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

[@Franckatana]

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

[@MrBallen]

well done!

[@simpleqaseem1655]

@@MrBallen ballen pls like me pls

[@mhplayer1330]

epic

[@Franckatana]

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

[@cajunasian165]

Gg 😁

[@Natalie-km3ew]

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.

[@Imcookedchat555]

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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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!'

[@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.

[@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 ?!

[@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 .

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@CuriousWonderer6]

​@@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]

@@CuriousWonderer6you’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

[@CuriousWonderer6]

@@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

[@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.

[@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..🤷‍♂️

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@NoOneExists]

3 years later and I’m watching this video all over again. Great stuff, Mr.Ballen.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@SFTHFandom]

your stuff scares the living daylight out of me but i can't stop watching, they're so interesting , sad, creepy and intriguing

[@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. 🙏

[@The_Time_Change]

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

[@harleyclaunch-clark8788]

Yes

[@meadowluvskurt]

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

[@jacobparker5042]

@@The_Time_Change same

[@jacobparker5042]

@@meadowluvskurt its all g

[@dionst.michael5818]

I love this guys simple approach and humility. No flash or over the top stupidity. Just the facts. His channel deserves all the loyalty, love and respect it gets.

[@Aaronz504]

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

[@Unfunnybozo10]

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?

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@Darmidion]

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

[@RandomVO]

@@Darmidion The monster of course.

[@johnny10grasp3]

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

[@ghostofsparta2272]

@@Darmidion missing 411 would have told the story

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

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

[@beautifuljulie4393]

Mr. Ballen tells the story like HE is telling a story. So many other story tellers clearly don't know the words they are reading or it must be automated because words are mispronounced... It takes away from the story because the other stories are read with inappropriate emphasis making the words not make sense. Some sentences are even repeated like somebody forgot to edit it out. This story feels real. I love it. Mr Ballen is really easy on the eyes as well.

[@MrBallen]

thank you so much!

[@the_ultimate_seel_person7362]

It's like your in a conversation with him

[@metalmaniac3434]

@@MrBallen your awesome bro

[@metalmaniac3434]

@@MrBallen your a good dude

[@mungox1]

except he can't pronounce cache in the American English fashion

[@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

[@ShorelineHomeschool]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@Texan_Patriot]

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

[@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.

[@axeljames1272]

Found this channel by accident but now can’t stop watching love his story telling it’s the best!

[@Salah_Ogb]

Same😂

[@james10890]

Same been watching tons of videos every day. I always enjoy finding random channels

[@missdemeanor3494]

Me too! I love it!

[@boogiebear3095]

Same here. I enjoy his was of storytelling

[@h.j2141]

So did I! Like, three days ago, now I’m hooked. Told my husband, now he’s watching too.

[@ashleyb1556]

He is the only person I can watch talk for more then 10 minutes at a time and actually finish every video I watch. My adhd is extreme so that's crazy for me.

[@peternormand4094]

Ashley B YESS He grabs my adhd and holds my interest, he could keep me listening indefinitely.

[@splint3048]

Usually when I see a video which is 15 minutes long I don't even start watching it. Ballen is the best.

[@ashleyb1556]

@@splint3048 yep that's me too at first I was only watching videos under 15 20 too but then I just got addicted to his channel lol now I can watch him talk for hours and I dont think theres any other youtuber I watch that just talks

[@nest_avadavat]

Bro same, usually i struggle to watch the same person for long amounts of time but with him i can literally watch him for hours. Its like super easy to get swept up in these videos. I think its both that he’s great at telling stories and that he tells multiple stories in one video

[@adrianpaeslack1644]

I felt that. Big time.

[@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 😊

[@courtneycox7252]

There's just something about the way you narrate that's very comforting, even if it is about spooky things lol

[@MrBallen]

Thank you Courtney!

[@hollie3242]

That's why I love his channel!!

