Best and most scariest KZfaq story teller I don’t normally get scared by stories but the way you tell them is impeccable and the images and videos and sounds all add to leaving a 33 grown man scared of sounds and seeing things moving in his one home 😂😂😂💪❤️

The guy outside shoulda been the scared one, what kind of psycho sleeps with their feet hanging out of the tent?

Legs sticking out of a tent, at night, in the wilderness? I cant even sleep with my legs hanging out the bed incase monsters grab them.

I love that he converts units of measurements for a better idea of distances or whatever for everyone. Really nice touch

So Dad is camping with his daughter, hears some commotion outside of the tent and doesn't investigate. Father of the year.

I grew up hearing from my uncles “if the animals in the forest get quiet, then prepare to fight or die”

This is why when I go camping, I simply never go camping.

Hearing the same laughter at night in the space of 2 hours is actually quite freaky

That first story.... An unnaturally silent forest, a tent that's been tampered with by an unseen entity, and the sounds of laughter from an unknown source... That sounds like the setting for every single lost-in-a-haunted-forest horror movie ever made.... I'd be shitting bricks for sure.

I love how confident the land owners are about if someone is going to trespass that they will use the front gate...

Son : Dad can we go camping in the forest to see wild life ? Please please please ... Me : Son , have you ever heard of Mr.Ballen ?

Story 2: Girllll! Scream! If its Dad he's gonna startle and apologize for scaring you. If it's not Dad you are gonna scare whoever it is AND wake Dad up. Win-Win. Being quiet gives the creep a chance to knock you out and run off with you quietly. Nah. Scream so loud you pierce his eardrums, wake up the whole bloody campground. Scaring a possible perpetrator under those circumstances gives you a better chance of survival.

There were a group of 5 abandoned homes, all in a circle facing each other in the middle of the woods behind my house as a kid. Now, I grew up in rural GA where there are many abandoned homes. However, these were all furnished, with cars and very personal items. Each home had newspapers and magazines and the last year on them all was 1971. It was as if 5 whole families just disappeared. There wasn't even a road or a drive way leading to the homes. I used to go treasure hunting there for antiques and I always felt like I was being watched. I never found out about what happened to them.

"Before you skip this video..." One does not simply skip a Mr Ballen video

at least the guy laughing wasn't asking them "do you know how to get to bells canyon?"

That first one with the laughing hit me hard. I’ve done a good bit of wild camping over the years a fair amount solo and away from the risk of encountering other people. You get used to the normal sounds of the woods, animals moving around and the sounds they make. It might wake you up and it takes a second to figure out what’s going on. The thought of being in the woods alone and hearing laughter is horrifying just thinking about it.

For those looking for an update, it turns out the culprit of the first AND second story were both the like button

"It's private property, and it's fenced in, there's nobody there except you guys." Yeah, because fences and private property stop people.

Ebon's dad opens the tent and looks out. A voice calls "If you're a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right forest."

my sister and i used to hear voices at night (sometimes) coming from the abandoned house right next to our house.. we could never understand what they were saying even though they were very close.. it was usually very quite at night in that neighborhood and thats why we could hear almost every step someone makes outside .. so, one night we thought we need to know who those two people are .. and we were so surprised it was only our across the street neighbors .. a father and his son occasionally talked at night outside of their house, but because it was quite and the sound echos, it seemed like it was really from the abandoned house.. it might sound simple as you read this, but to us when we were young it was horrifying .. VERY!

I didn’t think I could get this scared from listening to spooky stories anymore but damn is my heart racing and has me looking over my shoulder in bed 😅 I am paranoid!!! I gotta turn the damn lights on! It’s time to finish the last story now 😂

Legs poking out of a tent? I don't even let my leg dangle off the side of the bed.

I can’t even sleep with my feet poking out from under my sheets at home, let alone a tent while camping.

The strangest part of that first story to me is how they were even able to fall asleep in such dead silence. I need a fan or brown noise or something. LOL

If I didn't like MrBallen so much, I'd save myself the terror of listening to these scary stories. Cuz I'm a big scaredy-cat 😂

I love how tents seem to be impenetrable fortresses against supernatural monsters/ people.

