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[@SurferFN]

Anyone else just randomly found MrBallen one day and now watches every one of his videos?

[@jordansyoutube2139]

Ye everyone

[@LindaB651]

Yep!

[@campsbaysa]

I feel I’ve read this comment a thousand times. Do you post this same comment on every video?

[@kitarikitsuga]

Yup, Ive even gone back at watched every video he has put up since the start of the channel. His personal Story is a great one to listen to if you haven't yet.

[@tyrellwellick5152]

Me

[@mathiasharboegammelgaardha5396]

MrBallen’s kids: “Dad can you tell us a bedtime story before you leave?” MrBallen: “If you’re a fan of the strange dark & mysterious told in story format-” Kids: ”DAD NO”

[@Concreto1984]

MrBallen: OK kids, but to truly understand what happens, you need to know the layout of the house where the story takes place.

[@namestelattin]

Hahaha

[@MLD051]

Hahah nice one

[@gabehart7898]

Your name is very medieval

[@agueybana5115]

Mr ballen " hit the like button"

[@caseysmith8655]

I have never heard of a fox approaching a sleeping human in the woods and try to eat them. Most fox stay far away from people. That was absolutely insane!

[@wholesom3515]

it seems more like it was a bigger animal, she said it looked like a person running away so, im imagining a coyote or wolf, seems more like their behavior too

[@dexine4723]

@@wholesom3515 It was Germany. No wolves in that area of forest, and certainly no coyotes! Wild foxes can grow pretty big though - the dog fox that ran in front of my car tonight was big enough to cause some real damage if he bit you. There have been a few other cases of foxes entering houses and biting people, so not completely unprecedented, although very unusual.

[@tanyapollock7496]

It was probably starving and desperate

[@scottbubb2946]

Wouldn't they need to start treatment for rabies immediately in that situation?

[@libbylee9722]

Rabies is almost exclusively in bats in developed countries . Mammals rarely have it in developed countries because it has been controlled. Also the only treatment that works is VERY new and somewhat dangerous so they would only do it in certain situations. Giving a vaccine after a bite is an option but again not something a doctor wants to do.

[@ox1dyz961]

even as an adult who has spent time in the military, has plenty of means to protect myself, the second story still gives me goosebumps, youcant prtect yourself against something you arnt sure is there. kids have crazy imaginations but they are worth listening to

[@lw3894]

Time for me to get some NVGs

[@Selnathorn]

The question is not wether you can believe them, but instead wether you can afford to not believe them

[@ChainSwanginSampson]

@@lw3894Night Vision Goggles??

[@SurferFN]

So many KZbin story tellers, but MrBallen is BY FAR the best

[@MrBallen]

Appreciate that!

[@jack5573]

Yes it is

[@FinnO49]

@@MrBallen Best KZbinr!

[@EeyoreChilling]

Has great story telling skills, shows face and doesn't have a weird teen voice.

[@-blackberrybear-9692]

Yes like the way he makes it just so unbelievable enjoyable to where you'll just spend hours watching his videos

[@Wolf-zz9ur]

I'm really glad nothing happened to those boys mom when she went outside in the middle of the night to search for the guy. That was really dangerous for her to do.

[@BeRightBack131]

That's what I thought, too. Geez. Brave is one thing. Being dumb is another. She and 2 kids were home alone. She should have never gone outside. She should have just called police and let them check the outside of the house. They don't mind. In fact, I think they'd prefer that over having to come later to investigate the murders of 2 little kids and their mom. ☹️

[@imogigi5840]

OMG I was yelling "did you lose your mind!!!"

[@askeladd958]

The mother is so dumb 💀 if that's was the full story.

[@joannaalmazan4508]

if your reading this what's that behind you what was that sound ya better hope to go back to sleep fast maybe it's the devil waiting to take you to his toolshed to make you suffer ok I'm just playing kind of a dick move to start saying random creepy shit

[@nymus7399]

@@imogigi5840 no you weren’t

[@electrontube]

I'm still waiting for the April Fool's Day video where he just tells a story of two people that just live normal happy lives and nothing tragic happens.

[@UnpleasantAlex]

That second story struck home. I had a similar incident where I thought I heard something horrible happening when I was around 7-8. I've always had super human level hearing. I can even hear dog whistles. We lived in an upper middle-class suburban neighborhood in Northern Virginia. I woke up in the middle of the night hearing a woman screaming bloody murder for help. I ran down the hallway and woke up my mom to tell her. She comforted me, told me it was probably a nightmare because no one else heard anything, and I went back to bed. I was visiting home during a break at college one year when she finally told me the truth. She called the police after she sent me to bed that night and insisted they come search within the next two streets from us because she knew how good my hearing was. She called back multiple times to check up on her report. The police arrived at a house 2 streets down from us and saved a woman from her husband who had been attacking her with a hatchet. She'd managed to lock herself in their bathroom, and they said she'd have died from blood loss if they'd arrived any later. My hearing and my mom's instincts saved her life. We were the only house that called in her screams. No one else reported hearing them.

[@hybridmultimedia6436]

Bro! ✨️👏🦸

[@scottyelder8351]

You saved her you really did 🙏🏻

[@fredneedle123]

Well done son. I'm pretty deaf and have tinnitus. Good job the poor girl wasn't relying on me. How quick we're you to react and not just dismiss what you heard? I wonder if the girl ever found out that her screams and your bat like hearing saved her? I hope she went on to live a wonderful life. You too bruv. Best wishes from England.

[@raidengoodman8754]

You are a real super hero

[@bobgteen6496]

Ya..no.. at night we all can hear further. Dog whistle.. no. No human can. Not you

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Unknowingly taking pictures of your deceased friend due to a freak accident is really one of the sadder stories you've told

[@dansexitstrategy5042]

Idk man, he’s got some real downers lol. There was a stretch where listening to his stories would ruin my day almost every time. Yet I kept coming back for more🤷‍♂️

[@dennisbush8129]

Bro I keep seeing ur comments on everything I watch

[@dunnlean9041]

Oh look. The justin y wannabe is back. Even uber drivers like Dustin is driving is doing this for subs. Post content or gtfo. Lmao.

[@joshpointoh]

Stop being everywhere

[@gaaraofthefunk7163]

Reminded me of a time I passed by a church with a funeral service… there was many ppl present, I remember feeling bad for them, having lost a loved one. The next day I found out one of my friends had passed that week. Unbeknownst to me… that had been the service I had seen from the outside when going by that street. And I felt even worst… R.I.P. Shanel.

[@sundance81677]

Isaiah’s story is so heartbreaking. Prime example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@josiahwhite9535]

The point of being in the wrong place wrong time is more of with shootings or a murder and being in that place by accident. He was goin in the direction he needed just didn't hear the helicopter

[@Hydranox]

Yeah but if left a couple minutes sooner ir earlier that wouldnt have happened, thats the point of wrong place wrong time, not murders ir shootings, otherwise you can say maybe that place was a common violent crime location or that person was a known aggressive person etc, its just not about shootings or murders.

