ghost ever will be
" monsters are real, & ghost do exist, & sometimes, they win" Stephen King
Not a true story. Very fun to listen to but not true.
I doubt this actually happened
@@Bumafait sounds like a story Kyle hates hiking told but in the Appalachian trail.
I dunno this kinda sounds more paranormal than being actual living people to me….
As an experienced backpacker, I can confirm that the scariest creatures you will ever encounter in the wilderness are other people. This story really freaks me out lol.
@@theominousgreenglow26 To what do you refer? Dogman? Bigfoot? Skinwalker? Aliens? Cryptid XYZ?
@@theominousgreenglow26 You’re*
You are 100% correct. I realize that a griz or cougar could shred me in seconds, but at least with them, I know what they want and for the most part, they behave rationally. With people, you can never know what they want or what they are capable of. And people often "work" together.
I agree with your comment completely!
Maria you are absolutely right.
Theirs said to be a underground city and caves in Mount Shasta. Lot of Native American stories
I love how you have 6M subscribers but still mainly just sit in front of a green screen and talk, no flash, no clickbait, just pure stories, really goes to show how much talent you have
Thank you!
The thumbnails are clickbait but the videos themselves are excellent.
And how humble he's stayed.
Exactly!
Or that he got lucky. Regardless I enjoy the stories.
That was scarier than a movie. You sealed the deal for me, never going into the woods by myself, especially at night.
yea fr, every time I go out in the woods or do something especially stupid ill tell my friends to get me a mr ballen video
Eh most are safe enough from this type of thing in my own experience. At least on the east coast. Gone solo hiking/camping for years and haven’t had a single experience that I can’t explain. Nothing scary beyond what the human mind itself will do in certain circumstances. That’s not to say it can’t happen, but fear itself can often cause the brain to trick you and, well, I value nature too much to give it up over that. Always strapped just in case though, and having an intimidating canine companion is also a plus lol. He’s with me most of the time when he can get off of work.
Lol, jerk.
You are both lucky because my place is surrounded by woods
So once night falls I am inside!
Did you really need to hear this not to do that though? 😂
The only time I’ll be in the woods at night is if I’m with at least 5 of my brothers and we’re all armed.
Please Mr.Ballen don’t run out of stories I’m actually living away from my country and I don’t have parents nor any relatives ever in my life to talk to. Your stories are what comforts me as I always feel like you are a close friend or someone from my family telling me a story to listen to ❤ Thank you for what you are doing
Hi There , i can give my cel number if You don't mind
Really sacks to be you
Get married make a children
i only wish you the best my friend, good luck in your new chapter
Where do you live now?
MrBallen is the best storyteller on RUclips, it’s not even a debate
dang littarely fucking copying my comment bro
I agree
Bailey sarian is good too
Code words for I wont listen to others opinions.
1000%
I don't even feel completely safe walking in the woods during the day time, I can't imagine the fear this hiker went through. Absolutely terrifying.
I live in a small town of 800. We have a bike path that’s beautiful, both sides lined with trees but I would never go there unless my husband was with me. In bigger cities that has bike paths like ours, women were attacked. It’s scary because you never know who would be hiding in the trees. It’s probably been around 20 years ago since I’ve been there.
I went to quote a job in the country broad daylight no one around for miles and I did not like it. I could have made $5k in a week but I didn’t like that feeling being there alone was horrible. Couldn’t imagine being there at night
The woods are a little scary at night, tbh ...
I mean, not least of all because, depending where you are, there's a very good chance there are things out there in the dark that could easily take you apart, and/or might find you delicious...
I think humans understand and feel this on a deep instinctive level...
Maybe some kind of species memory from our "cave man" days... lol
It's an unsubstantiated claim so there's no telling whether it really happened. Still a good story.
I often think about how my friends and I would explore the woods as kids in the 80's. No food, no water, no way of communication. Our parents basically were just in hope we'd return home, and they had no idea where we were. Fun times, but I couldn't imagine it today.
I turned this story into a series of encounters for tonight's session of the DND campaign I currently run. It was hella spooky and creeped the whole gang out. Thanks for the inspiration!!
You are so fuckin beautiful ❤
Na bro what the hell 💀💀@@Justchelseaxtra
How many sessions were you stringing your players along? And what was your climax like? I only ask because I also DM and want to try integrating a arc like this in my campaign.
@@garrittmohn188 I made the arc last for three sessions. The campaign they're traveling through the woods, so on the first session where this arc showed up, they ran into a family in the woods who was telling them about how other travelers in the woods in this area have reported things going missing from their campsites in the night. Later that session, they saw two people in white who refused to speak to them at all. The next session, they woke up in the night to the sound of whispers and then also heard whispers around them in the day as they walked. This happened a few days in a row, one of the players got so freaked out he took a level of exhaustion to stay up all night and watch for them. The day after that, cuzza his exhaustion, as they heard whispering during the day, he sent an Eldritch blast in the direction of some of the whispers. This prompted the leader to come out of hiding-turned out they were a group of traveling nomads/cultists who believed in some Jacques Valee-esque stuff about life. They were all illusionists and they lived in Tiny Huts and would steal from people who traveled. They said they took a liking to the party and wanted to recruit them to join their cult. But the cult was involved in some nefarious stuff related to the campaign (the scales of magical creatures were discovered to be potent magical tools and a sort of trafficking industry sprung up around the sale of these magical creatures, these cultists were involved in the trafficking). A battle then ensued where the cultists hid inside their tiny huts and the party had to figure out how to draw them out of hiding in order to take them down. Eventually, it was kinda uncovered that most of the cultists were under magical control by the leader, so once they took the leader out, the rest of the cult kinda woke up from a haze and disbanded.
