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#1 -- "The People in White" -- 1:14 -- Teen solo hiker lives a nightmare in California forest
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@seanbaskett5506 2 жыл бұрын

The thing I love about Mr. Ballen's storytelling is that you are not even consciously aware you are being told a story. It's like you are actually there and it is happening to you. That is a rare quality.

@MrBallen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That’s really cool!!

@evo2542 2 жыл бұрын

it's both his best and most disturbing storytelling quality. I have had to take a break from his videos for a few weeks a number of times simply because it was starting to creep into how i thought in daily life. I would bet it's the reason he has started telling some positive stories on his channel. Which BTW MrBallen you could 100% start a side series where you tell mostly positive but interesting stories. You're a storyteller and I would wager you don't have to just tell these kinds of stories. That would be really cool. To hear you tell funny stories or touching stories, etc.

@VeganV5912 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtiCbKySva6VfWQ.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5-Fedx_3pPWp2g.html Australia 🇦🇺, murdered hundreds of people 😵😵😵....🔴🔫🤪. No guns now. 10 years no shooting. Comedy but real. He did this in USA

@mellybourgon7704 2 жыл бұрын

Don't scare me like that I love to watch Mr. Ballen eveytime new or old vids pop up please don't say it 🙃 🤯🥺

@larrylanpad8056 2 жыл бұрын

Pls Dnt say that

@bd1617 2 жыл бұрын

I used to fear the strange, dark, and mysterious. Now my biggest fear is that Mr. Ballen will run out of stories to tell.

@YesHello_OkGoodbye 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr lol

@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436 2 жыл бұрын

Same!🥺that's very worrisome😩

@xhelaldzaferovski203 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same fear, But im sure he don't rub Out of stories.. Cause is a crazy world we live in 🥸🤠

@erismana2105 2 жыл бұрын

Good ones at least

@miceltusav88 2 жыл бұрын

Your biggest fear should be he'll die before getting through half

@madelinerose9781 6 ай бұрын

stories like this prove that people are so much more terrifying than any ghost ever will be

@vondbee7091 3 ай бұрын

" monsters are real, & ghost do exist, & sometimes, they win" Stephen King

@Bumafa Ай бұрын

Not a true story. Very fun to listen to but not true.

@UndertheNeedle282 Ай бұрын

I doubt this actually happened

@jimsteinway695 Ай бұрын

@@Bumafait sounds like a story Kyle hates hiking told but in the Appalachian trail.

@hurricanekitty6736 Ай бұрын

I dunno this kinda sounds more paranormal than being actual living people to me….

@kilcar 7 ай бұрын

Great Story. Thank you. It struck a nerve, because of an incident many years ago: We ( 7 teens) camped on a Oregon beach on 1970. I awoke with a feeling of something being wrong. And, wrong it was. A woman was crawling toward our isolated camp on the beach. Confronted, she ran. We all awoke and armed ourselves. We found another strange man in his forties also very close hidden behind a driftwood log. This was the " Charlie Manson era" and it really terrified us. Footnote: I've run into similar strange people ; possibly a cult who claimed there was a cave system under Mt Shasta. Right. But I' ve not hiked without a firearm for 35 years. Thousands of miles of solo hiking for over fifty years left me with the lesson for those in the next fifty years: Don' t hike alone. Travel armed. Keep aware, not paranoid, just realistic. Dont be a victim. Project strength.

@tracemiller1519 6 ай бұрын

Yup, don’t go anywhere without it!!

@mariahconklin4150 6 ай бұрын

I've hiked alone but where I live the hiking trail always has people on it. I've stayed away because there are too many people but wow after hearing stories like this I'm grateful that their are lots of people I encounter. Sometimes I'm alone but nothing weird has happened.

5 ай бұрын

The "Creepy Crawlies"

@c0gimyun 5 ай бұрын

how scary! glad you all made it out safely. thanks for telling!

@Jacksonmoonstar1714 4 ай бұрын

I saw in the comments on a different comment that the cave system you mention is “hippy liberal bullshit propaganda” 😂 I just wanted to say that lol. Also, glad you’re okay man that sounds absolutely INSANE. That’s why I bring a gun no matter where I’m camping or hiking. You never know.

@peskycritter79 Жыл бұрын

As an experienced backpacker, I can confirm that the scariest creatures you will ever encounter in the wilderness are other people. This story really freaks me out lol.

@xb0xisbetter Жыл бұрын

@@theominousgreenglow26 To what do you refer? Dogman? Bigfoot? Skinwalker? Aliens? Cryptid XYZ?

@erindixon7769 Жыл бұрын

@@theominousgreenglow26 You’re*

@revolution2405 Жыл бұрын

You are 100% correct. I realize that a griz or cougar could shred me in seconds, but at least with them, I know what they want and for the most part, they behave rationally. With people, you can never know what they want or what they are capable of. And people often "work" together. I agree with your comment completely!

@nickidaisydandelion4044 Жыл бұрын

Maria you are absolutely right.

@blznft9513 Жыл бұрын

Theirs said to be a underground city and caves in Mount Shasta. Lot of Native American stories

@pault9544 2 жыл бұрын

I don't even feel completely safe walking in the woods during the day time, I can't imagine the fear this hiker went through. Absolutely terrifying.

@Annette1965 2 жыл бұрын

I live in a small town of 800. We have a bike path that’s beautiful, both sides lined with trees but I would never go there unless my husband was with me. In bigger cities that has bike paths like ours, women were attacked. It’s scary because you never know who would be hiding in the trees. It’s probably been around 20 years ago since I’ve been there.

@alexanderstevens145 2 жыл бұрын

I went to quote a job in the country broad daylight no one around for miles and I did not like it. I could have made $5k in a week but I didn’t like that feeling being there alone was horrible. Couldn’t imagine being there at night

@aaronmerrill4730 2 жыл бұрын

The woods are a little scary at night, tbh ... I mean, not least of all because, depending where you are, there's a very good chance there are things out there in the dark that could easily take you apart, and/or might find you delicious... I think humans understand and feel this on a deep instinctive level... Maybe some kind of species memory from our "cave man" days... lol

@paddlefaster 2 жыл бұрын

It's an unsubstantiated claim so there's no telling whether it really happened. Still a good story.

@NasirusPrimal 2 жыл бұрын

I often think about how my friends and I would explore the woods as kids in the 80's. No food, no water, no way of communication. Our parents basically were just in hope we'd return home, and they had no idea where we were. Fun times, but I couldn't imagine it today.

@MrShitBag 7 ай бұрын

That was scarier than a movie. You sealed the deal for me, never going into the woods by myself, especially at night.

@PatrickWalsh-qn3fg 4 ай бұрын

yea fr, every time I go out in the woods or do something especially stupid ill tell my friends to get me a mr ballen video

@agoogolofgeese 4 ай бұрын

Eh most are safe enough from this type of thing in my own experience. At least on the east coast. Gone solo hiking/camping for years and haven’t had a single experience that I can’t explain. Nothing scary beyond what the human mind itself will do in certain circumstances. That’s not to say it can’t happen, but fear itself can often cause the brain to trick you and, well, I value nature too much to give it up over that. Always strapped just in case though, and having an intimidating canine companion is also a plus lol. He’s with me most of the time when he can get off of work.

@ElfenCried 3 ай бұрын

Lol, jerk.

@ohwell94 2 ай бұрын

You are both lucky because my place is surrounded by woods So once night falls I am inside!