[@josiahwhite9535]

@@Hydranox As I said wrong place is also being about in the wrong place you didn't intend to be at he was goin in the direction of his place just didn't hear the helicopter

[@sheri6242]

@@josiahwhite9535 its an expression. It doesnt have to be where you didnt intend to be its just used when someone has something bad happen to them from being in a specicifc position

[@sheri6242]

I dont get y he mentioned the story about the moose

[@mang-ganern]

Hand gestures, proper intonation and timing for every mood or visual to verbal expression, vocal control and proper punctuations, this man is a professional public speaker!

[@aisleelovegreenwood6448]

For anyone wondering why the heck that bathroom is bigger than any of the bedrooms, I'm assuming that that space was _actually_ three rooms: the main bathroom, the master bath and the master closet (accessed through the parents' room).

[@TriniGamerGirl7]

Tyler and Will's story reminds me to always listen carefully to kids. You can tell when they're making up stories vs them telling the truth.

[@mj6962]

I agree! Too many stupid parents have dismissed things their kids have told them which later turned out to be huge disasters or dangers.

[@Mangeen]

I always hear out crazy stories after watching Mr Ballen. Some of these strange, dark and mysterious stories sound way too real.

[@johannaholmgren8088]

Well, just at the part of the story where MrBallen says "Will just blurts out--" Ad: MEN OVER 45 DO YOU HAVE FREQUENT NIGHTTIME URINATION? The timing was impeccable.

[@TriniGamerGirl7]

@@johannaholmgren8088 OMG, thanks for that laugh! 🤣

[@DrtyTreeHuggr]

Is that u in the last story, Simone?👀 😅

[@SnackPack913]

The diagrams of the house and the path the main character took really helped explain the story better. Those are a nice addition

[@dayumngina3877]

Xo.

[@seanlepley1474]

That's Ballin for you making sure we FULLY understand what's going on

[@carlivee83]

It was so helpful

[@dorkarama3135]

That story had 'Pinching Man' vibes because of the mother not explaining to her child the full story at the time and then something later in life comes to the fore which prompts the parent to tell her kid the full story. You'd have to watch his 'Pinching Mad' video to get what I really mean.

[@LightBlueVans]

Omg yes! It was perfect!! I'm so glad he included that. Just another reason he's such a great content creator. He makes the experience so immersive.

[@DenisDugan-ot9eh]

Yep, he is so good at telling stories ......by memory. This is how I tell a story when I'm speaking about something I experienced or witnessed. This dude tells other peoples stories with such detail, as if he was there. Never a pause or stutter, he has such enthusiasm, and a likeability. Truly doing what he is meant to do. He pulls you in and doesn't let you go until he's done. Outstanding story teller.

[@V18050]

The Second Story really brought up unpleasant memories for me, when I was in Eighth grade, I had been sick for a whole week, my stomach didn't feel good, I could barely hold anything down, and I could barely climb out of bed. Then on a Thursday night, around 1am, something hard hit my head, then I looked towards my window to find someone right outside my window, with his hands on my windowsill. He asked if this was my sister's house, I tiredly said yes, then got up and went to the bathroom, thinking I was just imagining things. Then, when I climbed back in bed, the rocks he had thrown at me hurt my back, and I ran to my parent's room, telling them that someone was outside. My mom had no idea what I was saying then, I had finally said it clearly and my parents were instantly up and alerted. My dad grabbed his gun, my mom walked with me back to my room and saw the rocks in my bed, so they knew I wasn't lying. Turns out, it was my sister's boyfriend. She had asked him to come over, so they could 'do stuff' but she didn't expect him to come to the house at 1am. He hiked 5 miles to our house, traumatized me, and apparently my sister was 'traumatized' the worst. Anyway, I don't know who'll see this, but I just felt like sharing my story.

[@vivi-ws9yl]

Why did he throw the rocks tho? Was that his concept of foreplay? lmao. I'm glad you're okay tho that sounds scary as shit

[@V18050]

​@@vivi-ws9yl he threw the rocks to wake me up, thinking I was my sister, aka his girlfriend.

[@earth-6163]

The first story was really heartbreaking, imagine how the friend felt when he realized. Thanks for the narration MrBallen all the way from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@dianaatieno3508]

Sasa..

[@jennifervan75]

They both dies right?

[@Azubjourni]

@@jennifervan75 No bro his friend came to the crash sight without knowing Isayah was dead, later he found out he died there. Very tragic. :( RIP great man.

[@lindaarrington9397]

Hi from USA

[@jennifervan75]

Hi, from Netherlands

[@mwendeee]

as a kenyan, i've always heard isaiah's story told as a cautionary tale about walking in public with headphones on but i've never known the whole story behind it. and wow it was so heartbreaking :(

[@abdisamamedia]

Kabisa Mwende

[@annme_87]

Don't let it stop you from enjoying your music. I think people are envisioning this small, tiny little crash site. It wasn't. The helicopter skidded almost an entire block when it hit the ground. Isaiah wouldn't have been able to outrun it even if he heard it coming. I find comfort in the fact he probably had no idea he was about to die.

[@robeltsegaye5800]

Time 2 change the narrative; Obama walked around in public with headphones on N he became president! 🇰🇪 🇺🇸

[@Lanwarder]

If we're being honest, not wearing his headphones would probably just have made his death more tragic. There's no way not wearing his headphones would have allowed him to escape. The only thing that would have been different is that short moment when he would have been aware he was about to die......messed up situations :S

[@ariadnegagnon8780]

I have some avid train nerds in my family and it is a well known fact that mannny taggers get hit by trains because it is very hard to hear a train coming when you are directly in its travel path. Weird, but true. If the helicopter was going straight at him at a decent speed there is a chance he wouldn't of even had time to look up before impact, regardless of headphones. This wasn't because he did anything wrong. Headphones are far more dangerous at night or in secluded areas where animals or people can sneak up on you. I find it odd that it's implyed that if he had not been wearing headphones, he would've survived. It's a large assumption and kinda victim blamey. I am sorry this happened to him, truely a tragedy.

[@wooba1207]

When I was about 6 years old my cousin was babysitting me. He was probably 18 or 19, but when I went to bed, I kept seeing weird shadows outside the window. Through the curtain it looked like 2 men skulking about outside the apartment. I got up, scared and went and told my cousin, but he just told me I was seeing things. To this day I still have a phobia of someone being outside my window, at 36, and I'll never live on the bottom floor of an apartment building. All this to say that second story is gonna keep me up tonight for sure.

[@YouKnowStevieD]

This comment section is by far the nicest, most productive, and helpful ive encountered. MrBallen videos must just do that to people. As much as i want to troll around, im just too lolled into a chill mood lol. Love these videos and reading these comments 😂

[@Cyantist13]

Man that first story is really sad, you’re taking pictures of an already tragic event and then find out that your best friend was a random victim in it.

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

That dude had crazy bad luck, makes you question the supernatural

[@MikeyReadman]

Listening to headphones in public is a safety hazard!