[@MichaelGaryScott90]

@@MrBallen *kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWOzd6KwpLqLf5I* *John, the vindictive side of me wants you to suffer! But I also couldn't live with myself if I didn't tell you that another channel bu the name of MrSleepy uploaded a compilation of your videos and monetized it! There's around 30 ads in an hour and a half's worth of your videos put into one. Link up above.* *Make no mistake John - I WILL get you.* *But not like this, that's low even for me! I already reported the video, you should file a claim.*

[@antonanon3622]

@@MichaelGaryScott90 I've been using it as bed time stories.

[@hezekiahcoleman2548]

@@antonanon3622 I did it = nightmares

[@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.

[@Godkingzeus.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?

[@lilaotearoa5399]

Feeling of dread is real. A friend and I when we were like 9 were trespassing in this huge garden full of streams and old stone bridges, it was amazing. We were standing on a bridge and we both got a sense of dread. We turn around and there was an old woman a few metres behind us with a spade raised above her head sneaking closer. Never run so fast in my life.

[@jamssnana4084]

Old ladies don't play. She put a lot of work into that garden. Do not mess it up.

[@chickenmccraft4554]

Lady probably wanted to give you some cookies, in her basement, whiles your chained, after bashing your head with that shovel.

[@redtickhound]

@@chickenmccraft4554 lol.yep.

[@gloriasheppard7747]

Sounds like a "Grimm" fairytale!

[@DavidThomas-qq4hf]

You should have followed her back to her gingerbread house and saved Hansel and Gretel

[@willowweber3520]

Collin goes out on the water at night, falls in the water, gets back in the boat, begins to become hypothermic, is confused and either hallucinates other people in the treeline, or sees random people hiking and becomes paranoid that they are following him. He beaches the boat, takes his clothes off because he thinks he's too hot because of the hypothermia (as soon as someone who dies in the woods is reported as having taken their clothes off its almost definitely hypothermia), and runs through the woods/roads till he dies in the grass later having gone into hypothermia induced shock and aspirated his own vomit. He either badly put his clothes back on, or someone else did as they were trying to help him and then got scared and ran away realizing he was dead. The clothes being back on is the only mysterious part IMO.

[@BeckGho]

Imagine hiking near him and seeing him freaking out so wanting to check on him so you follow him just to make him more paranoid

[@tiffanymichaels2429]

I was thinking if it's due to TBI he could have had a seizure. Inhaling your own vomit sucks. I have seizures and one time it happened to me. I was in the hospital thankfully. They were going to intubate me but finally got the seizures to stop with high doses of IV lorazepam.

[@sezuin_6577]

I think he was being followed by 2 people, and then he was abducted and put into a vehicle, which would be why his phone pinged 4 locations near paved roads miles apart in a short time.

[@johnwhite-q7s]

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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@Aphelion67]

I empathize with the girl in the first video. I grew up on a very isolated cattle ranch out in rural Florida, was about 17 and had just gone on a date with a girl. My family (grandparents) was out of town so I took her back to the ranch for some private time and at some point during she perks up and goes "What was that?!" I hadn't heard anything, but I was fairly attuned to the sounds of nature (possums, raccoons, armadillos, and yes the occasional Florida panther) so didn't think much of it or even notice. We keep going and then I heard it too, a noise like trapsing around the edge of the house. The house was quite large, single story but probably 5,000 sqft with a lot of high windows ringing it and no drapes. We'd been in the living room on a couch. Again, these kinds of sounds were very normal, and can often sound like the footsteps are heavier than they actually are. Still, she was freaked out. I went and grabbed my revolver and went outside to check it out. I walked around the house and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary so I went back inside. She was kinda freaked out so I went ahead and took her home. My Dad lived in a condo on the beach about 25 or 30 miles away, and I ended up going out there because I too was a little bit leery of staying out there by myself. The next morning my Dad calls me and tells me something that sends my blood running cold: he'd gone out to the ranch to check on the cattle and found that someone had broken the lock on the door and from the boot tracks they'd left in the house, multiple people had been inside to steal from us. They hadn't taken anything large, but they had moved everything to the front entrance implying they were going to come back (which they did, actually, but they sped off because I'd come out later and they saw me step outside with my 30-06). I still have some issues, even after a career in the army and as a security contractor, with the dark because I know that for two hours there were people watching me from the darkness and had they wanted to, it could've gone very different.