Thing I love most about Mr. Ballen is how no matter how well the photo relates to what he's talking about, he has the common courtesy to tell us it's not a real photo. No matter how much we already might know it is/isn't
Most scary stories youtubers just seem to be reading posts directly from reddit in monotone or overly dramatic voices, but Mr. Ballen has a genuine "dad telling his kids a bedtime story" energy. And I love it.
He projects energy because of how much he utilizes body language
Yup
He's actually a good storyteller, and it shows. It probably helps quite a bit that he edits most of these stories into his own words, so you've got a consistent voice, from a guy who's actually good at telling stories...
Cut to his kids just being utterly terrified and freaked out
I don’t think any functional dad would be telling their kids these kind of bedtime stories
The moment you said 'he hears the stick break' my phone alarm went off and gave me a heart attack. That's how good your stories are haha
Yeah, same, it's FOR blood pressure meds, lol.
Lol, that's a well read story.
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Thank you for commenting something personal and not being like the brainless stans who post "Mr ballen is the best storyteller on youtube" on every single one of his videos.
Hope your ok! We just know that a long lost relative does that 💩 to us! They are laughing their ass off!
When I was a little boy back in the early 70’s my mom would tell my brother and I ghost stories. Thinking back at it I have trouble understanding why she would tell a six year old these creepy strange stories but she did. I’m not gonna share a story but the one theme she always brought up was that the forests all across America were haunted. She talked about people dying and people being murdered out there and their spirits become trapped. I’m 56 now and to this day I have trouble thinking about camping out in the forest because of my odd mother. I’m not afraid of cougars or bears per say but I am afraid if ghosts bothering me. This mr ballen made me think of my mom. Thanks a lot mom!!
America continent is cursed! Forests are better than sea etc it’s just that USA is cursed
What's odd about ghost stories?? Kids usually relish hearing a good ghost story
@@mikael7071 your right. Good point.
Maybe she did it so you'd never run off into a forest or go without some type of protection?
I once decided to take a trip to Yosemite, ALONE. Being my first time out there I thought to myself; what an exciting adventure I'm about to have! This was during the year of Covid and so I needed to have an access pass which I didn't have. So day after day I drove the park finding back roads and deep woods that I could park the truck and sleep. One day I finally found this beautiful stream that I decided to hike up to; it was amazing. It opened up to a nice river a couple miles in. I started to get this eerie feeling that I was being watched. I found this pool that I finally stopped at that almost looked like it was man made but was questionable because it was so isolated on this trail I was on it didn't even have footsteps or tracks and covered in brush I was definitely on a trail less taken. Before I could even take off my boots to dip my feet all around me the the bushes and brush all moved as if the wind was blowing down stream. Only problem is in the distance no other trees were moving only what was near me. Rocks started to fall suddenly there was a dead silence. No wind, no bugs, no birds it was just silent. I never put my shoes on so fast! I yelled out and said I'm sorry for disturbing your place and I'm leaving now, I respect your space and I wont be back and I leave your home in peace. Terrified but not wanting to show fear I walked fast, then jogged and eventually I ran so quick to my truck at a sprinting pace and the entire way I could hear parallel steps along the ridge with every step of mine. I'm 6'2" and in pretty good shape. Whatever kept pace with me was with me every step of the way and every time I stopped, whatever it was stopped with me. I finally made it to my truck jumped in the bed and pulled out my sidearm ready for whatever was following me only to find me looking around aimlessly at nothing. I hopped in the truck, punched it and didn't look back. I've been camping all over the US. Angeles forest, Yellowstone, Joshua Tree and the list goes on but nothing and I mean NOTHING compares to that creepy experience I had that day.
sounds insane mayne, what do you think it was?
sounds like a typical bigfoot experience.
@@JamesPlatt88or more realistically a leprechaun’s experience
@domm5715 I've seen some crazy stuff in my life on this planet. This world is old and beyond me, and my small-minded comprehension. What I can tell you is I was scared. I've been around a while now, and I've had a few jump scares. A few things startle me, but nothing to this day. Has had the hairs on my neck and the fear down my spine like that day.
@JamesPlatt88 maybe big foot, maybe spirits. Might have even been alllliieeenns lol. What I can tell you is that I'm comfortable with the dimension and reality of what I can see, feel, and believe. And I believe my ass was getting the hell out of dodge and back home to the comfort of my 4 walls!
I am Native American (Cherokee),and MrBallen tells stories as my native grandfather did.I miss my Paw,but MrBallen helps me remember and not miss my Paw as much.❤️❤️Storytelling is an art form.
Big compliment
Have you got any stories your Paw used to tell you that you'd like to share? I'm sure many of us would love to hear them 🥰x
My Grandfather would also tell very interesting and detailed stories. I believe in today’s digital fast paced age we live in verbal storytelling is a dying art form.
Thanks for sharing!!
@@JusNoBS420 even written story telling is dying.. I read articles every day where there is blatant wrong information, they mix up the story, spelling errors, grammar errors....
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They kept finding him because he kept cooking after making camp. Smells in the woods that don't belong tend to carry and can attract unwanted attention. Plus, his pace by that time would be set, meaning he would travel the same distance each day. Not hard to do the math. Also, if those people lived of the land, they would be excellent trackers. Food for thought....
Yeah, OR, or... It's just one of those Reddit stories that doesn't fully add up once you think about it. Like the motivation of those people for example. If they wanted to take his shit and kill him, why not do it the first night and be done with it? Why follow a guy who even stays in a little town for a night, just to stalk him? How will they get home after following him for days? Do they have rations for all that or is he gonna be their ration or do they just take a taxi home?
