Teen TERRORIZED by creature in forest

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  • Опубликовано: 1 июл 2020
  • A 17 year old boy was staying in his family's cabin in the woods when he heard footsteps outside... then he saw something horrifying out his window.
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Комментарии • 18 тыс.

  • @Aint_no_senators_son
    @Aint_no_senators_son 3 года назад +18986

    Feeling lonely? Watch these stories in the dark at midnight. You won't feel alone anymore.

  • @Jshaun
    @Jshaun 2 года назад +11978

    So I work in security and anytime I'm working a night shift, when it gets particularly quiet, I start hearing Mr. Ballen in my head narrarating my actions.

    • @CrystalRaye
      @CrystalRaye 2 года назад +1234

      When he starts explaining the layout of your workplace is when you need to worry

    • @Red0543
      @Red0543 2 года назад +447

      From one nighttime security guard to another, my respects to you! :)

    • @randomentertainingvideos3545
      @randomentertainingvideos3545 2 года назад +140

      Well I bet that's not freaky at all.

    • @justsam0511
      @justsam0511 2 года назад +166

      Used to work as a graveyard shift security for hospitals. I'm glad I don't anymore

    • @lavendergold6379
      @lavendergold6379 2 года назад +82

      Damn!
      I’m glad you don’t work there no more . Cuz Night time don’t go well with grave yard and hospitals.
      Have you ever had any creepy or unexplained experiences while working there?

  • @Nerd89056
    @Nerd89056 11 месяцев назад +799

    Even today, this is still one of the scariest stories I've ever heard. Of all the stories you've told over the last few years, this one still gets my every time.

    • @broguns2420
      @broguns2420 11 месяцев назад +36

      I like as well the one where some dude was in the forest and he can hear movement but can’t see far and when he woke up mid night he saw his flashlight laying in the distance and when he gets out of there someone wrote on his car window “sleep well” but nah scariest would be the dad and son going hunting and there’s nothing and at night there’s someone outside there tent laughing and ran off

    • @Rizz_guy
      @Rizz_guy 10 месяцев назад +3

      Wassup baby girl

    • @Saibishii
      @Saibishii 9 месяцев назад

      @@Rizz_guysimp

    • @atlasfeynman1039
      @atlasfeynman1039 7 месяцев назад +8

      Good to know. I avoid the scary stuff. I am NOT a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious, but this guy is quite the storyteller.

    • @Fuhrious
      @Fuhrious 4 месяца назад

      @@broguns2420do you happen to remember which video had the father and son hunting story?

  • @leonardfabian8942
    @leonardfabian8942 9 месяцев назад +296

    You telling these stories are more terrifying then anything Hollywood can put on the big screen. Amazing story telling.

  • @thebatman6201
    @thebatman6201 3 года назад +4958

    If your dog enters battle mode, youd best enter it yourself. Dont rely on your dog to protect you; its expecting you to have its back just as much as you expect it to have yours

    • @scottmiller6270
      @scottmiller6270 3 года назад +263

      You Damn Skippy Sir!! If he or I go into battle, we go into battle. 2 Pits (Brothers) facing down a Cougar 25 meters away and they both took off! Only light source we had was the fire. We took off after them with the intention to kill this Cougar. Thankfully, we trained them properly and they stopped about halfway and came back to us. We would die for them and I already know, they'd died for us from personal experience. Best damn dogs we ever had.

    • @Xerodm
      @Xerodm 3 года назад +298

      I'd feel bad if my dog got hurt protecting me or trying to and I didn't have it's back. The few times my dogs have acted weird, I've just went with them. It's like not splitting up in a horror movie.

    • @scottmiller6270
      @scottmiller6270 3 года назад +38

      @@Xerodm Bless you
      XerØ!!

    • @shahmeerhassan5549
      @shahmeerhassan5549 3 года назад +88

      @@scottmiller6270 I personally think that pits are the most protective and loyal of all the dog breeds ...I have pair and I absolutely love them.

    • @scottmiller6270
      @scottmiller6270 3 года назад +52

      @Tooth less It wasn't a must we kill it. It was a we must protect our dogs.

  • @fozzy5932
    @fozzy5932 3 года назад +13793

    True fact: you are not scared of being alone in a forest you are scared of not being alone in a forest

  • @aliciageary7653
    @aliciageary7653 10 месяцев назад +163

    A poignant part of that story for me is when the tapping was occuring the young man said he could feel his dad telling him "just stay right there son. Don't let it in just stay in bed and ihnore it. Don't let it in". I also remember reading that he stayed for the rest of the week and the rest of his time was uneventful. Kid was a great story telling.

    • @benjaminbosley6169
      @benjaminbosley6169 9 месяцев назад +19

      Actually, that was your own poignant imagination because Mr. Ballen never said the boy heard his father telling him to stay in bed 😆

    • @aliciageary7653
      @aliciageary7653 9 месяцев назад

      @@benjaminbosley6169 sorry I was referencing the original story the kid wrote in the sub reddit!!

    • @piperbird7193
      @piperbird7193 9 месяцев назад

      @@benjaminbosley6169 This is going to shock you, but there are OTHER places you can hear the same stories that you hear here. Some of them even have different information! Wild!

    • @Irish_Georgia_Girl
      @Irish_Georgia_Girl 8 месяцев назад +9

      I'm confused because Mr. B said he immediately left that morning?

    • @aliciageary7653
      @aliciageary7653 8 месяцев назад +9

      @@Irish_Georgia_Girl just what I remember reading....

  • @aliciageary7653
    @aliciageary7653 10 месяцев назад +100

    I read this years ago when the kid in the story posted on reddit. That young man did a great job writing the original story, also. Ive read it many times but still listening to Ballen's telling.

    • @jackspring7709
      @jackspring7709 2 месяца назад +3

      I'd love to hear/read the original version. That story is creepy.

    • @janewalsh1666
      @janewalsh1666 2 месяца назад +2

      I believe this story! It must have been terrifying as most paranormal situations are!!

  • @jessicastern8597
    @jessicastern8597 3 года назад +4655

    Nothing is scarier then when a pet sees something scary that you can’t see.

    • @oblivionrules12369
      @oblivionrules12369 3 года назад +272

      Just wrote a long reply to your comment... only for it to get destroyed while editing it... long story short, and without any context... I have watched my parents’ two Siberian huskies chase something out of a closet it my parents home, through the house, up the walls, and onto the ceiling where they growled and barked at whatever they were seeing crawl on the ceiling for 20 minutes. This was just after I got home from football practice and was trying to go relax. It was one of the most disturbing experiences of my life. Writing the story earlier made me tear up and gave me goosebumps. Their are some things we cant forget, for me... that is one of them. This was a sliver of the the experiences from that house. The worst part... this wasn’t even the most disturbing encounter. Recalling the memories brings about an immediate and intense feeling of dread I cannot forget even 10 years after. So here I am.. telling strangers on RUclips haha. Too bad the rest of the story was deleted... take care friends. Love the ones you love, and keep them close. Everything can be explained, but some explanations might be better left off as mysteries.

    • @derekvazquezz3067
      @derekvazquezz3067 3 года назад +35

      And watching your two huskies howl at it.

    • @-Zer0Dark-
      @-Zer0Dark- 3 года назад +168

      That's pretty scary, but let's be honest, *nothing* is scarier than hitting play on the PornHub video and realizing your bluetooth earbuds aren't on.

    • @thereisbeautyinthisworld7251
      @thereisbeautyinthisworld7251 3 года назад +45

      Cue my dog looking at some random point in the wall. I can't see anything there, but apparently she can. 😅

    • @thereisbeautyinthisworld7251
      @thereisbeautyinthisworld7251 3 года назад +17

      @@oblivionrules12369 You're not there anymore, right? All safe?