[@scambaitnaansense512]

Id be devastated

[@dallasmales5520]

@@MikeyReadman how many times are you going to say that

[@ioiwut4874]

honestly man, compared to the usual.. this story had a rather peaceful ending. no suffering. no back stabbing. nothing left un-solved. still tragic.

[@cayleighwolfbane1736]

My heart hurts for the friends and family of Isaiah.. so glad he was able to send those last letters before he was taken.

[@bilbob319]

Your face hurts me...hahaha Hey hey, it's me Bilbo B the KZbin troll doncha know

[@tanaysaspyglass3285]

@@bilbob319B.C. Vic.

[@suzannedavila1446]

But if he didn't mail them, he may have lived.

[@seadragonwitchbitch]

I can tell you from personal experience it's a hurt like absolutely nothing else to get letters in the mail from a dead loved one after they're already dead

[@vtirado925]

I had a similar experience as the last story. When I was younger I was sleeping over my aunts house and I had dream that my cousin came in and poured a jar of ants all over me. I shot up out of my sleep and when I looked down I was covered in bumps. My aunt thought it was weird but had no real explanation for it until a week later she found out the bed had bed bugs 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@renx5609]

Mr Ballen, I found you yesterday...and have listened to at least 20 tragic tales. Your story telling is epic. You never fail to build suspense and drop the vital details exactly when they will have the most impact. Perfect timing.

[@chikintang6414]

Maybe the group of counselor did'nt know that they r sleeping in the fox territory.

[@wilkiebaggins]

Seeing a moose in person without knowing they exist would be frightening, they grow up to like 7 ft tall with antlers that can also grow like 6 ft in width. Imagine something as big as the car you’re driving just dart into the road from the woods 😂

[@roleat]

The dude is from Kenya tho. They've got massive animals.

[@james81693]

You hit the moose and it would just stare at you and ask you for your car insurance then sue you for emotional distress.

[@gabrielareyesaviles1362]

I would totally freak too. we have a lot of animals in Costa Rica but nothing that big. I used to think they were the size of a cow.

[@theconsigliere8463]

I been face to face with a moose twice, once just one at our camping ground heard something walking around unzipped the tent and was right there staring in my direction i was just a child. and the second time there was a bunch just grazing we were off road just 4 wheeling with friends going down this trail we never been and we hadn't seen a turn around and the ruts were getting deep so we got out and decided to see what was around the corner if there was a spot so 3 of us walking and turn the corner we were kinda loud and when we saw probably 10 of them we stopped they didn't pay us any mind or acknowledge us very surprised by that as we were talking loud. we backed up and once we got out of view we took off running back to the vehicles. moose will mess your world up.

[@MichaelHarto]

@@roleat yes, but somehow seeing moose is a little bit scarier. Maybe it's because of the environment. If something that big just popped out of the trees.. yea that's freaky.

[@moonrust4939]

this man doesnt need any over the top editing, all he needs is a green screen and his story telling abilities for his videos, best story teller ive ever seen.

[@SyahkyDidit]

True

[@LETMino85]

YES! No scary stock pictures anymore please! Just popping in suddenly... No need for that!

[@hermione9030]

@@LETMino85 IKR 😭 they give me nerve-wracking jumpscares and i hate it soo much

[@zoiecampbell9997]

cant forget the background music👏🏽

[@kaiju9671]

I mean, you don’t need any editing to tell stories but mr ballen does have a lot of cuts every few sentences so he doesn’t do most of them in one go, other KZbinrs just have one image or looped stock video while telling stories

[@conradnyongesa3733]

Yeah, I remember Isaiah's story well. Was all over headlines back here in Kenya. 😢 Attended a college neighbouring an airstrip that doubled as a flying school in Nairobi & got really spooked each time a chopper would happen by. Had a buddy, Allan, who'd keep reminding me it only befell those who left Kenya for oversees! funny guy, now that I remember him.

[@armlopez1984]

i love the way you tell these stories with so much compassion thanks for everything you do and prayers for these families

[@brennaberchtold9333]

The thought that Isaiah could've lived if he hadn't remembered about his letters he needed to send. It's just freaky that the little decisions can make a huge impact. Also what are the odds of a helicopter landing on you?! That's crazy!

[@reginaphalange4182]

Yeah... You can look up what your chances are of winning the lottery, or of getting stuck by lighting, but I wonder what the odds are of getting crushed by helicopter. That's so crazy and so sad.

[@laurids2007]

and if I tell you the story of an airplane crashing on top of you? would you believe me? yes. It did happened. Fokker 1000, Flight 402 from TAM crashed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on the top of houses and street killing 4 people on the ground besides the passengers and crew (95 victims). It happened in October 31 1996 (Halloweeen night, don't forget that). And one of the victims on the ground, I must tell you his story and when I finish, you will not believe my words. There was a birthday celebration in a house on that street that same day. The brother of one of the crash victims was present, he works for the government as tax adviser for what you call in USA, IRS. His brother never travelled in his life in a plane, afraid of plane crashes and during the birthday, they were talking about such crashes and the danger of living nearby a very busy international airport like that one... and he heard his brother saying: "you are crazy! risking your life travelling all around the country without end because of your job, you should change and stop this lifestyle, it will end up killing you. I will never fly in my life!". It is true. His brother was very afraid of planes and it is also true, our other guy in the story had to cross the whole country because of his tiresome work for the government and that's an ordinary thing for such people. Sometimes they visit 3 States in a week. Lots of work and stressful... well, the birthday celebration came to an end, the brother who never travelled in a plane said goodbye to everybody and holding the hand of his 5 year old son was crossing the street when the plane 402 fell on top of him.... Another lady, pregnant, who lived nearby and had to call the ambulance to carry her to the hospital was on a public phone calling the paramedicals when the plane turbine hit her, she died on the spot... Well, the tax adviser is still alive and continues his lifestyle, very much alive and his brother who never set feet in a plane died with his kid. I wish that was all a bad joke, but it is not. It is horrid and it is true. Sometimes reality is more bloody and sad than fiction.

[@axldave9940]

Sounds like some Final Destination shit right there...

[@angelalemos9811]

Very slim odds for sure 😀

[@notthatdigusted7468]

You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.

[@22carmoon]

Oh I didn't realise these were 3 completely separate stories, I was sweating at the end thinking how all of these events were about to converge. I'm actually relieved in a way.

[@floriantosoni2444]

Lol same here...was wondering how the 2 friends were linked to the kid who saw a "ghost"

[@ytsn_THE_OG]

lol yeah it was like that for me at first too

[@kimvanderlinden1842]

😆

[@jamiepender6667]

@@floriantosoni2444 same!!

[@danielagomez9817]

no fr tho i was like im ready for any jump scares😭

[@SsunSsetSsurfer]

Cranbrook was also the private school where Papa Doc went. During a rap battle Rabbit called him out for going to a private school by saying he was a half way crook. The crowd cheered and Rabbit was crowned the champion of the Shelter.

[@tanmaz8006]

... Great movie 😂 ..

