Except that in #3 - 15 miles is not 80km and 30ft is definitely not 9.1km etc... his conversions are usually accurate so I'm not sure what happened in this story.
Spooky yes, but I'd prefer to be stalked by a human than a bear or mountain lion. I don't know enough Brazilian jiu-jitsu to fight off a cougar or bear lol
3:00am is the demon hour. According to biblical accounts, Jesus Christ’s body finally gave out and died at 3:00pm in the afternoon. The demonic forces enjoy perverting everything Christ like and anything considered holy by inverting it. So the hour of Christ’s death at 3:00pm is now 3:00am which has now become the demonic hour. That’s why 3:00am is such a deadly time to be awake and why so many paranormal things occur at that time.
Lesson I've learned from Mr. Ballen. Whenever you decide to do something with a friend/friends and everyone cancels leaving you alone... don't do that thing.
Iv watched a lot of Mr balle s stuff an I can honestly say I have now opened my eyes more to the dangers in this big bad world and I have also learned a lot of lessons from his stories Mr John Ballen you truly are a legend!!!
ALWAYS follow your gut instinct! When I was 17 I was at a Fourth of July party & about 2 hours into the party I had this extreme sense of dread. I never left parties early back then. But this horrific feeling kept telling me that I needed to leave. I left the party just before 2 teens were stabbed to death. Never try to argue away that sense of foreboding.
And people try to say those are instincts, I’m no biologist or doctor, but I don’t believe instincts can predict the future especially when everything seems to be going perfectly well, it’s most definitely something more
@@fancifrance4039 I’ve had a sense of dread or where I sensed something would happen. Once when I was taking my mom to the ER due to a fever and she was on chemo we were in a storm and it was late at night. For some reason I told my mother that I could smell a tornado coming and it did come. It was an F4 tornado/waterspout (was over water for a couple of minutes making it a water spout). It was devastating and caused a lot of damage. One other time I had that same sense and a cluster of tornadoes hit. I’ve lived in Florida half of my life and only those 2 times did I sense it and only those two times did they hit. Also had a sense of dread in 2016. Told my family something was going to happen to me by my birthday which is in December. My birthday came and left and my family surprised me with a visit including my sister from California. On December 19, 2016 exactly 7 days later it hit. I was diagnosed with severe sepsis that nearly killed me and I was hospitalized for a month. My health isn’t in good shape so I’m used to frequent hospital stays but this one was within hours of being fatal without help. Spent time in the ICU as well. I tend to listen to my gut and I go to the ER when it’s really nagging and I have symptoms. Has happened several times and I would find out I had severe pneumonia or whatever. It’s definitely a gift and it should be listened to. My alarm bells have been going off the past week or so and I’m having that sense of dread but with COVID I am not in such a rush but I’m afraid it will get me in the end if I don’t listen to it
I’ve hiked at the Superstition Mountains before. That area has rattle snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, mountain lions…the fact that some dude was walking around the mountains at night in complete darkness just shows how crazy he was. Luckily Sam made the right choice and didn’t go after his flashlight!
Do you remember the mining camp restaurant at the base? Did you ever eat there? Also that mountain has always freaked me out there is supposed to be lost gold out there somewhere
Dont u think that if something could steal his fleshlight it could kill him while he was asleep? I know its obvious fake but i like that kind of stories.
I'm thinking that I'm likely to never go camping alone again. My new goal in life: Do not do anything that will get me featured in a Mr. Ballen story in the future.
@@YangBil After listening to Mr B, I looked up where Bell Canyon was just so I would know in case that happened. Not kidding, I'm in Washington, not far from where that story took place. It's not close to Bell Canyon.
The biological phenomenon when knowing someone is watching you is known as “gaze detection” or “gaze perception”, neurological studies have found that when you have the feeling you’re being watched, those brain cells telling you that are very very precise, always trust that feeling
Actually there is a electromagnetic grid that envelops all of us that we cannot see naturally.... And since our mind is electrical we can actually tap into this grid.... That's why when you feel someone that has bad intentions towards you that's because we are all connected on that electromagnetic grid... And if you don't believe me that's how lightning tracks you it literally pulls up your bioelectrical energy up towards the sky then it connects with a circuit of your bioenergy and then you get struck.... Everything in our world is made of energy anybody with the most basic understanding of physics should know this.... So when someone sees you and has bad intentions toward you you're going to pick this up.... Some people will call it psychic energy other people will call it esp but all it really is is natural electromagnetic energy that envelops your body and connects you to the surrounding energies.... That's why you get literally like a spidey sense is tingling sensation.... And paranoia is an unreasonable and ridiculous fear so for example paranoia would be thinking that Napoleon is out in the darkness and he's got a cannon and he's pointing it at you.... That is paranoia.... It's an unreasonable unnatural fear....getting the feeling that you're stalked is not unreasonable or unnatural....
As a non-native speaker who watches sometimes English videos, I would like to thank you for the clear pronunciation and pleasant speaking speed. Your videos are the only ones I can watch without subtitles 😄
Seems pretty stupid to set up a trap for someone who’s asleep and the first step of your master plan is to steal their flashlight that’s right next to them. If they wanted to harm him they could have when he was wrapped up in a sleeping bag asleep.