  • @LeoTheDane
    @LeoTheDane 3 года назад +1694

    “ in order to understand the story, we first gotta look at the layout of the cabin “
    You know shit is about to get real

    • @austinharris9422
      @austinharris9422 3 года назад +25

      I started reading this comment as he said it out loud😂

    • @harleyclaunch-clark8788
      @harleyclaunch-clark8788 3 года назад +2

      🤣

    • @quib2107
      @quib2107 3 года назад +3

      💯🤣🤣🤣

    • @isasof1122
      @isasof1122 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @loreto1851
      @loreto1851 3 года назад +2

      🤣😂🤣🤣🤣👩🏾🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣

  • @user-ln6vt9it5c
    @user-ln6vt9it5c 11 месяцев назад +117

    I absolutely love this story, I've listened to it at least a dozen times, and it terrifies me every time. The way it's told, I feel like I'm there, I'm the 17 year old, I love these stories.

    • @aliciageary7653
      @aliciageary7653 10 месяцев назад +4

      I read this story on reddit years ago. It's easily one of my favorites. This is cool hearing it from MrBallen

    • @thebrocialist8300
      @thebrocialist8300 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@aliciageary7653It’s BS

  • @tannergirty1622
    @tannergirty1622 Год назад +29

    Im a 30 yr old man and I've had my own experiences. This terrified me and brought flashbacks..

  • @catherine8579
    @catherine8579 2 года назад +3037

    This channel is killing my dreams of living a quiet simple life in a cabin in the bush/woods/forest 1 video at a time.

    • @braydenelam6541
      @braydenelam6541 2 года назад +83

      Same…….Same

    • @glo85ria
      @glo85ria 2 года назад +38

      Literally, anything and everything can kill you at any given time.

    • @americanpatriot7247
      @americanpatriot7247 2 года назад +46

      Probably don't want to live in the woods, no.

    • @mynameisgladiator1933
      @mynameisgladiator1933 2 года назад +43

      You should spend a couple weeks in the woods before you decide you like that. I would hate that.

    • @nataliej82
      @nataliej82 2 года назад +4

      Indeed.

  • @Eppie_fox
    @Eppie_fox Год назад +2559

    As a wise man once said: No one is afraid of being alone in the dark, but people are afraid of not being alone in the dark

    • @gabrielboorom2683
      @gabrielboorom2683 Год назад +80

      Well said; people who go on vacation often want to be alone. It's not being alone in itself, but being alone *with something* undesirable and unknown that is the stuff of nightmares.

    • @kennnnn999
      @kennnnn999 Год назад +6

      Nah polis sef lie na tu wa take I'm from Nagaland 👍🙏

    • @KG_said
      @KG_said Год назад +39

      Yes. People are not afraid of the dark…… they are afraid of what is in the dark.

    • @saidavalet6710
      @saidavalet6710 Год назад +18

      ​@@KG_said I have a quote from centuries ago which literally says, is also literally translated in every single one of all the other languages languages, word for word :
      "There is nothing in the dark that is not there in the light."
      This quote makes complete sense, if there's a presence anywhere near you, whether the light is on or not, the presence itself is staying right there regardless.
      Mind you, this quote was written by a worldwide famous philosopher who was known for being a skeptical about anyone and anything which doesn't have a rational explanation.
      Can you give me your opinion on this one, please??!

    • @KG_said
      @KG_said Год назад +15

      @@saidavalet6710 because we as people tend to let our minds be creative when I’m the dark. Hearing noises that if the lights were on we wouldn’t think twice about what it is. People fear what they cannot see. People tend to fear what your brain cannot give an answer to in my opinion. So a leaf being blown by the wind in the light you can see what caused the noise. The wind blowing the leaf in darkness your brain might process it as someone walking on the leaves.

  • @TiredCitizen
    @TiredCitizen Год назад +69

    I really need a dog. Because most of the horror stories with dogs on this channel, they actually know when something is wrong before humans do.
    Pretty incredible.

    • @murphcallahan5892
      @murphcallahan5892 2 месяца назад

      It's true, dogs have super senses. I'm retired, but I used to work late then come home to a house with everyone already in bed. I would read or write and unwind awhile before turning in around 1 a.m. or so. We had a Miniature Schnauzer at the time, weighing 30 pounds. He was a good watch dog. One night, after I had come home, he jumped off the recliner where he slept and began barking in a ferocious way that I hadn't heard before. He pointed his nose at the corner of the room. I turned off the lamp and looked out the window. A man was standing well up in the driveway. A big man silhouetted against the snow. He was looking up the driveway toward the garage behind our house. I knew what he wanted---a gas generator I had chained to the freestanding basketball goal. An ice storm had downed our power for the past week, and I had borrowed the generator from my brother-in-law. But the man in the driveway was too late; I had returned it after the power came back on. After my initial surprise, I looked again but the guy had gone. My dog had saved the day. I mean night.

    • @marksneddon
      @marksneddon Месяц назад +3

      Did you get one?

    • @robertdemon3550
      @robertdemon3550 7 дней назад

      Dogs are the best, I couldn’t imagine life without a dog.

  • @dannyrivers3922
    @dannyrivers3922 9 месяцев назад +58

    Isn't it crazy how brave all dogs are!

    • @benjaminbaggett2805
      @benjaminbaggett2805 2 месяца назад

      I had a pussy dog strait coward just alot more brave dogs then ppl I guess cause they don't fully think through everything that could happen like we do

    • @artdonovandesign
      @artdonovandesign 21 день назад +3

      Dogs are the GREATEST creatures on Earth

    • @traceyrosenthal9704
      @traceyrosenthal9704 17 дней назад +1

      100%​@@artdonovandesign

    • @Kaltwasser45
      @Kaltwasser45 15 дней назад

      My dobie is a hero until he hears packs of coyotes howling and yipping, that always makes him nervous when they're close.

  • @lavishsquad
    @lavishsquad 3 года назад +5257

    why would anyone wanna stay in the middle of the woods without some guns

    • @NorthernGreenEyes
      @NorthernGreenEyes 3 года назад +71

      Right!!

    • @AtrolinK
      @AtrolinK 3 года назад +164

      because not everybody is scared like a murican

    • @arianalynne3430
      @arianalynne3430 3 года назад +181

      He was 17 and just lost his dad, why are you judging a child for not having a gun...

    • @zodiacthriller6094
      @zodiacthriller6094 3 года назад +311

      @@arianalynne3430 because this is America

    • @firstlast-fr1le
      @firstlast-fr1le 3 года назад +127

      Because not everyone is a coward that needs a gun to take care of themselves or to feel safe. I been to woods and mountains and deserts and never felt any need to have a gun with me. I am capable, mature adult and self reliant. I don't need a gun to feel safe. I don't need a gun to handle every situation that may come up. As a side note - if a person is not capable and therefor easily scared does have a gun, there is a rather high chance of that person using said gun when they don't need to and killing someone that was never a threat to them in the first place. See the vast amount of police shootings of unarmed civilians. Some of those are justified and some are not. An idiot with a gun is a danger to themselves and others.
      Edit* - just looked this up for ya. 300,000 murders last year by humans. Roughly 700 deaths by animal attacks per year (average). There is danger is the world - just not really where your fear is at.

  • @astropunch7708
    @astropunch7708 2 года назад +1309

    When you plan to stay in a cabin at night, always:
    1. Bring friends. Not A friend, friends with a capital S.
    2. You better be strapped. When forest creatures or serial killers starts tapping on your windows at night, cap their asses before they can cap yours.

    • @mesanders1113
      @mesanders1113 2 года назад +95

      Friends work great for the buddy system just make sure your the fastest

    • @bigblue7975
      @bigblue7975 2 года назад +10

      Indeed

    • @bigblue7975
      @bigblue7975 2 года назад +61

      @@mesanders1113 aye we fighters. If its one nigga/thing and 5 of us, unless this thing seems immortal We fighting back🚫🧢

    • @sethbishop6890
      @sethbishop6890 2 года назад +25

      I know, I hope if anything like this happens I have my 38 special on me and can cap it. Straight up. I would want to have the body to show to the authorities and to prove I saw what I saw to myself.

