Wartime Stories
Every soldier has a story. Some, they try to forget. Others, they can’t stop thinking about – stories that no one else would believe happened. Something that terrified them. Something they cannot explain.
From Ballen Studios, and hosted by Marine Corp Reconnaissance veteran, Luke Lamana, this is Wartime Stories. A weekly podcast that is a mix of horror, mystery, and awe inspiring tales. Where the strange, dark & mysterious meets the battlefield and beyond.
New episodes every Monday.
Share your stories: info@wartimestories.com
Episodes (51)
War During Winter is a Horrible Thing...
On the Eastern Front of World War I, German and Russian soldiers were locked in a desperate stalemate against each other and one of the most brutal winters in a century. But as the conflict decimated...
The Battle of Alcatraz
Alcatraz was designed to be an inescapable prison for America’s most dangerous criminals. But in 1946, a desperate breakout attempt by its prisoners forced battle-hardened U.S. Marines – fresh from...
When Men Fight Wars with Wolves
For as long as humans have existed, they’ve engaged in warfare with one another. But those battlefields often put soldiers at odds with nature’s deadliest combatants. These are stories of the conflict...
The Worst Job in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was defined by brutal heat, punishing rain, and impenetrable jungles full of hidden danger at every step. And that was just on the surface. Underneath it all there was an even more...
The Chilean Army and the Chupacabra
When Chupacabra attacks swept across Chile in 2000, the military stepped in. But what they discovered was so shocking, it drew the attention of NASA.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
Haunted Military Aircrafts
Veterans share chilling encounters with haunted aircrafts, ghostly pilots, and red-eyed figures lurking in cargo bays.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
What Are These Things?
Strange things seen by members of the military and others.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Wailing Woman
The tragic tale and eerie encounters of La Llorona, the legendary wailing woman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Demonic Night Vision Goggles
Were the strange visions simply a trick of the night vision goggles, or did they truly reveal paranormal entities?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
The Butcher of Paris
Paris fell silent under German occupation in 1940, and desperate civilians turned to Dr. Marcel Petiot for help, unaware that the true horror awaited inside his home.See Privacy Policy at...
Listen Now: A Twist of History
The Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War remains the bloodiest day in American history. That day, and the future of the United States, could have turned out very differently, if not for a...
The Legend of Old Green Eyes
While there are plenty of Civil War stories, it’s the ghostly encounters that should truly be feared.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
The Object Returns
Military police report object destroying a radio tower.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Strange Lights Over Fort Campbell
A diamond-shaped UFO was chased by helicopters over Fort Campbell, KY.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A War With Aliens
Bank manager has a terrifying vision before a UFO encounter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mutiny on the HMS Hermione
The Captain’s cruelty drives crew to murder and surrender their ship to the enemy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Time Keeps on Slipping
A coast guardsman saw something unbelievable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Birds Don't Call At Night
These things can mimic other animals.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Disappearance of Lt. Whipkey
Why would a lieutenant remove all of his own teeth...?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Vietnam Vets and Skinwalkers
Two US Army veterans are forever haunted after witnessing a strange desert ritual involving a possible skinwalker and the subsequent mysterious death of their friend.See Privacy Policy at...
The Stuff of Nightmares
If these soldiers' stories are true... burn the jungles.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tales of Wartime Cannibalism
Hunger drove these men to the unthinkable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Pilots Who Slipped Through Time
Men who everyone thought were dead... come back.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A Fate Worse Than Death... Pt. 2
USS Indianapolis sank after delivering bomb parts, leaving sailors to five days of shark attacks and survival before rescue.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...
A Fate Worse Than Death... Pt. 1
The USS Indianapolis, after delivering a key component of the atomic bomb, was sunk by a Japanese submarine, leaving hundreds of sailors stranded in shark-infested waters for five days.See Privacy...
The Little Girl on the Ramp
Strange happenings plague Marines stationed at Camp Schwab in Okinawa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
REDACTED - "Charles Manson and the CIA (Part 1)"
This story is a fan favorite from Redacted: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana.When journalist Tom O’Neill set out to write a simple story on the anniversary of the Manson Family murders in 1999,...
Death Has An Echo
Locations with massive bloodshed have eerie stories.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Apache
A soldier recounts a strange encounter during his time at Fort Campbell.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A Man Who Saw Hell
After being wounded, Sergeant Roy Benavidez returned to a dangerous battlefield to rescue his comrades and classified material.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...
Stealing Trucks From Vietcong
A special forces recon team sent to hijack a North Vietnamese supply truck must fight for their survival after their mission is compromised.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
The Man Who Never Quit
Roy Benavidez becomes a Green Beret and saves the lives of eight fellow soldiers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
The Kitsune
A brothel in Okinawa has fox murals on the walls and a missing Marine.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Operation Highjump
The secret mission to find Hollow Earth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Soldiers Scared to Actual Death
What killed these Irish and British men?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Giants of Afghanistan
Shocking stories from soldiers and drone operators.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Skinwalkers in Germany
Soldiers confront an unexplainable creature that shatters their understanding of reality.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
An Invisible Hand
Stories of bizarre coincidences.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What Was Killing These Men?
A German experiment that hunted British men on the front line.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Every Ship is Haunted
U.S. and Canadian sailors report terrifying ghost encounters at sea.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Mantell UFO Incident
Military personnel in Kentucky and Ohio report strange lights in the sky.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Missing Sniper
How did the sniper travel that far in 15 minutes? Recent government disclosures have revealed UFO sightings are hardly uncommon among active military service members.See Privacy Policy at...
Supernatural Encounters in a War Zone
In Iraq, soldiers encounter something locals call "jinn."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
America’s First Mass Murderer
A peaceful neighborhood is shattered when Howard Unruh goes on a deadly "Walk of Death."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
The Indian Army and the Yeti, Pt. 2
An explorer stumbles too close, risking a face-to-face encounter with the dangerous Yeti.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
The Indian Army and the Yeti, Pt. 1
An Indian Army expedition discovers massive footprints in the snow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Exorcisms on American Military Bases
Military bases harbor dark secrets as personnel face chilling paranormal activity tied to past tragedies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Soldier's Ghost
An American soldier in Vietnam encounters a 2000 year old ghost.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Seeing Death Before it Happened
A soldier's ghostly brother leads him to safety.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Skin-Walker
Military personnel encounter shape-shifting creatures in the American wilderness.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Herman Lamm - A Soldier Turned Bank Robber
A dishonorably discharged German soldier uses his military skills to pull off major bank heists in America.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
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