@billyblanco2540 Ай бұрын

Did you really need to hear this not to do that though? 😂 The only time I’ll be in the woods at night is if I’m with at least 5 of my brothers and we’re all armed.

@victorialouise3254 8 ай бұрын

I turned this story into a series of encounters for tonight's session of the DND campaign I currently run. It was hella spooky and creeped the whole gang out. Thanks for the inspiration!!

@Justchelseaxtra 5 ай бұрын

You are so fuckin beautiful ❤

@toogafishi 4 ай бұрын

Na bro what the hell 💀💀@@Justchelseaxtra

@garrittmohn188 2 ай бұрын

How many sessions were you stringing your players along? And what was your climax like? I only ask because I also DM and want to try integrating a arc like this in my campaign.

@victorialouise3254 2 ай бұрын

@@garrittmohn188 I made the arc last for three sessions. The campaign they're traveling through the woods, so on the first session where this arc showed up, they ran into a family in the woods who was telling them about how other travelers in the woods in this area have reported things going missing from their campsites in the night. Later that session, they saw two people in white who refused to speak to them at all. The next session, they woke up in the night to the sound of whispers and then also heard whispers around them in the day as they walked. This happened a few days in a row, one of the players got so freaked out he took a level of exhaustion to stay up all night and watch for them. The day after that, cuzza his exhaustion, as they heard whispering during the day, he sent an Eldritch blast in the direction of some of the whispers. This prompted the leader to come out of hiding-turned out they were a group of traveling nomads/cultists who believed in some Jacques Valee-esque stuff about life. They were all illusionists and they lived in Tiny Huts and would steal from people who traveled. They said they took a liking to the party and wanted to recruit them to join their cult. But the cult was involved in some nefarious stuff related to the campaign (the scales of magical creatures were discovered to be potent magical tools and a sort of trafficking industry sprung up around the sale of these magical creatures, these cultists were involved in the trafficking). A battle then ensued where the cultists hid inside their tiny huts and the party had to figure out how to draw them out of hiding in order to take them down. Eventually, it was kinda uncovered that most of the cultists were under magical control by the leader, so once they took the leader out, the rest of the cult kinda woke up from a haze and disbanded.

@SurferFN 2 жыл бұрын

MrBallen is the best storyteller on KZfaq, it’s not even a debate

@hydrx9409 2 жыл бұрын

dang littarely fucking copying my comment bro

@RazorKickStar 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@kyrieshenbaugh3941 2 жыл бұрын

Bailey sarian is good too

@erismana2105 2 жыл бұрын

Code words for I wont listen to others opinions.

@kaylynnirvinesthetics 2 жыл бұрын

1000%

@scbl46 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you have 6M subscribers but still mainly just sit in front of a green screen and talk, no flash, no clickbait, just pure stories, really goes to show how much talent you have

@MrBallen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@houseofschenck6230 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnails are clickbait but the videos themselves are excellent.

@roxycontinog69 2 жыл бұрын

And how humble he's stayed.

@steelerqueen436 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@justintime753 2 жыл бұрын

Or that he got lucky. Regardless I enjoy the stories.

@ritchardkohn5735 6 ай бұрын

They kept finding him because he kept cooking after making camp. Smells in the woods that don't belong tend to carry and can attract unwanted attention. Plus, his pace by that time would be set, meaning he would travel the same distance each day. Not hard to do the math. Also, if those people lived of the land, they would be excellent trackers. Food for thought....

@Garfuck Ай бұрын

Yeah, OR, or... It's just one of those Reddit stories that doesn't fully add up once you think about it. Like the motivation of those people for example. If they wanted to take his shit and kill him, why not do it the first night and be done with it? Why follow a guy who even stays in a little town for a night, just to stalk him? How will they get home after following him for days? Do they have rations for all that or is he gonna be their ration or do they just take a taxi home? I mean this whole story sounds like it could happen in the vast jungles of Papua New Guinea but feral people in the US sometime post 2007 (which is when the movie released)? I don't know, just sounds a bit much.

@ravishah3078 Ай бұрын

That's a good observation. I was also thinking perhaps he might have been a loud snorer meaning they could hear him from the trail if they listened closely

@joshspence186 Ай бұрын

I think it’s a group of people who set up trail cams to stalk people hiking alone.

@curious_O_o Ай бұрын

Or maybe just put a tracker in his stuff when they first found his camp

19 күн бұрын

@@curious_O_o that was my thought.

@Idrinklight44 7 ай бұрын

Camping in Silverado canyon in 92, had someone walk a circle around the tent me and wife were in. Left as soon as i cocked the revolver, that was a good feeling right there. Next morning saw there was another person, stayed about 50 ft away.

@Lianoth 2 жыл бұрын

The moment you said 'he hears the stick break' my phone alarm went off and gave me a heart attack. That's how good your stories are haha

@lundworks9901 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, same, it's FOR blood pressure meds, lol.

@janbadinski7126 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, that's a well read story.

@kimberkattstarz1410 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@starboy32 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting something personal and not being like the brainless stans who post "Mr ballen is the best storyteller on youtube" on every single one of his videos.

@Terri_Hugs 2 жыл бұрын

Hope your ok! We just know that a long lost relative does that 💩 to us! They are laughing their ass off!

@BlackOtter9 2 жыл бұрын

Most scary stories youtubers just seem to be reading posts directly from reddit in monotone or overly dramatic voices, but Mr. Ballen has a genuine "dad telling his kids a bedtime story" energy. And I love it.

@Guessnought 2 жыл бұрын

He projects energy because of how much he utilizes body language

@KinBDutMean 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@aaronmerrill4730 2 жыл бұрын

He's actually a good storyteller, and it shows. It probably helps quite a bit that he edits most of these stories into his own words, so you've got a consistent voice, from a guy who's actually good at telling stories...

@totallynotalpharius2283 2 жыл бұрын

Cut to his kids just being utterly terrified and freaked out

@leeentertainmentchannel247 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think any functional dad would be telling their kids these kind of bedtime stories

@BoltJohn 2 ай бұрын

Please Mr.Ballen don’t run out of stories I’m actually living away from my country and I don’t have parents nor any relatives ever in my life to talk to. Your stories are what comforts me as I always feel like you are a close friend or someone from my family telling me a story to listen to ❤ Thank you for what you are doing

@tibio 2 ай бұрын

Hi There , i can give my cel number if You don't mind

@AliazAfe 2 ай бұрын

Really sacks to be you Get married make a children

@kzlb 2 ай бұрын

i only wish you the best my friend, good luck in your new chapter

@OllenFrazer Ай бұрын

Where do you live now?

@samuelrauch3956 29 күн бұрын

Keep your head up mate, much love from a stranger in another country 🤙, and I agree Mr ballen is top tier

@thedragonborn6963 5 ай бұрын

Thing I love most about Mr. Ballen is how no matter how well the photo relates to what he's talking about, he has the common courtesy to tell us it's not a real photo. No matter how much we already might know it is/isn't

@majesj 2 жыл бұрын

I love the idea that going into the wilderness is seen as "taking a break from reality". There is no reality more real than the wild.

@jhtsurvival 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. I see it as going back to reality lol

@IndianJone 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. You said it so well, it makes so much sense. Thank you so much for this

@tbn22 2 жыл бұрын

Even the wilderness isn’t true reality. It is a set up. Reality is found in spirit which manifests into quantum mechanics which manifest into matter.

@truthseeker2321 2 жыл бұрын

Stepping into that reality can make you realize just how hardy our ancestors were. They definitely lived short, but exciting lives. It's harder to live off the land than most people think.