    • @eleganteaura
      @eleganteaura 2 года назад +2

      Ong

  • @twoods777
    @twoods777 10 месяцев назад +38

    This story is creepy AF. I felt my heart skip a few beats and I'm just listening to a guy tell someone else's story. Well done

  • @rachelmurray7851
    @rachelmurray7851 7 месяцев назад +12

    The forest encounter& paranormal stories are my favorite.

  • @Mickyboi1
    @Mickyboi1 3 года назад +693

    The boy: *wants one last positive memory*
    The creature: *hold my beer*

    • @khalidazhar101
      @khalidazhar101 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @zparkyy1800
      @zparkyy1800 3 года назад +3

      Turrible 😂

    • @Bloxsor
      @Bloxsor 3 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣😂

    • @AuRowe
      @AuRowe 3 года назад +2

      I usually cringe at all these povs but well done shit has me still laughin

    • @w.nurmi58
      @w.nurmi58 3 года назад

      😂😂🤣🤣

  • @CeltKnight
    @CeltKnight 3 года назад +984

    Creature: [knock-knock] "Hello. My name is Windi Go. I've been trying to get in touch with you about your car's extended warranty."

  • @user-pb8ce6ki9z
    @user-pb8ce6ki9z 7 месяцев назад +37

    Watching this video for the first time in 2023 and I just want to point out how FAR you’ve come!! This is still amazing and I can see why your channel has grown so quickly. Also I grew up in Oregon and the mountains/forests there are no joke. Lots of people underestimate the wilderness out there

  • @estherseepersad8903
    @estherseepersad8903 3 месяца назад +12

    Hi Mr Ballen.
    I just felt like I should share something with you my name is Esther. I listen to you at work and was listening to some of the stories where people go missing. One of the things I remember my father who was an exorcist, saying is demons live in abandoned places like cabins, empty hotel rooms, houses etc. Remember spirits need warm bodies to dwell in. That could be why people go missing a lot or just lose their minds. Just thought I’d share that with you. For the haters reading this mind your business.

    • @jrsoper6524
      @jrsoper6524 2 месяца назад +1

      Wow, how interesting your father is.❤

    • @robertdemon3550
      @robertdemon3550 7 дней назад

      Your father was an exorcist, did he exorcise many demons from people? Did you ever see him do an exorcism?

  • @redxriotyt9164
    @redxriotyt9164 3 года назад +2512

    Im gonna hear tapping on my cabin window one day and be scared and be dumb enough to move the curtian and its just gonna be mrballen saying to hit that subscribe button

    • @GazelleFangs
      @GazelleFangs 3 года назад +57

      how in the jew is this not the most upvoted comment

    • @Religion0
      @Religion0 3 года назад +68

      That's the scariest part! It definitely isn't MrBallen if he isn't telling you to do a railway lobotomy to the like button or something.

    • @nekokittycat4004
      @nekokittycat4004 3 года назад +28

      I remember one prank in a students' dorm, so one guy stayed at night in the room alone, on the 6 floors. A group of prankers took a mop stick and from the kitchen window riched to his window with this stick and knocked from outside. 6 floor!
      After a few seconds guy ran out of his room as pale as a sheet.

    • @ABetina
      @ABetina 3 года назад +9

      😂😂😂

    • @saltyark7564
      @saltyark7564 3 года назад +7

      Ngl, you had me in the first half 😂

  • @kimmycupreacts
    @kimmycupreacts 2 года назад +1568

    Creature: "I just need to know if you know how to get to bells canyon?!"

    • @stephaniegaidica6869
      @stephaniegaidica6869 2 года назад +56

      OMG!!!! Hahahah BEST comment!!!

    • @kimmycupreacts
      @kimmycupreacts 2 года назад +12

      @@stephaniegaidica6869 lol thanks

    • @BlueF350
      @BlueF350 2 года назад +12

      Hahah!! That is great😂

    • @nicholasbartley4211
      @nicholasbartley4211 2 года назад +25

      Why do people keep saying this. Is this like a joke that he made or is it in a video...if it is what vid is it?

    • @hanna4563
      @hanna4563 2 года назад +20

      @@nicholasbartley4211 Yeah it's in one of his videos, I can't remember the name but I think it had 3 stories and that was in one of them

  • @thescottishmob
    @thescottishmob 8 месяцев назад +10

    16:31 the most awkward “okay,” I think I’ve ever heard 🤣
    Keep up the great work 🔥

  • @mitchell7749
    @mitchell7749 7 месяцев назад +208

    This is EXACTLY why I highly highly advocate to carry weapons while camping and being outdoors... ok and even while you sleep having a piece within arms reach is not a bad idea. Stay strapped folks.

    • @blubberbernd9439
      @blubberbernd9439 6 месяцев назад +7

      I am armt at all times, since I got robbet.

    • @tazzinaknight7743
      @tazzinaknight7743 6 месяцев назад +7

      I remember hearing a story where a man encountered something while waiting for his travel partner to return, he shot it about three times and said it didn’t react

    • @johngibson7307
      @johngibson7307 5 месяцев назад +23

      ​@@tazzinaknight7743if I shoot something with my hand cannon and there is no reaction all you will see of me is a cloud of dust in the shape of my silhouette 😂

    • @parecearabe
      @parecearabe 5 месяцев назад +2

      ABSOLUTELY!

    • @JennMit
      @JennMit 5 месяцев назад +4

      I wouldn't know what to do in these situations like i can imagine it when i watch mr.ballen videos but in reality i would faint more than likely or put on my boots and fight back

  • @fantasiarebstock7411
    @fantasiarebstock7411 2 года назад +1620

    I think nothing is more scary then when your animal confirms your fear. That’s true terror in its glory

    • @sandking8631
      @sandking8631 2 года назад +24

      Agreed.

    • @stevenc8140
      @stevenc8140 2 года назад +2

      And you “Allow” that animal to control your emotions to that level of fear!

    • @MP-ut6eb
      @MP-ut6eb 2 года назад +2

      Indeed.

    • @zanemob1429
      @zanemob1429 2 года назад +24

      Something stalks me in my room sometimes in the dark at night… It touches me and moves things around. It’s been going on for years… I just leave sometimes and my dog watches towards my room and kisses me occasionally to calm me down… Idk what it wants and why it does it but I can feel its presence rn in my bedroom and I’m just like “welp! What do ya do?!” At this point… A couple nights ago it tapped my shoulder while I was drifting off then I saw its massive shadowy hand above my face slowly descending towards it. I just sighed and turned on the lights but it was still in the room so I went to the couch… Just why spirit? What did I do? Are you reading this right now? Come on dude.

    • @winterdream5710
      @winterdream5710 2 года назад +27

      @@zanemob1429 If your dog isn't growling, it may not be a mean spirit. It could be a relative, recent or past, that is watching over you.

  • @Aint_no_senators_son
    @Aint_no_senators_son 3 года назад +511

    I heard a noise outside my house. I grabbed a flashlight and went to confront it. Turns out it was the like button stalking me.

    • @BatCaveOz
      @BatCaveOz 3 года назад +25

      I heard a noise outside of my house. I grabbed my fleshlight...

    • @Aint_no_senators_son
      @Aint_no_senators_son 3 года назад +1

      @@BatCaveOz
      😂😂😂

    • @TuizaLilia
      @TuizaLilia 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂👌👍

    • @gia1932
      @gia1932 3 года назад +2

      😳 you too?!?

    • @Graves6106
      @Graves6106 3 года назад +2

      You had me going for a minute 😓

  • @hannahemory
    @hannahemory 9 месяцев назад +19

    I found your channel through Loey Lane and her livestreams, and I've been marathoning your videos ever since while doing computer work, gearing up for my final year in university. I find a lot of comfort in your storytelling, whilst getting the hell scared outta me, and I appreciate your content loads since it makes the long work hours easier. I have been brutally antagonizing the like button and will continue to do so. Thank you, MrBallen!

  • @masterofwit339
    @masterofwit339 10 дней назад +1

    Watching this back, in 2024, has such a different vibe. No cuts, just one straight story told, mishaps left in… crazy that this man single handedly got us all through the roughest time. People across several continents at that.