I mean this whole story sounds like it could happen in the vast jungles of Papua New Guinea but feral people in the US sometime post 2007 (which is when the movie released)? I don't know, just sounds a bit much.
That's a good observation. I was also thinking perhaps he might have been a loud snorer meaning they could hear him from the trail if they listened closely
I think it’s a group of people who set up trail cams to stalk people hiking alone.
Lots of folks live(d) out there in the wilds of N Cal. Back in the 80s there
were lots of "weed" farms way deep in the forests. LE/military would conduct ops and clear them. Also were several old US Army "camps" from WW2 era. Dangerous people and dangerous areas. Excellent story.
And now cartel sleeping cells are popping up in the area, cuz it’s racist to not let them in the country
I can’t express how much I appreciate you always translating feet into meters, it makes imagining the stories so much easier. Much love from Europe
How do you not know that 3 and a bit feet equals one metre?
@@WillPage dude try saying the exact length of meters in feet without using Google and repeat that again.
@@mr.depthleviathan5425 why would you need an exact conversion in this context?
Agreed!!!
@@WillPage cause we stupid. Cant do math do save my life
I love the idea that going into the wilderness is seen as "taking a break from reality". There is no reality more real than the wild.
Yup. I see it as going back to reality lol
Wow. You said it so well, it makes so much sense. Thank you so much for this
Even the wilderness isn’t true reality. It is a set up. Reality is found in spirit which manifests into quantum mechanics which manifest into matter.
Stepping into that reality can make you realize just how hardy our ancestors were. They definitely lived short, but exciting lives. It's harder to live off the land than most people think.
Especially going there all alone. Use the "buddy" system so you don't end up as a Mr Ballen story.
Camping in Silverado canyon in 92, had someone walk a circle around the tent me and wife were in. Left as soon as i cocked the revolver, that was a good feeling right there. Next morning saw there was another person, stayed about 50 ft away.
I have three rules when hiking: 1) always carry a large friend (357, 44 mag, 9 mil, etc.), 2) hike with another large, competent male (usually my brother), 3) make sure my large, competent male carries a friend (357, 44 mag. 9 mil. etc.). These are good rules to prevent feeling vulnerable.
That's what I never understand. I wouldn't do this solo and definitely not without my friend who carries 18 kids in her.
@@thedojoofmanhood2136 ...you take your pregnant dog with you?
@@jumnei5159 lol that was funny. Yeah, her name is canik
Doesn't hurt to bring along a few flash bangs, and strait blade.
Are you scared of feral gangs of weirdos when you go for a hike?
Never ever EVER go camping by yourself deep in the woods without any kind of firearm. A knife is not gonna cut it. (Pun intended)
Actually though some people dont think
Firearms are useless against it, if it wants you, its gonna get you
@@johncena9053 i can see that you don't know how to use a gun lol. Firearms are extremely useful tools: especially if you are a competitive shooter, train BJJ, train combatives with firearms, and do Atienza Kali. All forms of fighting covered. you just don't know how to fight ig🤷🏻♂️😂
@@johncena9053 if you get your knees fucking shattered by a buck shot shotgun what are you gonna do?
@@richardsabo7917I love that you act like you’re not usain bolting it out of there when the couple in white show up
Dear Mr.Ballen please never stop telling us stories 😊
15 years ago I was on a Wild land firefighting crew for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and we did a lot of hiking and training in the Lassen forest, and I can tell you, there is some eerie country way back there. It made the hair stand up on the back of your neck!! Creepy! Glad I was with 16 other crew members 😮😮😮
America is cursed
Can you give me an example? Not doubting you at all. It just seems really interesting to me.
I personally have also had a few incidents out in the woods, alone, that caused me to….well, it wasn’t funny.
At all. In fact, I bought my first pistol after one incident.
When you go camping you better be prepared for a ringing bell, a guy stalking you for directions, weird noises, people stalking your camping area, land mines, bigfoot, guys being very tall and tapping on your cabin and the roof, other cryptids, and a whole bunch of other things. Mrballen has taught me nowhere is truly safe lol
Don't forget about asking for directions to bells canyon
My woods are safe! The Pembina Gorge of North Dakota is safe as hell. There mountain lions and wolves and bears but they don't really mess with people. The most dangerous thing here is the Moose.
I'm going to vacation in the headless valley.
When I go camping I am armed well enough to take down a bear. Anyone who isnt is part of the food chain...
Also the men who take your torch while you are asleep in your tent and taunt you by writing "sleep well" on the back your car 🙄🙄🙄
I will never understand why people go on these journeys without their friend Samuel Colt.
I never go camping without at least a .45. a big trail like this? Id have two; Ive heard the stories of the Appalachian trail over here on the east coast.
California is “gun free” pretty sad
Or John
@@Mcseverythingoutdoors and also criminal friendly.
That was the first thing I was thinking as well.
How do we live in 2024 and people still go out in the wilderness unarmed?
Because I’d get arrested if I did Canada sucks the only place you can go in the woods and get eaten alive by a bear and get charged after your dead that’s how bad it is
Truly it boggles the mind! You should always be prepared, especially when you are alone.
I 100% agree unfortunately countys like mine Canada’ it’s illegal to carry almost all weapons anywhere, this is what blows my mind it’s illegal here to own body armour. We can’t protect or defend up here
Edit, the law up here basically says let the bad guy kill you and the government will do there best to find and prosecute them
Yeah, but since you can’t carry firearms in Canada no one gets murdered there. Same in Australia.