@@DiamondCake2 No sir, u are wrongly assuming the stalker had a criminal mind... that he would gained something logical with his dead, taking his car for example... but there are no criminals in the middle of nowhere stalking random lonely people... what he encountered was a lunatic, and he didn't want to steal from him, he wanted to toy with him... which he did... He was in real danger...
When you watch some of these videos, did you notice how often people survived just because they had this "bad feeling" and decided in the last minute to rather not go into that cave etc.?! Their friends ignored that feeling and perished...
That’s usually how horror movies go...The main character gets a bad feelings says “hey, maybe this isn’t a good idea,” their friends laugh at them and convinces them to go on anyways and in the end they all die. 🤷🏽♀️
I’m right there with both of you! ☹️ But I’m happy to see someone coming to the worldwide use of the metric system! 👌 President Carter couldn’t do it, but Mr Ballen may be the one to finally bring Americans to join us in the metric system! 😄
Lol same here. Leave it to the military to let you know 24 hour clock measures and metric distance. We noobs from the states don’t know shit. And it makes so much more sense than the imperial measurements 🙄 Europe: metric Asia: metric Africa: metric South America: metric Antarctica: who the hell cares? Nobody lives there but still metric North North America(Canada): metric Australia: metric The United States: feet and miles!
@@Minimojojoy Carter got such a raw deal... he wasn’t the best president but he knew his shit and doesn’t get enough respect for what he tried to do 😕 I am more right than you could fathom but Carter just had bad luck with shitty global economy and the “Cold” War he just didn’t have any room to show how he was genuinely interested in keeping everyone alive. Sucks to have him as a failed president when he did everything right. Sorry for the tangent but as democrats go he is one of my favorites
When he said Chris felt somebody looking at him in the woods. I suddenly felt someone watching me in my bed while alone in my room. I look back and it’s my cat. 😳😂
I kinda just told myself only to watch his videos during the daytime only! Lol I’m a wimp, oh well. I can hardly watch his shorts…omg constant jump scares and nightmare fuel! 😳
I have to give the guy alot of credit- To deduce the flashlight was a trap, while fighting panic that would say "NEED THE LIGHT, NEED THE LIGHT", is a boss move. Ive been in the wilderness and had wierd experiences- as the saying goes "everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face". He performed well even after a punch.
i mean its kinda an obvious trap imo that dont take away the fact the kid did a stellar fucking job tho did that shit damn near perfect except for making a big ass fire although i do wonder why he wasnt scared of the lads knife
The woods are wierd places at night i live smack dab in the middle of a million acher park the Adirondack mountians to be specific whats scary is when your in the forest and it goes silent no birds no squirrels silence is usually the calm before the storm
What trap? If whoever was messing with him wanted to actually hurt him they could have done it when they got the flashlight and he was sleeping. Whoever it was screwing with him appeared to want to mess with his head and not actually harm him. Ofcourse you never know.
@@mojoelite yes, it's totally illogical. If they were by his side to get the flashlight, they could hurt him there and then, not set some stupid-ass trap with the flashlight. So either it was a total lunatic that didn't act rationally or it's wholly made up story
@@mojoelite Typically the goal with planned murders like this isn't to actually kill the person, but to feel powerful or to have fun. The murder itself isn't what's important. How the murder is accomplished is.
When he was telling the last story and said that the stranger was about 10 ft. Away I thought he was gonna say that the stranger said "Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?"
I have watched alot of mr.ballen videos including serial killers, cults, massacres, etc. But the last story about Sam is the one that scared me the most. It is a collection of all my greatest fears like the woods at night, being stalked/watched/followed, and thinking your alone when you are really not. It gave me jitters and anxiety just hearing it and Mr.ballen's great storytelling skills are not helping my case lol.
The mountain lion thinking that it's going to eat a nice deer but getting closer and going into complete confusion to see a wierd looking thing on two legs and shoving water down it's throat like a madman.
I work outside so when I'm on break, I like to wander down cool looking paths. I've done this for years and enjoy it very much. Two weeks ago, I wandered down a natural path that led into the backwoods behind some retention ponds. I stopped to check out a super cool crooked tree but got a horrible, panicky feeling that made me stop. I hadn't heard any noises, I wasn't around private property, and there were no people there. There was no explanation for that rotten feeling. It was so overwhelming that I panic-ran back to the truck, locked all of the doors, and sat there panting for a minute, trying to see what the threat was. There was nothing noticeable but whatever was back there meant bad news. I've never, ever had such a powerful feeling like that before. No questions asked, I was outta there. Just thinking about it makes my body flutter.
Years and it hasn't never happened before or since I'm guessing I would say something or someone was definitely had bad intentions towards you glad you got out of there. That's the 6th sense I'm guessing?