@impalamama7302 2 жыл бұрын

Especially going there all alone. Use the "buddy" system so you don't end up as a Mr Ballen story.

@theresajones7920 2 жыл бұрын

I am Native American (Cherokee),and MrBallen tells stories as my native grandfather did.I miss my Paw,but MrBallen helps me remember and not miss my Paw as much.❤️❤️Storytelling is an art form.

@sstritmatter2158 2 жыл бұрын

Big compliment

@chloewalker84 2 жыл бұрын

Have you got any stories your Paw used to tell you that you'd like to share? I'm sure many of us would love to hear them 🥰x

@JusNoBS420 2 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather would also tell very interesting and detailed stories. I believe in today’s digital fast paced age we live in verbal storytelling is a dying art form. Thanks for sharing!!

@jhtsurvival 2 жыл бұрын

@@JusNoBS420 even written story telling is dying.. I read articles every day where there is blatant wrong information, they mix up the story, spelling errors, grammar errors....

@thihaphuong3210 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Comanche

@michaelknapp8961 6 ай бұрын

When I was a little boy back in the early 70’s my mom would tell my brother and I ghost stories. Thinking back at it I have trouble understanding why she would tell a six year old these creepy strange stories but she did. I’m not gonna share a story but the one theme she always brought up was that the forests all across America were haunted. She talked about people dying and people being murdered out there and their spirits become trapped. I’m 56 now and to this day I have trouble thinking about camping out in the forest because of my odd mother. I’m not afraid of cougars or bears per say but I am afraid if ghosts bothering me. This mr ballen made me think of my mom. Thanks a lot mom!!

@bekabeka71 3 ай бұрын

America continent is cursed! Forests are better than sea etc it’s just that USA is cursed

@mikael7071 2 ай бұрын

What's odd about ghost stories?? Kids usually relish hearing a good ghost story

@michaelknapp8961 2 ай бұрын

@@mikael7071 your right. Good point.

@user-mi5tu2rq6r 2 ай бұрын

Maybe she did it so you'd never run off into a forest or go without some type of protection?

@jadetice875 3 ай бұрын

This is why I always go hiking with my Australian cattle dog. He can see, hear, and smell anything that seems off

@BlueDingo555 Ай бұрын

Same. My Blue Heeler is smarter than I am, and I don’t hike without her. I know if the Heeler runs up the driveway,it’s a person. If the Lab runs up the driveway,it’s an animal. If they’re both running up to the gate, it’s someone with a dog….

@donitaforrest9064 Ай бұрын

@@BlueDingo555 Smartest dog i ever knew was a friend's blue heeler named Tippy. Black with a white tip on his tail. Pitbull shaped head. Fearless, he could chase cattle as big as a rhino out of the garden, making them jump clear over a 6 ft fence. We were looking after our friend's farm while he was away for a few weeks. Tippy had different barks for people or for animals that came up the drive. Woof Woof! Arf Arf! Ruff Ruff!... He could talk too. On one hot summer night he was barking "Nike Nike Nike!!!" It was about 2:00am, I woke up and told my boyfriend, 'Tippy just told me there's a snake in the yard' ... boyfriend said - yeah, right - didn't believe me. He went out the front door to check on Tippy, I heard him bring Tippy through the farm house to the back porch, then he came back to bed with a pale white face and gave me 'a look'. He told me there was a big rattle snake wrapped around Tippy's water bowl (Ssssss mine. Mine! Ssssss). The farm was located on the side of a mountain in Southern BC where water was scarce. I really liked Tippy, good dog, and Tippy liked me - we understood each other perfectly. 😊👍🇨🇦 True Story. This was 30 years ago and I remember it like yesterday.

@gianninai3349 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t express how much I appreciate you always translating feet into meters, it makes imagining the stories so much easier. Much love from Europe

@WillPage 2 жыл бұрын

How do you not know that 3 and a bit feet equals one metre?

@mr.depthleviathan5425 2 жыл бұрын

@@WillPage dude try saying the exact length of meters in feet without using Google and repeat that again.

@brettthewilder2338 2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.depthleviathan5425 why would you need an exact conversion in this context?

@Friendlyfire97 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!

@Friendlyfire97 2 жыл бұрын

@@WillPage cause we stupid. Cant do math do save my life

@jenngriffin1479 2 жыл бұрын

I just found out I have 3 stage cancer. They hospitalized me immediately. Then my 14 year old son was listening to you.now I'm addicted you help me more than the treatment I am going through. Love you and thanks for getting my mind off the pain.

@mangemahler1125 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you get better my friend ... we pray for you from Sweden..and you going to fix this ok..

@SuperWhatapain 2 жыл бұрын

😘🙏💙🌺🌺🌺🌺🌴🙏🙏🙏🙏🤟

@tinamcintyre6797 2 жыл бұрын

Sending well wishes and love from UK ❤️

@jenngriffin1479 2 жыл бұрын

@@mangemahler1125 love ❤️ you thanks so much

@lindsayblair5181 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾

@tucker2197 5 ай бұрын

He tells stories like he is telling his friend after experiencing it, which I like

@user-bo4zf9hu4o 7 ай бұрын

Lots of folks live(d) out there in the wilds of N Cal. Back in the 80s there were lots of "weed" farms way deep in the forests. LE/military would conduct ops and clear them. Also were several old US Army "camps" from WW2 era. Dangerous people and dangerous areas. Excellent story.

@ChickenJoe-tq6xd Ай бұрын

And now cartel sleeping cells are popping up in the area, cuz it’s racist to not let them in the country

@mehaha1 2 жыл бұрын

I will never understand why people go on these journeys without their friend Samuel Colt.

@nufsikcarc 2 жыл бұрын

I never go camping without at least a .45. a big trail like this? Id have two; Ive heard the stories of the Appalachian trail over here on the east coast.

@Mcseverythingoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

California is “gun free” pretty sad

@PJ.N3G4 2 жыл бұрын

Or John

@Number4lead 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mcseverythingoutdoors and also criminal friendly.

@thebirdee55 2 жыл бұрын

That was the first thing I was thinking as well.

@benwallace935 2 жыл бұрын

This one hit home for me. I've lived in shasta county my whole life and have experienced some pretty unexplainable things in these woods. Around 20 years ago my uncle disappeared in a area just south of castella. His dog returned home but not a single trace of him was ever found even after large groups searched for him. I just worked in the Lassen national forest area last year because of the Dixie fire and let me tell you those woods get dark not just physically but mentally. I love your stories Mr ballen. I could tell you some pretty interesting ones of my own.

@austinalba4176 2 жыл бұрын

Tell them please

@rebeccaj.2606 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really sorry to hear about your uncle. I pray for your family to get some kind of closure someday.

@GodsMistake 2 жыл бұрын

It's possible to turn the hunters into the hunted, if you know what I mean?!?

@LANCEtheBOIL 2 жыл бұрын

@@GodsMistake yeah, I don't understand how dumb you'd have to be to hike hundreds of miles in the wilderness and not be packing.

@naturemaster8810 2 жыл бұрын

send him a dm. maybe he could make a compilation video of all your different stories if they were interesting enough.

@ceilidhmcphee8733 15 күн бұрын

“Listening inTENTly” is the best hidden pun 😂

@robbiewright9573 8 ай бұрын

15 years ago I was on a Wild land firefighting crew for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and we did a lot of hiking and training in the Lassen forest, and I can tell you, there is some eerie country way back there. It made the hair stand up on the back of your neck!! Creepy! Glad I was with 16 other crew members 😮😮😮

@bekabeka71 3 ай бұрын

America is cursed

@SueDohman 3 ай бұрын

Can you give me an example? Not doubting you at all. It just seems really interesting to me. I personally have also had a few incidents out in the woods, alone, that caused me to….well, it wasn’t funny. At all. In fact, I bought my first pistol after one incident.