Because we live in bloody Australia stupid laws we have kitchen knifes to defend ourselves
As a person living in Oregon our unmarked trails are never a good idea to go on! Crazy shit here. Be careful
Also you pronounced shasta wrong so many times
After he woke up the next day, zipped open his tent 🏕 …the people in white were standing *right* *there*! Matt screamed, “Why are you doing this?!”😱
One of them announced, “We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty!”
bruh..! i was serious & thought that you are giving some additional informations about the story
That's truly terrifying 😭
Or: do you know how to get to Bell’s Canyon?🤣
Bells canyon!!🤣
Lol funny but, can we all appreciate Mr Ballen attention for details in all his stories he is a amazing story teller
This one hit home for me. I've lived in shasta county my whole life and have experienced some pretty unexplainable things in these woods. Around 20 years ago my uncle disappeared in a area just south of castella. His dog returned home but not a single trace of him was ever found even after large groups searched for him. I just worked in the Lassen national forest area last year because of the Dixie fire and let me tell you those woods get dark not just physically but mentally. I love your stories Mr ballen. I could tell you some pretty interesting ones of my own.
Tell them please
I'm really sorry to hear about your uncle. I pray for your family to get some kind of closure someday.
It's possible to turn the hunters into the hunted, if you know what I mean?!?
@@GodsMistake yeah, I don't understand how dumb you'd have to be to hike hundreds of miles in the wilderness and not be packing.
send him a dm. maybe he could make a compilation video of all your different stories if they were interesting enough.
My nerves, on edge right till the very end. I love how you tell your stories. It has me captivated and picturing it every single time without fail. Truly one of a kind. Thank you for sharing!
The thing i love about mr. Ballen is that hes an Excellent story teller seriously
This channel has single handedly made me 10,000% more cautious when contemplating a forest outing.
Thinking how much time I spent hiking and camping in the forest. I'll never ever hike or camp again.
And more aware of the world
This channel has single handed Lu made me more vigilant about my surroundings! Plus I absolutely learnt new stuff especially about cave diving, diving in general etc!!!
You needed this story to be cautious about a forest outing?
It bums me out really, I'm in the valley of the famous cougar attack he showed a shot of. We've had big foot photographed on the mountain, I've camped, run around the mountains here so much without a fear until I encounter Mr Ballen. I'm older and haven't been up the canyon in too long it's across the town and up! I yearn to go up there but guess who will be on my mind? Many stories. Oh and from the place Elizabeth Smart was taken from her home by two people in White robes no less.
I’m watching this in broad daylight, in my kitchen, while doing dishes. Just at the part where he sees in his peripheral vision the dark figure running toward him, my 6-year-old came running into the kitchen. Startled the hell out of me. That just shows how talented you are at telling these stories.
I was downstairs many years ago watching Salems Lot, must have been around 3am when I felt someone stood behind and to the left of me. I slowly turned around to see my daughter who must have been around 3 at the time just standing there looking at me. Dressed in a long white nightshirt made my jump so high I must have almost hit the ceiling!
Heheheh
Kids can be creepy. I love mine, but sometimes they get up in the middle of the night and stand there and look at me, and will wait until I say something to them like "get in the bed go back to sleep". My eldest is 13 going on 14 in 2 weeks and when she was 2, she would sleep walk and just stand there. I know that people who sleep walk will attack so I would have to be careful. This is off subject but I do not feel it is sleep walking if they have a weapon. Lol there was a case where I believe a man killed his wife because she woke him up. He had that fight or flight experience going and I think he was also acquitted of all charges because it is a known condition.
@Ja Hill...LMAO@KIDS CAN B CREEPY😂
Not only are these stories fascinating and terrifying, you way of telling them is very good. You're a great story teller.. Thank you.
He tells stories like he is telling his friend after experiencing it, which I like
Me having a relaxing and chill Sunday afternoon. Oh Mr. Ballen uploaded a video let me check it out.
All relaxation and chill has now disappeared and I'm on an adrenaline high ready to escape these "people in white" even though I am safe in my own home.
Mr Ballen didn't simply tell me this story he placed me in that camping trip together with Matt.
“Safe” in your own home you say? We will see.
😂
Yeah, I grabbed my baseball bat, too as I'm heading to bed...you know, just in case those people in white came circling around my bed and try to steal my Doritos and beef jerky from my third floor apartment.
Me too😁 He's got a real knack for it that's for sure
Yesssssss
I have never been so uncomfortable while watching a story. Goosebumps all over, mainly because of the way you tell the story. You did an incredible job, as always.
I know. And I'm home alone.
Sound effects really scary
Idk if you’ve seen it but go watch his video about bells canyon. It’s really creepy man and has similarities to this one
@@user-mu9ii4lh1q Yeah, especially the walking through leaves freaks me out.
@@GrudgeyCable I've seen it, absolutely crazy that one.
I never used to get freaked out by Mr Ballens stories... Until tonight. This is even a story I've watched once or twice before and it never bothered me.
Tonight the story made me recall when I was younger and used to do similar things to Matt. Like going exploring in wilderness country all by myself for days on end.
Tonight, after Matt's story, I thought of the danger I may have been in. How vulnerable I was to anything like Matts story.
Shit I live in Australia but weird things happen here too. People go missing all the time.
This is why I always go hiking with my Australian cattle dog. He can see, hear, and smell anything that seems off
Same. My Blue Heeler is smarter than I am, and I don’t hike without her. I know if the Heeler runs up the driveway,it’s a person. If the Lab runs up the driveway,it’s an animal. If they’re both running up to the gate, it’s someone with a dog….