Similar thing. Year's ago my now ex boyfriend and I would go out on his motorbike at night,sit and relax somewhere. One evening, we turned up at a place we'd been a few time's before. This time though, I suddenly started to demand we leave immediately. He was really annoyed at me, but hey ho. Well, the news report the next day, reported that a man had been murdered there!!! Definitely follow your instinct's 👍👍
I had an incident as a teen that nearly qualifies me for a Mr. Ballen video: I was at my boyfriend's house (a few blocks from my house) later than expected because I fell asleep watching a movie. I didn't have a cell phone at the time, so my mom called my boyfriend and was super pissed off at me. I jumped up and decided I'd just walk the few blocks home since it is a quiet neighborhood. Less than five minutes after I started walking, a red jeep pulled up beside me. The driver was a 30-40 year old man, driving alone. He rolled his passenger side window down and asks, "Hey, do you like to party? I can take you to one..." I saw him reach for something in the center console, but wasn't sure exactly what it was. I say no thanks and keep walking while the jeep drives on and turns right. Once the car was out of sight, I picked up rocks from the road so if he comes back I can at least try to defend myself. The jeep loops the block, three times. At this point my hearts pounding and I am looking all around so this guy doesn't drive up behind me. I was crossing the street just around the corner from my house; as I'm crossing the jeep turns the corner and guns it toward me. Right as it would have hit me, I jumped onto the lawn and my mother turned the opposite corner in her car, effectively cutting the jeep off. I jumped in the car and she reamed me, and I told her that she could ground me for the rest of my life because I was pretty sure she had just saved me from a horrible death.
The last one scared the shit outta me oh hell no imagine being paranoid all night thinking someone is watching you and then all of a sudden your fear is confirmed from a stalker writing on your window like wtf👁️👄👁️
And imagine that person literally staying up all night to fuck with you. I’m guessing they realized he was waking up and that why he heard them walking away when we woke up. But obviously it wasn’t a crazy mountain man. I wish in one of those stories that when the person hears them leave they they could then go stalk what was stalking them. That’s also why I want cars in my vehicle that start recording when they sense movement, because I feel like seeing who it was helps because you can put a face to it.
@@kylemonnin2071 A mountain man could just find scaring the tar out of hikers the only real source of entainment. More then likely it's just another camper that enjoys messing with people and knows that area well. The stalker probably doesn't get many chances like this and wanted to milk it all night.
I have a friend who did the pct (a 2600 mile hike from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada along the west coast) COMPLETELY ALONE. She even met a guy on the trail who told her he thought he was being followed but brushed it off until after five hours he finally saw a cougar tracking him and she just went “yeah that’s fine” and finished the whole trail by herself and I still don’t know how she did it and didn’t become a 411 case
I use to camp alone when I was homless. It's better then staying in the city. And I didn't really care if something happened to me at the time I just hoped if something or someone attacks me I just wanted them to kill me quickly.
I used to camp in the forest of upper michigan with my daughter all the time. Not once did anything odd happen. Well except that one late night when a noise woke me and I peeked out of the tent with my flashlight to see a raccoon drinking a sippy cup of left out milk. Damn 🦝
When ur stalker is ur cat..lurking around every corner, hiding behind the shower curtain, when u open the br door & she's there when u know she was in bed with u..
@@MrBallen Lol no way, we briefly spoke in a previous videos comments where u mentioned it made us like peers since we both ex military, I'm married with 2 daughters (all fans too btw) and now I discover you have 3 cats!- I also have 3 cats. For real, no joke. Scrambo, Mogwai and socks (kids named them!). PS I swear it's all coincidence and I'm not actually stalking YOU! LOL. uncanny.
I'm a country girl and growing up my friends always laughed at me because I have never been camping in the woods, but after listening to MrBallen's stories, I've never been more convinced I made the right decision!!! 😄🤣
I have trekked into the forests in my locality for days at a time all by myself penetrating deep into the forest. Nothing more peaceful than camping at night on your own.
@@bighands69 while I think with experience and a dead imagination it’s doable, I’m not going out there without other people or a gun.. Not to say that you shouldn’t camp, but people who do that pay Mr.Ballens bills…
@@AutoSearPin your much more likely to be hit by a car or stabbed by a mugger than attacked by wolves or some stupid shit. I hiked by myself for three days and nights deep in the woods and nothing interesting happened at all, despite it being creepy at night. He only thing to be scared of is falling and breaking your leg by yourself, or something boring like that. Life isn’t as exciting as you think it is.
Naw you definitely missed out on a great time camping showed me that I like the wilderness more then civilization being able to get away from everything for a while is nice
@@Dbshortz420 I love the outdoors, don't get me wrong and definitely prefer it to city life. We even had a small cabin in the wild woods of Alabama growing up that we stayed at a lot, but I always found the darkness of the woods at night very unsettling. The tent just didn't provide enough security for my taste. 😂
Well a bird could easily have brought a rock up there and left it by accident. It's not stupid, it's more rational to think it's your mind playing tricks at night than it is to thing, 'OMG there's a stalker out in the middle of nowhere throwing rocks at me for no reason' lol
If you feel something is watching you in the woods, it very likely is. I had this happen to me when i was young. I grew up in the countryside, my friends and i would build small dams to swim in on a creek. Usually went out there with friends and we would listen to the radio. I went out there alone one day, and about an hour into it, i suddenly had a overwhelming feeling i was being watched. I grabbed my radio and hiked out of there. Never ignore that feeling.
