Top 3 SCARIEST stalkers in the wild | Missing 411 (Part 17)

100s of people go missing every year under BAFFLING circumstances inside national parks and forests across North America. 1 former police detective, David Paulides, has researched 1000's of these cases, and some of them are truly mind blowing...
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Part 9👉 • Did these men ACTUALLY...
Part 10👉 • 4 kids VANISH from loc...
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Part 12👉 • You can't go to Nation...
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[@Franckatana]

12:46 Pennywise under MrBallen at the beggining of second story.

[@MrBallen]

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[@mhplayer1330]

epic

[@Franckatana]

@@MrBallen Thanks, spotted it in the Premiere, and made a mental memo of where it was.

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Gg 😁

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I’ve been telling myself “just one more video” for the last three hours. I can’t stop listening to this channel!

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

I’ve been spacing out my watching of his videos so I don’t go through them too quickly. 😃

[@johnbricker5308]

Same

[@ajdare67]

I do the same thing!!

[@everettsykes1774]

Yes, I'm addicted too. Mr.Ballen would be perfect for hosting the twilight zone. He just may wish to write the stories too.

[@louwilliams2667]

Same, who would have thought that the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in a story format could be so addicting!

[@cannedbread6140]

This man has risen faster than any youtuber I've ever met. He deserves it.

[@marlonsalvador5900]

And he is still rising

[@corylong4992]

Legend in the making

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

He's using Spec Ops Psyops techniques to keep people hooked.

[@MrBallen]

Honestly I can’t believe how many people have watched these videos. It’s so cool!!

[@yes0r787]

Thank you for keeping indoor life interesting! You have a great voice and style.

[@kevinmalone3210]

A wise rule to follow when hiking out in the wilderness. Never hike alone. The story of Eloise is weird. It could've been some animal stalking her, or maybe it was some feral human creep stalking her for kicks, but it sounds as if the most likely reason was she was scaring herself into thinking she was being stalked due to random noises. Whatever the reason, she was extremely fortunate that hunter found her, otherwise she would've perished out there.

[@Yumiko-je1to]

Also never go off of the trail. I’ve never seen it actually work out normally they just get lost and whatever is following them still finds them so if it’s going to find you anyways might as well not get lost. Also if you are reported missing they are going to search on the trail so if you’re miles from the trail they aren’t going to find you.

[@kevinmalone3210]

@@Yumiko-je1to Agree 100%. I've been out in the wilderness in the Sierra Nevada mountains, miles away from any civilization. I almost got lost myself, because I accidentally went off trail. It's easy to do if you don't pay attention. Another good point you made is stay close to the trail if you get lost.

[@pdxdude6428]

I think Eloise was getting into her own head and scaring herself, if someone was really chasing her for 3 weeks then why not actually attack or grab her. Alos she just happens to find a cache of donuts and cake? Do people really leave these types of things in the forest for other people to find?? It just all seems weird, but so happy she was found alive.

[@redz5523]

I don't believe ghosts but i'm still gonna ask this question anyway Could the forest be haunted?

[@animalswin2105]

@@pdxdude6428 unless the person stalking her was the one who left donughts. Who knows. Yes I wondered the same: why didn't the thing atrack her esp when she was camping ? Maybe it was some feral man wanting a wife so hé wanted her to want to ne with him. But yea, donughts ?!

[@cosycovevlog3260]

As someone who regularly camps and hikes alone - always follow your instincts but stick to the trail! I’ve stopped before and turned back because I got a sudden feeling of dread and decided to go a different route. I’ll never know if it saved me, or was just paranoia. But it is important to remain calm, think strategically and ensure you have more than enough water for whatever route you are taking. Use gps to plan / share your route, tell someone where you are going and when you should be back. Just use common sense!

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

And carry a personal locator beacon!

[@longbow3082]

Our instincts have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to protect us from the wilderness. If you think something is wrong or feels weird its probably true.

[@modestgrower2017]

So true! I love hiking alone but if something feels off or im unsure about the weather, I turn back

[@codygordon5202]

And for god sakes carry a gun

[@michaeldoran4367]

Rollercoaster Tycoon- Naked man runs across the screen wearing flip flops. Weener dangles side to side making slapping sounds as the tip slaps on the skin. Rollercoaster Tycoon makes a very interesting ride where naked men have lots of weeners are floating around called WEENER forest

[@yogertslinger84]

Lessons learned from This channel: 1: never camp in the woods without a gun 2: never cave dive

[@mithshude]

i would say that this channel teached me the following 1: a gun won't help you 2: NEVER go anywhere alone, not even 10 meters out of sight from your group also, this channel isn't helping, i was planning to go on my first proper hiking trip this summer ^^

[@elavke5441]

@@mithshude then go in s large group

[@mithshude]

@@elavke5441 yeah we are 5-6 people planning a shorter hike and all of it pretty close to civilization just to be on the safe side, the walk itself will take roughly 8 hours one way (not counting stops) and will end up by a lake where we are planning to make camp for a night or two before going back. there aren't any big predators around the area other than occasional lynx or wolf sightings but they tend to stay far away from humans (extremely rare in general where we are going as well)

[@drpoppyseed]

@@mithshude the missing 411 project has explicitly stated that there have been no spooky incidents where the victim had both a gun and a satphone. They both absolutely help.

[@mithshude]

@@drpoppyseed that doesn't make any sense when there have been multiple cases that i've heard just from ballen alone?

[@dawnsully88]

I'll never understand why anyone would go hiking and camping alone.

[@guessmyname6210]

Stupid, isn't it? Even experienced people run into trouble when they're by themselves.

[@dawnsully88]

@@guessmyname6210 especially when they don't have those beacon things and bear spray

[@guessmyname6210]

@@dawnsully88 Yes! You just never know what kind of trouble you'll run into.

[@karolsmith6754]

@@guessmyname6210 I'm 15 and was taking a stroll a couple miles behind my house just last week, and I was standing in a clearing chilling and checking my phone (keep in mind I'm alone and a few thousand feet up this trail) and out of absolutely nowhere, something started crashing through the brush maybe 20 feet in front of me. Crushing large branches. I hollered and the thing just went silent, but ill swear on all it was a sizable bear. Remember you have no recourse without a weapon in the woods. Needless to say, I immediately found a club and whooped like an ape the whole way back. Whats weird is the way that the sound just started randomly, as though it decided to show itself while very close to me. I've seen bears before, but this was the scariest experience of my life.

[@guessmyname6210]

@@karolsmith6754 I assume scariest because you couldn't see it. Not being able to see it would make my imagination run wild.

[@nickzedlar2181]

Regarding the kids with the bear and "gorilla": it seems plausible to me that a bear could shadow them -- as opposed to being in active pursuit -- yet still drive the scared children up the mountain. Also, the silhouette of a bear on its hindlegs, especially in low light and under these terrifying circumstances, could very easily be reported as "gorilla" by youngsters with limited life experience and vocabulary.

[@bongboner]

Wendigo and Skinwalkers are known for making ape/gorilla type noices when communicating,,, and they love to stalk their pray esp when they excel fear like those kids likely felt

[@parabolicpanorama]

​@@bongbonerthey're also not real

[@destinyarpy3734]

​@@parabolicpanoramadepending on who you ask. As a native American myself they very much are real. However again depending on who you ask, you'll get a different answer

[@waner17]

@@destinyarpy3734you’ve seen one? with your eyes? with another witness to corroborate? i’m all into mythology and lore and legend but we can’t make confident claims about the vastly unexplainable

[@destinyarpy3734]

@@waner17 I'm not going to get into the mythology of my culture. It's the same ideology of God. However in my culture we have proof of skinwalkers. We have rituals to call them

[@JohnSmith-qj7hd]

I always thought that it was freaky when being followed in the woods. But these people always seem to run for days on little sleep. I’m unsure how a stalker could sleep less, eat less than the person that’s literally running for their lives. Plus all that energy circling them at night..

[@Hbizzjohnson]

Someone sick in the head could also get adrenaline from chasing someone tho so it could go both ways

[@susiegreen4977]

Definitely addictive!! He's the most real real story teller ever. And he tells the story as if he were involved. The best ever!!

[@ihateallyall]

@@susiegreen4977 Mr Nightmare is awesome too check him out. also Corpse Husband when he used to make story videos.

[@susiegreen4977]

Thank u I will def. I been also watching depths of despair which is pretty good. Different format but good.

[@frankvandorp2059]

The chance that he was on her heels for fourteen days, yet somehow she never saw him, and he never actually did anything to her despite 'wandering her campsite' every night, makes it very unlikely that this person was real, and makes it sound more like this girl had a mental breakdown. As for park rangers blaming it on "wild men", I guess no park ranger actually said that, it's just something people on the internet made up. They love to invent imaginary park rangers who supposedly confirm all their spectacular theories about cryptids and other strange creatures, but for some reason these park rangers are never named, and they never go actually on the record. We're just supposed to believe they exist because someone on the internet says so.

[@oliviakeyunderthemat5637]

When you realise 2 minutes into the video that you’ve already seen this episode, but you find yourself watching til the end anyway because Mr Ballen is the best story teller ever...