  • @smassey6848
    @smassey6848 3 года назад +634

    When a grown man who is also a Navy Seal says the story scares him, you know it is going to be good!

    • @bumboclat
      @bumboclat 3 года назад +25

      makes sense knowing his own cabin story

    • @silver5796
      @silver5796 3 года назад +2

      This is the most feminine thing a woman could say

    • @ksasaudiarabia9706
      @ksasaudiarabia9706 3 года назад +1

      I thought he's a lawyer

    • @LemonGrassSuggz
      @LemonGrassSuggz 3 года назад +1

      @@ksasaudiarabia9706 same he looks more like a lawyer than a former Navy SEAL

    • @skyelark155
      @skyelark155 3 года назад

      Who's the seal

  • @MaduroMan
    @MaduroMan 3 года назад +1078

    The tapping was coming from the Like button. It’s pissed and it’s not gonna take your abuse anymore.

    • @ldawg7117
      @ldawg7117 3 года назад +26

      I wonder if it knows Mr Ballen is an ex navy seal.. don't get me wrong, I'm all for it taking a stand- he's a damn bully.. but it better be damned sure it's got a good game plan, and be ready to bring the pain.

    • @AliAkbar-gq6ed
      @AliAkbar-gq6ed 3 года назад +8

      😆

    • @Dorian38
      @Dorian38 3 года назад +13

      Ok I wont abuse like button anymore, u an MrBallen get a like

    • @brandyjoiner9575
      @brandyjoiner9575 3 года назад +5

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @sandyjohnson3030
      @sandyjohnson3030 3 года назад +4

      LOL

  • @HoseTheBeast
    @HoseTheBeast 11 месяцев назад +75

    It really is just a primal thing in us that hasn’t yet recognized that a city at night is an infinitely more dangerous place than a forest at night.

    • @Dominick_Francione
      @Dominick_Francione 8 месяцев назад +6

      This is very true.

    • @TheGuym619
      @TheGuym619 6 месяцев назад +19

      Yeah and flying on a plane is safer than driving, but I guarantee dying in plane crash is 1000x scarier than a car crash..

    • @grimplays1825
      @grimplays1825 6 месяцев назад +9

      No predator is more terrifying than mankind. Intellect and recognition of wrong doing is far worse than an animal simply trying to survive.

    • @captainp.2721
      @captainp.2721 5 месяцев назад +9

      Depends where the city is? America? Absolutely.
      And yes, it is a primal fear. It's called " fear of the unknown".
      To quote the great HP Lovecraft, " the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is *fear*. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is *fear of the unknown*."
      This is why we are afraid of the dark. We don't know what out there. This is why disembodied noises are scary - we don't know it's origin.
      And what you don't know, your head fills in the blanks.

    • @HoseTheBeast
      @HoseTheBeast 5 месяцев назад

      @@captainp.2721 No😂 the primal fear of the dark is because of nocturnal predators. We have been afraid of the dark because WE HAVE known what is out there… Today though humans are the apex predator even to other humans and fear of the dark(for a possible predator) is statistically foolish considering you are infinitely more likely to be killed by another human.

  • @BMathiesen
    @BMathiesen 11 дней назад +1

    It's crazy watching Mr.Ballen for years and then stumbling across an older video I didn't see and how different yet the same he is. He's not as animated and he's a little more still but man these stories and the way he tells them never gets old!

  • @JM-wx5nm
    @JM-wx5nm 2 года назад +1882

    I'm 17 and I can't even begin to imagine staying at a hotel by myself, let alone way up in an isolated cabin. This kids got some balls.

    • @lildurpy
      @lildurpy 2 года назад +116

      I one time interviewed a Canadian soldier who stormed the beach on D-Day when he was16 years old, after lying about his age to enlist.
      I was 17 at the time (on co-op), and I could barely comprehend the bravery he must've had. That was his very first deployment in the war. Private J. Kelly thank you for your service 🇨🇦❤

    • @zanemob1429
      @zanemob1429 2 года назад +33

      I have balls and I wouldn’t.

    • @zzz7zzz9
      @zzz7zzz9 2 года назад +31

      it's called camping. hundreds of thousands of people do it all year.

    • @od3910
      @od3910 2 года назад +97

      @@zzz7zzz9 I don't know many kids that go camping by themselves. In fact, in a lot of places in the world, that's a terrible idea.

    • @dabidibup
      @dabidibup 2 года назад +37

      @@od3910 I’m guessing you live in a city. Many kids could easily go to a (this case their family’s) camp alone, especially if there’s video games.
      Ironically the parts where it’s the worst idea is probably where it’s more common, the places where kids are used to the wilderness
      That’s why there are so many “snowflakes” online. All the “stupid” kids are doing stuff outside.
      A human is more likely to harm you than anything in nature.

  • @definitelynotawitch
    @definitelynotawitch 2 года назад +2557

    I once heard very loud tapping on my bedroom window, which is literally less than arms length away from my bed. And in my immediate overthinking panic, I thought it was a person (my room is on the second floor) _but_ we have tinted windows and it was just a fat bird that was fighting its reflection lol

    • @amandagurru2136
      @amandagurru2136 Год назад +143

      This made me giggle lol

    • @nicolewalsh6656
      @nicolewalsh6656 Год назад +71

      I woke up twice around 730am to someone banging on my bedroom window. I live in a ground level apartment. I was terrified to look outside but I think it was just my neighbours kids knocking at my cat who was looking out the window lol

    • @xellos013
      @xellos013 Год назад +40

      ravens, crows, magpies and blackbirds love shiny stuff and will do almost any to take it. including tapping it repeatedly to try to get it lose

    • @Heligany
      @Heligany Год назад +17

      LOL when I had new windows fitted I had that for a while... drove me nuts I ended up spraying veg oil on my windows so they would stop fixating on their reflections....

    • @NisseCrusader
      @NisseCrusader Год назад +33

      A few years ago when i was skyping, my back was to the window and my friend told me that someone was staring at me, sure enough it was a man outside my window eyeballing me while i had my back towards him. He left fast after i turned around

  • @kennyney2326
    @kennyney2326 8 месяцев назад +4

    I’ve seen every MrBallen episode and this is by far my favorite. After all the times I’ve watched it it still gives me goosebumps!! BRAVO MrBallen, this is your masterpiece!!

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 9 месяцев назад +5

    Whenever I feel sad or lonely, this story is an immediate mood changer...

  • @mrseriousonlyhalf513
    @mrseriousonlyhalf513 3 года назад +659

    Phone rings : "You ordered a pizza!, my drivers been there an hour trying to get your attention."

  • @keithspinach6953
    @keithspinach6953 3 года назад +1966

    If Ballen himself is scared by a story he’s telling, we’re all screwed.

  • @aqharyder
    @aqharyder 3 месяца назад +4

    I recently found your channel and I'm hooked. This story and your story scared me more than any movie, book, or story I've seen/read in the past. I find myself leaning into my screen, with my body tense, and my breathing shallow. Yikes! Best thing ever!!!!

    • @user-xq8wz7vm7w
      @user-xq8wz7vm7w 3 месяца назад +1

      I'm slightly jealous that you get to cruise all of his videos for the first time! Lol! Enjoy!

  • @patrikdiazsima970
    @patrikdiazsima970 3 месяца назад +3

    This is one the most scary stories I´ve heard from you. Great job.

  • @SimplyTrey
    @SimplyTrey 3 года назад +2854

    I’m so glad to see a fellow veteran doing something they love instead of just conforming

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 года назад +528

      Thank you!!

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 года назад +551

      Seriously! I appreciate this

    • @SimplyTrey
      @SimplyTrey 3 года назад +288

      MrBallen NP brother 13F US Army here love the content

    • @user-nj3xq1ev9f
      @user-nj3xq1ev9f 3 года назад +52

      MrBallen xie hua piao piao bei fung xiao xiao

    • @machomafia94
      @machomafia94 3 года назад +25

      MrBallen do you like my sword sword sword my diamond sword

  • @ATLSlat
    @ATLSlat 3 года назад +1277

    Everybody gangsta until the navy seal is afraid of the strange dark and mysterious

  • @robertofrattini4388
    @robertofrattini4388 Год назад +4

    I love the story that happens in the woods; the woods is a living entity and just for this reason if you go in there , in the night, you must have a lot of courage.