[@mes12offical6]

😂😂😂😂

[@quantum2.06]

I'm binge watching his stories, starting from 3 years back. His way of story telling is very unique.

[@drtbke]

MrBallen is more than just true crime, he is his own genre entirely.

[@D-MF-L]

The Strange, Dark, and Mysterious?

[@MrBallen]

I like that 😃

[@glauvie]

GOAT

[@unaidhoore4031]

@@D-MF-L delivered in story format

[@ashleeketner4408]

Totally agree!

[@juuk3103]

Isaiah was such a kind person, so sad that he was in the wrong spot at the wrong time, it's such a one in a trillion chance of happening type of scenario... Everyone liked him, always positive and made people laugh.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

It seems like this stuff always happens to the best people. I knew a guy I didn't really feel close to but admired as a person, who was a friend of some mutual friends who died of a heart attack at 19 due to a freak infection in the lining of his heart. Like in this story just the kindest dude with a great family and so much potential. Even though I wasn't that close to him that was the hardest I ever cried since loosing my grandma when I was little. It's just so shocking and unfair, tragic deaths of young people, especially when they are such particularly virtuous young people.

[@NurmaBP]

@@ANPC-pi9vu Nah, I think bad things happen to bad people too, it just that when we lost good people it's impact more

[@The_Farmish_One]

He got what he deserved. Never walk with headphones on.

[@Brawndo2008]

@@NurmaBP This is the correct answer.

[@annme_87]

I remember the last Night of Monarch's. Another friend of mine wanted to steal one of the pool balls from the pool table as a souvenir. Isaiah caught him. He laughed his big kindly laugh, asked him what he had in his pocket, put one hand on his shoulder, and just stood there with his other hand out stretched until the ball was returned. It was so long ago but I can still picture it perfectly.

[@matthewh8573]

I just came across your channel. DUDE, you are such a great, descriptive story teller with the most amazing stories I’ve ever heard. I’m already addicted!!

[@metalmaiden6882]

The sounds add so much more to these. The thorns being pressed into her head wow, just wow.

[@pewpewcat7679]

I REAAAAAALLY appreciate the floorplan drawing. My brain is always just shy of a blue screen trying to process layout information as it is given. Thank you! Also good to have a visual overall again, the podcasts are great, but I definitely enjoy the videos more.

[@tyenger5920]

how are the podcasts? i really want to start watching them

[@gunnerooz]

@@tyenger5920 very good it’s basically just a video but you just listen 😂

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

He's such a great storyteller but I wouldn't hire him as an architect. That bathroom was easily the largest room on the second floor.

[@PiglipsMaximus]

Yeah I rate podcasts very lowdown

[@Blackhankhill]

The house kind of reminded me of the black dudes house in GTA V 😂

[@GraphicalHeartsRR]

Will was literally staring a murderer in the face and made to believe it wasn’t real. That’s absolutely terrifying.

[@lockofmetal8894]

Thats kids for you.

[@hubertdenise3100]

Once when I was 7, my family was visiting this big pier in Deal, in Kent.This man caught a smooth hound shark, and naturally kids were curious and flocked around.He cut it’s fins off, laughing.I knew this was wrong and cruel, but he told the other kids the fins would grow back.He chucked it alive to die a painful death drowning at the bottom of the sea, because sharks need to move to breathe, and without fins they can’t breathe.No other kids beside me had an issue, all listened to this complete stranger telling them this.That’s terrifying.

[@cyanide_latte]

@@hops4656 Of course he hadn't he was 7 at the time wtf lmao

[@DJWESG1]

Most ghost stories are really about real world monsters. Often designed to hide real crimes.

[@redheadwithafierytemper5668]

When my kids say there is something I never say "it's your imagination". Most kids aren't going to make up stuff like this. Especially if they don't have a history of playing pranks or being overly dramatic "storytellers". Nope,always better to believe them and they are wrong than ignore them and they aren't.

[@jeffhutchings8339]

I never listened to stories until I found your channel. Thank you for your service and what you stand for mate! And thank you for telling stories with so much passion. I love your channel dude 😎👍🏻👍🏻 Jeff

[@sunidias1510]

Your stories are the best! I recently started watching them, love the way you present the story. Good luck ❤

[@SharonL92]

If I ever die in a strange, dark or mysterious way, I’ve let my family and friends know that I want them to send my story in so Mr. Ballen can tell it. If I survive a strange, dark or mysterious event, I’ll send it in myself. 🤣 Lol

[@Gickygacker]

Your basement doesn’t count

[@SharonL92]

@@Gickygacker lol! I don’t have a basement. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🤣

[@localpyromaniac.]

@@SharonL92 then we make one

[@cherylvilakazi884]

Girl...I'm so there with you!!

[@diaryofaloser9190]

For the 3rd story, I have to say Simone's story is extremely terrifying. Outside, her head was being eaten by this fox, and in her dreams, it was like she was going through some biblical story. Absolutely insane.

[@MattyLMurda]

open.spotify.com/album/0mpCz4duQXpdFUfyPsYoyY?si=ssSijgynRzGS_QkMz9AAtA

[@snowahardy1]

So freaking insane....

[@FosterChild]

I seriously was expecting some stupid easter reference lol. The reality was much more disturbing.

[@caitkacz]

yea I 100% thought this was going to be a stigmata story, but it's almost worse

[@socger4261]

Thats very common. Your senses get into the dream while you sleep. For example everytime i fall asleep while theres a sound (tv, youtube video, neighbours on the staircase, a church's bell,..) the dream always accomodates them into the story i am dreaming with.

[@Dreamy1Melody_]

I’m so invested with the stories you tell it’s scary crazy and something I can listen too for a long time

[@ellisonfernandes8750]

I really appreciate the way you narrate these incidents' incredible talent you have because even if i dont watch the video while im doing household chores.I'm just listening to what you narrate gets the images in front of my eyes.God bless you

[@NikoV90]

I really like the layout "map" in the second story... even though you can easily paint the picture verbally about the surroundings, but with the graphics it's just way easier to keep track of the story without having to keep remembering where everything is located..

[@LastDaySaintJames]

I just thought, wow. The bathroom is bigger than Tyler's bedroom.

[@ac3tate909]

@@LastDaySaintJames and the master bedroom 😂

[@raimeyewens7518]

I just see they have a bathroom as big as a living room lol

[@deboradessauer9274]

All I could think of was what is that huge room with no doors between the boys bedrooms? Ha, my wacky brain, I literally could not concentrate just wondering what that was...

[@michaelg4074]

@@LastDaySaintJames That's what in thought. Why the f is the bathroom bigger than Tyler's room? He got f'd on the room thing

[@SongSingsSoprano]

Mr. Ballen needs to go on strange, dark, an mysterious tour. Everyone shows up in their PJs and he tells us bedtime stories for 3 or 4 hours. With pizza and s'mores.