@@BlueDingo555 Smartest dog i ever knew was a friend's blue heeler named Tippy. Black with a white tip on his tail. Pitbull shaped head. Fearless, he could chase cattle as big as a rhino out of the garden, making them jump clear over a 6 ft fence. We were looking after our friend's farm while he was away for a few weeks. Tippy had different barks for people or for animals that came up the drive. Woof Woof! Arf Arf! Ruff Ruff!... He could talk too. On one hot summer night he was barking "Nike Nike Nike!!!" It was about 2:00am, I woke up and told my boyfriend, 'Tippy just told me there's a snake in the yard' ... boyfriend said - yeah, right - didn't believe me. He went out the front door to check on Tippy, I heard him bring Tippy through the farm house to the back porch, then he came back to bed with a pale white face and gave me 'a look'. He told me there was a big rattle snake wrapped around Tippy's water bowl (Ssssss mine. Mine! Ssssss). The farm was located on the side of a mountain in Southern BC where water was scarce. I really liked Tippy, good dog, and Tippy liked me - we understood each other perfectly. 😊👍🇨🇦 True Story. This was 30 years ago and I remember it like yesterday.
Nothing matches the terror of being in a forest, knowing that you’re being hunted down and your instincts are literally screaming out danger signals.
Thats no bullshit either. Ive thru hiked both the AT and the PCT. The PCT was definitely a more rugged trail with alot less hikers. On the AT you can head out at alone, and it was literally impossible not to find hiking companions. Infact, it was a guarantee that you would meet people and fall in with a group. Theres just tons and tons of other hikers on the trail. Especially the first 1000 miles or so. Thats not the case at all on the PCT. If you are heading out alone there, you are ALONE, and will almost certainly be on your own. You go days and days without seeing a soul. It can be very isolating. And especially around Mt Shasta, its impossible not to think about all the people who have gone missing around there. It truly is an alarming number of people. This story sounds absolutely terrifying. Beyond terrifying. And its exactly why I'm NEVER unarmed when I'm in the forest. My .44 has gone with me on every single hike or expedition ive ever been on. I would not even consider being out there like that without it.
Everyone forgets how to climb a good tree when danger strikes.🤷♂️
Yeah mr moustache sir, finna.
@@richardgibson4757 but not Richard Gibson, he's a tree climbing, woodland survival expert!!
As if any of you have ever experienced such a thing... Im from the PNW and Ive spent decades in the backcountry hiking rafting and working SAR as a Wilderness EMT (including litteraly working and teaching in the Mt Shasta and Lassen NFs). This is a 1 in a million scenario and most people get freaked out by the noises of the forrest.
People have been saying Mr ballen is the best story teller on the internet for over a year now but no one talks about how he literally just keeps getting even better as he goes. It's really cool. Dude has not lost his passion for this at all
Thank you jonathan!!! That’s so flattering!!
@@MrBallen love that you both have the same name!!
This is my biggest fear - and why I never hike alone 😞
I would bet they found the camp site by his food. Each time he described him making some food after setting up his camp. If he was cooking this would be a dead give away of your location. This was very scary. So glad he made it. Awesome story
I always carry a firearm while hiking the back country. Once encountered a group of 3 women who expressed their distaste of the firearm on my hip. I told them its for protection, and they suggested that I was scared of wildlife haha. I told them it's for protection against other humans. Then I showed the spray I use for bears and their response was that "people like you make these trails unsafe." I laughed, wished them well and continued on my journey
Which is why women feature in horror films as victims more than men 😅😅😅
It may be a disappointment to find the prey well prepared ;-)))
This was like 10x scarier than Bells Canyon even. My heart was racing the whole time. Absolute masterpiece of storytelling.
Peenuses dangling down like a rain forest. Hundreds of dangling peenuses. Monkey runs and jumps off a cliff qand grabs a peenus! The monkey swings and jumps from peenus to peenus and goes across the whole forest off flaccid peenuses
Im pretty much convinced the Bells Canyon guy was just completely spun out on either LSD or DMT😂😂😂
May I ask, what is bells canyon?
@@Healer.moebius it's a place but it's also a story told by Mr Ballen ... I highly suggest checking it out
@Healer.moebius Nobody knows.... But if you don't know the correct answer a man will follow you into the woods and persistently ask you how to get there and he won't leave until you give the correct answer
And remember, everyone: when you go into the wilderness make sure you are NOT armed to protect yourself - that way you will have an excellent chance of featuring on such great shows as Mr Ballen and Missing 411.
Best joke I’ve ever heard lol😂😂😂😂
Exactly! Don’t take precautions, become a victim for our future entertainment 😂
The redditor was armed.....with some magic mushrooms 🍄
Thank you friend, I will keep in mind. Anyways I'm going for a big hike tomorrow. If I reply back then I made it if not....
Or just make up the story and mr ballen will post it anyway
I dont recommend falling asleep to this story! Jus had the creepiest dreams ever
He told this one so well. It’s like I’m in the story.
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I can't imagine my life without the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format
Honestly, if I hadn’t have found the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, I would’ve gone berserk
@@hairlesscat6458 same, i'm glad to have the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format in my life.
If we all had a Mr. Ballen in our tribe, we wouldn’t need tv’s or social media. What a talented storyteller, this must have been what it was like for my grandparents as children.
I definitely want to join this tribe! 🥰
@@graedot Come on in, we’ve been waiting for you! 😉😊
@@WhatTheHellRachelle on my way! 💨
Knock knock a 🇬🇧brit🇬🇧 just wandering in and wants to join the ""Ballen Tribe""
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He is good, I had a great great aunt who was a marvelous storyteller she could enrapture both adults and kids. She was born in 1881 and lived to 1981 dying at 100.