Its terrifying listening to these as a truck driver when I'm trying to sleep at a rest stop 5ft from the forest in the mountains

Guess who's never camping again? Or hiking, or being home alone! Thanks Mr Ballen😱

#3. Laughter: After rewatching it, I know exactly what happened: Since the owner was adamant that nothing was in the forested area because nothing or no one could or had gotten in since it was a gated area, the only other logical explanation is that it was the owner who had been terrorizing them.

My Doctor: “You need to reduce your levels of stress and anxiety.” Me: Slowly and methodically selects my 3rd, 4th, or even 5th MrBallen video of the afternoon

I’m 36 and binge watching these like yeah, it’s cool, but I know these are going to be in my imagination not only all night but every time I go in the woods for the rest of my life.

I’m just going to state the obvious here, you sir are an incredible story teller.

You should write a book of stories to tell around a campfire. I’m sure a ton of people would be interested!

I like how they say “it’s impossible there’s a gate” as if it’s surrounded by 300 foot stone walls and a moat filled with hungry man eating crocodiles. It’s entirely possible that someone hiked in from an adjacent property and hopped the fence.

Everybody gangsta until the Dark and mysterious is delivered in story format

I live in Georgia and have heard that laughter too... It scared the shit out of me. Sounded like a cackling witch. After research i think it was a fox or bobcat trying to mate.

Hey Mr ballen keep ballin' love re listening to your stories, it's your friend joey b, I'm disabled and have unlimited pain killers but hate them on my guts and get constipated, so can't enjoy food... I've re watched all your stuff for last 3 days n only took 6 pain pills instead of 36, so u take my mind off pain and can eat good food since pills ain't bunging me up... had steak and chicken n stomach don't hurt your stories make my pain leave my brain and probably helping me live longer... I love how u tell stories, thank u , u are literally making me want to live... I'm a country boy n my favorite thing is to get my mom to help me out to front porch and love listening to your scary stories outside and since I'm disabled there is no way I can get inside and tell my family not to get me, so I love being stuck outside listening to scary stories ... someday s I take 18 pain pills on days I'm listening to you I only take 2, thank u, u are literally a miracle worker even told my Dr about u and how u make my pain go away... thank u

I noticed that the mysterious laughter was actually coming from the like button, so I smashed it.

Dad heard the noises around his daughters tent around 3am and just thinks “oh thank God, he’s by my daughters tent and not mine, I’m good”

I appreciate your service, my husband is retired Navy. Have you researched the haunted rode near Cripple Creek Colorado? Some of the old mines and ghost towns here in Colorado have some great stories.

One of the only ones I’ve got goose bumps on, something about being distracted by something out a window while in an abandoned voice and suddenly hearing get out sent shivers down my arms

1000% if someone is laughing at the entrance to my tent, then there are going to be holes in my tent and a ringing noise in my ears.

The creepiest thing in these stories was, that there are tents, that are so small, you'd have your legs out in the wilderness... WHO in their right mind would ever be comfortable with that?? 💀

I love MrBallen because he never cusses. I am a very devout Christian. I have looked and looked for a True Crime channel for years that dosent cuss. This is the first and only one that I have found. Thank you MrBallen!!

Ready for more Halloween stories!!! (Not just because it's October, I'm Team strange, dark, & mysterious all year 'round!)

The laughter in the first story, that was the owner of the property. He gets a kick of letting people camp there and then scaring them at night.

This guy has a natural ability in storytelling. Also, seems like the nicest guy who also was a navy seal lol. Great channel.

Mr Ballen’s stories have made it to where I will NEVER go camping overnight EVER again. And if I did, I’m damn sure not sleeping . 😅

That first story is really creepy.😬

I love this guy. He just has such a good vibe, he doesn’t try to be creepy he just seems genuinely excited about the stories he tells. He’s also very eloquent which helps!