  • @jamesedwards5702
    @jamesedwards5702 6 месяцев назад +4

    Your personal video, Mr. Ballen, scared the fool out of me!! Great story, sir. BTW, this one did, too.

  • @panjamysy
    @panjamysy 3 года назад +764

    Hooves on the roof? Evil creepy feeling? Dog upset?
    It's Krampus.

  • @edgarmyhre1811
    @edgarmyhre1811 3 года назад +844

    Everybody a gangster til mrballen shows the pictures

    • @alysgrant6732
      @alysgrant6732 3 года назад +24

      Yup, everyone is John Wayne till they're really in the situation.

    • @GreatBritain105
      @GreatBritain105 3 года назад +5

      Does he show em?

    • @bmaxdlux3169
      @bmaxdlux3169 3 года назад +23

      Whenever I go to the woods for a "camp out" I always pack my 9mm sig and 12ga Remington.
      And strangely enough nothing and/or no one ever bothers me.🤔

    • @f100dsupersabre6
      @f100dsupersabre6 3 года назад +27

      @@bmaxdlux3169 my broke ass takes a nerf gun

    • @jillrouton4097
      @jillrouton4097 3 года назад +1

      Lol

  • @Lilwhitedove3
    @Lilwhitedove3 9 месяцев назад +5

    Mr Ballen has come along way in telling his awesome stories! Ty
    Mr Ballen & for your service🇺🇸💚🌹

  • @aaronyoung2912
    @aaronyoung2912 Год назад +12

    its nice that he was able to spend time in the cabin one last time just to recollect fun memories with his father.I just hope that who ever buys the cabin does not have that same horrible experience.I lost my father at a young age myself and i didint get the chance to do what he did so i truly admire that and i would wish the family all the best.

  • @riker2621
    @riker2621 2 года назад +562

    After the tapping on the window he hears, “Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?”

    • @jessicacook2650
      @jessicacook2650 2 года назад +47

      Omg! That just made this video way creepier. The Bells Canyon video scared me. I'm not easily frightened but this story and Bells Canyon got to me.

    • @Koldobika8A
      @Koldobika8A 2 года назад +8

      😀😀😀

    • @MegaCriw
      @MegaCriw 2 года назад +30

      "dO yOu kNoW hOw tO gEt tO BELL'S CANYON" !!!?!

    • @PhatMon920
      @PhatMon920 2 года назад +13

      LMFAO As someone who lives in Washington state, about a 3 hour drive away from Mt. Rainier, the "Bells Canyon" story is both scary and intriguing

    • @foryoutub9278
      @foryoutub9278 2 года назад

      🤣

  • @chrisgonzalez2778
    @chrisgonzalez2778 2 года назад +784

    He was so smart not to let his dog run off into the woods and keeping his dog close.

    • @elleeee1212
      @elleeee1212 2 года назад +62

      Ikr I would die for my dog if I had my own, I’d never sacrifice it to a unknown creature just so I can run and lock the door leaving it for dead, not me.

    • @CaptUnstoppable
      @CaptUnstoppable 2 года назад +38

      The dog makes it, right? I can't listen to stories where the dog doesn't make it

    • @PuffyAmiYumi
      @PuffyAmiYumi 2 года назад +36

      @@CaptUnstoppable Dog's fine! I'm the same I can't hear stories like that.

    • @CaptUnstoppable
      @CaptUnstoppable 2 года назад +40

      @@PuffyAmiYumi thanks! I can listen to Ballin talking about murder and such, but something bad happens to a dog I'm done

    • @MyLittleWorldReborns
      @MyLittleWorldReborns 2 года назад +14

      Thank you for this comment. I was not sure I could listen if something happened to his dog.

  • @ladyamalthea3218
    @ladyamalthea3218 Год назад +7

    i told this story to a group of cadets when we were on some kind of camp in the woods (the kids were learning about survival in the woods). it was an instant success even tho i felt bad caus 2 of them didn't really sleep so they came with me during the night to help me during my watch hehe Ty so much Mr.Ballen for that storie :D

  • @filipnestoroski1603
    @filipnestoroski1603 11 месяцев назад +1

    I heard this story a few years back and every time I think of it, it gives me the chills

  • @normanperkel139
    @normanperkel139 3 года назад +623

    When the guy thought he heard “hooves” on the roof of the cabin... it wasn’t December was it? Asking for a friend.

    • @AFortnightAgo
      @AFortnightAgo 3 года назад +42

      Referencing Krampus?

    • @jbizzle2232
      @jbizzle2232 3 года назад +32

      @@AFortnightAgo or Santa and reindeer lol

    • @flapdrol75
      @flapdrol75 3 года назад +16

      @@jbizzle2232 Well, correct me if im wrong, but Krampus is a companion of saint nicolas that germans celebrate on 4th and dutch celebrate on 5th december.
      And Santa Claus is based on saint nicolas. So i guess the reindeer is based on Krampus?

    • @jbizzle2232
      @jbizzle2232 3 года назад +4

      @@flapdrol75 ah shit yeah you right lol tbh I didnt even know what Krampus was

    • @lesewing
      @lesewing 3 года назад +7

      A creepy man wearing hard sole boots or some other kind of boot that would make a hoof like sound. The description did say a large crouching man the only time the boy saw it in the tree. The strange man not saying a single word is incredibly creepy.

  • @theanimal5862
    @theanimal5862 3 года назад +1271

    Navy SEALS have to pay attention to everything with the finest detail. That's why he's so good at telling stories

    • @ashleydeeble1397
      @ashleydeeble1397 3 года назад +38

      He was a good N.S BECAUSE he was good at retaining details. But honestly I watch Stephanie Soo and she's great too but has shared that she does have notes for many true crime cases but u NEVER see her glance at them and u can't see them either. Obviously true crime cases are more sensitive and u can't say anything even a little off exactly what it says. Guess we'll never know but he may do this sometimes just because he takes this pretty seriously as far as I can tell.

    • @mcrecite14
      @mcrecite14 3 года назад +11

      Hi I’m looking for Ray Finkel.....and a clean pair of shorts!

    • @quackaddict2203
      @quackaddict2203 3 года назад +19

      He has a script to his lower right. Now you will notice his glances to the lower left corner.

    • @franciscoaloy5358
      @franciscoaloy5358 3 года назад +1

      He knows and tell with every detail, his awesome

    • @ninjaStalker069
      @ninjaStalker069 3 года назад +3

      Strange, dark and mysterious details...

  • @Renee77B
    @Renee77B 9 месяцев назад +1

    Mr Ballen tells the best stories. I have always been into horror stories. Now, I am trying to listen to all his stories.

  • @charlieknight5065
    @charlieknight5065 3 месяца назад +2

    Absolutely LOVE your channels sir thank you for your services and the work you have put into your brand I know I'm a huge fan thanks again and have a blessed day everyone

  • @docrofo2573
    @docrofo2573 2 года назад +607

    These military recruiters are relentless. Came all of the way to the cabin

    • @simonvance8054
      @simonvance8054 2 года назад +56

      Either that or jehovahs witnesses...they’ll stop at nothing 😂

    • @Luisn_n
      @Luisn_n 2 года назад +24

      You can be at the summit of Mount Everest and they’ll still find a way to get up there to tell you about the military and benefits

    • @curtis209
      @curtis209 2 года назад +2

      Hahahahahahahahaha!

    • @donnamilo5495
      @donnamilo5495 2 года назад +25

      Nope they want to sell you extended warranty for your car.

    • @shanny4306
      @shanny4306 2 года назад +2

      @@donnamilo5495 funny,,,,,,,,,,really!