Hollywood screenwriter: *Takes notes*
Love the close up image of his eye with the accompanying caption " not real photo ".
Hands down, this would be the perfect story to tell at a campfire. It would help set the vibe and could give others chills on a entire level.
Until the feral humans overhear you know they exist. Then they have to kill you and your whole group to keep it secret. Only hope is if Bigfoot comes to save the day for a payment of beef jerky or that there’s enough bullets/guns to kill those smelly fucks who look like they’re walking dead extras.
That's a great idea. I'd love to pull a prank on those people and sneek around their tents wearing white clothes.
Lol
@@scotiancoast4498 I would be right with you!😂👍
sitting around the campfire: if you're a fan of the strange dark and mysterious
Genuinely surprised this guy survived that ordeal. Dude was really pushing his luck. It seems like it would’ve been pretty easy for these people to get him if they wanted to.
Right I feel like they where just watching him sleep and just waiting to do it but he got lucky and got away
It wasn't real lol
😧Right? I so thought he was going to die.
Cheers for what?
@@macaroon147 it is,
I always hated Into the Wild, the book anyways. Assuming that dying wasn't his goal, then he was the dumbest person ever. That truck driver WARNED him how dangerous it was, offered to get him warmer clothes and other survival items and he declined all of the help because he thought he knew better.
This is the most terrifying story I’ve ever heard, what a nightmare! Those people seem otherworldly just really creepy stuff. I’ve heard this story before but I appreciate you MrBallen, you couldn’t have narrated any better, amazing story telling
I'm a homeless traveler and I just wanted to say that I really love these stories and I appreciate everything that this guy does because part of living the life that I live is actually meeting up with my other friends and sharing stories sometimes by a fire sometimes underneath dirty Bridges next to the train tracks and you know sometimes I'm not always with my friends and we don't always have stories to share so when I'm alone I like to watch these videos and listen to the stories because it's just a good way to take my mind off of the stress of life and everything...
God bless you. I wish you the best possible outcome. That was a lovely
God bless you. I wish you the best possible outcome. That was a lovely tribute to Mr Ballen. Storytelling and the oral tradition runs strong in our culture and in cultures all over the world. It is a special way of sharing our history. By telling stories with your friends when you meet up with them, you carry on this tradition. And I think Mr Ballen wouldn't mind if you shared some of these stories with your friends also. You make an important contribution to this world and to your friends. May the White Light of Christ Surround you and Protect you.
🙏🙏🙏🙌
I used to listen to scary stories in my hammock at night after hitching all day. I was a homeless traveler from 13 to 20. I ended up settling in Texas of all places but I got a really good job now, my dog really misses spanging the corner and sleeping in the woods but I'm over it.
God bless you, don’t forget God will always be there for you.
I’m 72 years young and I anxiously await mr ballens stories every day
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I’m 34 and also wait for more
Right on brother!! Age has no bearing on good taste and you sir have it!
Yaaassss queen
@@glizzygobbler9459 queen? Their name is literally ‘Joseph’ 💀
This story reminds me why I dont hang out in the woods at night 😅😅
what I like about this channel is the amount of details that this man describe
That part where he still decided to continue after his first experience in the camp is very much like what usually happens in horror movies... he's just really lucky to have survived and live to tell the tale.
LOL. If they meant him harm, they would have done him harm.
Peenuses dangling down like a rain forest. Hundreds of dangling peenuses. Monkey runs and jumps off a cliff qand grabs a peenus! The monkey swings and jumps from peenus to peenus and goes across the whole forest off flaccid peenuses
@@johncalvo1743 hmm
@@johncalvo1743 Your mistake is assuming people with sound minds would do this to someone. They don't follow ordinary logic, maybe it was a specific ritual, maybe they had OCD and would always follow this same pattern every time, maybe they're just bored... who knows?
Considering on the last night he saw one of the figures sprinting towards him, we can assume they meant him harm, but who knows; they're crazy people with irrational minds
@@JustAnotherAccount8
As someone who has been “crazy” like involuntarily hospitalized crazy, it sounds like the guy was the one who was crazy, specifically psychosis. What he is describing is classic hallucination, down to the constant sensation of being followed and watched. My guess is after getting spooked and something stolen the first night he wasn’t sleeping anywhere near enough and that combined with the physical exhaustion caused him to enter a psychotic episode. It’s likely the episode resolved once he felt safe and was able to sleep for a long time in the motel. If the episode was induced by sleep deprivation getting some sleep would resolve it quickly.
I live near the Appalachian Trail and Ive seen some WILD things out here, and there are people who you look at and just instantly worry you. I REFUSE to hike that trail without a firearm anymore.
dont understand why anyone would hike any trail or spend any period of time in the woods without a firearm
My thoughts EXACTLY!
You dang straight boy
That’s a good idea, there are several dangers in the application mountains.
Whypepo problems.
I really enjoy the way you put so much detail into the story and explain every part so thoroughly. A lot of storytellers make it sound like a detailed news segment and I tend to zone out and lose the plot of the story. With your videos I stay tuned in and on the edge of my seat for every story I listen to. I still haven’t plucked up the courage to listen to any paranormal stories yet though!
Weird that he didn’t get pictures of the boot tracks and such, people usually bring cameras on life changing adventures
I live near Shasta, and it's true that there are so many stories of strange happenings on the mountain. The craziest ones to me are the people who disappear from places where it is seemingly impossible to disappear from -- like parts of the mountain where there are no trees or hiding places, and they were with a group one second only to not be with them the next, and no sign of them is ever found again. So many things I want answers to!