@MadeEasyForYou- 19 күн бұрын

@@SueDohmanYou can tell me yours. ( Curious )

@kel-lee8621 2 жыл бұрын

When you go camping you better be prepared for a ringing bell, a guy stalking you for directions, weird noises, people stalking your camping area, land mines, bigfoot, guys being very tall and tapping on your cabin and the roof, other cryptids, and a whole bunch of other things. Mrballen has taught me nowhere is truly safe lol

@Goabnb94 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about asking for directions to bells canyon

@rolinmaiz1694 2 жыл бұрын

My woods are safe! The Pembina Gorge of North Dakota is safe as hell. There mountain lions and wolves and bears but they don't really mess with people. The most dangerous thing here is the Moose.

@dsandoval9396 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to vacation in the headless valley.

@CETGale 2 жыл бұрын

When I go camping I am armed well enough to take down a bear. Anyone who isnt is part of the food chain...

@rohankanika 2 жыл бұрын

Also the men who take your torch while you are asleep in your tent and taunt you by writing "sleep well" on the back your car 🙄🙄🙄

@ThrilleX_YT 2 жыл бұрын

I have never been so uncomfortable while watching a story. Goosebumps all over, mainly because of the way you tell the story. You did an incredible job, as always.

@jensme1 2 жыл бұрын

I know. And I'm home alone.

@user-mu9ii4lh1q 2 жыл бұрын

Sound effects really scary

@GrudgeyCable 2 жыл бұрын

Idk if you’ve seen it but go watch his video about bells canyon. It’s really creepy man and has similarities to this one

@ThrilleX_YT 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-mu9ii4lh1q Yeah, especially the walking through leaves freaks me out.

@ThrilleX_YT 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrudgeyCable I've seen it, absolutely crazy that one.

@alexandramilito 5 ай бұрын

My nerves, on edge right till the very end. I love how you tell your stories. It has me captivated and picturing it every single time without fail. Truly one of a kind. Thank you for sharing!

@billycooper4530 23 күн бұрын

@MrBallen , I'm Alaskan Native and Walrus' do not have tails, but they do have flippers both front and rear. Also Eskimo's do ferment and and eat them (flippers). They are generally locally (in Alaska) known and referred to as "Stink Flipper" and are prepared by burying walrus flippers in the ground with a protective bag covering for about two months, dug up, and eaten with seal oil and salt. Enjoy!

@Youtube-hates-its-users 2 жыл бұрын

This channel has single handedly made me 10,000% more cautious when contemplating a forest outing.

@jensme1 2 жыл бұрын

Thinking how much time I spent hiking and camping in the forest. I'll never ever hike or camp again.

@youdontknow7190 2 жыл бұрын

And more aware of the world

@maxmonikac1980 2 жыл бұрын

This channel has single handed Lu made me more vigilant about my surroundings! Plus I absolutely learnt new stuff especially about cave diving, diving in general etc!!!

@gregorywilliams5606 2 жыл бұрын

You needed this story to be cautious about a forest outing?

@me-hp7vh 2 жыл бұрын

It bums me out really, I'm in the valley of the famous cougar attack he showed a shot of. We've had big foot photographed on the mountain, I've camped, run around the mountains here so much without a fear until I encounter Mr Ballen. I'm older and haven't been up the canyon in too long it's across the town and up! I yearn to go up there but guess who will be on my mind? Many stories. Oh and from the place Elizabeth Smart was taken from her home by two people in White robes no less.

@Snarmeggedon Жыл бұрын

I live near the Appalachian Trail and Ive seen some WILD things out here, and there are people who you look at and just instantly worry you. I REFUSE to hike that trail without a firearm anymore.

@jrich436 Жыл бұрын

dont understand why anyone would hike any trail or spend any period of time in the woods without a firearm

@johndodgeshinn Жыл бұрын

My thoughts EXACTLY!

@murphmurph2124 Жыл бұрын

You dang straight boy

@Knightshospitaller Жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea, there are several dangers in the application mountains.

@planetclownfishbrain7052 Жыл бұрын

Whypepo problems.

@VSGME50 2 ай бұрын

My grandpa , from Texas, could spin a colorful tall tale. MrBallen has that gift! Such a joy to listen! Thank you.

@duckgaming8916 4 ай бұрын

As a person living in Oregon our unmarked trails are never a good idea to go on! Crazy shit here. Be careful

@duckgaming8916 4 ай бұрын

Also you pronounced shasta wrong so many times

@DrMarcusCHS Жыл бұрын

I have three rules when hiking: 1) always carry a large friend (357, 44 mag, 9 mil, etc.), 2) hike with another large, competent male (usually my brother), 3) make sure my large, competent male carries a friend (357, 44 mag. 9 mil. etc.). These are good rules to prevent feeling vulnerable.

@thedojoofmanhood2136 Жыл бұрын

That's what I never understand. I wouldn't do this solo and definitely not without my friend who carries 18 kids in her.

@jumnei5159 Жыл бұрын

@@thedojoofmanhood2136 ...you take your pregnant dog with you?

@thedojoofmanhood2136 Жыл бұрын

@@jumnei5159 lol that was funny. Yeah, her name is canik

@559anthony Жыл бұрын

Doesn't hurt to bring along a few flash bangs, and strait blade.

@jameshw9751 Жыл бұрын

Are you scared of feral gangs of weirdos when you go for a hike?

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing matches the terror of being in a forest, knowing that you’re being hunted down and your instincts are literally screaming out danger signals.

@mattjack3983 2 жыл бұрын

Thats no bullshit either. Ive thru hiked both the AT and the PCT. The PCT was definitely a more rugged trail with alot less hikers. On the AT you can head out at alone, and it was literally impossible not to find hiking companions. Infact, it was a guarantee that you would meet people and fall in with a group. Theres just tons and tons of other hikers on the trail. Especially the first 1000 miles or so. Thats not the case at all on the PCT. If you are heading out alone there, you are ALONE, and will almost certainly be on your own. You go days and days without seeing a soul. It can be very isolating. And especially around Mt Shasta, its impossible not to think about all the people who have gone missing around there. It truly is an alarming number of people. This story sounds absolutely terrifying. Beyond terrifying. And its exactly why I'm NEVER unarmed when I'm in the forest. My .44 has gone with me on every single hike or expedition ive ever been on. I would not even consider being out there like that without it.

@richardgibson4757 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone forgets how to climb a good tree when danger strikes.🤷‍♂️

@thedreamtime3624 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah mr moustache sir, finna.

@ReichRoller 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardgibson4757 but not Richard Gibson, he's a tree climbing, woodland survival expert!!

@DB.KOOPER 2 жыл бұрын

As if any of you have ever experienced such a thing... Im from the PNW and Ive spent decades in the backcountry hiking rafting and working SAR as a Wilderness EMT (including litteraly working and teaching in the Mt Shasta and Lassen NFs). This is a 1 in a million scenario and most people get freaked out by the noises of the forrest.

@callyman 5 ай бұрын

I never used to get freaked out by Mr Ballens stories... Until tonight. This is even a story I've watched once or twice before and it never bothered me. Tonight the story made me recall when I was younger and used to do similar things to Matt. Like going exploring in wilderness country all by myself for days on end. Tonight, after Matt's story, I thought of the danger I may have been in. How vulnerable I was to anything like Matts story. Shit I live in Australia but weird things happen here too. People go missing all the time.