[@glocknessmonster115]

I’d petition for this

[@h3llraiz3r_929]

Sign me up 😃

[@draleigh8881]

thats stalkerish and weird

[@bazjones9798]

In the woods Infront of a bonfire 😂

[@GGgg-vl7qi]

BYO sleeping bags

[@ida_ark3786]

I found this guy on facebook while scrolling, honestly one of the best ever story tellers on the internet. His facial expressions and body language just make the audience feel so engaged, and honestly doesnt make a 30 minute video feel like 30 minutes. I always watch mrballen before i go to sleep haha!

[@Rebecca.Elizabeth]

First time watching one of your videos. You tell every story so well and in an interesting way. Definitely going to watch more.

[@JollyOrfali]

I love how he makes the sponsored ads that much more interesting by throwing in his own story and adding the “real photos” from his life, such an awesome dude!

[@osaniss]

I liked it cus of his humor too 😊

[@jamesrothwell7474]

makes it ok with me too.

[@Chef_Mordo]

Oreo sleeve cereal

[@MrBallen]

Hahah thanks!!!

[@anthonyramirez7272]

I liked the picture of him with the caption below, saying, “Mid-30s Man:” it reminds me of Jenna Marbles and her joke about being a 🎵32-Year-Old Lady🎶

[@kurlyking237]

This man served our country and now serves us amazing stories. Big respect and love to MrBallen.

[@FTW666NY]

💯🙏🏻

[@landonbollenbach2492]

@@FTW666NY nice praying hands

[@marye3974]

A little FYI. When he does a cameo for someone that was in the military and he knows he takes a moment and thanks them for their service. Mr Ballen is a real stand up guy.

[@markjackson3531]

Also not a pretentious "celebrity", seems like a decent guy ! So, we will probably find out HE is a serial killer....

[@katsanddoggies9904]

@@marye3974 He would be a guy I would serve with in a heartbeat.

[@samlewis8372]

I love your descriptions on your products and the beginning of your videos. What a way to help people remember what they need to do! We used those techniques in medical terminology to help us remember what certain aspects of words meant. Good job!

[@sabinezimmermann7985]

I love listening to his stories, even though many are really shocking. But it reminds me of my dad telling me fairytales. I love the way how you speak and how you describe everything so well that i can imagine everything. Greets from Germany.

[@Infernumations]

👍

[@hm.3831]

It's so interesting, the way that these stories never sound like they're going to be horrific, although you know they are. I was listening to everything from the bar fight to the moose, and barely remembered what the story was supposed to be about until everything took a turn.

[@emtee5232]

a mark of a good raconteur!!!

[@sberry80]

I totally agree. At the sametime he tells the stories so good that in my mind as I'm listening, i can actually see the scene playout. I don't know if anyone else does this but when I'm listening or reading something i really enjoy or have a good understanding of, my mind turns it into like a mental movie.

[@MKSQUADofficial]

You're welcome kzbin.info/www/bejne/sInLh5uoaNqUl5I

[@MKSQUADofficial]

@@emtee5232 this dudes email literally is the raconteur! Awesome new stories kzbin.info/www/bejne/sInLh5uoaNqUl5I

[@hannahhughes9494]

Wow I was TOTALY shocked as I always am at the end ...of all your stories..you have such a way of telling these stories ....I love listening in and takes me out of my own world. Thank you...Mr Ballin

[@PhatomXY]

The way these story’s turn from absolutely normal to brutal is what makes MrBallen the best storyteller

[@leannescott8764]

By C

[@mayonnaise3959]

Nah mr nightmare is way better

[@olfo_artz]

@@mayonnaise3959 💀

[@mayonnaise3959]

@@olfo_artz ?

[@victorstyron5211]

@@mayonnaise3959 it means he's dying from laughter, "dead" but it's a good thing

[@CreatureGirlInc]

A mastiff's tooth cut my scalp open as a child. I had scared him, and he didn't really bite. Just as he came down from jumping up, his tooth caught the top of my head. Left a 1 inch gash that needed skin staples. For years I would feel shooting pains as though that tooth was still jabbing me in the head. There's so many nerves in your scalp. So I fully believe that must have been absolute hell to keep feeling those shooting pains. I also pleaded with my parents and the neighbors that it was my fault for scaring the dog. I was trying to hug him and had just had surgery. Neighbors were surprised I was scared he would be put down to the point of tears. I was eight years old. He thankfully died of old age and not from my mistake.

[@laurenheinzman5617]

That was BY FAR the single greatest “ad” for anything I’ve ever seen 🤣🙌🏻🙈 LOL this man’s self-deprecating sarcasm, while also casually being a Navy SEAL, a KZbin phenomenon and an awesome dad-with a full ponytail and flannel collection to make any Canadian jealous-literally NEVER fails to make me smile 😆 lol incredible 🙌🏻

[@MrBallen]

Hahahah

[@laurenheinzman5617]

@@MrBallen make sure you tell Hello Fresh that yours is the ONLY ad I’ve ever PURPOSEFULLY watched TWICE! 🤣🤣 In all seriousness tho, thank you so much for all your hard work, my friend-I hope you know how much you’re appreciated! 👍🏻😍

[@jennycallaghan1914]

NO DOUBT!

[@daqurilynn4822]

during the first story, before you told of the friends death, I was thinking to myself how much I wanted the story to end well. I was totally invested in the friendship of the two men. losing a best friend that was that close must have been devastating. such a sad story.

[@TheSaintBigFoot]

I met Isaiah once. He saved me at that bar from getting beat up.

[@moirahill6397]

I loved their friendship so much I just wanted to cut the story off and not watch the ending. But I was so curious I watched the ending. God rest Isiah's soul.

[@afd1040]

@@TheSaintBigFoot for real ?

[@robertpillowjr.1672]

You were hoping it would end well? Are you new to this channel? The stories never end well. Lol!

[@TheSaintBigFoot]

@@afd1040 true story. The crash was 2 blocks from my girlfriends. A chick who lived in a duplex right across the the street jumped from her balcony to help but instead broke her ankles. She worked at blockbuster. Also Isaac is my now sister in laws cousin

[@JuvyThaKid]

I found your channel a few days ago and I've been watching a bunch of the stories. Really enjoy the content and the way you present the stories!! I know this is from a year ago, roughly, but I figured a comment is always nice on a video!

[@hannahhughes9494]

I have loved listening to you Mr.Ballen for years and yes I love listening how you tell the stories. .you can always picture it as u tell it...plus. the ""like" button 😂..and now the frog

[@Woolie]

YT put this in my recommended literally 3 seconds after you uploaded... they must really like your stuff :)

[@MrBallen]

Dang that’s awesome!

[@Scythe_Likes_Anime_Impowerment]

Ikr, KZbin knows me to well!

[@dt08-old]

@@jovanka-------2214 blyat bot

[@arifhossain9751]

well this is a surprise...

[@ldaisyn9980]

You won't be disappointed 💪💯

[@ScottCalvinsClause]

It doesn't matter if you know that moose exist. There is nothing to prepare you for how absolutely enormous those beasts are. I'll never forget the first time I saw one in person. I was still surprised the second and third time I saw one. They are just so big.