[@emily-tg8wk]

why did i literally just have this same experience

[@blackmasculine1]

He's not good at storytelling, I'm just personally waiting to hear the end. The story itself carries the weight.

[@chadmccarthy1898]

I've watched numerous videos of his multiple times lol. Now it's just a waiting game on him releasing a new one

[@kaywee4200]

@@blackmasculine1 why you watching a non good story teller

[@jammcguire1276]

Him a Lee Trevino could have a 'story off!'

[@stevestevens8749]

The one thing that I've learned from this channel -- is that a lot of people like to go out into the woods by themselves.

[@mrsx7944]

Fools

[@ak_downrange_threat7251]

Yes we do!

[@stevestevens8749]

@@ak_downrange_threat7251, maybe I'll see you on a future episode.

[@ak_downrange_threat7251]

@@stevestevens8749 If you do it will be about a man fucking up what ever was trying to fuck with him!

[@neilacrabtree8190]

Never go camping alone without a gun. Never go camping with others without a gun. It' may be used to find food or keep you from being killed by the forest folk .

[@alexandresofman3600]

There’s an old lady that I know. She asked me to help her out with hanging a couple of pictures in her apartment. She’s a very kind and harmless lady a little over 70 y o. I remember she always complained about her neighbors stalking her, or talk really loud. This is precisely why she wanted to hang some pictures on the wall to try to have at least some sound insulation from her neighbors. Of course it was not a very good plan, but she insisted. And just like the first hiker in this video she got intense feelings that something was off. At night she said she heard people arguing outside her apartment. One time she said there was a man out there that did time in prison and she was scared of him. I knew she was a bit strange but she was always so nice to me and I really wanted to help her. She told me a little of her story and I was surprised to find that she never dated anyone! Of course no kids but a little bit of family. Another thing I noticed that she didn’t have a TV or a computer. She had a phone but I never saw her doing anything on it. And she didn’t listen to news or music. I asked her several times did she try to raise her concerns with family or building management but I got a weird answer. About a year ago she bought a little house about 15 miles from where she lived. She was so relieved that she didn’t have to deal with neighbors, scary men or people arguing. About two months passed since she moved and I started getting calls from her in a middle of the night. Not too often but she sounded very scared and spooked. I tried to calm her and if she felt any danger to call the police. (By the way, when she lives in her previous place she said she called cops often and I started to suspect they just got tired of her stories, because as she said to me, they didn’t do anything. So I knew she had a bit of a problem. The last story I heard very recently from her that she was at her new home, when she heard birds like crows or ravens on her roof call out her last name. And then it finally clicked. Everything became crystal clear. Her family knew that she was a bit off. Her neighbors that I saw on few occasions looked very nice, well mannered and polite. They smiled when they saw me and I think all her stories about mean people were her imagination playing tricks on her. After being so relieved that she moved to her new home but same things started to happen at a new place. Because she couldn’t blame her neighbors she invented a birds story. I feel bad for her. She’s always in good spirits meaning she didn’t want to get anyone in trouble, but because she truly believed that she heard what she heard.

[@hamedhosseini4938]

Damn. Now you know why she is single. Unfortuantely mental illness is very fucking real. I really believe this lady has experienced something early on her life that didn't refer to actual specialist to get it checked. so as a result she is just now, in her 70s with the same mental problems.

[@extreme-cm8hb]

Alex, have you ever heard of paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia? It's very easy, with either of these, to not know what's real and what's being imagined. Audio and visual hallucinations are hallmarks of both of those illnesses. Also, I've known some really nice seeming people at first. They come off so great in the beginning, like those neighbors. It takes a while for their mask to start slipping and their true selves to appear. So, it could appear that your friend was crazy while the neighbors seemed wonderful, when the neighbors could have been doing things to scare her. Frankly, although she probably has a mental illness, you don't seem like a good friend to me. You sound like a pr*ck of a friend, an enemy.

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

That poor sweet dear. It sounds like she may be showing signs of dementia... paranoiavis a common early sign. Or she may have a mental illness. She needs someone to look out for her as in take her to a doctor and have her evaluated for dementia or mental illness and watch out for her because people in that situation are so vulnerable. You sound like you've been a good friend to her.

[@M1A1Abrams-zv4vc]

Schizophrenia? ​@@Irish_Georgia_Girl

[@debrajones4010]

The older a person gets the more afraid they become especially when they are alone. They know they’re fragile and couldn’t fight anyone off if they had to. They also become more fearful of death than the average person because of their age and that fear can lead to panic which leads to paranoia. I’m not trying to say anything about her family, I just wish they could’ve taken her in. I pray God will surround her with His hedge of protection and keep her safe from any and all things.

[@PCLHH]

The first story reminded me of a night I returned home by public transportation. After getting off, I had to walk a bit and because the place I lived at was just outside of town. It was at 1:30 am and I was pretty tired, so I took the shorter path through the dark, because there was a bit of moonlight. As I left town, halfway up the hill I heard a noice that sounded just like a man whispering: 'don't be scared, its oookaaayy' and more stuff I couldn't make out. I sat down immediatly, so the person wouldn't see my Silhouette. I waited a bit but didn't hear anything anymore. I ran back into town and took the long way around that has road lights. To this day I have no idea what that noice was: a boar, a deer or a man whisperinging to his dog? 1:30 am is a strange time to walk a dog, but okay.

[@Lee-wg7en]

what the hell.

[@aonix9097]

I’m waiting for the comment where some guy is like, “Oh hey, I was once walking my dog at 1:30 AM, I heard this terrible sound somewhat like yawning and snapping twigs. I calmed the dog, as I didn’t want to be found. Then I saw it. As soon as I had calmed the dog, it ducked down to cover, as if it had noticed I saw it. IT WAS ME.”

[@yelhsanosnhoj6602]

Could’ve been a kidnapper trying to console a child they’d just snatched up….

[@kvjackal7980]

Our backyard isn't fully fenced and doesn't have a door that leads directly to it, so we walk my dog any time he has to poop, which is routinely between 1 & 5 am. But I live in the city, so... 🤷 Whereabouts do you live?

[@FoxSenpie]

@@kvjackal7980 was thinking there is people who will walk there dogs at anytime if they live in the right place

[@Kyanzes]

Imagine one day getting into trouble within some odd circumstances only to realize "I'm about to become MrBallen material..."

[@MultiChrisjb]

Oh no! I going to become content!

[@Maybe_Crazy_Courier]

Well boys we did it my boring life is no more

[@faustlove]

I think that everyday!!

[@elliebatty6377]

I've dreamed of this. Come at me ghosts, I wanna be noticed by MrBallen.

[@seekndestroy6678]

That would be awesome honestly

[@Viral_Stream_Clips0]

Getting stalked in the forest when you cant see the stalker and youre alone is probably the scariest thing possible

[@Josiah.435]

but you can feel them with your 6th sense

[@Viral_Stream_Clips0]

@@Josiah.435 i mean if you can hear their footsteps

[@julianeder3383]

watched the video where some cook was trapped underwater for a couple of days in total darkness with sharks bangin arround the hallway eating the dead members of his crew while he could only wait and hope that none of them would swim into the small room he was in that story was way worse in my opinion

[@notthefather3919]

May have been all in her head.

[@Whiskey5_]

That’s why I bring firearms and never go anywhere alone. Battle buddies are always a good idea

[@chrispfeifer7628]

I have a family member who has severe mental health issues. Depression, paranoia and delusions. He's taken off in fear several times and a roadway of any kind was the last place he wanted to be. They get so confused cuz it's so real to them. It's like having your life turn upside down from one day to the next. I watched him crawl around our pasture field hiding from the NSA. He believed they had a chip in his brain reading his thoughts and location. Completely irrational. But, even now he's medicated he remembers the delusions. He has to remind himself they are not real memories instead of delusions. It's really sad actually

[@joshuam3729]

Yeah my mom worked for multiple mental hospitals over the years and delusions like this are very common. I am not certain about the first story being a mental disorder, but the last story about Cullin sounds exactly like paranoid psychosis.

[@johndoe7270]

I have to deal with this at times. It's rough. I used to go to really close friends to talk about the paranoia or what caused it. It was really embarrassing and hard to do. Worse than that, I would always feel extremely guilty and depressed afterwards for needing to bother a friend about my issues. I think its why most people wont get help or talk about the issues. I have found it helped a lot if I could "out logic" the paranoia on my own, if that makes any sense. This isn't something easily achieved though. It gets really bad if there are coincidences or people / details that fuel the fire. I think one of the best things that helped me was avoiding people in general, because anyone could trigger it for any little reason at any moment. I moved to a different area where no one knows me and has no reason to interact with me and it helped a lot too. Iv'e been dosed in the ER with IV ativan for it. I wish Medical marijuana was legal in my state so that I could just smoke and sedate myself into sleep if it happens. Anyways, I hope your family member is doing well.