Makes me wonder a bit if there are hard to see holes. You wouldn't think a person would be able to make a full-grown adult vanish suddenly without a sound if they really are close to other people.
However, sometimes there are pits or holes people don't see, and that could happen so fast that someone could be "there one minute, gone the next". Like when someone falls in a well.
Of course, there are also other things to take into account, too. I bet some of the people who 'disappeared' never even went there and it's just a cover story for a murder, using the stories surrounding the area to make it sound more believable. Things like that.
@@emeryltekutsu4357 this is the answer. Shasta is full of limestone caves. Me and my dog almost fell into one years ago. My brother saw the hole in time and screamed at us to stop but it was overgrown and very hard to spot. Not even the dog saw it. We most likely would have died as when we peered down into it we couldn't see bottom.
I live in shasta county and my uncle disappeared years ago off of Gilman rd/fenders ferry without a trace. His dog returned home but he was never seen again.
Watch his 411 series.
There are supposed to be accesses to inner earth, in and around Mount Shasta. In other words somewhat of a portal for entities from hades.
Hey John, combat vet here 11B just got out of service after 8 years. I battle PTSD but I’m thankful for you and your channel. It’s not much I look forward too every week but I get excited whenever I see that you uploaded a new video!! Please never stop the good work brother you’re an inspiration to many including myself! God bless 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service sir 🇺🇲✌🏾
Thank you for your service, sir. 🫡🇺🇸
Thank you guys!! I’m glad we all love Mr. Ballen and the storytelling it’s awesome!
@@Burrrrrrrrrrrrrr yes … I’m not a fan of many channels this big but seems to be getting better all the time. You’re most welcome. I can’t imagine going through what you have. I hope you find peace.
Sir, thank you for your service. I pray you get the help you need. God bless.
This is *BY FAR* one of my most favorite videos/stories on your channel, I really wish you would do more scary woods/camping stories like this one, bell’s canyon & that young kid & his dog who were stalked all night by a rake. I’ve listened to all 3 & the one with the Dogmen at least 6-8x each, I cant get sick of them lol they’re amazingly terrifying!!!
I love the labels, "real photoof a well marked trail", "real photo of a dangerous trail" and its a cougar 😂 thats the best
My heart was actually beating sooo fast! You’re the best story teller in history
A true fabulist.
When I first came across Mr. Ballen over a year ago, I was hesitant because I’m not big on RUclips storytelling. However; He has a magical gift that immerses me into the story. I get so stoked when I see a new video update. Thank you, John for your time and energy that goes into these stories.
He brings u right into the story it's an amazing quality he has
He started me liking storytelling as well. I have a few I watch now. This is my favorite tho. ❤️
His real name is Brandon 🙄
Ditto.
THIS STORY IS STRICTLY FICTION!
I agree! His narration abilities are immaculate! He tells the perfect amount of detail without it being inconsequential. Yet, not being obtuse and/or confounding by skipping over other points or aspects. It is a rare talent. I'm always highly engulfed or engaged; feeling transported into the narrative with a vivid visual.
The Story: I definitely believe that there were more than two people stalking him out there. I would have given up once I first reached any civilization..
My grandpa , from Texas, could spin a colorful tall tale. MrBallen has that gift! Such a joy to listen! Thank you.
This is what I've missed! The true "strange, dark and mysterious" content. Everyone does true crime stuff, you were unique in your mysterious phenomenon stories. This is like a call back to those days. Do more of these type stories, please!
Yes!! Totally agree. The true crime stuff is over saturated on RUclips now. Hoping for more of these strange mysteries in the future.
Paranormal, spooky love it.
I still like the True Crime too because he finds unique ways to tell the stories. Not a big fan of the paranormal, especially when its starts off with a disclosure that this story isnt verfied. Anyone can say anything on Reddit.
Absolutely I miss mr.ballen 411 cases they were so good
The missing 411 series was my favorite
Your kids are so lucky to have a plethora of videos of their dad telling stories! Thats awesome 💕
He’s an amazing story teller I’m sure they’re better in person
I agree with u on that. These will be keepsakes that can be passed down from generation to generation.
Wow, I was so invested in this story. My heart was pounding just listening 😂
MrBallen my good man your conversational and animated style of story telling is like camp fire tales. Just brilliant and so engaging thankyou
Lore, while entertaining, is an ancient form of recorded history. I’ve always stated that Mr. Ballen is the most gifted living storyteller. Because, with the advent of technology, story telling became a lost art.
I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment, Mr Ballen is truly special.
Agreed.
I absolutely agree
I actually met Christopher's mother a few years back traveling through Colorado, she was a very kind lady and helped us out tremendously, she was more concerned for our health than of anything else and so she told us about her son Christopher's story and actually showed us some proof, because it's not every day you run into the mother of the guy from "Into The Wild". She was an amazingly kind and warm hearted woman and I hope she's still doing well.
Living in the PNW, this is one of my favorite stories so far, it really makes you wonder what’s going on in the Olympic national forest, and other parks in the pnw where tons of people go missing each year.
Im a siskiyou county native. I hiked the horse camp trails on Mt Shasta itself and grew up hearing about leumarians. These people that supposedly lived in Mt Shasta and that mt Shasta was hollow. They are allegedly robed in white and have terrorized hikers on Mt Shasta and surrounding areas for I don't even know how long. The history of the leumarians and leumaria (which is the city allegedly in the hollow Mt Shasta) is very fascinating!
The most shocking part of this story.. the hiker didn’t bring a single flashlight, let alone a headlamp for hiking. They’re absolutely essential.
Or a gun rather pellet, paint ball or real gun.. dude brought a hunter’s knife? …COME ON!