[@leesawford]

I can’t stop watching this guy - he’s such a good storyteller …in ‘the oldendays’ he could have been one of those travelling storytellers ,travelling the country, going town to town gathering people around fires and holding them spellbound! I guess some people just ‘have it’ !

[@cwaltderz6971]

Ah the bard! Exactly

[@indicasmama]

He is particularly good at storytelling. And has a most pleasant voice

[@susansantos1010]

@@indicasmama yes, I have listened to others and their speaking voice has been the reason I don't go back to listen to their storytelling.

[@kevindean1327]

@@cwaltderz6971 Raconteur

[@clamchowdah9140]

Called writing a script

[@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

[@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.

[@mantis_mads]

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 😅

[@k-poppy8482]

In high school I had a stalker and it was the most spine chilling feeling seeing them randomly while outside at night (smoking in hs lmao) and even hearing them at my window at night or on the porch. I hope I never feel that type of fear again. A lot in between but thank the lord they’re gone

[@user-ps2mi9ze5v]

This is so familiar and terrifying. Years ago, before cell phone service, I was hiking alone when I had an intense sense that someone was watching me. I ran about 5 miles on and off the trail until I found a campground. That hike scared me enough that I never hiked alone again.

[@tylerhardcastle4683]

You should listen to some Sasquatch chronicles videos on KZbin. You’re not crazy.

[@luisegromann477]

Some day Mr Ballen was suddenly recommended to me by KZbin. Haven’t missed a single video since that day. It’s just so good

[@kate.s1267]

Same here! So glad I stumbled across Mr Ballen 🙌😊

[@bardlover6]

Same

[@kelleysullivan5336]

Same

[@aye_im_j]

Same here. I had never even heard of him and got a recommended vid and been here ever since!

[@cactihavefeelingstoo]

Same and I love it

[@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!"😉

[@samantham8696]

My son fell in our stone driveway, before the cement was poured, and scraped his elbows and knees . When asked by anyone how he hurt himself, without fail, he told a story of a bear and a shark. He was so adamant about this that his daycare had to contact me for a statement of what really happened. Kids lie. When they are young it is actually a stage of development when they realize they can lie. They can also be truthful, however, if it is a fantastical story then that is most likely exactly what it is, a story.

[@xtherealest]

Yes, most definitely, there's no way a bear wouldn't catch a little kid. The gorilla is a bs too what would a gorilla be doing where bears are? Gorillas live somewhere in a jungle and bears in a forest that's like saying you saw an exotic parrot in a desert. And the hunter saw one of them and the kid ducked out of view? What kind of logic is that were they tryna get themselves killed? The oldest one was 7 like come on you can't be that dumb at 7 years old. And the family really didn't see that 3 of their kids are walking away somewhere? Wierd family

[@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.

[@Hotchocolatewith2sugars]

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.

[@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

[@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.

[@ThePrachiti]

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

[@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…..👀

[@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

[@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

[@eallend]

What I learn from these stalking stories, and what I feel I would naturally do, is that if you think you’ve spotted a stalker, confront that person quickly. The way I see it, you’ll know if and who the stalker is, and like many animal situations, people who stalk are scared and don’t want to be seen, and will only act when they think they’re unseen. Once they’re found out, they will move to an easier target.

[@470HELLEPHANT]

Confronting a demon entity is never good you’ll just disappear right their

[@SillyStupidLilHoe]

🎉

[@xtherealest]

Nobody is scared of a woman that's walking alone in the forest miles from civilization, confronting some psycho that might be trying to kill you is definitely not a good idea.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

I know there’s going to be people who disagree but I was always taught it’s a bad idea to go out into nature alone. Doesn’t matter how experienced you are, there are always things that you can’t control. So many experienced hikers hunters and backpackers have fallen into peril, and it’s always good to have a buddy. I grew up hunting and camping in the Rockies, and it is truly terrifying when you realize that nature can fuck you up and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.

[@siddharthshekhar909]

I agree 💯% . A trio would be even better. And a weapon. And I don't understand why people don't talk to park rangers/ local cops / local residents before hand. You'd get some useful information.