  • @MrsInkyDinky
    @MrsInkyDinky 3 года назад +736

    "Theres this tree that has a seat which is looking directly into the cabin....that's gonna matter later in the Story."
    Ooohhh hell naaw

    • @reonndoughty5237
      @reonndoughty5237 3 года назад +13

      I feel this in my soul haha

    • @willhollenbeck954
      @willhollenbeck954 3 года назад +9

      i was thinking the same thing lmaoo

    • @CerberuzMoto
      @CerberuzMoto 3 года назад +5

      Story intensifies for the worst. XD

    • @gabeamorello6679
      @gabeamorello6679 3 года назад +10

      When he said that, I thought he was gonna say the kid looked out the window and saw a fucking silhouette

    • @samilannen4431
      @samilannen4431 3 года назад +3

      I wrote this i just dont remember writing it 🤣🤣

  • @josereyes6187
    @josereyes6187 7 месяцев назад +14

    This story is definitely the scariest one in my opinion. It makes any Hollywood movie look like child’s play.

  • @nuviaerivez5876
    @nuviaerivez5876 Год назад +5

    A MOVIE should DEFINITELY be made about this 😮!

  • @baileymoran8585
    @baileymoran8585 2 года назад +250

    Finding out you are actually not alone in the woods when you thought you were, is much scarier than really being alone in the woods.

    • @LeCharles07
      @LeCharles07 2 года назад +16

      You're never alone in the woods. [suspenseful music plays]

  • @moonlight27197
    @moonlight27197 3 года назад +1534

    The dog looks like he wants to go out side? In the middle of the night, When we are alone, Deep in the woods. Yeeeeaaahhh... sorry doggy pee on floor, I’ll cleaned it up in the morning, I want to live. Hahahahaha

    • @careyawalker
      @careyawalker 3 года назад +40

      Ikr?!

    • @redfog42
      @redfog42 3 года назад +19

      I concur!

    • @ontherockswithsalt560
      @ontherockswithsalt560 3 года назад +66

      That's what pet stores make pee pads for. Dogs will hold their pee until they practically explode out of fear of being corrected. Please don't ever assume your dog knows to pee on a floor. SMH Pee pads have an attractant that lets the dog know it is a "pee place".

    • @marcusdedorsson8741
      @marcusdedorsson8741 3 года назад +39

      I have the same dilemma every Time my dog or I have to pee in the middle of the night when I am in my cabin deep in the swedish woods. No one Can hear me scream 😂

    • @user-nl8xo2xq4w
      @user-nl8xo2xq4w 3 года назад +44

      @@ontherockswithsalt560 or like...don't correct your dog in a way that makes them scared of you?
      There are plenty of ways to potty train a dog without using violence or intimidation.

  • @danielleAvit
    @danielleAvit 5 месяцев назад +1

    So glad you decided to make these videos 😊💚helps me get ready for the day

  • @andrew12bravo21
    @andrew12bravo21 6 месяцев назад +1

    Just watched the most recent episode and the quality of the videos from three years ago to today is amazing!

  • @adrianfoster7387
    @adrianfoster7387 3 года назад +656

    Ballen: "This one scared the heck out of me"
    Me: "😳 this gonna be good"

  • @davidapple8047
    @davidapple8047 2 года назад +1153

    Every night I fall asleep listening to his stories. Like a little kid,and I'm 48!!😂😅😂

    • @vickicarnes6860
      @vickicarnes6860 2 года назад +59

      56 and I do the same lol. I don't think you ever out grow creepy stories especially if you've had your own insane experience.

    • @davidapple8047
      @davidapple8047 2 года назад +21

      @@vickicarnes6860,I agree! I tell people that I grew up in a house built in 1893 and I know it was haunted!! I had experiences as a child that still gives me goose bumps!! I had experiences in that house up until I moved out when I was 19.

    • @1Bonehed
      @1Bonehed 2 года назад +23

      49...Same. LOL. He's quite an accomplished story teller, very entertaining.

    • @raquelkendrick2666
      @raquelkendrick2666 2 года назад +16

      Omg I'm 48 ans I do the same thing!!

    • @ajtm23
      @ajtm23 2 года назад +11

      You're crazy 😂😂😂

  • @craigthemonke794
    @craigthemonke794 8 месяцев назад +2

    I keep coming back to this story because of how good and horrifying it is.

  • @ethanburke2266
    @ethanburke2266 3 года назад +465

    I feel bad for MrBallens kids when they ask for a bed time story 🤣🤣🤣

    • @phatcrayonz
      @phatcrayonz 3 года назад +11

      lol!!!!!!!

    • @Rqptor_omega
      @Rqptor_omega 3 года назад +28

      Kids:Hey dad can you tell me a bed time story?
      Mr ballen:sure,so once a upon a time,a teen was at a cabin and..................
      Kids:😱

    • @bethanywallace8575
      @bethanywallace8575 3 года назад +16

      This was the kind of story I wanted when I was a kid. My gma told me I would ask everyone for scary stories and then complain they weren't scary enough. If this guy was my dad, I wouldn't have been saying that.

    • @zay.7572
      @zay.7572 3 года назад +5

      😂😂😂😂

    • @lindaarrington9397
      @lindaarrington9397 3 года назад +1

      I know

  • @demonickiller6315
    @demonickiller6315 3 года назад +717

    i love the way that this fella tells stories, chill and human, like a feller you meet at a bar who has one to many spooky stories lmao.

    • @notavailable1174
      @notavailable1174 3 года назад +17

      ikr! it feels personal

    • @Worthitingold757
      @Worthitingold757 3 года назад +17

      Right!! And hes the type of guy you just believe,like its no way this guy is lying.lol

    • @jennytellya4564
      @jennytellya4564 3 года назад +6

      Yep! Like a teacher who takes what would normally be considered a boring or sh**-subject and-because he himself LOVES the subject- he puts his enthusiasm into the lectures which translates into a talent for story-telling and suddenly the class is one of the best YOU YOURSELF will ever take!
      Because the stories are so much fun to listen to, you now have a passion for history or science or English lit! 😁
      Or Sasquatch... Aliens...
      ... Leprechauns...!

    • @esporev
      @esporev 3 года назад +7

      Totally agree! He's a great story teller... I discovered his channel a couple of days ago and have been watching non stop because of his story telling abilities, so I gladly subscribed!

    • @smith6513
      @smith6513 3 года назад +3

      Fella

  • @JananyaKali
    @JananyaKali 3 месяца назад

    I've been binging your videos for about a week, and basically you became my bedtime story (even though sometimes I can't sleep after listening)

  • @cdbarry
    @cdbarry 6 месяцев назад +1

    I like how he understands things like what that cabin stood for change after you lose someone you love who you attached meaningful memories to things or places with

  • @scottmiller6270
    @scottmiller6270 3 года назад +556

    I've lived in the thick forest of Northern MN, then I Moved to the Rocky Mountains where I still reside. It's not the weird sounds, animal noises, twigs snapping etc. It's what makes Mother Nature go completely silent down to the last cricket, in the blink of an eye, that makes my senses go hypervigilant.

    • @CFarnwide
      @CFarnwide 3 года назад +79

      I know exactly what you mean. That happened to me once. Turns out a mountain lion was circling our camp. 😱

    • @ghostfromeo4521
      @ghostfromeo4521 3 года назад +53

      Always have to pay attention to signs and feelings

    • @louiseallen5298
      @louiseallen5298 3 года назад +43

      Definitely, and if your dog has uncharacteristic actions, you really need to pay attention.

    • @CFarnwide
      @CFarnwide 3 года назад +38

      @@louiseallen5298 Agreed, ALWAYS trust your dog!

    • @embracethemadness8302
      @embracethemadness8302 3 года назад +15

      @@CFarnwide Trust your dog and then do what? It's not like Midnight told him, "Look bro, Slenderman is up in the sitting tree." unless his dog was Lassie and they had to change it's name for this story due to legal precedent.