"Hmmm someone is trying to lure me." " I better use my emergency flashlight." Pulls out the MS18 flashlight. An emergency flashlight with a max output that is up to 100,000 lumens , and the max range is up to 1350 meters (Nearly 4429ft). Aims light at the foot steps and turns on the flashlight. " DEAR GOD MY FUCKING EYES! "
oh yeah definitely I'd take being eaten by a mountain lion aaaaaaany day of the week compared to what people can do to me..... I've heard enough Mr.Ballen stories to be afraid of people way more than of animals :D
My dad told me a story about how he was riding his bike around the forest outside of town with his friend when he was 10, he hears something crunch behind him and they turn around and see a cougar running at them, his friend biked as fast as he could but my dad got off his bike picked it up and ran at the cougar screaming at the top of its lungs. It didn't expect this as it freaked out and fleas back into the woods. Long story short cougars will avoid combat
@@unclebaba3463 Damn, that's scary. An injury for any predatory animal means death by starvation, so most predators will avoid any scenario where they have to fight. It was smart of him to try to make himself look like the bigger threat.
@@unclebaba3463 "cougars will avoid combat"? Yeah...no...when being attacked by a large mammalian predators, your best bet is to do something strange and unpredictable to unnerve the creature. Most mammalian predators are not going to commit to attacking something that they can't readily comprehend. The reason why you can scare them off by shooting a gun into the air.
most cougars will avoid humans too. unless they have cubs but then they are still more likely to scare you off. there's only abount 27 recorded deaths by cougars over the last 100 years or so. fatal attackts are extreamly rare. so yeah id trust that big cat more then any human stalking me in the woods XD
Most of these stories say that the people made the smart decision of say “F- that” and leaving as soon as it’s safe. The only difference between me and them is that I wouldn’t be in that situation cause I’m no camper/hiker/etc and if I somehow did get in that situation I def wouldn’t have been alone. Splitting up is never a option my friends and family never do anything that don’t allow enough ppl for groups of 3 cause groups of 2 can be attacked just as easily.
I went to church camp in Prescott, AZ as a youth.. well in the middle of no where, we're all having a great time. It's very late after our last event and we all start slowly leaving the hall and going back to our cabins. My friend and I are walking back and all of a sudden here something in the corner of one of the cabins that sounded very odd. Then we see these eyes flash and we quickly walk backwards back to the lodge. There was a mountain lion on camp that night. Freaked me the hell out later
I agree. I love camping and hiking, but going out without a weapon or other people with weapons is just plain stupid. Although with the last story if the person was able to take sams flashlight it’s pretty scary what could’ve happened if he took a gun off Sam.
@@galacticbananastopmotions7292 You wouldnt leave your gun outside of your sleeping bag though. I'd still be wearing my holstered pistol so if they tried to get that they would have to open my bag which would definitely wake me up. Also, if someone saw someone with a gun they might be less apt to try and attack them.
This might not mean a lot to other people, but the conversions on screen are extremely helpful. Trying to normalise, that there are other measuring units in the world is super considerate
@@OhZjuchi Do you know by how much? It felt like the shorter distances didn't seem realistic - I totally doubt whatever was stalking him got as close as 10 ft without him seeing anything, or that the flashlight was baiting him 10 ft. Forget metric translating - it's from your floor to your ceiling. Very close.
They are in some cases but for example 15 miles isn't 80 kilometers asjfjk, it's around 24 kilometers. There seem to be some incorrect ones in the video.
I often thought that Mr Ballen did this because he was in the service. I have no idea if that is true but I thought they teach you the metric system in the armed forces?
Im an avid hiker and explorer, often times alone and for extended periods of time in remote places. Your videos are terrifying to me but i love them, reminds me to be careful, and trust my gut.
That third story is LEGITIMATELY like some straight out of a psychological horror 😳 I love how though you tell scary stories to also encourage people about their inner strength and to trust their instincts 🖤 PLUS can we also notice how he always says ‘we upload’....such a community feel even though we all know HE does the research, HE writes it, HE record it, HE edits it and HE uploads it 🖤 thanks for the great and consistent content ☺️
That gut feeling, discernment of spirit, or whatever you want to call it, has saved my life several times. Particularly when my late Ex, had me setup for a hit. I went to pick her up at her best friend's house, where her friend said she's in the back... everything felt wrong, so I told her friend to go get her. Found out months later she had a hit man laying in wait with a 9mm. If something feels wrong, it usually is. Stay strapped, my friends... it's a dangerous world.
Any story that contains: “he/she knew it was a bad idea, but they continued anyway...” I immediately start shaking my head 🤦♀️ No no no! Don’t do it!! Trust your gut, people!
I wonder if there are actually any "feral" people just living in the wilderness, cause I've noticed a theme of these "stalkers" in deep forests. Occasionally they've heard them do all sorts of weird stuff.
When I lived out in a small town in the middle of nowhere I knew a few outliers who would live in the mountains but would.come down occasionally to get food and care from a local church every few months. They are out there, and they don't have a lot of trust or confidence around general population.
I was once camping in the woods and I was sitting by my fire and it sounded like there was foot steps about 100m away so I stood up with my knife in hand and yelled "come on fuckers I'm ready, at least kill me quickly!". Jk I had my truck next to camp so I packed up and got in and when I turned on the headlights it was a fuckin deer lol :/
Same haha, but what if that is a confirmation u wanna die, like, its basically encouraging whatever it is to come charge at you :lll but damn, fk that feeling
The 3rd story gave me the most chills I've ever had in my life. I find it bizarre people even go out to remote places on their own. But then who just goes into remote places waiting on the off chance that someone will be there? Very strange and I shouldn't be watching this before bed 🤣
I've been to here several times. The deaths he spoke of have always been people looking for the lost Dutchman mine and they were murdered. Weird thing is they can't be connected because they were decades apart. Is native Americans view the area as sacred. I will say there is definitely a strange energy there and none of us would ever think to spend the night there even with a lot of people.