[@korgan7779]

Yes, I also agree but as you stated you grew up hunting and camping meaning that people (most likely you family) taught you these things and it was your environment. Most people arent taught these things as a kid unfortunately and do things on their own as a challenge to themselves without having that understanding. I was out riding my atv in the woods one evening after school and had a dog charge at me over the handlebars in which I shot the dog with a 357 revolver that I carried on my property when I was out. I was 14 at the time. I had also seen the dog in the week leading up to the event and knew that it had rabies.

[@jaymike3302]

Why would a young woman (or anyone) go hiking or camping alone, without a gun?

[@blahblahblahblah5260]

It's a very very stupid thing to do, but I think people not just woman get the idea their awesome and can go it alone from all the stupid and relatively fake survivalist shows. Think they know it all and unbeatable.

[@jacquelineross7598]

Same here.

[@randihutchison6727]

The story of Eloise is just further reminder that you should always stay on the trail. Even if you think you know the woods - it’s never worth it!

[@vholt1000]

And don’t go alone on the woods!! I will never do that!

[@timeallen6900]

Booooo!!

[@JasonH17]

She was panicked had serious stress issues. Definite mental break. I've felt panicked before and its feels like a sixth sense. Mountain men maybe but doubtful they just would have circled her tent. A cougar stalking her could aide in her panick for sure. Probably a mental break aided by real animals. Bears also investigate from a distance trying to stay down wind to catch a sent so they know if you are food or a threat.

[@marvinfootpenis819]

Dont for get to carry a gun on you will plenty of ammo. International distress singal os to shoot three times, also for self defense

[@peterdisbury6346]

A compass helps

[@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

[@anidh1503]

I discovered your channel early this week and I couldn't stop watching your videos, you're such a great narrator! I like your mystery videos, especially the ones regarding the 411 missing, one of my fav topics, I don't know if you do interviews but one with David P. would be amazing. Keep up this great work you are doing!

[@fightswithspirits915]

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

[@jelissab]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobparker5042]

I like this one

[@thefisherking78]

This is too scary for even me

[@Dfountain96]

😂

[@sirpluto9]

That’s to terrifying to tell...

[@KaeYoss]

That first story is like the perfect template for most of the missing person stories! Someone's in the woods, gets this sort of dread and thinks they're being followed, so they leave the trail and flee. Except there's no one there, they managed to whip themselves into a nice little case of hysteria that makes them run of into complete wilderness and die of exposure.

[@tidget7796]

Exactly

[@ryano.5149]

100%. Being in the woods will screw with your mind! Case and point, there are ATV trails near my home town. some challenging terrain, but you are never more than maybe a mile or two from either a busy main road, or a house or something. I've been out there on my dirt bike hundreds of times. I know almost every stone and tree root, and I know where every trail ends up. However, I'd be a liar if I said I've never spooked myself out there! It's not a huge patch of endless woods like these stories...but it's enough! Also, I don't think watching Mr. Ballen helps any! lol

[@andreagriffiths3512]

Yeah but you’re discounting the dread and suggesting that paranoia and fear whip up in people. I’ve been in this position, only not in the wilderness but four blocks from home. Twice! I swear on my grave that I heard someone call my name on empty streets. The first time there was no one around at all. The entire road was empty. No one in their yards and I don’t remember any birds either. The second time there was an older kid on a bike a few hundred metres away. I ran and asked if he’d called me and he looked as if I was completely crazy. He hadn’t and he’d never seen me before. The fear was very real and both times I ran all the way home without stopping. It was two of the scariest events in my life - far exceeding the time I was actually followed two blocks by a guy in a car until I ran into a shop, holding my dog. I don’t scare easily. I’ve even confronted a home intruder and sent him packing with a “oh hello”.

[@floridaislandgirl1039]

My paternal family is Cherokee. As a child I was always told to never go out of sight of a campfire. The fire is your protection. If you go out of sight of the fire, the dark spirits are evil and will harm child, adults, and animals. Never leave the sight of a fire. Fire is your protection.

[@perro626]

@Florida Island Girl They must know "a thing or two" about surviving in the wilderness. Did they happen to mention WHY the fire protects you? Is it because of the light?