[@jennycasakadosh]

imagine a family member having real problems and being forced to have a family member like you, finding any chance given to expose every part of their actions and feelings, it's like in my country ex-communist it would be done to propagandize their brainwashing dehumanizing and privacy violating agenda they mention them all and then say IMAGINE THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO YOU IN YOUR ILLUSIONS so that no one would feel safe and know that everything about them is being talked about anywhere they can be held accountable and exposed . Family members like you are monsters. You think you know better, it's a shame to have a relative like you. Unless you're one of those people who do it for a cause and make up stories , because no good family member in their right mind would talk so casually about a relatives problems . And what the hell has this got to do with these people being stalked you fucking donut . Id like to see you out there being one of those missing people

[@jackmurphy4825]

@@johndoe7270 just on the off chance you don't know this, when it comes to smoking marijuana when you have a bout of paranoia it is paramount to use a strain that is low in THC. There are strains out there with next to 0% THC and very high % CBD that works great for paranoia and the best thing is they are usually legal everywhere as THC is the legal issue. The best of luck friend, my own brother suffers from a similar thing and I was there for a lot of his episodes when we were younger, it's nothing to be ashamed of talking about. A lot of people aren't going to understand but that's okay to.

[@johndoe7270]

@@jackmurphy4825 I know this, but I live in Alabama. I can't walk into a dispensary and ask for Charlotte's Web. I am at the mercy of what is on the streets if I consume. So, I do the 2-4 rule. 2 hits if its really strong to 4 hits if its mild. Generally, it keeps me from getting to the point of discomforted. If I need it for sedation/ pain relief, I just cut loose. Recently it helped me with a really bad UTI. I couldn't sleep and knew that if I could sleep, the antibiotic medications/shot I got from the ER would have time to take affect. My pelvis hurt so bad I couldn't even walk, sit, or lay in the fetal position. After waking up, I felt amazing!

[@wallflowerc8660]

all i ever remember about the Appalachian mountains from people’s posts or tiktoks / videos who live in the area is “if you see something, no you didn’t”

[@nikki2403]

and dont run... the things you didnt see like it if you run...

[@Aaronz504]

Bigfoot just walking his pet bear, wanting to ask the kids about his missing tree doughnuts..

[@musicalvomit]

Lol big foot is just upset

[@sodddit8360]

Or how to get to bell canyon

[@brookef6395]

So messed up lol

[@crystalyana9533]

Lol

[@johnr5847]

What's a tree donut?

[@dismaldohrmousedigressions7484]

I love how in the first story, the friend reports her missing within hours instead of waiting days like most of the other stories like that

[@fisty539]

I thought police couldn't file a missing persons report until after a certain time, something like 24-72 hours, not sure and could be wrong tho

[@stovespiegel]

@@fisty539 this isn't true, and the belief likely gets a lot of people killed

[@Bruthah]

@@fisty539 lawyer here. that’s actually a myth. You can file a missing person report at any time.

[@fisty539]

@@Bruthah ah thank you! TIL

[@coocoo3336]

@@fisty539 please report someone missing if you think anything is wrong. Dont wait, 24 hours could be the difference between life or death

[@bunkertons]

I think it's time to start expanding the "standard search parameters" in these cases. Too often the missing person is found way outside the search zone, so perhaps those parameters are wrong.

[@leequinn2733]

I agree. two women got lost in Craters of the Moon Park. They weren't reported missing for a week. Searches were looking in the wrong area and one of both were possibly were alive while SAR was out there. Their case is discussed in the Missing Enigma.

[@funsterkeyven]

When you are sitting in a chair and think the government has unlimited resources, it's easy to tell others to just pour extra resources and effort. Because it requires absolutely nothing from you. Idiotic take.

[@Yamyatos]

I disagree. You dont have unlimited ressources. It's not like they just pick a small area to finish quickly and then run across it multiple times for the lolz. You can only cover so much area, depending on the terrain and the people and equipment available for the search. Not to mention, why would you look 50 kilometers away, if the person has been missing for only a day or so. You start with the most likely places. For the overwhelming majority of people, this is not only sufficient, but the best solution. If you altered the "standard search parameters" as you call it, you would look in the wrong places *most of the time* and thus actively kill people, by being unable to efficiently cover the locations where they would likely be.

[@NuggetNapper]

​@Yamyatos Also keep in mind, the sampling of stories we have are the unusual cases where people were found in unusual places. The many many other cases where people were found within the "standard search parameters" are generally unremarkable and thus wouldn't be told.

[@Yamyatos]

@@NuggetNapper Exactly. People watch these and think "hmm that's a lot of strange cases", but the *millions* of successfull searches obviously dont make headlines. Quite frankly, for many of the 411 and other weird ones, the likelies explanation is not paranormal, but simply people not telling the truth, or some other foul play being involved. Considering the millions of people who go missing, it would be surprising if we had no weird ones, simply due to people misremembering, lying, or just being crazy.

[@codybrown1826]

Ive always appreciated your large collection of videos, but having finished them i can affirm that its even better when youve watched all of them. I have forgotten many of the videos over the years so going back and watching them is like the first time agaim and the suspense still holds. Best page on youtube 🙌🏼

[@mukabout4243]

Ditches her backpack, terrified and running for her life from an unseen force.. “Thank god I ran into this donut tree!”

[@stephaniebaker6001]

WHAT LUCK! I ran into a pie tree once and was terribly disappointed because there was no apple pie. 😖😫

[@unapranker]

Some hunters bait bears by stuffing junk foods into tree stumps. My old boss always talked about going to the hostess outlet for expired treats to use for bait.

[@tracybrown2482]

@@unapranker damn thats smart

[@mukabout4243]

@@unapranker - makes sense 👍

[@markhonea2461]

I'm not buyin' it. I bet if you had asked around you would find some local campers that after a strange nighttime encounter were missing exactly those items. Donuts and pound cake. Brought to her.

[@madpatriot7464]

Anyone alone in the woods needs to carry a weapon. As soon as you pass into the Bush, you become part of the food chain.

[@raymondjones8]

We are certainly not the biggest, baddest, nor smartest thing out there🤭

[@thebigguy7261]

3 shots = sos.. some things can't be shot or need at least .50cal to damage

[@morbidmax7064]

In before you shoot a innocent hiker out of paranoia.

[@tymetodothis8378]

Always do. And really, no, a .50 is not necessary -- for much of anything. Most people can't shoot handguns of any caliber worth a damn, anyway. Against a grizzly, in the dark, you better have a tank. Against an aggressive human a wide variety of things will do. But just like everyday life, if you're that terrified that you have to be heavily armed 24/7, stay home. It's frightened people who hurt other people.

[@Kevin-ui8cz]

Seems reasonable for your average person to bring a handgun with them while spending significant time by themselves out deep into the forest. I hiked 80 miles of the Appalachian trail as a vacation, and brought my glock 23(40cal); I wasn’t irrationally scared of anything; just being cautious as there had recently been a black bear attack on the stretch of trail I was hiking. I don’t carry a sidearm with me everywhere in life, it’s more of a nuisance. I will agree with you that people who carry guns 24/7, often seem more anxious and worried while out in public. Had a peer in the national guard that did that, and we went to get sushi in a decent part of town one day, and he made a point of carrying; just seemed like the idea of a physical altercation, a fist fight, was not something that registered to him, his gun was his safety net and he used that confidence to often be confrontational with already aggressive people. Would be hard to decide to have a normal fight with someone if you have to worry about them grabbing the gun from your pant-line. Idk, I’m sure there are circumstances and areas that make carrying all the time a reasonable decision. Just not worth the trouble if you ask me.

[@allyburgess2738]

The first story reminds me of this girl on TikTok that tells stories about what not to do living or hiking in the Appalachias. They’re really creepy folk tales but the story reminded me of them and how creepy hiking alone in the forest can be. I’m glad she was found.

[@epic7224]

Is she on YT as well?

[@michaeldoran4367]

Rollercoaster Tycoon- Naked man runs across the screen wearing flip flops. Weener dangles side to side making slapping sounds as the tip slaps on the skin. Rollercoaster Tycoon makes a very interesting ride where naked men have lots of weeners are floating around called WEENER forest

[@michaeldoran4367]

​@@epic7224Peenuses 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

[@bailey377]

One thing I’ve learned from this channel is that police need to widen their search area. I feel like every story where they find someone who was lost they’re much farther away than anticipated

[@nakulkanchan7313]

Can someone tell me why a person in their sane mind would go camping alone? Like haven't you watched Mr Ballen? Jeez

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

No woods for me or my children.

[@angelahutson6450]

I love camping alone, it's truly a soul-soothing, magical experience. The gun I carry helps ensure I remain alone. Of course, where I live our "wildmen" are more of the meth-head variety, but the 'deterrent' still works all the same.

[@WinterSoldier7207]

Depends on how 'alone' you are. I've done it so far because I don't really have any local outdoor-enthusiast friends, but I camp in what Stephen King would call the 'toy woods' so far. Just big enough to get accustomed to the wilderness and test out my gear, with some other frequent enthusiasts nearby. It does make it easier to sleep if you know someone trustworthy enough is nearby, and once you start to learn what are typical forest noises, even the ones at night. That said, I'd still prefer a reliable camping buddy, especially if I were to go into a real wilderness situation. I see a lot more of the safer wildlife when by myself on these trips, and I don't doubt it has something to do with the lack of conversation/human noises that could deter animals. That could also apply to predatory wildlife.