Man your intro is so true, a few days ago i was hiking in the superstition mountains, got that gut twisting feeling like I was being watched, but kept going. On my way back I came across several mountain lion tracks right next to my own. Found a new place to hike.
Trust me when I say it's even more terrifying when you come face to face with one in the middle of a hike. When it happened to me it was like I was having an out of body experience. I don't know whether it changed it's mind after we locked eyes or it just wasn't that hungry but it turned around and ran off. I knew it had been hunting me cause I never heard it get close, I just felt like I needed to turn around and check my rear.
how could you not love this man’s content he posts so many videos, yeah maybe not every day, he needs breaks. I am grateful for this man, i have been binging all his videos lately 😅🤍
Gracious…I’ve been binge watching this channel for DAYS straight, now!!! So glad this came into my algorithm!!! Before this, I was watching those TikTok “Unbelievable but True” Paranormal Stories Compilations and, sadly, they were starting to repeat each other😩. Totally love THESE though, because it’s ALL AROUND weirdness and creepiness 👀🍿🍫🥤👀
I totally agree with the intro- if there is something wrong that you can feel, pay attention and get out of there! Also, you will NEVER get me to go out hikes or camping trips on my own. No. Way!
Me and my brother had an almost exact similar situation to the last story. Except we ended up catching the guy who tripped when trying to run away when we charged at him.
its so scary when you realize the person ur with had the same intuition as you. my bf and i were walking to my house late at night when we passed by these 2 guys at 7/11. they looked really young so it felt bizzar that i had this feeling, but i felt like one of them was going to pull out a gun on us. i wasn't going to say anything because i figured i was being dramatic, but then my bf (who is very realistic and generally has a good feel on these types of things) says "i felt like those guys were going to pull a gun out on us". later i saw on the news that 7/11 got robbed at gun point. dk if it was the same guys but that was a creepy coincidence
I take it you haven't watched Mr. Ballen's scary video of the evil creature that he himself had encountered at his friends winter cabin one weekend. It's a pretty terrifying encounter. The video title is "what I saw in my room still haunts me to this day..."
@@pumpkinpuna4087 after watching that i was scared to fall asleep for a week. i've always loved scary movies, shows, stories, ect. its just something ab how he tells them. i love it...my sleep however, not so much
That last story messes with me pretty hard because I used to camp out. In the forest a lot. But sometimes when I was out there I could never scratch the feeling of something watching me. Thank God I was never camping alone so I never felt like I would be caught off gaurd
When I was building a cabin in the Park City, Utah area, our construction crew was stalked by a cougar. Its true, when an animal is hunting you, you can feel their eyes on you. The primal fear just grabs you.
Lol I was watching tv once when I got the eerie feeling I was being watched. I looked around and saw the neighbours house cat on the window sill staring directly at me!
I have actually read that the feel of being watched that we get is actually a leftover. The feeling was apparently much sharper and more of a sense more than anything way back then :) humans (not sure if i can call them people) didnt feel like being watched-they sensed being watched and acted just like if they saw a danger according to the book :) sorry i am nerd and information sponge.
@@kandycepeterson2482 They are just used to survival :) if you were born in the wild and had to fight your own food, you would be on top :) and you would perfect it! Problem is that many campers are just tourists without a guide pretty much. They watch birds, collect wood, build colorful tents and stuff... Everything and more while being watched by a born and very skilled hunter and predator dedicated to hunt you down and bring bits to offsprings :) many people would get their ass handed by a wild dog in the forest due to panic, let alone a mountain lion.
@@kandycepeterson2482 They aren't at the top of the food chain lmao, at the end of the day that spot goes to humans. If humans felt like it they could destroy all life on earth. Well, we are already doing that really.
"Maybe a rock fell out of a tree..." That sounds so ludicrous, but it really is a great insight into human psychology. There is virtually no way that could happen. However, even a normal, rational person can convince themselves that not only is the impossible, possible, it's the best/only explanation. The only perfect deceiver of the human mind is the human mind itself. Lol.
I said, "virtually no way". That means it is possible but unlikely. A wind gust strong enough to move a rock/pebble would be pretty obvious. Thus eliminating the uncertainty of the issue. Lastly, you obviously missed the primary point of my statement. The human mind is a very intriguing and dynamic thing. Case in point, your brain allowed you to miss the entire statement and focus on a trivial bit of information.
windstorm could have carried it up. birds, squirrels, other various wildlife. camping is kind of like apartment life where anything can sort of be explained.
"even a normal, rational person can convince themselves that not only is the impossible, possible, it's the best/only explanation" that such an amazing way to put it & so true. I mean the best example of this is the idea of Evolution that most normal, rational people have been convinced is true despite the fact that it's absolutely scientifically impossible for life to come from non-life.