[@conichiwavatoloco8191]

we are children of the light

[@iammrbadguy9706]

You're family is right.The fire and it's energy keep evil spirits like Mountainlions away, and because it is a Camp of multable, no (in)human predator will attack. Keep save

[@dzekadzenan6977]

what about forest fire? do you run towards fire or dark spirits?

[@levitaggart5943]

Wisdom of the tribe. Fire is a weapon & a tool. You can use it to fight or see the threat coming. Hell, if I was camping I'd have 4 points of fire at night. NORTH, SOUTH, EAST & WEST. Try sneaking up on me.

[@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.

[@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

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

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

[@wickedtreefarm6914]

My friend's son got lost in the desert when he was 10 years old. The cops set the search perimeter was 2.5 miles, 5 at the most. It's not a flat desert, lots of ravines and rises. He was found 8 miles away by hunters. They figured he'd actually traveled 10 miles. He followed a fence line until he found a road and then walked on the road. He spent the night in 19 degree F weather. He was completely fine. Kids don't make sense.

[@wval4379]

@Wicked Tree Farm: He was smart to follow the fence line though. Lots of kids and adults would cross the fence and zig zag around. If you find a creek follow it downstream. That usually leads to a road or houses. If you find a trail follow it down hill (if it inclines). That usually leads to civilization. Fence line - often leads to a house or road. So glad he made it out okay.

[@wickedtreefarm6914]

@@wval4379 he has a super high IQ and it was impressive how calm he stayed. It’s scary out there, coyotes, badgers, snakes, and a wolves have even been spotted on occasion. He had his plan and he stuck to it. It shows how far kids can travel, too.

[@maceface2892]

It's absolutely insane how fast this channel shot up in popularity. I've never seen a channel grow so quickly. It's definitely well deserved. I love listening to his stories as I'm falling asleep. Keep up the great work, Mr. Ballen

[@destinymurray875]

Intruder: ima kill this chick while shes asleep U: zzzzzz zzzz zzz Intruder comes in sees mr. Ballen playing on tv sits down an watches for hrs untill u wake u which scares him off U: thinks holy fuck mr.ballen saved me bc hes the best story teller ;) Lol

[@lisar.veneziano1517]

Over 5.5 Million addicted subscribers and listeners

[@korgan7779]

That is true and it's because he's a great story teller and the fact that it's in regards to true events just makes it better.

[@lineakristensen1821]

Yeah me too. Except often it's too exiting/interesting so I can't fall asleep lol. But yeah his voice is so nice and relatively monotone and there are no loud sounds or sudden dramatic loud music.

[@paul.a.witte-kerr2786]

@lalaland that’s so weird because the family thing I don’t like about Mr. Ballin is the constant constant constant constant ads

[@norabatungbacal6636]

Eloise reaaaalllyyy need to stop eating wild mushrooms.

[@Bethgael]

There is one thing I've learned from all of these: rescuers need to stop underestimating how far a kid can run/travel, especially when pressed.

[@Duke00x]

Oh yeah. Kids can do a lot more physically and mentally then people think. It is all about circumstances and motivation.

[@Martyn_Wolf]

Search n rescue need to become better at finding people, these stories paint them an incompetent useless shits. Trained dogs, high tech gear, highly experienced people... Yet they can bearly find anyone. Random people find them without trying. Guess the saying is true "when you loose something it'll turn up in the most unlikeliest of places and sometimes it's hiding in plain sight"

[@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.

[@Bellsbellsbells906]

Me: *Biggest fear is getting stalked* Me: *Sitting alone at home* MrBallen: "Here's a video about the top three scariest stalkers! Me: *Clicks immediately* This is a good idea

[@elolipopable]

Lol

[@wmperkins25]

hahaha ! why do we do that ?

[@Yeshualivess]

Me currently lol

[@destinymurray875]

Same :p

[@consciousobserver629]

Stalked in the middle of bumfuck nowhere no less. 😳 The stuff of nightmares. Honestly she was amazing for evading the guy and surviving for so long. I certainly don't have those skills. But I'd never camp or hike alone. Lol

[@Desumi_desi]

Im obsessed with both the story telling and these 411 cases

[@CourtLLRN]

The most unbelievable part of that first story is the tree bearing donuts and pound cake. I actually laughed out loud at how unexpected that was.