[@thanglura568]

Exactly..got to saw once,still thrilled to this day just by seeing his enormous gigantic size

[@therasco400]

I had a similar experience with horses. I thought ok it may come up to my shoulder no that thing stood well above my head, no wonder Calvary where so terrifying.

[@mask938]

When I was a kid, I read a book called “Balto and the Great Race” and it mentioned moose encounters being extremely dangerous for sled dog teams and I’d always wondered how a moose could be so dangerous. Then I saw a short video of a moose walking near some cars on a road. It was bigger than the cars. I never doubted the dangerous power of a moose again.

[@kerrierozell4419]

Same and the one we saw was "small" 😮

[@driftpanda9072]

I had a moose charge me while I was hunting good thing I was in a boat and we sped off it was still right behind us keeping up yea they are more dangerous than bears

[@TwizzlerGirl]

It was so wholesome to see your kids happily helping you with dinner ❤

[@ND-or5so]

Great stories Mr Ballen. I'm glad they are new.

[@_e8a]

I've got to be honest here with you guys. Sometimes the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format is just too scary for me

[@Cahtame]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4jLmp2sg8lge9E Im Scared kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4jLmp2sg8lge9E 😳

[@kaylynlewis]

i’ve gotta be honest.. sometimes they’re too scary for me too

[@sharkbeatz313]

To make you feel better when you're really scared you should tell the Like button you'll detail it's car then proceed to fill it with Asian Murder Hornets.

[@BeautifulMutanto]

I can handle any dead body (I worked at the LA county morgue), but his claustrophobia vids are the ones that freak me out- tunnels, caves, deep dives... creEeEeEeepy AF!

[@vannclan]

I'm scared and it's daylight outside with my 3 big dogs around me.

[@SoniasWay]

The first story was so sad. I can’t imagine being sent to take pics of a tragedy only to find out my best friend was in it

[@billyjackbuzzard]

Try to imagine it, stupid

[@deek2410]

I live in Cranbrook and remember that. It was surreal that that happened😢

[@kyrakallies1937]

@@deek2410 I grew up in the valley! I immediately knew what story he was going to tell. I remember my dad warning us never to have both headphones in while outdoors because of it! Chills!

[@TheLadybughug]

@@kyrakallies1937 I learned the scary way not to wear headphones while hiking in the calm forest. My dog alerted me to a bear that was watching us curiously. Never again did I wear music on a hike or even outside.

[@HomesteadGirls]

I looked it up. They tried to blame his death on him listening to iPods too loud. It's the worst "blame the victim" story I've ever seen.

[@JayOhBreezy]

I’ve watched your channel grow man. Keep doing an awesome job.

[@katiegarrison9414]

Never in a million years could I have been prepared for that face on the second one😂

[@amandabarbaree5425]

The last story was so intense! It's so incredible how the mind and the body work. For someone to not wake up, but to experience a physical trauma incorporated into a dream at the same time is just amazing! I'm so glad she is ok!

[@deedsterdoo1603]

When we sleep, our body paralyzes itself to stop us from "living out our dreams". That last story got me too, because when you are asleep and feel pain, sometimes we create a dream to fit it. I've had this happen, and was told it was sleep paralysis, because I could not move, make noise, scream... Ugh. That last one has me ...

[@amandabarbaree5425]

@@deedsterdoo1603 Absolutely! I've had the same thing as well. It just blows my mind and is so fascinating. The story really got me...20 min later I'm still thinking about how crazy it was lol

[@betsybarnicle8016]

Let's not forget that alcohol was involved. (not judging)

[@fromchopin]

Dreams, sleep & the way the brain works are all so strange.. I’ve had "lucid dreams” where I realized I was dreaming & could control myself in my dream. Once I was dreaming I was doing something in the kitchen when I realized I was dreaming, so I looked around the dream kitchen & saw a newspaper on the table so I decided to pick it up & see what "news” was in it, but when I tried to read the words the letters were constantly changing shapes.. it was like my brain couldn’t make things up anymore because I had realized I was somewhat controlling it. I also had what I thought was sleep paralysis once where my mind completely woke up, I was fully awake & alert mentally but couldn’t get my body to wake up. I was struggling to sit up but my brain & body just weren’t cooperating. I’ve also heard people say that when you dream you’re falling from a tall building you’ll always wake up before you hit the ground, otherwise you’d die in real life, but that’s not true because I had a dream where I was falling from a tall building & slammed right into the sidewalk. I didn’t die in real life :)

[@DejaVu-iy8hh]

I wonder if the fox was rabid because that does not seem like normal fox behavior.

[@UnderratedBurnyBadger]

That first story was so sad. I can't even imagine being sent to take pics of a tragedy only to learn my best friend was in it. :(

[@kujju18]

Right! Sad. RIP to that young bright man!

[@RyqeLee]

shouldnt have read the comments before the first story ended. rip

[@dreamadream8322]

@@RyqeLee lol me too 😒😂

[@ieyasu_koga]

Yea, right. That's gotta be some soul crushin shit.

[@nothingrhymeswcaleb1813]

@@RyqeLee same bro fuck

[@Blackwolfyoutube]

Even tho I have trouble sleeping after watching your videos I still watch them because they are great!

[@beckies44]

This video reminds me of something that happened in my family. While I was growing up my aunt, uncle and cousin lived in a rough neighborhood and so my aunt was always on guard. On one particular winters night my uncle was working late so my aunt and cousin were home alone. A strange noise woke my aunt up and she crept to the front door to investigate. She got up slowly and quietly to peek out the peep hole and noticed a man in a red baseball cap holding a present. This really freaked her out because it was after midnight and she was wondering what this man was doing? She quickly made it back to her bedroom as quietly as she could and called 911. She described the situation and the cops were there in minutes. The 911 operator told her the cops were there but the suspect must be gone because there was no one in sight. Feeling better she walked up to look out her peephole again and saw the officers but the man was still on her front porch. She yelled out that he was still there as she could see him. The cops answered back that there was no way any man was out there because they were literally there and didn't see anybody. They finally decided she was just a paranoid lady who was off her rocker and decided to leave. The next day she told my uncle all about the story. He gets up, looks out the peephole, nods his head and asks her to look again. She does, and is completely shocked to see the man is still there!! Then my uncle opened the door, took down the Christmas wreath, closed the door and asked her to look again. Sure enough the man was gone! That was the last Christmas my aunt was allowed to have a Christmas wreath on her front door. 😂

[@xXTwigManXx]

I'm sorry but is your aunt mentally challenged or something lmao wtf

[@richardcranium3579]

That beer the counselors were drinking must have been good if she didn’t notice a fox treating her like a buffet.

[@THUNDERCAT37c]

Maybe the male counselors were also treating her like a buffet too :)

[@rubiarobles455]

@@THUNDERCAT37c ayo

[@Blackstar-uk7ix]

@@THUNDERCAT37c that's rape

[@nathanielbass771]

there's actually a brief moment during the sleeping cycle where a person will not react at all to external stimulus

[@GOREFEAST]

@@nathanielbass771 "not at all" is not true.