If you enter the woods and don't hear natural sounds RUN LIKE HELL ANIMALS DON'T SHUT UP FOR NO REASON 🔥💀🔥

That laughing in the first story scared the hell out of me lol

Ever since I have been watching your stories in my mind as you tell me the details and the sound effects really get to me. I am a 57 year old woman but i can not stop listening to your stories and I can't sleep at night as I am hooked.

I feel like he needs a podcast were he just tells scary stories, true crime, and urban legends who else agrees

"before you skip the video" Nobody skips your videos

Bastard! 😂 that laughter at 6:00ish creeped me tf out! I was putting clothes away in my dark closet.

I come back to this video a lot. The second story gives me the chills every single time.

Anytime I watch a Mr. Ballen video and he says “there was this forest.” I’m like, “awe shit, here we go again.”

That laughter in the first story gave me the chills when he was right next to there tent man this guy is amazing

Did anyone else miss the whole intro where he said once you know what's going on, watch it again? Cause we didn't learn about what was going on in any of the 3 stories??

I don’t think there’s anything scarier than unidentified laughter

My cousin was camping one time with his dad and some folks from their church, all in different tents. He wakes up in the middle of the night to some horrible growling noises very close by, and he can hear the boys in the tent next to his praying that this thing, this bear or whatever it is doesn’t attack them. And he can’t help but laugh to himself, as he knows only too well the sound of his father’s snoring.

Someone tried kicking my door in one night. I got close to the door, then I said "is that loaded? Hand it to me" and the guy hauled ass out of there lol

Years ago, I was in a group in Kansas City that investigated paranormal activity. I get more scared listening to your stories than I did during all the investigations except the one in a Civil War era jail.

I don't like my feet sticking out of the bed sheets, so I definitely wouldn't be sticking them out of a tent, in the woods. Too many horror movies have I watched. Mrballen is the best storyteller ever.

This is why I only go camping where there is a complimentary bathrobe hanging on the door.

Property Owner: “This is private property fenced in” Everyone with a brain: “Yeah no one could just jump a fence”

Omg, I'm never going camping... For sure , thee most scariest stories, I've ever heard.. especially the one with Katie's legs hanging out of her tent & having to pull them back inside.. made me squeal in horror..lol Thanks for the scare.. MrBallen

I haven’t been terrified from anything since 6 years ago, and that first story was genuinely stress inducing.

I like how he tells the stories without jump-scaring you with loud noises.

The second you said "wealthy landowner" all I could think was that the hunters were going to become the hunted.

Totally just got cold chills

That first story gives me chills every time !

What lessons did we learn from this channel: 1. Don't go camping into the woods 2. Don't go underwater cave diving 3. Don't buy houses in open fields near forests 4. Don't acquire property with weird history, curses, or bad omens attached to it 5. Don't trust anyone 6. Don't be an influencer in Miami 7. Don't have no locks on windows 8. Don't have no locks on every single door in the house 9. Don't have kids because they will go missing 10. Don't have a spouse because they will go missing 11. Don't think you're safe anywhere. Did I miss anything?

"Nobody could possibly be in there, we have a fence." That guy was SERIOUSLY underestimating the tenacity of crackheads and manic psychos..as well as manic-psycho-crackheads.

Why do I listen to these before napping or sleeping 😂 thanks mrballen, your stories are great and will continue to scare me to the core 😂🤣😂 your stories are too good to not listen too

It's super respectful for Mr. Ballen to always say respective and respectful when describing someone's personal things. I'm starting a respective counter for every time he says respective.

the laughing thing was probably the owner of the property. Why he would do that to his guests? Hey rich people are into weird shit.