Me: **watching this like a nervous wreck because even though I’m in my house and safe, I feel like someone is watching me** MrBallen: you should always trust these instincts... Me: well shit
Don’t mess with the Superstition Mountains unless you’re ready for them, both in body and mind. Lived in AZ my whole life and the amount of news stories and accounts of deaths, missing persons, and weird crap overall I’ve heard is no joke. Had a family friend hike them, real experienced dude, and he found evidence of either an abduction or murder attempt. Police got called and a few days later a body was found lass than a quarter mile from the spot he discovered. He hasn’t gone back and it freaked him out real bad. Still hikes regularly tho.
If you're a fan of these kinds of stories, I want you to take the Like button gently by the hand and ask it to marry you. Set the engagement party and wedding date, send out invitations and set up the venue for the reception. On the date of the wedding, before exchanging vows, immediately run out of the chapel and never look back leaving the Like button in a state of disbelief. 😁 Love these videos man!
The great thing about having bad short term memory? Getting to rewatch these amazing videos and having no idea how they end! lol (that’s only good for watching about 3-4 times tho)
Mr Ballen has officially taught me never to go camping alone ever again , and to not trust everyone you come across. Thank you Mr Ballen! Please continue making these videos! These stories are so satisfyingly creepy!!!...
As I'm watching this I'm in an enclosed hunting stand in the Adirondack mountains. I'm waiting after dark so I don't scare the animals in my beaver meadow. According to my trail cameras I have a 250lb male black bear, a 400lb female with two of last years cubs, fishers, bobcat, bucks in rut, and worst of all bull moose in rut. Lol, gonna be paranoid walking back to camp!
As I am watching this I am enclosed in my room. My dog is outside my door and I heard my mother swear two hours ago about something I probably did. I am paranoid to walk down the stairs and feel my dogs friendly greeting will not save me...
@@ShastaAnn Update: I stayed locked in my room all night. I felt brave at around 10pm so quietly opened the door to invite my dog into the safety of my bedroom. We remained here until around 2pm the next day when we realized my mum had left the house in a hurry that night and not come home. Its a month since she left and I'm scared to report her missing because if she comes home she will find I have not done the dishes since her departure...
I lived near the Superstitions for years and I'm also that guy that likes to camp alone. I would not consider camping there. There's an eerie vibe to that place.
@@Harib_allsack3 brilliant... ive found myself binging on all his other videos too while at work, using them almost as a podcast.... the meeting a serial killer one is BRILLIANT!!! But it makes you loose all trust in humans 😂
I gotta tell you that you're great at telling stories. I am captivated every time. You paint a clear image in my mind without fail. Thanks for creating these videos! You're awesome!
I love all these videos. It's impossible to feel bad for these people that put themselves in these idiotic situations. I always remember the comedian Jim Gaffigan's take on a sleeping bag. "Lets' pre-package ourselves for the serial killers" or " to a bear we look like a burrito".
My friend and I were briefly stalked by a mountain Lion. Not fun. I heard a noise and I alerted my friend who is not the panicking type and I said don’t run and we walked away and then I hear another noise and see the back part of the mountain Lion slip down a few feet. I knew what it was stalking me
Mountain lions are big cats. Think about it - cats are curious. 99% of the time when you're being watched by a mountain lion, it's just watching you out of curiosity - not because it wants to eat you. (Source: I'm a predator ecologist and have spent years in the wilderness.)
Love how he translated miles into km. I’m sure everyone who’s not an American really appreciates it.
Except that in #3 - 15 miles is not 80km and 30ft is definitely not 9.1km etc... his conversions are usually accurate so I'm not sure what happened in this story.
1mile = 1kilometer?
@mrcleandoesit Its easier to convert if you make it 1to1
hell yea!
i really do appreciate it :)
Sam is smart.
Sam doesn’t run into darkness when he hears a noise.
Be like Sam
I have dog
Pff, if Sam had been really smart he'd have taken some fat kid with him, you only need to run faster than the other guy!
Haha!
If Sam was in star trek he'd have any color shirt but red.
@@christopherwinget9791 I make that joke all the time. I always say that the guy with the red shirt never survives the first 6 minutes of the episode.
The thought of a human stalking a lone camper is 10x more frightening than being stalked by a bear or mountain lion.
I agree
Uh what?
@@worldisfilledb being stalked by a human is scarier than a bear or cougar. His comment was self explanatory
Bullshit😂
Spooky yes, but I'd prefer to be stalked by a human than a bear or mountain lion. I don't know enough Brazilian jiu-jitsu to fight off a cougar or bear lol
Mr.ballen makes me feel safe and terrified at the same time
Right, I be like a little kid watching these videos at bedtime lol
When u go camp by yourself try to play this video lol
Seriously great comment❤
I agree!
@@andrewchristie2970you just exposed that you don’t go out! 😂
"Sam's firewood runs out at 3am" - the most ungodly hour!!
Yup, it’s always at 3am…
@Ruzuchi Wow!! That's not good, hope you get well soon and stay safe, after Mr Ballen anything is possible
@Ruzuchi 😳
@Ruzuchi Very cool but very frightening for you!
3:00am is the demon hour. According to biblical accounts, Jesus Christ’s body finally gave out and died at 3:00pm in the afternoon. The demonic forces enjoy perverting everything Christ like and anything considered holy by inverting it. So the hour of Christ’s death at 3:00pm is now 3:00am which has now become the demonic hour. That’s why 3:00am is such a deadly time to be awake and why so many paranormal things occur at that time.