@@th3blackmagician752 18 year olds can't get guns. You have to be 21.
I’d atleast bring some bear spray
@@Xelbak_ i thought you can get rifles and shotguns at 18?
@@28_futaba I think in most states you can but imagine hauling that along with all his other gear probably would have been heavy the second I can conceal carry I'm getting it for reasons like this. People are terrible.
I just found out about this guy like 2 days ago, and I've watched him for like 13 hours. love the vids. 10/10 in storytelling!!
That's pretty much how we all start with this channel, it's so sad when you run out of video's though
@ren bao i assumed they meant mr ballen, the guy who runs this channel
Welcome to your life now. There's no turning back. ONE OF US, ONE OF US.
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Enjoy. I found him about a year ago and I binge watched all his stuff in about 2 months. Now I only get to look forward to maybe 1 story per 2 weeks or so, lol.
Never stop telling stories please!
I was looking for this. Helps me sleep at night listening, glad I found it again.
The hand gestures, eye contact, detailed explanations and tone of voice, it’s all so brilliant and really improves the stories. I absolutely love your storytelling abilities and your videos never fail to wow me
I was listening to this dozing off and missed most of it, then woke half an hour later and listened to it again. I nearly 💩 myself 🤣
Doesn’t everyone have eye contact when they are filming themselves talking? Would be weird if he stared at the ceiling while telling the stories
@@NASkeywest you’d be surprised just how many people can’t look at the camera while speaking, it can be really intimidating. So yes the eye contact is impressive
I quit telling my kids, "keep that up, and you'll get hurt". Now, I simply say, "This looks like the beginning of a Ballen story", and then proceed to narrate exactly what they're doing. They stop the dumb thing immediately, but they do give me the eat sh!t look.
Love it!
Wow a dad who plays Minecraft??? How cool!!!!
Alr lemme clear something up my mom made these posts i am a 15 minecraft nerd
@@tkoqqhax3961 That's awesome. Sounds like you have a good Mom. Hang onto her.
lol that is a good way to get kids to behave.
We encountered extremely strange little towns where everyone/ everything seemed really off. I couldn’t wait to get outta there, and yes, we were followed almost blocked a few times. Scary, creepy encounters, where you think, “I’m not supposed to be here.” However, when you awake on the trail, you’re absolutely starving! You have to eat every something every half hour with the weight of the pack etc. How did he replace calories if his food was stolen? Also, did the rangers retrieve his gear? 🤔 No doubt this happened to him, though. Fantastic, detailed story telling! Thank you 😊 🙏
I’m a 31 old man who never had a father to tell me stories either to bed or just for fun. Now I’m a father of two and thanks to you MrBallen not only do I get to enjoy being told these wonderful interesting stories, my children do to. Your awesome and my kids love you. Keep it up Buddy❤️
Old man!? You’re still in your prime son!
@Walter Murray Yup, I definitely concur!👍🏻
@@archangel5627 I think he meant he's a 31 year old man and just forgot to write "year" in his comment.
some of these stories scare me! your kids don't get scared??
@@Alexandra_Hill Yeah you might be right. Although, the young kids coming up today seem to think that being 30 years old is actually very old. So much so to the point where they think life is over when in actuality, life is just beginning.
I grew up hiking and camping in Boy Scouts. We had 3 major rules: NEVER hike alone, always have something to protect yourself, and if someone is following you, turn around and leave.
Finally someone sensible. I've heard too many of these camping stories of people going alone and getting stranded and nearly dying. They're amazing to hear about their survival but I can't imagine why these people go alone or don't have some way to communicate with someone else of some kind of danger.
Same here
We also was told that at minimum hike with 3 people
If someone gets injured: 1 goes for help, 1 is injured and 1 stays with whoever is injured
wait, if someone is following you and you turn around, doesn't that mean you're heading toward them?
yeah turn around to their side
And,if some-1 else is w/ you.NEVER say "I'll be right back".
This was my favorite of all the stories you've posted Mr Allen
Sounds like something out of a nightmare. Very good story telling. I don't think I'm ever going back to the woods.
I heard on your podcast that the demand for this channel can at times be overwhelming as people impatiently wait for the next episode. I wanted to say Thank you for your work.
Ever since I was introduced to his channel I've been obsessed with it. I binged every episode in a couple days and even rewatched them and I do impatiently wait for next episode.
Mr Ballen puts me right into his stories. I get chills, the hair on my neck goes up, my anxiety goes through the roof. That’s a brilliant storyteller. There is something so special about him. Thanks for taking me all over the world!!
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Matt is a genius for putting his food on the tree so the bears dont eat it because they cant climb and he's not actually more delicious than his food
This story and the way you told it gave me anxiety lol. Thank you.
Honestly, this story is horrifying. I’m 44 and I love hiking and camping. I live in Pennsylvania and one of my good buddies asked me to hike our portion of the Appalachian trail. I declined. Too many people go missing all over our country and I’m not going to put myself in that type of situation. Love your content my friend.
I think you made the right choice.
@@sarahok6589 I'm with you on his choice 😂🥰
GPS tracker
@@OHOE1 haha exactly. The Missing 411 guy always says to carry a personal locator beacon. I’d like to also recommend a firearm. With many many bullets.
@@bracoop2 100% carry license and especially in areas were you are far from any help. gps and locator beacon. also stay with a buddy and not leave eye sight in these isolated locations. I'm not gonna stop scuba diving and cave diving. im not gonna stop hiking camping and hunting even with hundreds of stories out there because millions and millions of people are fine. however always take the most precautions and safety equipment and gear you can.