[@mr_snow_23]

Well from what ive seen here the mountain men are actually nice so they must have stuffed her some food there when she dropped her stuff and they probably just got curious when they first saw her or it was bear bait

[@ToastyDanzig]

i tend to think that she was being watched by sasquatch. i dont think theyre evil man eaters like the stories play them out as... i think they were just curious, saw her, watched her, maybe stalked her cuz why not, they seem curious. maybe they are some type of guardian of the forest. i dunno. they couldve seen she was a girl, alone. maybe they were just watching her back... but ended up scaring the shit out of her instead, perhaps not their intentions... they couldve been following her to steal her food while she slept! ....but i had a bigfoot encounter with 2 of them last year in oregon, i never saw them but they just walked around my camp wooping at eachother while i just sat there, my dog and i just frozen in terror. i think theyre just curious. i think that in the story when the girl found the food in the log, maybe these sasquatches put them there for her to find... cuz if they had been following her, they had to know she was scared, and when she went off the trail, and ditched her pack, and was starving and dying, maybe thats when they put them there. they couldve stolen that food from some random camp site and had it stored away somewhere and they decided to give it to her so she could survive... i dunno... just my thoughts. buuuuut then the other side of me is saying maybe she was so hungry and so worn out mentally and physically that she imagined finding that stuff in the tree. maybe it was the hunters food? i dunno. but i lean more towards the possiblity that the sasquatches placed that food there for her to find.

[@walterbrunswick]

@@ToastyDanzig maybe the sasquatches have learned how to bake just kidding but I do like your take on this

[@ToastyDanzig]

@@walterbrunswick ^o^ they prolly do know how to cook. I wouldn’t be surprised. I mean, maybe not cuz I’d assume their scared of fire being so hairy & flammable. But I meant that they raided a camp and found those donuts and pound cake & took em. Then they gave em to her so she wouldn’t die.

[@gusfalk]

Toasty Danzig u r high

[@jasonhorton]

Mentally & emotionally preparing myself 😬

[@primedaddyv3802]

Seriously though

[@thefettygz]

Ha

[@cleoharper1842]

MrBallen = the only man who can still get my heart pumping

[@MrBallen]

😂

[@NorwayPlanes]

@@MrBallen ÆØÅ, BRUNOST.

[@phantomsniper9736]

You’re so much better than the other people who do this as the others play overly scary music and have 12 stories but they don’t go into the detail you do

[@KPark-hn8jf]

PHANTOMsniper97 Also they try to put on an eerie or scary voice and it fails every time. Less is always more other than time and money.... 😖✌

[@milk-eg7xi]

@@KPark-hn8jf Or they talk like Chillz.

[@iulia.bianca.b]

I don't know about you, but the stories aren't that scary... But the music he uses always make me feel overly uneasy and creeped out, especially when I'm alone listening to him. Ugh... It gets me every time

[@paul8392]

Mr.Nightmare is another good one

[@randombaron6219]

@@iulia.bianca.b I find them interesting most of the time but it makes me feel off sometimes

[@johndrocket]

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

[@pkk639]

Am I the only one who thinks it's insane that she would find a hollow tree containing pound cake and donoughts? There's an explanation for every possible thing that could have happened to that girl but nothing for a random tree containing pound cake and doughnuts. IMO that's the strangest, scariest part of this story!!

[@Violetbunnyfish]

Someone else here said that sometimes people leave stuff like that in those woods on purpose for other hikers.

[@jamesfourseven8787]

I have a theory on that one because I agree that is the weirdest part of the story. The Guy chasing her saw her ditch her pack and either put those donuts in the tree for her to find or ran her to that tree on purpose.

[@bosshogg7513]

Private Pyle used to hide his food there to prevent his senior drill instructor from finding it.

[@melissapyle7879]

​@@Violetbunnyfishbut donuts and pound cake.. both very perishable items..