Lesson I've learned from Mr. Ballen. Whenever you decide to do something with a friend/friends and everyone cancels leaving you alone... don't do that thing.
Especially if it's hiking, camping, or cave diving
Never do or go anywhere you aren't familiar with or where you can't find other people.
😂☠️
Also… stay out of the forest.
Iv watched a lot of Mr balle s stuff an I can honestly say I have now opened my eyes more to the dangers in this big bad world and I have also learned a lot of lessons from his stories Mr John Ballen you truly are a legend!!!
ALWAYS follow your gut instinct! When I was 17 I was at a Fourth of July party & about 2 hours into the party I had this extreme sense of dread. I never left parties early back then. But this horrific feeling kept telling me that I needed to leave. I left the party just before 2 teens were stabbed to death. Never try to argue away that sense of foreboding.
You probably sensed that the party had a bad vibe to it without being able to put your finger on it.
And people try to say those are instincts, I’m no biologist or doctor, but I don’t believe instincts can predict the future especially when everything seems to be going perfectly well, it’s most definitely something more
The gut instinct is a gift. Not everyone has it nor will ever understand it. Don't even bother to explain it to most.
@@fancifrance4039 I’ve had a sense of dread or where I sensed something would happen. Once when I was taking my mom to the ER due to a fever and she was on chemo we were in a storm and it was late at night. For some reason I told my mother that I could smell a tornado coming and it did come. It was an F4 tornado/waterspout (was over water for a couple of minutes making it a water spout). It was devastating and caused a lot of damage. One other time I had that same sense and a cluster of tornadoes hit. I’ve lived in Florida half of my life and only those 2 times did I sense it and only those two times did they hit.
Also had a sense of dread in 2016. Told my family something was going to happen to me by my birthday which is in December. My birthday came and left and my family surprised me with a visit including my sister from California. On December 19, 2016 exactly 7 days later it hit. I was diagnosed with severe sepsis that nearly killed me and I was hospitalized for a month. My health isn’t in good shape so I’m used to frequent hospital stays but this one was within hours of being fatal without help. Spent time in the ICU as well. I tend to listen to my gut and I go to the ER when it’s really nagging and I have symptoms. Has happened several times and I would find out I had severe pneumonia or whatever. It’s definitely a gift and it should be listened to. My alarm bells have been going off the past week or so and I’m having that sense of dread but with COVID I am not in such a rush but I’m afraid it will get me in the end if I don’t listen to it
@NAMELESS INTERNET ADDICT unfortunately
I’ve hiked at the Superstition Mountains before. That area has rattle snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, mountain lions…the fact that some dude was walking around the mountains at night in complete darkness just shows how crazy he was. Luckily Sam made the right choice and didn’t go after his flashlight!
Yup… but there’s no big dark forest.
@@XenusMama There are riparian forests in the canyons with ponderosas.
Do you remember the mining camp restaurant at the base? Did you ever eat there? Also that mountain has always freaked me out there is supposed to be lost gold out there somewhere
Tarantulas are pretty much completely harmless to people.
Dont u think that if something could steal his fleshlight it could kill him while he was asleep? I know its obvious fake but i like that kind of stories.
I'm thinking that I'm likely to never go camping alone again. My new goal in life: Do not do anything that will get me featured in a Mr. Ballen story in the future.
Yes, 100% yes
That must be the CUTEST comment here in this video ♥️♥️
Wise!!!
I’ve also learned that chimneys are far more dangerous than I ever imagined, and scuba diving is the most risky activity on the planet.
@@YangBil After listening to Mr B, I looked up where Bell Canyon was just so I would know in case that happened. Not kidding, I'm in Washington, not far from where that story took place. It's not close to Bell Canyon.
The biological phenomenon when knowing someone is watching you is known as “gaze detection” or “gaze perception”, neurological studies have found that when you have the feeling you’re being watched, those brain cells telling you that are very very precise, always trust that feeling
@Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM Likely, just crazy how much it happens to actually be someone watching you
Intuition
then why do I feel like I'm being watched every time I watch these videos 😂
@@ellasimmons5946 probably your brain over thinking whats being told in these stories 😂
Actually there is a electromagnetic grid that envelops all of us that we cannot see naturally.... And since our mind is electrical we can actually tap into this grid.... That's why when you feel someone that has bad intentions towards you that's because we are all connected on that electromagnetic grid... And if you don't believe me that's how lightning tracks you it literally pulls up your bioelectrical energy up towards the sky then it connects with a circuit of your bioenergy and then you get struck.... Everything in our world is made of energy anybody with the most basic understanding of physics should know this.... So when someone sees you and has bad intentions toward you you're going to pick this up.... Some people will call it psychic energy other people will call it esp but all it really is is natural electromagnetic energy that envelops your body and connects you to the surrounding energies.... That's why you get literally like a spidey sense is tingling sensation.... And paranoia is an unreasonable and ridiculous fear so for example paranoia would be thinking that Napoleon is out in the darkness and he's got a cannon and he's pointing it at you.... That is paranoia.... It's an unreasonable unnatural fear....getting the feeling that you're stalked is not unreasonable or unnatural....
Since finding Mr Ballen, I have learned to never scuba dive or camp. Ever.