@hurricanekitty6736 Ай бұрын

This is *BY FAR* one of my most favorite videos/stories on your channel, I really wish you would do more scary woods/camping stories like this one, bell’s canyon & that young kid & his dog who were stalked all night by a rake. I’ve listened to all 3 & the one with the Dogmen at least 6-8x each, I cant get sick of them lol they’re amazingly terrifying!!!

@Enigma1990ad 2 жыл бұрын

Me having a relaxing and chill Sunday afternoon. Oh Mr. Ballen uploaded a video let me check it out. All relaxation and chill has now disappeared and I'm on an adrenaline high ready to escape these "people in white" even though I am safe in my own home. Mr Ballen didn't simply tell me this story he placed me in that camping trip together with Matt.

@michaelblack3803 2 жыл бұрын

“Safe” in your own home you say? We will see.

@MrBallen 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@taotzu1339 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I grabbed my baseball bat, too as I'm heading to bed...you know, just in case those people in white came circling around my bed and try to steal my Doritos and beef jerky from my third floor apartment.

@vdog4799 2 жыл бұрын

Me too😁 He's got a real knack for it that's for sure

@spreadloveandkindness 2 жыл бұрын

Yesssssss

@Soleil.m Жыл бұрын

Genuinely surprised this guy survived that ordeal. Dude was really pushing his luck. It seems like it would’ve been pretty easy for these people to get him if they wanted to.

@ThaLegionofDooM Жыл бұрын

Right I feel like they where just watching him sleep and just waiting to do it but he got lucky and got away

@macaroon147 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't real lol

@LilyZerep Жыл бұрын

😧Right? I so thought he was going to die.

@lemonadegrenade8523 Жыл бұрын

@@macaroon147 it is,

@MoreliaOutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@lemonadegrenade8523lmfao dude watched a movie and went on a hike because of it. But just going on a hike isn't a good story. You're more than welcome to provide any sources besides a simple "nu uhhh it's real 😭"

@nataliemerrick918 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy the way you put so much detail into the story and explain every part so thoroughly. A lot of storytellers make it sound like a detailed news segment and I tend to zone out and lose the plot of the story. With your videos I stay tuned in and on the edge of my seat for every story I listen to. I still haven’t plucked up the courage to listen to any paranormal stories yet though!

@juneroughs Жыл бұрын

That part where he still decided to continue after his first experience in the camp is very much like what usually happens in horror movies... he's just really lucky to have survived and live to tell the tale.

@johncalvo1743 7 ай бұрын

LOL. If they meant him harm, they would have done him harm.

@michaeldoran4367 6 ай бұрын

Peenuses dangling down like a rain forest. Hundreds of dangling peenuses. Monkey runs and jumps off a cliff qand grabs a peenus! The monkey swings and jumps from peenus to peenus and goes across the whole forest off flaccid peenuses

@user-xg1cr8gs3b 6 ай бұрын

@@johncalvo1743 hmm

@JustAnotherAccount8 6 ай бұрын

@@johncalvo1743 Your mistake is assuming people with sound minds would do this to someone. They don't follow ordinary logic, maybe it was a specific ritual, maybe they had OCD and would always follow this same pattern every time, maybe they're just bored... who knows? Considering on the last night he saw one of the figures sprinting towards him, we can assume they meant him harm, but who knows; they're crazy people with irrational minds

@gamingwhilebroken2355 5 ай бұрын

@@JustAnotherAccount8 As someone who has been “crazy” like involuntarily hospitalized crazy, it sounds like the guy was the one who was crazy, specifically psychosis. What he is describing is classic hallucination, down to the constant sensation of being followed and watched. My guess is after getting spooked and something stolen the first night he wasn’t sleeping anywhere near enough and that combined with the physical exhaustion caused him to enter a psychotic episode. It’s likely the episode resolved once he felt safe and was able to sleep for a long time in the motel. If the episode was induced by sleep deprivation getting some sleep would resolve it quickly.

@hannahemory 11 ай бұрын

This was like 10x scarier than Bells Canyon even. My heart was racing the whole time. Absolute masterpiece of storytelling.

@michaeldoran4367 6 ай бұрын

@rcdune7132 5 ай бұрын

Im pretty much convinced the Bells Canyon guy was just completely spun out on either LSD or DMT😂😂😂

@Healer.moebius 5 ай бұрын

May I ask, what is bells canyon?

@rcdune7132 5 ай бұрын

@@Healer.moebius it's a place but it's also a story told by Mr Ballen ... I highly suggest checking it out

@michaeldoran4367 5 ай бұрын

@Healer.moebius Nobody knows.... But if you don't know the correct answer a man will follow you into the woods and persistently ask you how to get there and he won't leave until you give the correct answer

@brentonm2640 6 ай бұрын

The thing i love about mr. Ballen is that hes an Excellent story teller seriously

@LilByrdFly2 21 күн бұрын

You're just amazing. You're perfect for telling these stories, unlike other channels where they're over dramatic, etc. you just tell stories so naturally, and you have such a pleasant voice. I used to listen to you with my ear buds when I was going to sleep! Thank you for being yourself, and keeping it real! ❤🕊️❤ LoL, I've actually listened to this one before, but I do that sometimes, especially if I have missed something or thought I did! 💯

@noahmucken9639 2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine my life without the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format

@hairlesscat6458 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if I hadn’t have found the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, I would’ve gone berserk

@V-for-Vendetta01 2 жыл бұрын

@@hairlesscat6458 same, i'm glad to have the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format in my life.

@motherofvermin 2 жыл бұрын

I live near Shasta, and it's true that there are so many stories of strange happenings on the mountain. The craziest ones to me are the people who disappear from places where it is seemingly impossible to disappear from -- like parts of the mountain where there are no trees or hiding places, and they were with a group one second only to not be with them the next, and no sign of them is ever found again. So many things I want answers to!

@emeryltekutsu4357 2 жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder a bit if there are hard to see holes. You wouldn't think a person would be able to make a full-grown adult vanish suddenly without a sound if they really are close to other people. However, sometimes there are pits or holes people don't see, and that could happen so fast that someone could be "there one minute, gone the next". Like when someone falls in a well. Of course, there are also other things to take into account, too. I bet some of the people who 'disappeared' never even went there and it's just a cover story for a murder, using the stories surrounding the area to make it sound more believable. Things like that.

@turkey2003 2 жыл бұрын

@@emeryltekutsu4357 this is the answer. Shasta is full of limestone caves. Me and my dog almost fell into one years ago. My brother saw the hole in time and screamed at us to stop but it was overgrown and very hard to spot. Not even the dog saw it. We most likely would have died as when we peered down into it we couldn't see bottom.

@benwallace935 2 жыл бұрын

I live in shasta county and my uncle disappeared years ago off of Gilman rd/fenders ferry without a trace. His dog returned home but he was never seen again.

@stevepink3654 2 жыл бұрын

Watch his 411 series.

@fish4191 2 жыл бұрын

There are supposed to be accesses to inner earth, in and around Mount Shasta. In other words somewhat of a portal for entities from hades.

@Livelaughlimpbizkit Ай бұрын

I watched this video few years ago and could not stop thinking about it even until this day. I had a dream about it and it randomly shows back up on my KZfaq feed.