[@wyatt_COTW]

@@angelahutson6450 it’s soooo boring though what do you do all alone??

[@legndgrape5188]

@@wyatt_COTW not get annoyed by people like you

[@killcomis]

Man I used to cry as a kid when I lost my mom in Walmart. Can't imagine being chased up a hill for 3 miles by a bear and hiding from a bigfoot.

[@briannastruble98]

I’m 18 and still come to tears when I lose my mom in Walmart. She either never has her phone or doesn’t answer. I couldn’t imagine going through what those kids went through , even at my age of 18 🥵

[@hollyward8901]

Bigfoot's are timid creatures they prolly wanted to help the kids

[@killcomis]

@@briannastruble98 lol

[@b_uppy]

Bears can outrun people running uphill. Downhill you'll do better, believe it or not...

[@Darksiegify]

I did the exact opposite. I never listened and ran so far away from home constantly. And I’ve ran around deep in the woods alone before 10. Im lucky to be here after watching these videos.

[@scottboolman3332]

In response to the first story concerning the hiker: Always have a PLB: Personal Locator Beacon. Also, be armed with, at least, one knife and a pistol. Foolish not to be armed when hiking and camping, especially if you're going it alone.

[@ryoga8170]

Especially since she's a woman. Traffickers would probably be watching these trails and parks for single women.....

[@chyndb]

Only thing about a pistol is that they are quite heavy and it’s a bit too much

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@chyndbuntil it’s needed; then it weighs just enough

[@codygordon5202]

@@chyndbjust depends on what you carry

[@rylanyoung2018]

@@chyndb You can get pistols designed to be lightweight if needed. Or, you could just use one that is naturally less heavy. You don't need to carry a ton of ammo either

[@unnoticed1]

i started watching yesterday and i love storytelling 🤞🏾 keep it going ‼️👍🏾

[@Smiley123ization]

One thing I've noticed in all of these missing children stories (and with my experience as a kindergarten teacher) is that people seem to underestimate the abilities of children and how far they can go on their own.

[@jasongroff9980]

Based off of what you've said here and what I've heard from other stories told by Mr. Ballen, it sounds like you should abandon searching for a lost child in the close proximity of where you last saw them and just run a few hundred meters away from that spot to start your search. If a child is capable of covering long distances in short amounts of time, then starting your search at the point where you last saw them is just giving them more time to get farther and farther away. Just a thought.

[@reubenwills9757]

@@jasongroff9980 but these stories are the exceptions, 99% of the time they won't be able to go that far

[@paulguthrie7516]

@@reubenwills9757 depends I mean I used to sneak out to the river behined our house when we lived out in the woods I think I was around 9 10 or so and I would get there and back while messing around before my mom would notice anything.

[@paulguthrie7516]

@@jasongroff9980 not really because a child could find a hiding place any where, what they need to do is a grid lock search from the point of last seen out in all directions and the further you go out the more people that join in so there is less space in between and to cover to be able to spot a child quicker, and with todays technology search and rescue should always have a hello equipped with infrared , the same technology they use for finding criminals that run from the police and hide in bushes, because it registers body heat. Anyone can make a arrogant comment and not come up with a solution to improve the search and rescue.

[@paulguthrie7516]

@@jasongroff9980 that's like saying it's pointless to try and track any missing person down, how much sense does that really make? We have drones that come cover 100x the distance than any human and to deploy uses min. To none resources..🤷‍♂️

[@saatwikkatiha]

Adults : "a little kid couldn't have gone that far" Kids - "hold my strawberry milkshake"

[@MIXTAB1]

Lol very well executed joke with a fantastic twist ✌️ Well done

[@anderschristensen4072]

i like strawberry milkshake

[@chocolateangel9092]

🤣😂😂🤣

[@69yearsago93]

Bot

[@snippyJ]

.... or "hold my root beer!"😉

[@joydavis9264]

In the last story, if he had aspirated vomit for some reason before he even went on the trip (because it would take a little while to develop the pneumonia) but thought he was fine before leaving, he could have developed the pneumonia on the trip and then been hallucinating and not doing ANYTHING that made sense due to lack of oxygen to the brain. My uncle a number of years ago had developed pneumonia (He wasn't one to go to doctors if he could at all avoid it.) and by the time people realized he was acting strangely, he was hallucinating and paranoid and had locked himself in the bathroom and wouldn't let people in to help him and did actually die of pneumonia. He was older, though, but still... Anyone can aspirate some throw up and think they're OK and then have something like that happen.

[@ThePrachiti]

Your story telling skill is totally on point! Amazing ..

[@lyricg19336]

Ugh that “feeling of dread” is a feeling Ive felt before, and one you NEVER want to ignore. It’s not just a pit in your stomach...it’s your feet going numb, everything moves in slow motion, a tingle at the base of your spine, blood rushing to the back of your neck. You body is literally telling you it’s time to GO. I wouldn’t wish this feeling on anyone

[@deeriggs3319]

Instinct.. We have it for a reason fr.. I trust it with people too.. We subconsciously recognize threats and predators.

[@shawntowns8028]

I'd like to know more.....

[@TammyLC]

Exactly! I’ve had it a few times. Flight or fight with a lot more to it. It can be considered a 6th sense, so to speak but much more intense. Weak knees, a feeling of hot washes over you, too. Such a weird thing.

[@VanquishSoReal]

Well I have anxiety and i cant just leave work when my feet go numb and heart speeds up. I gotta deal with it

[@michaeltahaney9053]

Had that same feeling in the Scottish Highlands, stopped off the path to take a leak and got a sense of horrible dread that made me look up into the sky in which I seen a large black triangle with 3 brights lights, observing and watching me, it vanished after a minute, a reckon if my ex girlfriend was not with me that day a was another missing person statistic. Many predators out there the human kind and the paranormal kind, you ever feel that feeling again girl you get the fuck out of dodge. That goes for everybody.

[@ghostscript2044]

I had that extreme dread once while walking my dog in West Virginia. Turns out I was being stalked by a cougar

[@PeytonOver]

God placed something in our heads that warns us when we are being watched by a formidable predator.

[@krtm7231]

Details? Did you notice right away? Did it follow u?

[@keeganwilson9062]

@@PeytonOver it's called our brain, but seriously your brain is picking up more information subconsciously without you realizing which is how you can tell that you're being watched has nothing to do with a god

[@jamesridoni]

Love my state WV never had any fear in the woods I would ride my bike through the woods no trails just woods forest

[@ghostscript2044]

@@jamesridoni fuck wv 😂😂😂😂 clearly you don't know what lives in the woods in all West Virginia if that's the way you treat it

[@user-st5ry9kq6h]

Great video I love watching your videos thank you so much please keep sending them.

[@mr.villain9269]

Your stories always give me a good scare thank you for your amazing vids 💯❤️

[@ArolzStreams]

I like that he doesn’t put on a fake scary voice.

[@MultiChrisjb]

That's what's wrong with most youtube channels that tells these stories.

[@tracyvslife3124]

Same his voice makes watching these easier

[@tracyvslife3124]

@@MultiChrisjb they put scary voices on them selfs

[@katekinder]

Thats why I like MrBallen and Let’s Read its just normal chat

[@KickMe1177]

Yeah, those youtubers are trash. Somehow they have a crazy amount of views/subscribers though.

[@Sundog0811]

It doesn't happen often, but there's been a few times when I was walking in the woods and the hair on your neck stands up and you don't even think twice, you just turn around and get the hell out of there. Even though I never see what it was, the feeling is undeniable and I trust it 100%

[@cynthiawheeler1907]

Never discount your gut....💯

[@kdavis4910]

Yes. This.

[@BettyG1369]

That is called instinct. It happens all the time, every day, but most people either don't realize it or dismiss it. Not everyone is used to feeling what it's like when their instincts are working. So in a secluded and/or quiet place, their senses can become overwhelmed and their mind starts making up answers for what's making the natural sounds of the wilderness.

[@nilesredfern7989]

Yep, there's a trail 15-20 minutes away from my childhood home I frequented. There's usually at least a few people there, I've never had any problems and it's generally a very safe trail...I loved going. But from time to time, my gut would drop like a stone...And I knew it was time to vamoose. 😂😬

[@FarCraftMania]

You're probably detecting an animal you aren't visually aware of. Get it all the time around snake holes. Respect the feeling especially while alone.

[@juliegraham6740]

You have such a way you tell your stories after some I get scared to go outside at night! The bell witch is one of my favorites your amazing stay great!

[@griffinparker5559]

As soon as I heard that he said he was going to take his clothes off, my mind immediately went to a psychotic break of some kind. If he had some kind of underlying mental illness combined with all the trauma to his head over the years, it’s not that hard to believe that something happened to his mind to cause him to be in such a state of paranoia and panic that he couldn’t function well enough to get help. Poor guy, I hope his family was able to find peace.