  • @commomcents
    @commomcents 3 года назад +463

    This gentlemen tells a story as if he actually witnessed the event and took notes at the same time,well done 👍

    • @theequestrianhound2132
      @theequestrianhound2132 3 года назад +15

      **Witnesses murder in remote location**
      Write that down, write that down!

    • @tanisha5152
      @tanisha5152 3 года назад +5

      I am amazed by how he remembers each and every single godammn detail

    • @darkflower1729
      @darkflower1729 3 года назад +1

      @@tanisha5152 i mean, he's definitely reading from some notes. However I'll agree the delivery is absolutely incredible

    • @user-nr7ou4kw9f
      @user-nr7ou4kw9f 3 года назад

      well now i just imagine Mr. Ballen, looming at the tree-line like an omen of death, staring at a murder happening right in front of him and taking notes

    • @kb6530
      @kb6530 2 года назад

      @@darkflower1729 He embellishes to make it more juicy.
      Also to make it his own content, RUclips trys it's best to not pay out, gotta be creative.

  • @joeschmoe1150
    @joeschmoe1150 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks. You just gave me legit goosebumps...

  • @user-xq8wz7vm7w
    @user-xq8wz7vm7w 3 месяца назад

    I love coming back to re-listen to this terrifying tale! Its best to watch in the middle of a snowy night! 🌛🌝🌜

  • @machomafia94
    @machomafia94 3 года назад +509

    This is why a dog is a mans best friend

    • @garrett810
      @garrett810 3 года назад

      Why

    • @MrLanzac
      @MrLanzac 3 года назад +7

      Why? Most dogs even breeds you think would protect you, without training usually won't do much. That training being extensive and expensive.

    • @_Coffee4Closers
      @_Coffee4Closers 3 года назад +8

      I would have preferred to have a Former SEAL Team 6 member with me than my dog, but hey that's just me.

    • @chinchillacrystal6899
      @chinchillacrystal6899 3 года назад +18

      If the creeper had a dog treat, I would have been in trouble. My dog would have unlocked the door for him and shown him around the house 😆

    • @pbg9208
      @pbg9208 3 года назад +7

      especially when they don't try to protect you but cuddle with you so you can both die together

  • @sonofdad0621
    @sonofdad0621 3 года назад +256

    It's amazing how fearless dogs are of the unknown just willing to run into trouble.

    • @chasethemaster3440
      @chasethemaster3440 3 года назад +23

      @@mattb3920 hey don’t hate on cats

    • @indigocrayon520
      @indigocrayon520 3 года назад +7

      Most pet dogs are chicken shit

    • @samuelperezgarcia
      @samuelperezgarcia 3 года назад +14

      I think it was more unrelenting curiosity than fearlessness. Once it picked up its master's fear it decided enough was enough.

    • @TheOriginalCheeseballs
      @TheOriginalCheeseballs 3 года назад

      @@indigocrayon520 Mmmmmm nah. I have a Yorkie and she tries to bark and run at bulldogs. She thinks she’s tuff or something lol 😆

    • @Naxxaramus
      @Naxxaramus 3 года назад +5

      @@mattb3920 Let me correct your comment " Unlike MOST domestic cats " i had my life saved by my cat and i know people who was saved by they're cats BUT i will be honest here ..if i was in that boy's place i would prefer to have Zeus my ex military german shepherd there with me rather than Kalesh my fat cat XD

  • @user-ne1bm2ki2w
    @user-ne1bm2ki2w 19 дней назад +1

    I have heard many scary stories in my life and this specific one takes the cake this gives me nightmares but I keep wanting to watch more of it

  • @rideronthestorm4173
    @rideronthestorm4173 Год назад

    This IS DEFINITELY my fave Story. Love the backing sounds too.

  • @McKnowlTB5
    @McKnowlTB5 3 года назад +459

    He is definitely going to be that grandpa that knows like over a million stories

  • @jasonmccabe3468
    @jasonmccabe3468 3 года назад +391

    I'm blind. Your channel is perfect

    • @alysgrant6732
      @alysgrant6732 3 года назад +20

      Normally I'm actually just listening to the stories. That's scary enough 😳.

    • @mikeycage1587
      @mikeycage1587 3 года назад +29

      I listen to 90% of his stories without watching the video. If I was blind, I'd love this channel just as much, if not more.

    • @geemykneeify
      @geemykneeify 3 года назад +20

      You wrote a reply to a blind person... Not trolling, just throwing it out there! Hope yall enjoy Mr. Ballen's videos! He's great!

    • @SunDriedResin
      @SunDriedResin 3 года назад +7

      @@geemykneeify TTS

    • @mikeycage1587
      @mikeycage1587 3 года назад +10

      That was 90% of why I replied, the other 10% was just waiting for a comment exactly like this. Lol

  • @adogshope7399
    @adogshope7399 4 месяца назад

    Please do more of how you feel about the stories beforehand in your newer videos. I love this ❤

  • @Phantom0-1
    @Phantom0-1 2 месяца назад +2

    This is still my favorite Mrballen story

  • @Meg-iv5ko
    @Meg-iv5ko 3 года назад +326

    >middle of winter
    >hoofbeats on the rooftop
    this man was terrorized by santa claus

    • @nathaniels8371
      @nathaniels8371 3 года назад +7

      First thing I think of when he says man and hoof beats was the adventure time deer that took his hooves off and hand hands. Tbph

    • @The-Artless-Gallery
      @The-Artless-Gallery 3 года назад +9

      One of the reindeer was looking to finish off granny

    • @connorraab
      @connorraab 3 года назад +10

      Nah it's krampus

    • @virginiaviola5097
      @virginiaviola5097 3 года назад +6

      I kept thinking, light a fire so the creeper can’t come down the chimney..never thought it might be Santa lol.

    • @carterbaby5302
      @carterbaby5302 3 года назад

      Lol

  • @jenniferlee5141
    @jenniferlee5141 2 года назад +859

    The best videos from ballen are the ones you discover from a year or two ago that you've not yet seen.
    It's like finding buried treasure.

  • @echobravo5463
    @echobravo5463 2 месяца назад

    Ooh must have missed this one.. great story.. visuals were a nice addition.. I find myself deep in the mountains alone when prospecting/rock hounding every year and if it was me in this situation.. I would have definitely found out if it was bulletproof..

  • @periwinkleparis225
    @periwinkleparis225 6 месяцев назад

    I've listened to you for years and this one scared the life out of me!

  • @claudethibaudeau2714
    @claudethibaudeau2714 3 года назад +1501

    This mans details in his stories are like no other storyteller I've ever heard. Stories are absolutely this mans calling. 👍🇨🇦

    • @nelzzz89
      @nelzzz89 3 года назад +9

      Stephanie Harlowe is also an amazing storytelling that goes into great detail. Love listening to her and MrBallen!

    • @terrygravesen9594
      @terrygravesen9594 3 года назад +6

      I am 57 years old ever since I was a little kid I have been petrified you’re gonna laugh of being alone being alone in the woods being alone in the woods in the dark or be in just about anywhere alone in the dark The story absolutely freaks me out it’s 1018 in the morning it is bright sunshine and I am tripping The best storyteller in the world Mr.B you are thanks for scaring the shit out of me but great story God bless!!!

    • @terrygravesen9594
      @terrygravesen9594 3 года назад +3

      I meant to say best storyteller in the world you are!!!

    • @s_a_mvr
      @s_a_mvr 3 года назад +3

      Mr nightmare - “ Hold my beer “
      Mr nightmare is a guy that tells horrifying stories but with sounds 😬

    • @BrottenGuy
      @BrottenGuy 3 года назад +5

      @@s_a_mvr I don’t like his voice all that well. I don’t know what it is. But, Mr. Ballen does add some sounds here & there

  • @leo8049
    @leo8049 2 года назад +601

    As someone from Oregon, hearing MrBallen talk about my home state constantly makes me never want to go near a forrest, cabin, attic, basement, field, farm, hiking trail, old house, old church, etc, etc.