I was hiking after dark in a park about half a mile north of the American border (in Pembina Valley Park in Manitoba, Canada) and as I got to the completely empty parking lot and started walking across it to my car, I hear a voice from behind me say "excuse me!", and a woman, maybe 30, walks out from behind the trees I just walked past. She doesn't introduce herself and immediately (almost frantically) asks me if I can give her a ride to her boyfriends house. Without much hesitation I say yes because I'm a grown man who also happened to be armed at the time, so I didn't really fear for my safety (remember this is at nighttime, in the middle of nowhere, with no one else around for miles). Once I agree to give her a ride she says "great, I'll get my stuff", and walks back into the woods. After a few minutes she emerges again, this time with a huge duffle-bag, a pillow, a backpack, a massive tarp, and the biggest sleeping bag I've ever seen. She loads it all into my car and we start driving out of the park. I ask her what she was doing alone in the park with no car and all that camping gear (camping isn't allowed in this park) and she tells me that she's been living in the park for 28 days, fasting (not eating) the entire time as some kind of 'spiritual journey'. I know instantly that she's lying because I go to that park very often and I definitely would have heard about a crazy lady living there. We drive about 10 miles to her "boyfriends" house and as I drive down the long, winding driveway, I can tell that no one lives there. The windows were boarded up and the grass was about a foot long and there wasn't a single light coming from the house. I make a point to stop about 50 yards from the house because at this point I know something sketchy is going on here. She gets out and starts unloading her gear when I notice some movement in the trees about 20 feet to my left: it's a man sneaking towards my car, clearly trying to remain hidden. In that moment it all started to click: I was being car-jacked. I looked back to see if she had finished unloading her stuff and the second she had her last piece of gear out of my car, I threw it in reverse and floored it all the way back down the driveway. As i peeled away I looked back at the woman and she was standing there looking absolutely furious. I know it's a long shot but if you're that woman and you happen to see this, nice try.

You do a really great job telling these stories. Really makes you visualize and think. Makes me feel like I'm not a lone at night. Very creepy

You never fail to bring tears to my eyes 😭

My grandpa used to tell me that I shouldnt be scared of any noise i hear in the forest, because if whatever was there wanted to kill me, I wouldnt hear it coming. Right before I went camping. Thanks, grandpa. Edit: grammar

“wealthy guy invites them to hunt on his private property” my brain: so he or his people can hunt them, right, mhm.” The rest of the story didn’t convince me otherwise necessarily.

His stories are always awesome. Not only is he a good story teller, but the topics. Man, not only intriguing but yeah, i dont want to go into caves anymore, go into the water, or too deep into a national park. lol

Anyone rewatching Mr B's older stuff end of '23?

I can't even sleep with my feet sticking out of the covers, let alone my tent!

Who else is disappointed when they hear “And to this day...” 😂

I LOVE YOU MR.BALLEN!! Your stories are a huge part of mine and my kids lives! Every trip every vacation every long night home from ball games dance etc we're on the edge of our seats listening intently waiting on every epic twist & turn you deliver with gusto, loving every min! Thank you! You're the BEST!!👊✌️

I love everything about what you do Mr. Ballen. Thank you

"This night: Something of note would happen." I've torn through Mr. Ballen's entire library. I can honestly say, all videos are majestically enthralling. He's a natural born storyteller. Only complaint... having to wait for more videos from Mr. Ballen.

I’ve never been scared of animals whilst camping. I’m always terrified a human will sneak up on my campsite though. Sucks that we have to fear our own species. Friggin psychopaths ruin earth for all of us. 🙄

MrBallen story telling is so inspiring, I am inspired to write stories like these!

Crazy to see how much better the production has gotten since this

I’ve learned one thing from watching Mr. Ballen: never go camping, mountain climbing, scuba diving, or boating 😆

(3rd story) Dad: "it's haunted" Kids: "what?" Dad: *hastily walking away* "it's haunted"

Im a new subscriber, and I really enjoy your videos. I can't stop watching, the way you tell a story in great detail is amazing. Your always so well spoken! I will be looking forward to new videos in the future. 😊

MrBallen...all your story is AMAZINGLY eerie and really could give you a goosebumps! Thanks to your storytelling ability...it always makes me wonder, will the impact will be the same if others does the same storytelling??? Nope. Only you are able to deliver such impact, MrBallen! Thank you!

I grew up watching unsolved mysteries with my grand parents. Mr Ballen is the new version of this.

Second story confirms that if you leave your feet outside the tent, some unknown weirdo will infact grab them. We all instinctively knew this all along! 😆

Thanks for giving me a sleepless night. You just totaled up my worst fears in a single video, and not only that, but they're probably true stories as well. Great videos though I must say😂