[@waner17]

even the professional FB player head trauma is enough to cause psychosis to this level. that was definitely just a case of CTE fuckery and a tragic lack of mental health care and brain check ups. i hope his poor family can find peace in knowing he wasn’t actually endangered by anyone else, but sadly just trapped in his own mind with his delusions.

[@kayb.179]

He might have wanted to intimidate the stalker. Maybe he thought showing them how strong/built he was they would decide he's not a good target? Or he wanted to look super crazy, too crazy to mess with?

[@notmyopinion4981]

first story: imagine being in this constant fear for 2-3 weeks. I can't even imagine. The stress she must have felt could easily have killed her, with dehydration and sleep deprivation kicking in. She sure is a survivor!

[@MasterMold2012]

@Clayton Catlin of course she made it out alive. Otherwise, who would of told the story? Lol

[@RandomVO]

@@MasterMold2012 The monster of course.

[@johnny10grasp3]

@Clayton Catlin Don't worry.... Mr ballin always fills in the unknowns for us. Lol

[@ghostofsparta2272]

@@MasterMold2012 missing 411 would have told the story

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

@@ghostofsparta2272 He did. Mr Ballen is repeating and sharing.

[@willdiebold3314]

Three things I’ve learned from Mr. Ballen: 1. Don’t go into the woods alone. 2. Don’t go scuba diving. 3. The best way to unwind after a long day amidst the Covid pandemic is to watch these amazing videos. He’s revolutionized scary stories. 🙏

[@ts250g]

Right. I fpund his channle by accident and I have been hooked ever since.

[@harleyclaunch-clark8788]

Yes

[@mdzfm]

@@ts250g same! Also bud you should fix your spelling.

[@jacobparker5042]

@@ts250g same

[@jacobparker5042]

@@mdzfm its all g

[@desnoledwards8795]

All the way from the Caribbean enjoying your work

[@susanedra2142]

Mr. Ballen, Thank You for sharing and I enjoy Listening to your Story which I find fascinating and the best part are that it’s True Stories.👍

[@curtisyue182]

Ive always wondered how these stalkers deal with OTHER stalkers/weirdos in the wild. Like, who stalks who? Whose asking who how to get to bells canyon?

[@esotericwrld]

They take turns

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Good question. I guess they steer clear of each other or perhaps kill the other? That would be great.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

@@esotericwrld Yes! Excellent. We can hope & pray. I’m with you. Let them take turns. Best answer I’ve heard my friend. 👍

[@johancruyff9841]

@@esotericwrld yep we take turns

[@definitelynotkevin2213]

That would be an interesting movie idea. A person sets out to find a hiker to kill on a trail but they end up running into a killer.

[@johnhonker437]

It would be easy to say that the Gorilla was just one of the searchers, but records show that no Gorilla had taken part in the search.

[@Jules.69]

Haha

[@memama4389]

lmao

[@gibberingmaw3211]

I think it was a sasquatch and a dogman.

[@Auswurkung]

I came across what I thought was an African Gorilla one day, when I suddenly realised that couldn't be right; he was speaking English.

[@shithappens6887]

@@Auswurkung American English or British english?

[@dalonnhutchinson4936]

i love this style of story telling like during these three i swear i could feel the visceral fear those people must have suffered through when those things happened

[@fireblade295]

Forests, even small ones, are another world. The first story reminded me of every time I go on hikes with my brother. I always feel something behind us. Almost every hike, we never see anyone else.

[@morallybankrupt1461]

I used to go camping with my grandpa and uncles deep in the allegany forest in Kenner dale penn. Being from Seattle I was always terrified because I was a city kid who really didn’t want to be in wilderness. My grandpa would get angry every time I was scared and said more people die from fear out here than any bear. He said fear makes people turn their nightmares into reality and as soon as that happens your nightmares come true. The feeling of being watched can make your brain do crazy things. I’m not saying these people weren’t being watched, but your mind can go to some scary places when out in nature.

[@amethyst1826]

Not just out in nature!!

[@ericakrepp9280]

Dude! Small freaking world, I'm from like 20 min away from Kennerdale/Rockland area. And your grandpa was and is totally correct! Fear can make us humans do some insane things. I've had horses and trail ridden my entire life, and I will be the first to say that the woods are a beautiful, albeit terrifying at times, place!

[@wrestlingfan4ever76]

I am from the Baltimore area of Maryland but have been on two backpacking trips in the Susquehannock State Forest of remote, northern Pennsylvania. One of them was a four day trip with my scout group. One of the coolest things that ever happened to me in my life was when I saw a mother black bear and a cub on the last day just before finishing the hike. But there really is spooky things to fear in those woods and they aren't bears. The third night we were there we were attacked by a family or clan of Sasquatch up the hill from our camping site. This was 31 years ago. They made the most horrible sounds, threw sticks and rocks at us and at the end they knocked down a humongous, live deciduous tree. I was actually almost killed by one when it threw a grapefruit-sized rock at me that whizzed right next to my face. I was only 14 at the time but I think I actually saw a baby one hide behind a tree stump or tree but it was late at night and completely dark outside. This little one was approximately 4 or 5 feet tall and kind of thick like an ewoke from Star Wars but not as round in the middle. I have also experience being followed at night on the Appalachian Trail by something walking on two feet and that was several yards off the trail in the trees. I was only a teenager backpacking by myself and I kept on shining my flashlight at it and yelling at it until it finally stopped following me. I live in Utah now and the last time I went backpacking was in 2008 when I went home to visit Maryland. I hiked a black bear hot spot in Garrett county and do not fear black bear. I never want to be anywhere near a Sasquatch again and definitely not seek them out. They are too freaky and little is known about them. Now I carry a 9mm Barretta pistol with me whenever I go into the woods as I have a permit to do so. The cartridge holds 15 rounds. If it actually came to it you could defend yourself from bear, mountain lions, wolves or other wildlife with it but many people say a gun will not protect you from Sasquatch. I will always carry it with me in the backwoods anyway.

[@morallybankrupt1461]

@@ericakrepp9280 It is a small world!! Hope it’s still as beautiful as I remember, haven’t been back in years. Some of my best memories are from that area though, hope to get back there someday.

[@thomasgilbreath1250]

The feeling of overwhelming dread and fear more than likely saved my life once before. I was walking a trail, a block away from my house, that lead to the river nearby. The trail was probably somewhere near a mile long. On the return trip, after relaxing by the water sometime, I get hit with a feeling of extreme panic that I had never felt before and I sprinted the last 1/2 mile home. A week later, while sitting on my porch looking into the woods I had been in, I watched a gigantic mountain lion slink from behind one house to the next. I am pretty certain it was planning on attacking me that day in the woods. I haven't went hiking alone since then and now that I am older I always carry a firearm with me.

[@johntaggart91]

I met a Wildman 20 years ago in VA on the Appalachian. He was very nice and friendly. He left society (50 years ago now) my buddy and I were camping with my parents and their friends. He came out of nowhere, and left just as quick. But lived nearby and we referred to him still as tattooed sasquatch. Him and his wife left society and never looked back.

[@dexterst.jacque4540]

you ever think he broke out of prison? my grandpa said 50 yrs ago it was prisoner and military with tattoos.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

@@dexterst.jacque4540 You're probably right, my dad mentioned that too.

[@roseannemeyer5014]

Outstanding episode!! Loved it!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JP-nm6fw]

WOW MrBallen you are the Best story teller ever,this one just popped up on my I pad and here I am !! Thanks for your awesomeness!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@domilontano]

When I was 18, I was bitten by a mosquito and contracted a form of encephalitis. The lining of my brain swelled and I experienced psychosis. It was terrifying, painful, and I totally understand how people can do irrational things when their brain is compromised. I could have died, but I didn't, all thanks to a Haitian maid named Angela who saved my life. Some people are just awesome.

[@berriemckockin3307]

angela with the clutch

[@oliviaraymond392]

@@berriemckockin3307 😭😭😭

[@heyogo3402]

How she did??? I am curious

[@mollymcmahon3100]

“For 7 days she will be all on her own…” -no no NOOOO!!!! She might as well have gone to Bell’s Canyon at this point. Smh 🤦‍♀️

[@jamesfaust7434]

That story messed me up. Pretty sure I would have just accepted death in his situation.

[@JustaSimplefact]

The scariest part is that a 43 mile hike should take 5 days absolute max even at a very slow pace with plenty of R&R and sight seeing/photo ops.

[@ryano.5149]

It's south-east of Salt Lake City, just in case you get asked! You're welcome! lol

[@TheLaurkenGroup]

But does she know how to get to Bell’s Canyon? So few stalked campers do. Hhhhhhhmmmmmmmm………

[@michelemoore8912]

@@rhys4303 Bell’s Canyon is a reference to one of Mr. Ballen’s video’s in which a man goes hiking/camping in very remote wilderness and is followed by a man or entity that looks like a man and keep’s asking the hiker, in a very creepy voice, “Do you know how to get to Bell’s Canyon.” By the end of the story hearing that will give you chills. But that is what the running joke on here is about.