@comingoutspinster-rebellik1479 8 ай бұрын

We encountered extremely strange little towns where everyone/ everything seemed really off. I couldn’t wait to get outta there, and yes, we were followed almost blocked a few times. Scary, creepy encounters, where you think, “I’m not supposed to be here.” However, when you awake on the trail, you’re absolutely starving! You have to eat every something every half hour with the weight of the pack etc. How did he replace calories if his food was stolen? Also, did the rangers retrieve his gear? 🤔 No doubt this happened to him, though. Fantastic, detailed story telling! Thank you 😊 🙏

@WhatTheHellRachelle 2 жыл бұрын

If we all had a Mr. Ballen in our tribe, we wouldn’t need tv’s or social media. What a talented storyteller, this must have been what it was like for my grandparents as children.

@graedot 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely want to join this tribe! 🥰

@WhatTheHellRachelle 2 жыл бұрын

@@graedot Come on in, we’ve been waiting for you! 😉😊

@graedot 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatTheHellRachelle on my way! 💨

@cherrylane6751 2 жыл бұрын

Knock knock a 🇬🇧brit🇬🇧 just wandering in and wants to join the ""Ballen Tribe"" 🇬🇧😌🇬🇧

@arlaabrell8658 2 жыл бұрын

He is good, I had a great great aunt who was a marvelous storyteller she could enrapture both adults and kids. She was born in 1881 and lived to 1981 dying at 100.

@bilbospacebagginz3304 9 ай бұрын

I actually met Christopher's mother a few years back traveling through Colorado, she was a very kind lady and helped us out tremendously, she was more concerned for our health than of anything else and so she told us about her son Christopher's story and actually showed us some proof, because it's not every day you run into the mother of the guy from "Into The Wild". She was an amazingly kind and warm hearted woman and I hope she's still doing well.

@Exposure-tc4xt 21 күн бұрын

The log is the MVP of the story.

@Unsheathed_Soul 6 ай бұрын

I agree! His narration abilities are immaculate! He tells the perfect amount of detail without it being inconsequential. Yet, not being obtuse and/or confounding by skipping over other points or aspects. It is a rare talent. I'm always highly engulfed or engaged; feeling transported into the narrative with a vivid visual. The Story: I definitely believe that there were more than two people stalking him out there. I would have given up once I first reached any civilization..

@miladow2335 2 жыл бұрын

I’m watching this in broad daylight, in my kitchen, while doing dishes. Just at the part where he sees in his peripheral vision the dark figure running toward him, my 6-year-old came running into the kitchen. Startled the hell out of me. That just shows how talented you are at telling these stories.

@EsoxLVCIVS6776 2 жыл бұрын

I was downstairs many years ago watching Salems Lot, must have been around 3am when I felt someone stood behind and to the left of me. I slowly turned around to see my daughter who must have been around 3 at the time just standing there looking at me. Dressed in a long white nightshirt made my jump so high I must have almost hit the ceiling!

@xplodegg 2 жыл бұрын

Heheheh

@jaihill7434 2 жыл бұрын

Kids can be creepy. I love mine, but sometimes they get up in the middle of the night and stand there and look at me, and will wait until I say something to them like "get in the bed go back to sleep". My eldest is 13 going on 14 in 2 weeks and when she was 2, she would sleep walk and just stand there. I know that people who sleep walk will attack so I would have to be careful. This is off subject but I do not feel it is sleep walking if they have a weapon. Lol there was a case where I believe a man killed his wife because she woke him up. He had that fight or flight experience going and I think he was also acquitted of all charges because it is a known condition.

@marleemum7057 2 жыл бұрын

@Ja Hill...LMAO@KIDS CAN B CREEPY😂

@MoonWielder 2 жыл бұрын

Hands down, this would be the perfect story to tell at a campfire. It would help set the vibe and could give others chills on a entire level.

@yearight7956 2 жыл бұрын

Until the feral humans overhear you know they exist. Then they have to kill you and your whole group to keep it secret. Only hope is if Bigfoot comes to save the day for a payment of beef jerky or that there’s enough bullets/guns to kill those smelly fucks who look like they’re walking dead extras.

@scotiancoast4498 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea. I'd love to pull a prank on those people and sneek around their tents wearing white clothes.

@stephaniesmart 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@amethyst5538 2 жыл бұрын

@@scotiancoast4498 I would be right with you!😂👍

@UltimateKeo 2 жыл бұрын

sitting around the campfire: if you're a fan of the strange dark and mysterious

@MandaChheour50 4 ай бұрын

This is my biggest fear - and why I never hike alone 😞

@HeatherL7290 6 ай бұрын

Dear Mr.Ballen please never stop telling us stories 😊

@EnvisionedBlindness 2 жыл бұрын

People have been saying Mr ballen is the best story teller on the internet for over a year now but no one talks about how he literally just keeps getting even better as he goes. It's really cool. Dude has not lost his passion for this at all

@MrBallen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you jonathan!!! That’s so flattering!!

@trollbaby8122 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen love that you both have the same name!!

@daniellemitchell7648 2 жыл бұрын

When I first came across Mr. Ballen over a year ago, I was hesitant because I’m not big on KZfaq storytelling. However; He has a magical gift that immerses me into the story. I get so stoked when I see a new video update. Thank you, John for your time and energy that goes into these stories.

@laurajohnson1901 2 жыл бұрын

He brings u right into the story it's an amazing quality he has

@Halloweenlover10.31 2 жыл бұрын

He started me liking storytelling as well. I have a few I watch now. This is my favorite tho. ❤️

@WARS187 2 жыл бұрын

His real name is Brandon 🙄

@QueerFrogRabbit 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

@transientdreams 2 жыл бұрын

THIS STORY IS STRICTLY FICTION!

@scottshepherd1296 3 күн бұрын

As scared as Matt was he decided to go and finish the trip, kids got heart.When I heard that he was in the Mount Shasta area I'm glad he was able to tell his tale.I watch missing 411 and this place has had a unbelievable amount of people go missing with no reasonable explanation. You can't say that these are all animal attacks, alot of the people are very experienced hunters and outdoor types.We still don't know everything in our world let alone our National Parks.Love your show and keep up the great work, ML&R Scott

@waterst9 6 ай бұрын

Love the close up image of his eye with the accompanying caption " not real photo ".

@FLUXRAKER Жыл бұрын

I’m 72 years young and I anxiously await mr ballens stories every day

@sf.4588 Жыл бұрын

😃

@SuperSoakerTree Жыл бұрын

I’m 34 and also wait for more

@staffy73 Жыл бұрын

Right on brother!! Age has no bearing on good taste and you sir have it!

@glizzygobbler9459 Жыл бұрын

Yaaassss queen

@trappz_io2620 Жыл бұрын

@@glizzygobbler9459 queen? Their name is literally ‘Joseph’ 💀

@jackspring7709 2 жыл бұрын

And remember, everyone: when you go into the wilderness make sure you are NOT armed to protect yourself - that way you will have an excellent chance of featuring on such great shows as Mr Ballen and Missing 411.

@TamRFC09 2 жыл бұрын

Best joke I’ve ever heard lol😂😂😂😂

@jasono.1629 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Don’t take precautions, become a victim for our future entertainment 😂

@perrywilliams4587 2 жыл бұрын

The redditor was armed.....with some magic mushrooms 🍄

@lonewolf2150 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend, I will keep in mind. Anyways I'm going for a big hike tomorrow. If I reply back then I made it if not....