[@loririsk]

How awful for Isaiah! He was there on scholarship to do great things and then.... it's over. It's just amazing to me that things happen to people in such tragic ways. And this was no one's fault. It just happened. But for his friend to have the pictures.. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been once he realized it.

[@IncendiaT1990]

@Knight Light Media 😱 I didn't see that before!

[@DabbaHashery]

Only use one side of a headphone. Please be aware of your surroundings everyone and stay safe.

[@unknownuser8454]

Karma for beating up a guy

[@rachaelramos]

His wife is so lucky to have him. I would love for him to tell my kids bedtime stories ❤😂

[@vn3353]

youre such a great communicator. love your stories. thank you.

[@nashfernandes1844]

That’s really sad about the friend. I can’t imagine the pain he must’ve gone through when he realises looking at the pictures he had clicked! 💔

[@charlescrawford2821]

The story about the man in stripes gave me the chills. I will never sleep outside after hearing the fox story. Great stories! As always, they were great.

[@some_canadian5385]

why tho? foxes really aren't dangerous the thing had like 5 minutes with a sleeping young girl and still didn't kill her

[@mystic95]

@@some_canadian5385 Still not worth it. I've watched enough of these videos to lock in the decision. A fox isn't a major threat/she probably just had some type of fruity hair spray, but there are tons of other dangers.

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

I didn’t even think foxes got near people, makes you question wether it was really a fox or not 😳

[@keyboardmouse7699]

I'm just wondering how she didn't wake up immediately after the first bite?

[@amber_Forever16]

@@keyboardmouse7699 she had been drinking

[@leighbrownsmith1446]

Your story telling is SUPERB! ❤

[@THSpidey]

I listen to MrBallen religiously while I’m working 😊 been doing it for couple years now. Story telling done perfectly

[@basically_ava]

you know he's a great storyteller when even the sponsor part is entertaining...

[@porenasianparapino812]

Bro I was looking for a comment like this😭

[@princess3652]

That’s what I said! I’ve never heard a sponsor commercial so entertaining!

[@sluggopixie11]

“Oreo sleeve cereal” 🙄

[@idk6290]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@lynchmaster8185]

He also loves to sabotage that like button

[@AndyD_G]

(-Edit-Wow the amount of likes this comment left is awesome, thank you)Thanks for that scary red face at the end of the second story, as if I wasn’t scared enough already, it’s also dark outside.

[@TwilightPrnc3ss]

RIGHT THAT SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME

[@callumkristofer7793]

@@TwilightPrnc3ss HA! SCA-REEEED! REED! RED! REEEEEEEEED!

[@AuntyAwesome]

dude its the middle of the day and i shat myself, hope you are doing better now

[@quinnhen2325]

That got me big time!!! Reminds me of Insidious.

[@TriggeredAmmo]

Right. Could have done without that scary red face

[@Sabine_Kienast]

I like how you said "Rüdesheim am Rhein" 😆 ... And ... I love your way to tell storys!! Feels like sitting around my own private camp fire on the beach, while laying in bed and listening to them 😇😅 You really have a talent!! These are the moments I really appreciate that my english is at least good enough to listen to your storys! The best way to use a foreign language 😂 Greetings from Switzerland and thank you very much for what you do here on youtube!

[@d.l.d.l.8140]

Again. Do not go into the forest unarmed. You probably won’t need it for self defense. But when something is shuffling around your campsite, it’s very comforting. Just in case, always bring a shovel as well.

[@remyblas]

As someone who's around since this channel was just getting started, I always wonder what new viewers think the first time they hear all the horrible things he instructs us to do to the Like Button.

[@irvinsheesh2597]

I just started about a week ago watching mrballen's videos and my first reaction to the things he instructs us to do to the like button was like "Did he say what to the what now?!"

[@annieseaside]

I i initially questioned it simply wondering how that all started, then I just embraced it with delight. I would tell him he doesn’t need to ask again to subscribe. I think once we find him we do ❤️ I’d be very curious how many people last month viewed who were not Subscribers who did not join.

[@gottendrop4026]

I was very confused

[@T-1001]

It's pretty tame now. It's just mildly inconveniencing the like button. It used to be stuff like gently feeding it into a wood chipper (Fargo style) or put an alligator in the bathroom while it was taking a shower and lock the door. I think there might also have been one about taking a trip to the Grand Canyon and claim you're taking a picture before pushing it over the edge.

[@crieverytim]

It was definitely a little confusing lol.

[@pixystixnfairycrack]

I can understand why he was so shaken up after seeing a moose for the first time. You don't realize how big they actually are unless you've seen one in person. First time I saw one I was taking my daughter to the bus stop for school at 6am and this huge bull moose just casually stepped out of the trees and into the road in front of us. I was driving a small pick up truck and it was dwarfed by the size of the moose. My kid went wide eyed and just slowly slid down in her seat saying "Ma.. what is that?!?". I was pretty much doing the same thing and all I could say was, "Moose.. that's a freaking moose". And the whole time the moose is just standing in the middle of the road, blocking the way and staring right at us. I swear he was thinking "That's right puny humans. Tremble before me for I am a forest God". Whole encounter lasted about 5 minutes but seemed like 30. It was such a humbling and awe inspiring moment.

[@nataliesiddle8507]

Can confirm - I don’t know why but I always thought they were the size of horses, bigger than deer but not ridiculously big. So so wrong. One walked into the road as we were driving through the woods and we all just ground to a halt. It’s antlers could have reached a first floor landing. We all locked our doors 🤣

[@MollyFC]

Thanks, I'm going to call moose Forest Gods now

[@Whats-It-To-Ya]

I almost hit one about an hour North of Eugene Oregon. It was either a moose or an Elk, I'm not sure. I'm from Philly so I've DEFINATELY never seen either before. All I remember is that it's head was way over the roof of my '02 Camaro. It was big and it walked out in front of me while I was doing about 60 and I missed this thing by a couple of feet...

[@mmsm6370]

One ran across our little league baseball field in Troy NY in 1990, those legs will trample you real good to.

[@izzojoseph2]

My buddy was hunting deer and hiding behind a rock. He told me he heard a noise and stood to see what it was. A moose came to check him out. He said it was huge. I asked, “How big?” He thought a moment and replied, “Prehistoric”

[@konahoga1919]

I started watching your videos on Wednesday at 8:22am, and now it's 12:45am Thursday morning !! gezz i am enjoying every story so far!! THANK YOU #MrBallan

[@osa_illustrates9229]

Happened across your channel by accident and have been binging, and uh... very surreal to see the Kootenays and Cranbrook mentioned, particularly that crash. I was doing contract work for a newspaper in the same franchise in a nearby town. Never thought I'd see it mentioned on KZbin. There's some very cool Haunted Kootenays webpages and novels, if you're ever looking to dive more into things. Creston (well, Yahk, technically) even had its own cannibal serial killer; I recall that the novel documenting his crimes was banned from the local school library up into the 90s.

[@melw4re425]

You know that he is a great storyteller when you're living in Germany, not even 50km away from that last story... And have never heard of it! So weird and shocking at the same time!