[@norabatungbacal6636]

Eloise reaaaalllyyy need to stop eating wild mushrooms.

[@johndrocket]

You're the most engaging, best storyteller I've ever heard. More stuff on Bigfoot, por favor.^^

[@nobodycares1134]

I love that he doesn't put on some spooky slow voice or extremly over the top scary music. He is just chill and that's why I love listening to him while I do stuff within the day

[@toadkiller4475]

Yeah I absolutely hate the way that youtuber “chills” talks. It is infuriating..

[@thatoneguylol6694]

@@toadkiller4475 IKR

[@thatoneguylol6694]

It's so annoying

[@suviseshbharadwaj7206]

It makes it even more spookier since it's so immersive

[@toadkiller4475]

@@suviseshbharadwaj7206 no it makes it incredibly irritating. He always jumps to the least likely possibilities too like it was the supernatural. I think being analytical about scary stories is a better approach. The story is scary enough it doesn't need the oration to be dictated like a dill bag. I literally can't stand how chills talks it makes me angry.

[@maxpowers5310]

I remember my son at age 4, running for his life, being "chased" by a pitbul... Only the dog was running beside him, wagging his tail, happy as could be, jogging with a boy he jist saw. To this day, my son remembers it as him out running a bloodthirsty pitbul! People, especially children, let emotions change the way they perceive reality.

[@vanomzero]

your son was right, there lots of videos of pitbulls mauling people where there tail is wagging like crazy, be careful

[@SandCat6]

Family is a big fan and enjoy your stories. You do a good job telling them. I do question what part of the Appalachian Trail goes through South Carolina. I am a hiker and have hiked parts of the Appalachian and several trails in northwest South Carolina. The Appalachian starts in Georgia (or Maine if you are up north) and goes into North Carolina without going through South Carolina. Looking forward to more stories. I read an article the other day about people who are in the middle of nowhere and come upon a place/store/restaurant that shouldn't be there and seemed to be stuck in a prior era and they had an uneasy feeling. They would try to go back at a different time and couldn't find the place again. Might be something for a future video.

[@Lizzybaby30500]

Yes check out the channel on here paranormal rising theres a ton of compilations videos of time slipping and interdimensional travel stories so good

[@Lizzybaby30500]

You will love that channel too.. "paranormal rising" he tells good stories and sometimes 1hour to 3 hours long and has cryptids, UFOs, bigfoot, predator /glimmering man, so many different ones even ones on portals in the woods where the think people stumble upon and that's how the missinf 411 are going and some times reappearing other places and all true stories too. Check it out.

[@SandCat6]

@@Lizzybaby30500 thanks. I will check it out.

[@epic7224]

​@@Lizzybaby30500are they all real or are they creepypastas?

[@barretstudios6501]

Love missing 411 never get tired of your stories much love ❤

[@walksaselk40]

She found the donut tree, my whole life I thought it was just a legend...

[@Africanhorror]

maybe the money tree is out there too

[@jakphannak817]

@@Africanhorror isn't every tree technically a money tree?

[@jackdurden466]

@@jakphannak817 not really, money isn’t made from paper. It’s a cotton type blend, but oddly enough it’s not paper. There may be some in the formula, but it’s not enough to really mean anything.

[@annetteniebelski7513]

@@jackdurden466 its a joke. "Money grows on trees"

[@devonjackson4330]

@@annetteniebelski7513 thats not even the part he was replying to lol. He was replying to the dude that said every tree is a money tree 😂

[@darcylkc]

When you have that feeling of being watched, 80% of the time it's because you are being watched. We have those instincts for a reason-listen to yourself when you get that feeling.

[@erikaheitmann1083]

100% right!!! people that say fear makes you think crazy things are so ignorant... no it's you literally feeling bad energy around you... it's our natural warning system

[@erikaheitmann1083]

lol I can't believe it's apparently a well accepted theory in this video that the girl was imagining being stalked 😂😂😂😂 seeing hearing and feeling a terrifying human like creature that made her feel a fear she didn't even know was physically possible.... yea probably all in her head😂😂😂 it legit makes me more and more embarrassed to even be the same being as all these people.... 1000s of people around the globe report similar stories describing clearly the same creature and many are absolutely traumatized from it yet society not only doesn't believe them, they won't even consider the facts and label them all as crazy, even if credible people claim seeing it, or multiple people see one. best yet quite often their own family won't believe them leaving some of these people with absolutely no one to talk to about it, even though they just want to vent about something traumatic not tell a crazy story in Hope's of attention...

[@darcylkc]

@@erikaheitmann1083 It is our natural warning system. People need to follow what their instincts tell them. Thank you!

[@jonsoler3648]

@@erikaheitmann1083 yeah and finding donuts and pound cakes inside a tree trunk in the middle of nowhere is totally natural as well. Maybe she found a place where donuts and pound cakes grow out of nothing inside tree trunks LMAO

[@mathiasb2616]

@@erikaheitmann1083 She was definitely imagining it. She spent how long in the woods? 3 weeks? So someone just messed with her for 21 days straight? What's easier to believe? That she suffered from an acute paranoia attack due to being alone in the woods and getting in her own head? Or someone stalking and chasing her for 3 entire weeks without killing or touching her? I've watched movies before and afterwards worked myself up so bad that I was almost convinced something was in my house. That took place in the safety of my home. Now imagine working yourself up like that in the middle of the woods. Mental breaks are very real. I'm thinking if it was a person they would of eventually attacked her. Unless it was their idea of fun.

[@markwolo2524]

Truly enjoy your stories , Salute !

[@AspireGMD]

The final story could very likely be a case of CTE, football players are highly prone to getting it after getting so many concussions, it causes erratic behavior and delusions. Especially since you said he was the type to take hard hits and not try to avoid injuries. CTE is a recent study and the only way to diagnose it is after death, but I'm sure this happened before CTE became a well known condition so they never thought about testing.

[@youngdumbass]

It absolutely was cte and other mental problems it's sad cte still isn't getting the research and talk it needs

[@saydheriz3647]

Can you imagine that first story if a man was just there wanting to talk to her about her extended car warranty??

[@QueenSloan]

😆 🤣 OMG those phone calls Every Day!!. Can't get away from them even in the forest!

[@rbrowning9617]

They call to speak to my deceased father almost daily, even tho I keep telling them he died 3 years ago.

[@QueenSloan]

@@rbrowning9617 they call my kids tablets and my cell phone every day too. They are just scammers desperate to call any number.

[@kylecampasino8688]

Ever see the guy use the bucket truck to ask people aboit there warranty on the apartment balconies? Ha gold

[@adessachui7777]

😂😂😂

[@gruumoon4777]

if MrBallen ever ends up in the next missing 411 book, we can probably all agree that it was the like button lol

[@charlestonw801st]

mmm doubt that would happen i think he said in one video he was in the Navy Seals I think he'd uppercut the shit outta that like button take it's mom out to a nice sea food dinner and then never call her again because that's how he do 😝

[@Tati_6]

😂😂😂

[@connorhart6407]

The poor like button tho it's been through so much can u imagine howuch paint u would be in if u had so many people hitting that like button u know get them 100k+likes

[@keykul]

@@charlestonw801st 😄😄😄

[@anniesdrawings6578]

The like button is so abused, I want him to get a chocolate bar sometime

[@trashcan_chase]

I've been rewatching the missing 411 and to 3 places videos throughout the day. Even though I've seen ssundee of them 3 or more times each. I just love the way he tells stories.... thanks Mr.Ballen 😊

[@Healinghikesaustralia]

I got a awesome problem I'm addicted to your channel and watch like 3 or 4 videos a day ...and have watched like 100 so far..I also subbed on Spotify ❤

[@possumverde]

The first case was probably a "wild man." Though they're not as feral as they're made out to be (and aren't all men.) There are families and even small communities isolated in the deep mountain forest who have been there for generations with no interest in joining society. What probably happened was one of them got curious about the lone hiker and was just observing when she freaked and ran off the trail. They know how to survive out there and how dangerous it is so they probably followed at a distance to keep an eye on her. Had they meant harm, they could have easily done something when she camped. Instead, it sounds like they were patrolling her camp at night while she slept possibly warding off predators (which would explain the low gutteral sounds she heard.) Even the weird cache she found sounds like assistance from "wild men." She came across it only after she had foolishly abandoned her own supplies and desperately needed food. What it consisted of couldn't have been there long without molding/spoiling. I wouldn't be surprised if they had been trying to herd her towards civilization for awhile and she just kept going the wrong way.

[@khrisawniamcintosh2689]

This is an interesting point of view...I agree with you

[@PILULE-ow9sk]

Nice theory... makes the whole story a whole lot less creepy if thats thats what happened

[@brookef6395]

I was thinking about those families too all inbred and stuff and all my family on my moms sides are Appalachian 😩

[@brookef6395]

So awesome

[@sarahdunworth9989]

How are they intelligent enough to leave her food, but not intelligent enough to realise that they are what is freaking her out? It's a nice idea that they tried to help, but surely they would have realised they were what she was running from?

