
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
The Strange, Dark & Mysterious delivered in podcast format.
Follow the MrBallen Podcast on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes publish twice a week—every Monday and Thursday. Prime members can listen to new episodes 1-month early and all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music. Wondery+ subscribers can listen ad-free in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.
Episodes (51)

Unsolved
Today’s podcast will feature 2 borderline unbelievable stories that remain a mystery to this day. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just
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The Crawlspace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a cold winter day in 2013, police officers rushed through the dense woods outside of a small town in Kentucky. They weaved their way through the trees, keeping their eyes peeled, and finally, one
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Medical Mysteries - "Blood Feast"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.
One night in 1944, over 300 patients at a mental hospital in Oregon become violently sick after eating dinner. Many of them die. An
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The Business of Death (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 2002, two days after Halloween, a police officer stepped out of a house in the small town of Navasota, Texas. He shielded his eyes from the early morning sunlight, then ducked under the band of
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Open Sea
Today’s podcast will feature 2 sailing horror stories. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for
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Listen Now: Scam Factory
You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You likely dismiss these texts and emails as mere
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Murder on Steroids (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a summer night In 2013, newlyweds Joe and Olga Connell walked into their condominium in Wilmington, Delaware. Joe flipped on the light and sat down on the couch, while Olga headed to the
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Vanished
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about people who vanished without a trace. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen,"
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You Can't Leave That Way (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't"
Today's story is about a woman who goes missing from a psychiatric hospital in 1900. Now at first, this story will seem like a pretty ordinary
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Helium Road (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a night in 2013, a woman in her 30s named Erin heard loud banging on her front door. She opened the door and saw her best friend Robin standing there. And she could tell right away that Robin
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Under the Bricks
In today’s story, you very likely will at some point go, “Okay, I know where this is going." But you won’t. Because the ending to this story is so random that it actually took 100 years to piece100>so>
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Ballen Studios Presents: Late Nights with Nexpo
From Ballen Studios, welcome to Late Nights with Nexpo, the official podcast of YouTube creator, Nexpo, featuring the most bizarre and chilling true stories and mysteries to be found. Listen to
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The Mutant (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a day in 2001, a veteran homicide detective put on his gloves and stepped into a cluttered bedroom. He’d been working a murder case for months, but he still had no clear evidence pointing to
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The Creature
Today’s podcast will feature 3 horror stories about people’s run-ins with unidentified beings. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called
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Goodbye Uncle Jack (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Late one afternoon in the summer of 2014, a pawnshop owner was updating his inventory logs when the bell above the front door jingled. A young couple walked inside and approached the counter. The man
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Something is in the Woods
Today’s podcast will feature 3 horrifying stories that will make you wonder who or what may be lurking in the forest. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel,what
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Sick Day (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a morning in 2002, a man in Indianapolis, Indiana woke up in a cold sweat. His hands shook as he tried to block out the images he’d seen in his sleep, but he knew these images would not just
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VIII
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is
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You Can't Run From This (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't"
I’m going to tell two stories about two very different haunted places. And even though these stories take place decades apart – and involve wildly
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Medical Mysteries - "A Rare Bird"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.