[@galaxywolffpix2879]

Is the story actually true?

[@DrDark-im9kv]

@@acknowledgedofalltheconseq366 I'm gonna go camp in the forest, by myself, without any kind of communication, and limited food and water. I'm also thinking about just leaving my tent behind to preserve space if I get too cold I can just pour gasoline on myself and set myself on fire to keep myself warm. Wish me luck!

[@migglemaggle9500]

No THAT strange, dark, and mysterious!! Did it give you serious chills? I got them just thinking about it. ITS IN MY BACKYARD!! With love from Michigan, USA 🇺🇸

[@arianaajbeaverhausen8175]

@@galaxywolffpix2879 personally I don't believe that the second and third are true stories, they're just creepypastas/urban legends imho. 🤷‍♀️😁

[@MKSQUADofficial]

New story kzbin.info/www/bejne/sInLh5uoaNqUl5I

[@spencer1280]

It's stories like this that makes me wonder just how many small town horror stories are lost due to time and people not recording them. Imagine all the crazy stuff that has gone down in the past that no one recorded on paper or speech and now its lost to time. Thanks for sharing.

[@Ryan_the_dawg]

Its a very interesting yet scary thought, I think the same kind of thoughts all the time, im always wondering about strange things like this, there would be so so many crazy things no-one ever heard about because many people don't like to share bad memories or stories and just like to move on and forget about them, very interesting thought.

[@gaffuwachira8508]

I remember the first story very well,Otieno's father,Hon Dalmas Otieno was a minister in government back then.

[@moirahill6397]

Wow! Never thought of that! Just imagine. Life is amazing truly.

[@Isloff]

This man's always comes up with the most devious, diabolical, dastardly silly little pranks to do to the like button

[@jenniferm.luna-valenzuela7120]

Awww… 😊 Beautiful kids. Thx for sharing.

[@nathanrawlinson2614]

The worst part about being a long term fan is that I'll never get the joy of binge watching all your vids again 😭

[@RocknRollAddicts]

Same!!

[@GenXfrom75]

Yep! I got done binging about a month or so ago! 💯🌹😢

[@chynabby]

I binged all of them about a year & some time ago & now I’m so upset I gotta patiently wait for a video every couple of days. We’ve been spoiled.

[@tyenger5920]

@@chynabby i watched all of them in a couple days, keep looking for people who tell them like ballen but nothing comes close

[@meetmeatmidnight7761]

That was me lol, but then I didn’t watch for a bit and now I can binge again

[@silverfoxx6472]

I grew up in Cranbrook and my family knew Isaiah. Everyone always remembered him for his amazing smile! I also happened to know one of the men in the helicopter, Robert. He was my friends father. It happened during school hours at recess or lunch hour (I cant quite remember but we were all outside), and a bunch of us saw the helicopter crash from our school field. It was loud and close, and I remember everyone saying that the pilot was a hero that day and had saved a bunch of lives, as the helicopter was going to crash on the school feild had he not redirected it just in time. That was a very tragic day for everyone involved, and I did not know about Isaiah's friend being the one to take the photos of the crash though, that just makes it so much sadder! Rest in peace to everyone involved in the accident. I was super surprised to hear my little town get a mention! Thanks for the great stories Mrballen! :)

[@jorgyt754]

You seem overly giddy to talk about this devastating crash that killed your father and shook your entire town for months. Also pretty convenient you just happened to know the main person from the story.

[@Kailandra29]

@@jorgyt754 I don't think giddy means what you think it does. Also, they said their friend's father, not their own father. Fortunately, there are resources available online that can help you work on your reading comprehension! Many of them are even free.

[@5h4d0wD1c3]

@@jorgyt754 😐

[@silverfoxx6472]

@@jorgyt754 @JorgYT sorry if my comment wasnt clear, the man in the helicopter was my friend from schools father, not mine. It was an incredibly awful day for the whole town and everyone involved. Staying in town after the accident was hard on their family, and they moved away shortly after the accident and i never saw him again :( and yes i did know Isaiah, mind you i was in elementary school at the time and it was for the most part my mom that knew him. He loved to eat at the triple o's restaurant in town here (where my mom worked) and thats how we all became friends! Id come down after school on days when my mom couldnt find a sitter and hed be there usually, and hed draw pictures with me on the back of menus with the crayons they would give out ! He was a lovely human being ! He had one of those smiles that could brighten a whole room and ill always remember that!

[@yoyohoopz9886]

@@jorgyt754 and how they remembered him for his amazing smile when that was the only description mrballen gave💀. she’s defo lying

[@Gletenkompleten]

This channel is really the one and only channel you need. If I was allowed to use one channel only, this it would be.

[@robinclark2483]

Mr Ballen, it's so good to see you as a regular man, cooking and enjoying your life and family, thank you for sharing 😊 ❤❤

[@AllisonYourHomeGirl]

My husband as we drive around town: "I wonder what that building is for." Me: "Probably some organ-harvesting/human trafficking situation." My husband: "That's enough Mr. Ballen for you, I think."

[@danny.55]

Lol im on his side for this Ma'm. You need to take a break for your own good 😂

[@16watch]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@the98percentile65]

@@danny.55 This is true, watched till I'm like kinda depressed for days..

[@dawngraham29]

Overcast, foggy morning... Visiting family: "sure is foggy out there. " Me: "yeah, good day for a murder. "

[@uniquegeekmonique]

Thats some dark humor....but it was funny. And if you don't get it you're not watching enough Mr. Ballen.

[@keijidash9646]

Mr Ballen is so good at telling stories, that he literally got me to watch a Hello Fresh ad, in its entirety, without me hitting the skip forward button. Bravo sir. 👏

[@MrBallen]

Hahah nice!!

[@georgepaulthagoat5311]

Right same got me even thinking of ordering

[@veronicaferris6633]

Oreo sleeve cereal 🥣😆😆😆

[@caroljo420]

Same. And it was funny, too.

[@dazbeal5438]

ye he talked me into watchin that advert too!

[@bunnycat4153]

One time I went on a date with a lovely fire rescue/EMT guy that worked in SF and during this nice date I very stupidly asked him what was the worst thing he ever encountered on the job… he proceeded to tell me every single detail about a man who had been found alone in his apartment approx 6 days deceased in the middle of a heat wave… and near the end of his story I kinda abruptly interrupted him to ask if this took place on such and such street to which he just froze and his face kinda went white. So I instantly became hysterical… but hey, at least now I know every horrific detail of what happened to my best friend, right? Sucks because me & rescue dude were def kinda into each other, but we both knew there was no way for us to bounce back from that exchange. My story reminds me of the boy who photographed his bestie’s death without knowing it, ya know? Same, my dude. Same.

[@Bruhvio]

I heard the second story before and didn't think it was too scary but mrballe somehow made it seem more scary than I first thought

[@AlienStar2011]

The fact that Simone has a nightmare that seemed like that start of a crucifixion gave me goosebumps not gonna lie

[@joshsmith8715]

Yeah same here