[@erikhendrickson59]

NEVER hike alone, folks! Even something as simple as a sprained ankle can become significantly more problematic when you're a dozen miles out into the wilderness.

[@ruthiekest3218]

Yeah people should think people go missing,how dump can they be

[@Davidofthelost]

Never hike alone, never unarmed, and never without proper supplies and a book about local flora and fauna of where you are hiking or camping.

[@laidedges]

Very true . I know not everyone has friends and some people like solitude but still like u said nature can be brutal and it’s just not worth it to risk going alone .

[@PCLHH]

Same as never swim alone.

[@ppsaha1994]

The panama girls were two people, look where it got them. This all hiking to find yourself is bs and very dangerous.

[@WhitneyGardner53]

I never find the secrets in any of your videos! I'm so focused on the stories your telling as well as you, that I never even think to look! Your a phenomenal story teller ❤

[@billg1374]

I miss this topic of stories so much. Had to re-watch them!

[@xenostim]

People who live near the Appalachian Trail leave snacks, water and first aid supplies on the trail for hikers. It's called "trail magic" and its really wholesome, there's a doc on here about it. I wonder if that was what the cache of pound cake was.

[@madelinewhite1749]

Whoa, that’s really cool! I was wondering why the heck there would be a random stash of cake in the woods 😂

[@spankygfunk11]

Yea not miles off the trail tho

[@MegaZack61]

@@roscoehurley7386 Well pretty sure if youre starving and thirsty you would take anything at that point. Especially if someone is following you.

[@GregoryMcStevens]

Time to do a little trolling on the appalachian trail😏

[@MsLax45]

@@spankygfunk11 why not? that would make more sense to me rather then just leaving things on the main trail. people on the trail most likely have their gear n if not, can find their way back through the trail. those who find themselves miles off the trail would most likely be lost, and maybe more than a day or two before getting that far n may have their pack dwindling or empty of food, so to place a cache of it in those types of places is prob so beneficial and appreciated to many lost hikers lol 😅

[@badussywar8938]

This channel has taught me- Never camp without a group, and even if you do camp with a group all of you would have military grade assault rifles Never cave dive

[@ChocolateMilk..]

Remove that picture, or that thing will start following you!

[@939shanti]

Yes, never cave dive. That seems like a no-brainer to me.

[@kellyhorne4359]

MrBallen has taught me to stay the fuck home wrapped in bubble wrap. But wait we aren't really safe at home either😂

[@stratis722]

mmm yes lets go camping with surplus M16s

[@veronicacornavaca9613]

Never deviate from the marked trail

[@deborah5212]

He tells his story in such depth

[@awildfurry7085]

I’m currently watching you missing 411 videos on Christmas Eve they are the only videos that pass the time quickly

[@gojewla]

Mr Ballen is probably one of the hardest working posters on KZbin. He consistently finds quality material, and most of the time it is completely original. Plus, he does an engaging delivery, and most of these videos are quite lengthy.

[@Alice_Typhon]

You can find these stories just browsing /x/

[@maranatha9769]

@@Alice_Typhon how can I browse stories when I don't know 1 thing of any info? It is much easier to subscribe to Mr. Ballen and listen to his stories. I don't read because I can't pay attention because my mind wanders while I'm reading, leading me to reread multiple times. His flawless executions of the stories he tells keeps me captivated.

[@ksagstertohi6156]

That Navy SEAL work ethic.

[@TaeKat]

original? all these stories are from david polidis's channel missing 411.. he says it in every video..

[@gojewla]

@@TaeKat Perhaps original is an overstatement. However most other channels like this 10 to rehash the same stuff I’ve already seen or heard many times already.

[@fightswithspirits915]

The taxes keep chasing me no matter where I am. Please tell my story.

[@jelissabroadbelt6768]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobparker5042]

I like this one

[@thefisherking78]

This is too scary for even me

[@Dfountain96]

😂

[@sirpluto9]

That’s to terrifying to tell...

[@Desumi_desi]

Im obsessed with both the story telling and these 411 cases

[@tanya-xoxo]

I love the rain effect on this video, it's awesome :)

[@janicekniep5910]

Prepare children before taking them into the wilds. I took my kids daily into the Cascades. Mt. Rainier, etc. No. 1 Rule, we stay together. I always carried protection and we had another rule, if Mom says, go to the car now, no questions, just do it. We usually went early Spring and Fall to avoid the crowds. One early November we were at Alder Lake Park, we were the only ones there. I was watching the kids play. All of a sudden the hairs on the back of my neck went up, I looked slightly to my left and in my peripheral vision saw a man watching us. The kids, 3 and 4 at the time, were playing on a big log jungle gym. I stood up and calmly said kids go to the car now. They calmly came to me, I put them to my left as my sidearm was in my right rancher's coat pocket. The predator was to my right. We had a bit of a walk to the parking lot, but walked calmly, without fear. Ours was the only car. I stared at that man with my right hand in my pocket the whole walk to the car, safety off and ready. I gave him the Mama Bear I will kill you stare the entire walk up to the car. He did not move, just watched us. We got to the car, the kids got in, I got in (all of us remaining calm). Hit the lock button. As I drove out, I continued to give him the Mama Bear I will kill you stare. I was so proud of my kids. By being prepared, we did not panic. We showed a predator who was boss, and it wasn't him. My gut alerted me to danger. He was not a good human. Listen to your gut instincts.

[@pinkrose5796]

You're a very smart lady to trust your instruct and 6 the sense! I like your idea of teaching the kids to listen to you if you told them to go to the car and wish more parents were like that. I firmly believe in trusting your instincts because there are bad people out there. Glad you and your kids are ok. Suggestion, each person should carry a whistle in case they get lost as it's easier to hear a whistle over a long distance.+ REI has them and a small flashlight. Stay safe:)

[@finished6267]

Spoiler. Dude was just some maga chud camping.

[@jadezee6316]

all you did was accuse some guy if he really existed,,,of being a stalker without any proof....hysterical lately??

[@shirleythompson2068]

@@pinkrose5796 very good tip 👍

[@lisamcbride8921]

Bravo mama bear

[@juanblanco1267]

I’ve spent time in the wilderness alone before. It’s a weird and humbling experience and your mind can definitely play tricks on you especially if you are in a very unfamiliar terrain. Surviving in the wild alone goes against the way humans evolved and your brain will definitely let you know this

[@pseudophp]

Dont do it on acid kids

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

Olympic Peninsula is extremely rugged and massively thick forest. Ive been there on a camping trip in 95. Its a very humbling experience ....

[@natiive1444]

I cant imagine willingly being alone in the forest somewhere remote overnight unless i had a big dog lol. I would probably have a jammer from a deer walking by at night or something haha

[@brownjatt21]

@@natiive1444 3-4 big dog's. From all accounts I've heard of. Dogs get messed up real quick by your average wild animal like a bear, wolf etc. I'm need me a pack of dogs to sleep soundly at night lol.

[@isabellind1292]

I got lost in the woods in black bear country for only 6 hrs but I've never been so afraid I wouldn't get out before dark. Not a soul to ask for help. No cell service. No sun as a directional guide because it was pouring rain. And worse, there were sign posts marking the trails which meant nothing unless you know where they lead. The only thing I had w/me to feel safe was my loyal Labradoodle who didn't leave my side the entire time. My hero!🐕💜 The only thing I should have packed was a compass!

[@datdoggooverdere]

I always like to listen to mr ballen after ive had a panic attack that day and am having trouble sleeping. His voice is soothing, and his stories are interesting to keep me out of my head. Thank you ♡

[@normanpettit4356]

Being here from day 1 and seeing this video hit 10m is awesome. I knew you had it from the first video I saw.

[@tiffanygoglin9326]

Growing up around the Appalachian mountains, you hear stories of “Hillside Gougers” meaning mountain men (like what you see in the hills have eyes) that will chase women and children just to gouge their eyes out. We used to laugh at these stories until one day when my dad had taken us to remote WV while he was working in the oilfield(I think the company was Sam Jack or North East) we came across a mountain man that was literally feral and had a knife. He tried to attack my dads company vehicle but dad took off down the lease road. We got to location and he didn’t work that night. He kept us all in the “dog house” (which is essentially a trailer that the guys would take turns sleeping/eating in) until the next day when he booked a hotel for us to stay in while he was working. To this day, I firmly believe that the hills have eyes.

[@christopherwg4236]

I grew up in the woods spending a lot of time outside of Oregon. Once I was outside in the woods I felt a presence I looked and my eyes caught in the middle of the woods a face staring back at me and it was a person clearly watching me perched in a thick bushy area. pretty weird I took off and nothing ever came of it. At the time I was around 17 6 ft 3.but if I was a young female I would never go into the woods without bear spray or a sidearm some form of protection.

[@conniesch5250]

That is scary. I truly believe there are things in deep forest that we may never know about. And definitely feral people.. Because how many tribes live in the Amazon, it is not a far fetched idea that people choose to live isolated and live off the land.

[@dynodish]

Why do they gouge out eyes? There must be a story.