    • @Woosle
      @Woosle 2 года назад +31

      So.. never go outside then? That list is the entirety of oregon lol

    • @shandiana
      @shandiana 2 года назад +21

      When I find a new channel, I sort by popularity and just go down the list; as an Alaskan, I was not expecting 2 out of 3 of Ballen's greatest hits to be horrific crimes against women in the city I'm living in 😅

    • @pammaggio8135
      @pammaggio8135 2 года назад +1

      @LEO… 😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂

    • @denisevnbrdw
      @denisevnbrdw 2 года назад +7

      Is all of Oregon haunted!?

    • @joeyc8384
      @joeyc8384 2 года назад +10

      @@Woosle you can’t even stay inside💀

  • @addicted2beuty
    @addicted2beuty 9 месяцев назад

    This one scared me beyond measure! I was laying in bed with my covers up and expecting it to happen to me too, it was horrible, loved it👏🏽

  • @bryanolson4350
    @bryanolson4350 2 месяца назад

    Excellent work MB

  • @JamesHeinrich-vk7vz
    @JamesHeinrich-vk7vz 2 года назад +472

    One day, years ago, MrBallen's friend asked him how his day was and for 15 mins he told the most eloquent story of a mundane afternoon and his buddy was like "dude, you should really tell stories". And here we are.

    • @mysterylovescompany2657
      @mysterylovescompany2657 2 года назад +30

      Do you reckon he used to tell stories at night to entertain his unit in the field?
      I can picture it so easily, I feel like he probably did. Or if not, those guys majorly missed out.

    • @terim.0404
      @terim.0404 2 года назад +8

      Without any doubt! Listening to Mr. Ballen tell these stories it's impossible not to realize how he entertained his fellow compatriots and ya gotta know they were as riveted as we are when listening. Back in the very early medieval times Mr. Ballen would have been called a 'bard' or a 'scop ' these people were held in high regard by the people and the king, earl, jarl, or whomever.

    • @almishti
      @almishti 2 года назад +9

      "And my mom said, John, can you do the lunch dishes please? B/c my MOOOOM, she had friends coming over to play cards later that day, just like she did EVery WEEK, so this was nothing out of the ordinary. But THIS TIME, I didn't feel like doing dishes just then! I just didn't feel like it. So I told her no I'm gonna go ride my bike with Jeremy down to the lake for a while. And my mom, well, okay then. You did the lunch dishes yesterday so I guess you can take the afternoon off and I'll have your do it. Have a nice time with Jeremy, tell his mom thanks for the casserole dish it really came in handy. And I got on my bike, and I met Jeremy, he was on his bike, and we went down to the lake and had a great afternoon catching frogs."

    • @MaryAnnRegaladoVasquez
      @MaryAnnRegaladoVasquez 2 года назад +3

      @@terim.0404 yea i think every culture has storytellers that are highly regarded ....i really wish there were more ....like Mr Ballen. Is that his real name?

    • @terim.0404
      @terim.0404 2 года назад +4

      @@MaryAnnRegaladoVasquez yes! John Ballen. He has the cutest giggle too! 🤭

  • @jmuduke99
    @jmuduke99 3 года назад +482

    You could give me the recipe to grandma’s buttermilk biscuits in story form, and I’d still be interested.

    • @cardiacarrest0177
      @cardiacarrest0177 2 года назад +11

      And I’d be writing the recipe down

    • @goateditz321
      @goateditz321 2 года назад +4

      @@cardiacarrest0177 😂 same

    • @TheBootyWrangler
      @TheBootyWrangler 2 года назад +8

      When did he add the milk? How much milk did he add? Well the answer was right then and 4 cups. Despite the recommendations from everyone else in the township this alteration to the classic recipe birthed an entirely new dish that would go on to become pancakes today.

    • @goateditz321
      @goateditz321 2 года назад +3

      @@TheBootyWrangler and I would be so interested

    • @appletunisheccincute6253
      @appletunisheccincute6253 2 года назад +2

      To be fair, grandma's buttermilk is just plain GOOD

  • @jennifer2071
    @jennifer2071 7 месяцев назад +5

    This story right here.
    I was listening to it on my phone with AirPods. Sitting in my room at night with my fiancé sleeping in bed.
    And when it gets to the part of the boy shining the flash light onto the “tall man” in the tree, mouth open and all, i stg I said “F*CK THAT!” So loud my fiancé bolted awake and asked what’s wrong, what’s happned!!??
    😂
    This is one, if not THE, top scariest Mr Ballen stories.
    And I’m so mean, I sent the link to my mom who lives waaaaay out in the country on dirt roads surrounded by wilderness alone, with her dogs at night and told her “hey, listen to this crazy story!”
    She was not amused and said she had her gun on the bed table next to her that night lol

  • @pattywilson374
    @pattywilson374 3 года назад +231

    Hey Mr. Ballen. I was born and raised in Oregon. I''m a 67. Yr old grandma. I've spent a lot of time in the woods here!! I'm very at home in our woods. One year while we were hunting something screamed at us!!!! I know our native animals. It was extremely close to us!! Just feet away!! It scared us so badly that we left the woods!!! It was halfway between a howl and a scream!! It was a blood curdling scream!! Yet we c OI uld not see it!!! It was within feet of us!!! To this day we don't know what it was. We've heard many bigfoot sounds that various people have recorded
    My husband and I are almost certain that it was a bigfoot
    !!! It was very loud and very close!! Bigfoot doesn't scare me but something that loud and only feet away and invisible to us, DOES!!!! Thank you for the videos!!

    • @BrotherMJ808
      @BrotherMJ808 3 года назад +27

      Very likely a cougar or mountain lion. Google them screaming and see if that sounds like it (I hope so!) There's a old adage, for every time you see a cougar, it's seen you 100x.

    • @ryanmiller1317
      @ryanmiller1317 3 года назад +5

      I feel like if it were a cougar within a few feet of them, and they turned and ran, it would have chased.
      I was leaving a friends house one night, he lives almost at the bottom of a mountain, and as we walked outside talking kind of loud and chillin on his porch for a minute we hear this crazy ass roar/scream (a mountain lion, I googled it) and then this thing starts slinking down the hill trying to be quiet and investigate what all the noise is about. Then it stops just behind the tree line and watches as were both blindly looking towards the woods whispering to each other and waiting for something to happen. We went back in his house for a few minutes hoping it would get bored then I finally left on my bicycle. Wasted no time getting out of the area that night.
      I feel like the mt lion was ready to jack some other animal but we scared it’s prey away and pissed it off, then it came down to see if it could eat us instead. Luckily I’m a big dude (Fairly confident I could hold my own in a fight with a mt lion but I wouldn’t volunteer) and there were two of us. We couldn’t see this thing at all but he was watching us intently trying to figure out if he wanted to make a move or not. Terrifying stuff.

    • @spongebobfanboy24feat.agen25
      @spongebobfanboy24feat.agen25 3 года назад +1

      hehe you said feet

    • @elavke5441
      @elavke5441 3 года назад +1

      @@BrotherMJ808 100x? Well that's not helpful at all

    • @peterf9006
      @peterf9006 3 года назад +2

      Foxes also scream super scary and loud, almost human like as well. Look it up.

  • @BohemianPotanist
    @BohemianPotanist 3 года назад +730

    Had my noise canceling headphones on and my 2 year old daughter sleeping in my lap. I was so into this story and gradually getting more and more spooked I didn’t notice my son had come up the stairs from behind me. He tapped me on the shoulder and I about lost my mind. I grabbed my daughter and just ran lol! Thanks for the story and heart attack! Lmbo!

    • @nextjencakes5119
      @nextjencakes5119 3 года назад +24

      I’m reading this wearing my noise cancelling headphones & now I going to check behind me 🙈

    • @brddog8352
      @brddog8352 3 года назад +9

      Xd this is comedy gold right here

    • @jimandham
      @jimandham 3 года назад +8

      Hey atleast that showed you a good mom

    • @ToffeeCoffee001
      @ToffeeCoffee001 3 года назад +5

      I mean, it shows your a good parent

    • @tmr4342
      @tmr4342 3 года назад +3

      😆