In 2020, a career-driven young woman in Ohio begins to hallucinate strange sounds and feels phantom sensations in her body. She believes
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Do Not Enter
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about places people were never meant to venture. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called
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Texas Shootout (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On an early morning in 2018, a woman in her 50s stood in the doorway of her bedroom in Austin, TX – firing off shots from her .357 revolver into the dark kitchen a few yards away. Someone in the
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The Witching Hour
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people who have sinister intentions. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen,"
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A Dead Body for Christmas (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On Christmas morning of 2010, snow fell on a quiet suburb in South West England. But just after 9:00 a.m., the quiet was shattered by the sound of police sirens racing through town. The police cars
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Diagnosis Vol. II
Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for
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The Butcher (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
At 3:45 a.m. on a morning in 2003, police cars raced down a street in a small, sleepy English village. A Detective Inspector stepped out of his car and approached an old house that was connected
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For the Love of Money
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that prove that money is the root of all evil. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called
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You Can't Hide Here (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This is a special bonus episode of our new format called, "You Can't"
On a dark fall night in 2010, two detectives stood in the street in an upscale suburban neighborhood outside of Boston,
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Trick-or Treat-or-Die (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On Halloween night in 1957, a group of children ran towards a brand new house in a suburban neighborhood outside of Los Angeles, California. This house had some of the best decorations on the street,
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Pure Evil
Today’s podcast will feature 3 acts of pure evil. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's
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The Stranger (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In the fall of 2003, two detectives were in the middle of a year-long homicide case, involving the brutal murder of a 19 year-old girl. And for the first time, they finally felt like they had a
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No Way Out Vol. VI
Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just calledno>
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A Shot in the Dark (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a spring morning in 2017, a mother of three in Evansville, Indiana logged onto Facebook and noticed a story in her news feed that made her heart start to race. Just a couple of hours earlier, the
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Medical Mysteries - "A Change in Fortune"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.
On a hot September day in 1986, a family in Goiania, Brazil, suddenly begin feeling sick after a celebration. The symptoms are horrific:
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One of Their Own (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a fall night in 1987, a young woman was walking down the middle of a dark street in a rural Kentucky town. She heard a car turn onto the street behind her, and it sounded like it was driving
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The Ingenues
Several years ago, prank videos were huge on YouTube. Basically, a Prank YouTube channel would go out in public, and they would do something to some unsuspecting person and they’d film it. And that
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Head for the Hills (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In January of 2012, a police truck parked on a trail in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. A member of the K-9 Unit opened the door, and a police dog named Indiana Bones jumped out. Indy
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The City of Death
One of my former teammates from back when I was a Navy Seal had one of the most insane stories you will ever hear. He gave me permission to tell his story, so today I will share it with you all.
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Murder on the Answering Machine (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a fall night in 1998, a woman walked into her kitchen after being out all day and tossed her keys onto the counter. She saw the light on her answering machine blinking, so she checked the message.
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VII
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is
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Square Dance of Death (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a cold December night in 2013, a 59-year-old widow stood on stage at a square dance club in Arkansas, watching some of her closest friends dance together. The woman had owned and run the square
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An Unforgettable Fare
Today’s story is a good old fashioned spooky story. It’s about a missing person in Taiwan, and it takes a totally bizarre turn, and I will say most of you will probably get the most thrill out of the
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The Lipstick on the Wall (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a summer morning in 2001, a woman in Alabama woke up in a cold sweat – like she’d just had a nightmare. But the woman knew what she saw while she was sleeping was not a bad dream – it was real. So
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Ghost Town
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about ghost towns. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered
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In the Weeds (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a Monday afternoon in 1986, medical staff at a clinic in San Antonio, Texas were starting to get worried, because their most respected nurse had not shown up for work and nobody could get a hold
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Clinical Lycanthropy
The crime at the center of today’s story is considered one of the most disturbing and heinous of all time.
Story name, preview & link to original YouTube video:
- #1 -- "Clinical Lycanthropy"

Big Bang (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a fall evening in 1996, a young detective sped through the streets of Tucson, Arizona towards an upscale country club. All he knew was that someone had reported an explosion in the area, but
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From Beyond
Today’s podcast will feature 2 spooky stories about messages from beyond. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has
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Underworld (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a Monday afternoon in December 2001, a pair of police officers walked in the side door of a big old farmhouse in the woods in Loudoun County, Virginia. They had just received a frantic 9-1-1 call
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Diagnosis
Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for
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Swap Meet (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In April 2009, in a crowded shopping center in broad daylight, a young woman was walking to her car, when suddenly a strange-looking man came out of some bushes and rushed toward her. The woman tried
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