[@sarahoshea9603]

I live in the VT mountains, my mother's family are loggers/farmers and dad's family dug graves. It's nice to know another girl who has a similar lifestyle. I have a friend who is sort of..."Hill have eyes" his parents n grandparents were both 1st cousins so he is very tall, pale, can't grow hair or fingernails on his large hands n feet...but the sweetest mtn boy ever💜 I also know of the "Things" in the woods, and how the trees can shift n swallow ppl up, so I get why it can still b scary. No matter what tho, I'd rather live here than in the city where ppl will stand n watch folks get murdered. Steer clear of the gougers hun! Peace!

[@davidhoward3499]

That or a wendingo

[@Maliceah]

Moose will follow you in the woods. When you stop moving, they stop moving, and they can be pretty stealthy. They're just nearsighted and curious. Except during rutting season. Then you should climb a tree.

[@izzojoseph2]

Moose can climb trees

[@ghostwalk2446]

@@izzojoseph2 Lmao right

[@hopeisdope5618]

I was hiking once and thought something was following me but it turned out to be a small moose who seemingly hadn’t eaten enough (ribs showing and stuff) It wasn’t more than a day long hike so I left an apple on the ground and I like to think I made a friend that day.

[@kwamemwangs2173]

@@hopeisdope5618 heard its really bad to feed moose

[@crocha1221]

@@izzojoseph2 Moose are the same size as trees…..👀

[@alisondailey1089]

“She doesn’t have a cellphone, it’s 1989”. The way he delivered that so deadpan had me cracking up! 🤣

[@lanewhittington]

"Pound Cake" It was a bear. Bears stalk prey and walk around their targets from a pretty large distance, then they slowly circle in. Their heavy paws are those "footsteps" and the low grunting sounds are the bear's noises. I'm sure!

[@stellamaris5405]

☘️ A bear wouldn't spend that long stalking like that. It had to either be a person who enjoys the absolute terror he knows that he's causing her or else she had got herself into such a state of fear, panic & paranoia that she really believed she was being stalked. Both can be equally terrifying. Strikes me as a bit mad, someone hiking alone in such places, for such lengths, idk.

[@bplayerr1]

A bear talking prey for for weeks?

[@thecatheadroomincident7944]

How slow can a beat in catching 3 children tho?

[@kingfish4242]

@@thecatheadroomincident7944 Bears can run at 40 MPH. They also have one of the best sense of smell in the animal kingdom. Whatever it was, it wasn't a bear.

[@ElyziumPrime]

I think it was a Djinn... as a matter of fact this solves most of the cases for me. Problem is most people dont know or think those thing exist hence they dont even consider this possibility.

[@catheriney6209]

If you’re already paranoid, your mind will create scenarios. I was once convinced someone was living in my attic for months. Of course, now I think it’s ghosts but I stopped minding it and it stopped. Paranoia is a hell of a drug and it can hit you out of nowhere and last huge amounts of time.

[@BryonyLaura]

I'm gonna need some details on this.... what makes you think it's ghosts?

[@mr16325]

It’s way more explainable to be a person than a ghost

[@catheriney6209]

combination of knowing it’s not animal, knowing it’s not wind, knowing it’s not humans, believing in ghosts, and not being able to find any other things that could make noise like that. I’ve been up there. The man who lived here previously unfortunately shot himself and I’ve had things launched across the kitchen a few feet away from me with confirmation of another family member. I had someone stalking me for a while in my life and the reason the paranoia started is because the last few comments they made were very sketch. I think the ghost/s knew that and fed off of it until I was basically like “eh, just footsteps”. And alas, they ceased. I understand my first comment didn’t explain much and comes off kinda nutso 🤣 Edit: spelling error

[@catheriney6209]

@Jaaz Vale Well, nobody can KNOW. But I can at very least be confident that nothing large enough to sound that heavy could stay in my attic for large stretches of time without leaving any droppings or torn insulation. I live in a hot climate and it can get up to 115 degrees in there due to low air flow. I’m pretty much 100 percent positive it wasn’t a person and until I can think of a large animal that wouldn’t leave any trace at all and would just chill out making footstep noises day and night and then up and leave I’m sticking with the ghost theory.

[@catheriney6209]

@Jaaz Vale when did I say I was trying to convince anyone? I stated why I believed that because I was asked. You are trying to convince me that ghosts don’t exist. Never did I try to make you seem silly for not believing in ghosts... if you thought I was trying to do that, you are the one jumping to illogical conclusions. I myself, believe in ghosts because of the conclusions I have come to based on my own experiences. This specific belief harms nobody. Everyone has beliefs that they didn’t research extensively and that they drew up from things that have happened to them. You may believe some things so fervently that you haven’t even thought to research them because to you they are fact. I’m not sure why you specifically went out of your way to try to change a belief I have that is spiritual. And I do hope you are saying all of these things, as an atheist.

[@peggyhofmann9187]

My first thought: what if the creature "stalking" Eloise for weeks was actually protecting her from something worse? If it had wanted, it could have caught her easily. That circling around her tent at night without attacking her seems like making sure that nothing (else) comes close to her. And the creature gave sounds, but a stalking animal is as silent as possible to not give itself away. And a hunting animal or thing doesn't wait weeks before killing someone, it attacks at the first opportunity.

[@chloecubello6595]

I thought the same thing! Plus if it was a wild man then maybe he took an interest as it was a woman alone?

[@janbonte6422]

Or maybe its just a story?

[@daveed5149]

@@janbonte6422 you can still theorize a story

[@josephwilliams7995]

interesting theory. it's true a predator is sleathy and silent and wouldn't take weeks to attack unless it's a human predator and enjoying the build up of fear before they strike

[@creativetamara1326]

And it doesn't leave donuts right ... lol

[@III_SNIPE_III]

Definitely got the chills, I'm literally checking over my shoulder every now and then. 😨

[@thecrabitat4125]

Literally the best way to fall asleep such a calming voice 😌

[@gingersendermtb]

Don’t ✍️ hike ✍️ Appalachian ✍️ trail ✍️ alone. Got it.

[@hunter7606]

Too late ☠️

[@Gaming92108]

R,I,P me ????- ????

[@OperationXXIII]

Thru hiked it in 2015, only a couple people went missing that year...

[@rjsports29]

I hiked it in 2017. I only know of 2 people who died that year. A hiker and his shuttle driver on their way into town. The shuttle driver crossed the lines on this crazy curvyy road in the mountains and hit a semi head on. It was the same shuttle driver in the same car on the same road I had ridden in just a week prior.

[@Raven-lu5ee]

I get that it's rare people go missing on this trail but come on people. No one ever thinks they'll be the one who goes missing. Use common sense. Bring a buddy and make plans to meet up with someone at the end of the trail.

[@thecaptainsnark]

"I have a three year old" is translation for "listen, I've had to haul this kid around enough after a two minute walk cos they're 'too tired' unless they are *motivated* they aren't going anywhere"

[@christel3742]

So much truth there. 😂

[@jazzhart1327]

Took me an hr and a half yesterday to get 130 metres to the local shops coz of the stopping , carryin ,stopping climbing down , finding a stick on the floor and so on and on for a 2 litre of milk

[@jazzhart1327]

Also 3 yrs old

[@MultiChrisjb]

So the key to get kids to exercise, is to pay someone dressed in a bear suit to stalk them through the woods.

[@jazzhart1327]

@@MultiChrisjb yes extalty otherwise they are struck with fatigue and sore knees apparently all of a sudden

[@DrBojanglez105]

I’ve definitely had the echo of my own footsteps sound like someone was behind me. That said, there are definitely some crazies along the Appalachian trail.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Great stories! 👏👏👏❤

[@Putrid_molotov]

He said she was a good back packer but she had no fire arm map or compass like wtf how do u not have a compass

[@DecrepitBiden]

Wannabes. We all ride bicycles for years, but we're NOT Lance Armstrong. We all drive cars, but we're NOT Schumacher.

[@nomnomnommer123]

I can understand no gun although on the Appalachian trail that's definitely risky, but no compass is fucking ridiculous

[@goodnightmunchie]

Maybe she could use the compass as a weapon and still be alive 😳🚬

[@iulia.bianca.b]

@@goodnightmunchie She was found alive... You're talking about the woman in the first story, right? She was alive when the hunter found her

[@shhshepherds6319]

Or a map! So weird. Yea, a gun would be a top priority

[@NickSibz]

Yeah, uh, rule #1...don't go into the woods alone to "find yourself" lol...something is gonna find you.

[@VaivaPaula95]

And somebody else will be better at finding you than you at finding yourself

[@wval4379]

@Nick Sibilla: Never understood people needing to go somewhere to find themselves. The you, that you are, is with you, no matter where you go. Just get introspective at home.

[@TheBrushcutter]

If you are going into the woods to "find yourself" aren't you basically already lost? 🤷‍♂️😂

[@NickSibz]

@@TheBrushcutter that's fair hahha

[@elephantsong7782]

Did it before and gained the insight that I couldnt find elsewhere..But in hindsight,I realise now that many bad things could have happened

[@daievans8087]

Love your work