@Wide_Gav 2 жыл бұрын

Or just make up the story and mr ballen will post it anyway

@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown 6 ай бұрын

I would have had a heart attack. The one time that i went backpacking by myself i set up my tent at dusk and made a fire and all of a sudden coyotes surrounded my camp making some crazy cries. After i shouted them away i swear i kept seeing a person coming towards me. Needless to say i didn't even attempt to go to sleep. As soon as the sun came up i was so grateful and kind of felt like a tool for letting myself get so scared but i would never and have never went backpacking overnite alone again.

@RolfWrenWalsh Ай бұрын

I have watched all of your videos/stories, but this is one I keep coming back to over and over again. As an aspiring hiker, it's just so damn terrifying......

@mitchellbrooks455 Жыл бұрын

I heard a similar story from somebody in Eugene. They had items like food, tent stakes and a pair of sandles go missing over the course of a couple days while hiking. They finished their trip without another incident. Then a month later they unroller their tent to be used again for a campout, they found a small GPS beacon had been tacked to the bottom of the tent. It did not belong to them and none of them had ever noticed it before.

@zaadiavaline9956 Жыл бұрын

Mitchell Brooks, that’s pretty scary!

@asskirk Жыл бұрын

That could totally be the answer. These ferall people had flashlight, so they are not so ferral at all. Maybe a group of psychos placed a GPS tracking device, and used night gogles to terrorize their victim

@MrJosh5191 Жыл бұрын

@@asskirk maybe that's how they try to keep people out of the forests for nefarious reasons.

@ccampbell7214 Жыл бұрын

Sh*t

@tiramisucrew8804 Жыл бұрын

@@asskirk Or human traffickers

@TerriResists 2 жыл бұрын

Lore, while entertaining, is an ancient form of recorded history. I’ve always stated that Mr. Ballen is the most gifted living storyteller. Because, with the advent of technology, story telling became a lost art.

@rubyblue4265 2 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment, Mr Ballen is truly special.

@Whippy99 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@merindasmith9667 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree

@Awfully_good Ай бұрын

Always stay strapped folks 🔫 *binge watching this channel and man I love it

@randysmith6629 5 ай бұрын

Best story yet. Having done the full length of the PCT you experience a lot of odd stuff. Too bad he was chased off the trail.

@rosaruiz8096 2 жыл бұрын

My heart was actually beating sooo fast! You’re the best story teller in history

@debb4809 2 жыл бұрын

A true fabulist.

@Burrrrrrrrrrrrrr 2 жыл бұрын

Hey John, combat vet here 11B just got out of service after 8 years. I battle PTSD but I’m thankful for you and your channel. It’s not much I look forward too every week but I get excited whenever I see that you uploaded a new video!! Please never stop the good work brother you’re an inspiration to many including myself! God bless 🇺🇸

@LOUISVILLECARDINALS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir 🇺🇲✌🏾

@macinfloydvolk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, sir. 🫡🇺🇸

@Burrrrrrrrrrrrrr 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys!! I’m glad we all love Mr. Ballen and the storytelling it’s awesome!

@macinfloydvolk 2 жыл бұрын

@@Burrrrrrrrrrrrrr yes … I’m not a fan of many channels this big but seems to be getting better all the time. You’re most welcome. I can’t imagine going through what you have. I hope you find peace.

@ForGoodnesSake 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, thank you for your service. I pray you get the help you need. God bless.

@mobill93 Ай бұрын

I love how hes like howd they find me i ran ahead and there is no way they seen where i left the trail.....bro they are tracking you running is pointless.

@joelombrdo 6 ай бұрын

This was my favorite of all the stories you've posted Mr Allen

@jjandjjprojects Жыл бұрын

Me: trying to clean the house while kids are in school while listening to Mr.Ballin... Also me: leaning against the counter completely enthralled not getting anything done

@Naomi17684 Жыл бұрын

Lmao!!! I’m glad I’m not the only one!! 😂😂 I get so sucked into his stories I end up not getting anything done 😂

@keeppushingtruth2356 Жыл бұрын

I attribute much of my insomnia to him lol. I try to fall asleep but I can’t stop listening! I should switch the stories to day time.

@RetakeConstantinople Жыл бұрын

Me a kid watching this while my mom thinks I’m asleep

@nikiwezingitwa3799 Жыл бұрын

In on the verge of my husband leaving me...coz all I do is listen to MrBallen lol

@danielperez8489 Жыл бұрын

I bet you made this comment as soon as you noticed yourself doing this. 🤣🤣

@ribbs13 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Ballen puts me right into his stories. I get chills, the hair on my neck goes up, my anxiety goes through the roof. That’s a brilliant storyteller. There is something so special about him. Thanks for taking me all over the world!!

@MrBallen 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@rushb3161 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBallen j h l Oo

@t.g.7180 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@harbby2154 4 ай бұрын

I always hated Into the Wild, the book anyways. Assuming that dying wasn't his goal, then he was the dumbest person ever. That truck driver WARNED him how dangerous it was, offered to get him warmer clothes and other survival items and he declined all of the help because he thought he knew better.

@ryanpotter1105 10 күн бұрын

I absolutely love this channel. So glad I stumbled across it. I definitely want to go to a live show if one ever comes close enough to where I live

@RockHudrock 2 жыл бұрын

After he woke up the next day, zipped open his tent 🏕 …the people in white were standing *right* *there*! Matt screamed, “Why are you doing this?!”😱 One of them announced, “We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty!”

@borahmousam6332 2 жыл бұрын

bruh..! i was serious & thought that you are giving some additional informations about the story

@marlonquintana3466 2 жыл бұрын

That's truly terrifying 😭

@juliepetersen7974 2 жыл бұрын

Or: do you know how to get to Bell’s Canyon?🤣

@murdermama8377 2 жыл бұрын

Bells canyon!!🤣

@Antisocialtendencies 2 жыл бұрын

Lol funny but, can we all appreciate Mr Ballen attention for details in all his stories he is a amazing story teller

@chunkie3056 Жыл бұрын

Never ever EVER go camping by yourself deep in the woods without any kind of firearm. A knife is not gonna cut it. (Pun intended)

@MotavationDaily4U Жыл бұрын

Actually though some people dont think

@johncena9053 Жыл бұрын

Firearms are useless against it, if it wants you, its gonna get you

@richardsabo7917 Жыл бұрын

@@johncena9053 i can see that you don't know how to use a gun lol. Firearms are extremely useful tools: especially if you are a competitive shooter, train BJJ, train combatives with firearms, and do Atienza Kali. All forms of fighting covered. you just don't know how to fight ig🤷🏻‍♂️😂

@pissyjorts3993 Жыл бұрын

@@johncena9053 if you get your knees fucking shattered by a buck shot shotgun what are you gonna do?

@daddyfatsack9510 Жыл бұрын

@@richardsabo7917I love that you act like you’re not usain bolting it out of there when the couple in white show up

@logeydog 6 ай бұрын

Weird that he didn’t get pictures of the boot tracks and such, people usually bring cameras on life changing adventures

@someoneyoudontknow7407 2 ай бұрын

Ive been planning a trip through the Oregon section of the PCT. This just reinforces the thought that I need to find a hiking buddy instead of braving it alone.

@debbiemurray1496 Ай бұрын

Regardless of the size of the camping party, you need a firearm, knife, flashlight/ lantern and proficiency for your protection. YES, there's safety in numbers

@michaelpayne6750 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a homeless traveler and I just wanted to say that I really love these stories and I appreciate everything that this guy does because part of living the life that I live is actually meeting up with my other friends and sharing stories sometimes by a fire sometimes underneath dirty Bridges next to the train tracks and you know sometimes I'm not always with my friends and we don't always have stories to share so when I'm alone I like to watch these videos and listen to the stories because it's just a good way to take my mind off of the stress of life and everything...