[@alekssalkinrkc]

Hunters often put donuts out to attract bears so they can wait for them to be drawn in by the sugary goods and then shoot them.

[@gingersendermtb]

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

[@hunter7606]

Too late ☠️

[@ThatGuy_AA]

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.

[@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 😂

[@tanya-xoxo]

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

[@amyramirez2011]

Is it me or does it feel like mr ballen isnt just reading stories and hes telling personal stories bc of how good he tells them.

[@tj1185]

Yeah I kinda want him to make a audio book

[@mistrjt9213]

It's like he practiced A LOT and is super familiar with the story. Love it!!

[@skeenskyle4230]

He has a video talking about his process. And he never reads does tons of research even if he knows the story he will still spend hours researching before he tells the story. Thats why it sucks you into it. & you can tell by the body language he isnt reading anything.

[@PurpPeeps]

@@skeenskyle4230 I like him and all too but he looks at bottom left of frame A LOT, he’s def not reading word for word but prolly has pointers

[@hrudayjadhav6057]

Hello fellow addicts, its day 3 of watching Mr Ballens videos Guess who's not gonna go hiking and camping alone into the woods

[@LapisLunaxx]

For me it's day..... 15? I think it's been about 2 weeks so far. I'm running out of videos

[@marioreyes5816]

Who? I must know, tell me!!!!!

[@melissawalther4155]

Awe!,,,,.I was going to invite you to the bayou!,😂

[@grantlong6586]

After day 15 of listening to mr ballen guess whos getting their concealed carry license

[@donaldmacdonald4901]

Damn right, don’t wanna be on the bad side of a Wrong Turn story.

[@emilyc4037]

I don’t care how experienced you are or what your sex is DO NOT GO ALONE. And don’t run off trail the forest always swallows you. You could think the road is just 2 miles away but you could 15 running in the wrong direction.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

True about the forest following you. I once slipped away from a group to have a quick pit top, couldn't have gone more than a few dozen feet and that was all it took to get lost. Luckily I had a 2-way radio and GPS on me so I found the trail again, but it can take almost nothing to lose your direction in the wilderness.

[@MadiBarness]

Damned straight

[@titogotbands6518]

Facts that’s why I’m always out w my buddies kit and a gun

[@josephwilson5509]

Its called a compus, GPS and map. Dont camp without them and you'll never be lost.

[@MadiBarness]

@@josephwilson5509 It's still not safe to camp alone even if you DO have such items.

[@unnoticed1]

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

[@Nastyboi2012]

Im glad i found this man. I swear i stay up for hours just listening to these stories. Best story teller on KZbin. Keep doing ya thing man we love it💯💯💯

[@carriekoehler8619]

My son called me at work one night and told me his dad was on the front porch naked. He had told my son and daughter that he was taking a shower. When I got home, I had to convince him to go to the emergency room. It turned out that he had gleoblastoma multifome, the deadliest kind of brain cancer. He sadly passed away 5 months later

[@kellielawrence2405]

That’s awful, I’m so sorry for your loss.

[@BryonyLaura]

So sorry for yours and your kids loss :( x

[@joannbyrne182]

I'm so sorry for you loss my mother was similar to that when her cancer reached her brain acting out of character it's very upsetting for all the family

[@dylanwilliams2726]

Wow I'm so sorry for your loss. The way my mind was going I thought you were about to say that it was a stalker as well. I hope you are doing better now and I'm sure he's looking out for you and your kids.

[@wrongz8012]

Woah I am so sorry for your loss my Mother had the same when she lost her father/My grand father last year in May.

[@kamiliajohnson7430]

I think my husband is concerned about my dark story binging. He's started recommending other videos to get my attention.😅

[@nancypalacios9840]

I’m watching this and my husbands watching “Most Amzing top 10” all the scary ones 💀 he’s more of a “list” guy, I’m more of a “in story format” lol

[@brianew]

Leave him

[@dulceamaya1492]

Lol. To bad for him

[@melissapalazzi3767]

That's too funny!!

[@heremaiaaperehama4022]

Better then being addicted to crack ha ha yeh