@DreamJeanne1111 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you. I wish you the best possible outcome. That was a lovely

@DreamJeanne1111 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you. I wish you the best possible outcome. That was a lovely tribute to Mr Ballen. Storytelling and the oral tradition runs strong in our culture and in cultures all over the world. It is a special way of sharing our history. By telling stories with your friends when you meet up with them, you carry on this tradition. And I think Mr Ballen wouldn't mind if you shared some of these stories with your friends also. You make an important contribution to this world and to your friends. May the White Light of Christ Surround you and Protect you.

@MrBallen 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙌

@wardaddy6002 2 жыл бұрын

I used to listen to scary stories in my hammock at night after hitching all day. I was a homeless traveler from 13 to 20. I ended up settling in Texas of all places but I got a really good job now, my dog really misses spanging the corner and sleeping in the woods but I'm over it.

@Yaaang0326 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you, don’t forget God will always be there for you.

@kylecruel 2 жыл бұрын

This story was uniquely horrifying. I couldn't imagine a teenager dealing with being stalked for miles or even how he was able to be one of the few survival stories of Mr.Ballen.

@Geda.gede.gada.gadaoo 2 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story keep a klashnikov when going on a trail

@stevegoldstein3402 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t imagine making a fictional story on Reddit either

@frybreadking351 2 жыл бұрын

@@Geda.gede.gada.gadaoo 💯

@Kurious-Kat 2 жыл бұрын

I think the ppl in white must have hidden a tracking device amongst his belongings. how else could they track in the dark...

@purplemashedpotatoes8886 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevegoldstein3402 do research on this place and appalachian trail. this stuff actually happens. and look at some of these comments. they seem legit

@zachprosperi2852 4 ай бұрын

Hollywood screenwriter: *Takes notes*

@Daybit97 Ай бұрын

I was looking for this. Helps me sleep at night listening, glad I found it again.

@redsorrow842 2 жыл бұрын

The hand gestures, eye contact, detailed explanations and tone of voice, it’s all so brilliant and really improves the stories. I absolutely love your storytelling abilities and your videos never fail to wow me

@Vile_Entity_3545 2 жыл бұрын

I was listening to this dozing off and missed most of it, then woke half an hour later and listened to it again. I nearly 💩 myself 🤣

@NASkeywest 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t everyone have eye contact when they are filming themselves talking? Would be weird if he stared at the ceiling while telling the stories

@Panda-cute 2 жыл бұрын

@@NASkeywest you’d be surprised just how many people can’t look at the camera while speaking, it can be really intimidating. So yes the eye contact is impressive

@abigailglass4136 Жыл бұрын

The most shocking part of this story.. the hiker didn’t bring a single flashlight, let alone a headlamp for hiking. They’re absolutely essential.

@th3blackmagician752 Жыл бұрын

Or a gun rather pellet, paint ball or real gun.. dude brought a hunter’s knife? …COME ON!

@Xelbak_ Жыл бұрын

@@th3blackmagician752 18 year olds can't get guns. You have to be 21.

@joshuamullent313 Жыл бұрын

I’d atleast bring some bear spray

@28_futaba Жыл бұрын

@@Xelbak_ i thought you can get rifles and shotguns at 18?

@skimwater2617 Жыл бұрын

@@28_futaba I think in most states you can but imagine hauling that along with all his other gear probably would have been heavy the second I can conceal carry I'm getting it for reasons like this. People are terrible.

@jamibetzer8440 6 ай бұрын

This story and the way you told it gave me anxiety lol. Thank you.

@beneficentnature9356 6 ай бұрын

I always carry a firearm while hiking the back country. Once encountered a group of 3 women who expressed their distaste of the firearm on my hip. I told them its for protection, and they suggested that I was scared of wildlife haha. I told them it's for protection against other humans. Then I showed the spray I use for bears and their response was that "people like you make these trails unsafe." I laughed, wished them well and continued on my journey

@mikael7071 2 ай бұрын

Which is why women feature in horror films as victims more than men 😅😅😅

@sabinegierth-waniczek4872 2 ай бұрын

It may be a disappointment to find the prey well prepared ;-)))

@Cam70868 Ай бұрын

Three idiots

@mario1928_ 5 ай бұрын

Man, my hands are sweaty. I'm so anxious that i stop the video every couple of seconds. You're a great story teller!

@RiffRaffMama. 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I've missed! The true "strange, dark and mysterious" content. Everyone does true crime stuff, you were unique in your mysterious phenomenon stories. This is like a call back to those days. Do more of these type stories, please!

@Behonest0707 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Totally agree. The true crime stuff is over saturated on KZfaq now. Hoping for more of these strange mysteries in the future.

@niccipearson5097 2 жыл бұрын

Paranormal, spooky love it.

@doeeyes2 2 жыл бұрын

I still like the True Crime too because he finds unique ways to tell the stories. Not a big fan of the paranormal, especially when its starts off with a disclosure that this story isnt verfied. Anyone can say anything on Reddit.

@callumroberts4616 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely I miss mr.ballen 411 cases they were so good

@stevensosa5995 2 жыл бұрын

The missing 411 series was my favorite

@Will0398 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up hiking and camping in Boy Scouts. We had 3 major rules: NEVER hike alone, always have something to protect yourself, and if someone is following you, turn around and leave.

@AwkwardBlackGal613 2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone sensible. I've heard too many of these camping stories of people going alone and getting stranded and nearly dying. They're amazing to hear about their survival but I can't imagine why these people go alone or don't have some way to communicate with someone else of some kind of danger.

@Theonlyoneleft1000 2 жыл бұрын

Same here We also was told that at minimum hike with 3 people If someone gets injured: 1 goes for help, 1 is injured and 1 stays with whoever is injured

@becky15675 2 жыл бұрын

wait, if someone is following you and you turn around, doesn't that mean you're heading toward them?

@jovariune 2 жыл бұрын

yeah turn around to their side

@genehunsinger3981 2 жыл бұрын

And,if some-1 else is w/ you.NEVER say "I'll be right back".

@samuelrauch3956 29 күн бұрын

I’ve been binge watching your videos and I just absolutely love the forest mystery ones

@samivey8416 Ай бұрын

I enjoy your stories you bring. And I for one want to thank you for your service

@johnfritz4096 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this story is horrifying. I’m 44 and I love hiking and camping. I live in Pennsylvania and one of my good buddies asked me to hike our portion of the Appalachian trail. I declined. Too many people go missing all over our country and I’m not going to put myself in that type of situation. Love your content my friend.

@sarahok6589 2 жыл бұрын

I think you made the right choice.

@janehealey6688 2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahok6589 I'm with you on his choice 😂🥰

@OHOE1 2 жыл бұрын

GPS tracker

@bracoop2 2 жыл бұрын

@@OHOE1 haha exactly. The Missing 411 guy always says to carry a personal locator beacon. I’d like to also recommend a firearm. With many many bullets.

@mikehajek64 2 жыл бұрын

@@bracoop2 100% carry license and especially in areas were you are far from any help. gps and locator beacon. also stay with a buddy and not leave eye sight in these isolated locations. I'm not gonna stop scuba diving and cave diving. im not gonna stop hiking camping and hunting even with hundreds of stories out there because millions and millions of people are fine. however always take the most precautions and safety equipment and gear you can.