@Jennifer Taylor camping by yourself with nothing is stupid
Exactly
On the reels!!!
or work minimum wage in factories with heavy machinery
And never take your eyes off your kids 😨
As a non-native speaker who watches sometimes English videos, I would like to thank you for the clear pronunciation and pleasant speaking speed. Your videos are the only ones I can watch without subtitles 😄
with extra expressions with hands etc 😆
@@Ritziey hahaha 😆👍
Like button to therapist: "And he uploads three, four, even FIVE times a week!!!"
underrated.
😂😂😂
@@levih.8786 Heavily.
You win
Lmao
oh my gosh, i can’t believe how smart sam is! i would never of thought moving the flashlight was a trick! i would’ve died instantly.
Seems pretty stupid to set up a trap for someone who’s asleep and the first step of your master plan is to steal their flashlight that’s right next to them. If they wanted to harm him they could have when he was wrapped up in a sleeping bag asleep.
@@DiamondCake2 No sir, u are wrongly assuming the stalker had a criminal mind... that he would gained something logical with his dead, taking his car for example... but there are no criminals in the middle of nowhere stalking random lonely people... what he encountered was a lunatic, and he didn't want to steal from him, he wanted to toy with him... which he did... He was in real danger...
When you watch some of these videos, did you notice how often people survived just because they had this "bad feeling" and decided in the last minute to rather not go into that cave etc.?! Their friends ignored that feeling and perished...
That’s usually how horror movies go...The main character gets a bad feelings says “hey, maybe this isn’t a good idea,” their friends laugh at them and convinces them to go on anyways and in the end they all die. 🤷🏽♀️
The premise of all the final destination movies
natural selection at its finest
I been binge watching this guy and not only being entertained but also getting a good handle on my metric conversions.
You are going to regret it. He's relatively new and your life will lose meaning when your outta content in about three days.
Yeahhhp. Pretty much already there...the horizon is bleak.
I’m right there with both of you! ☹️
But I’m happy to see someone coming to the worldwide use of the metric system! 👌 President Carter couldn’t do it, but Mr Ballen may be the one to finally bring Americans to join us in the metric system! 😄
Lol same here. Leave it to the military to let you know 24 hour clock measures and metric distance. We noobs from the states don’t know shit. And it makes so much more sense than the imperial measurements 🙄
Europe: metric
Asia: metric
Africa: metric
South America: metric
Antarctica: who the hell cares? Nobody lives there but still metric
North North America(Canada): metric
Australia: metric
The United States: feet and miles!
@@Minimojojoy Carter got such a raw deal... he wasn’t the best president but he knew his shit and doesn’t get enough respect for what he tried to do 😕 I am more right than you could fathom but Carter just had bad luck with shitty global economy and the “Cold” War he just didn’t have any room to show how he was genuinely interested in keeping everyone alive. Sucks to have him as a failed president when he did everything right. Sorry for the tangent but as democrats go he is one of my favorites
When he said Chris felt somebody looking at him in the woods. I suddenly felt someone watching me in my bed while alone in my room. I look back and it’s my cat. 😳😂
Lol
Cat wasn't watching you, it was looking at what was behind you.
@@almddmla5577 I-
🤣😂
damn
I've had to deal with being stalked by bigfoot hunters out here in my woods.
They always want casts of my footprints and stuff, it's creepy
Yeah i feel you
I bet uts even creepier when they stop and pick up your poop.
Sorry bro
Aye man if u want I can scare them away for u?
Stop being so shy. I just wanna be friends my guy.
OMG THE LAST ONE SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME AHHH WHY AM I WACHING THIS AT NIGHT!?!?!?
OMG
Not at night! 😬 never! Haha!
I mean, I’m not currently watching at night, but I like to save the demon stories for then. Also yeah I have almost shat myself from some of these.
I kinda just told myself only to watch his videos during the daytime only! Lol I’m a wimp, oh well. I can hardly watch his shorts…omg constant jump scares and nightmare fuel! 😳
Those are Mr. Ballens rules. You have to watch at night.
I have to give the guy alot of credit- To deduce the flashlight was a trap, while fighting panic that would say "NEED THE LIGHT, NEED THE LIGHT", is a boss move. Ive been in the wilderness and had wierd experiences- as the saying goes "everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face". He performed well even after a punch.
i mean its kinda an obvious trap imo that dont take away the fact the kid did a stellar fucking job tho did that shit damn near perfect except for making a big ass fire
although i do wonder why he wasnt scared of the lads knife
The woods are wierd places at night i live smack dab in the middle of a million acher park the Adirondack mountians to be specific whats scary is when your in the forest and it goes silent no birds no squirrels silence is usually the calm before the storm
What trap? If whoever was messing with him wanted to actually hurt him they could have done it when they got the flashlight and he was sleeping. Whoever it was screwing with him appeared to want to mess with his head and not actually harm him. Ofcourse you never know.
@@mojoelite yes, it's totally illogical. If they were by his side to get the flashlight, they could hurt him there and then, not set some stupid-ass trap with the flashlight. So either it was a total lunatic that didn't act rationally or it's wholly made up story
@@mojoelite Typically the goal with planned murders like this isn't to actually kill the person, but to feel powerful or to have fun. The murder itself isn't what's important. How the murder is accomplished is.
Imagine being so brave that u can watch these type of videos in the middle of the night in the middle of a Forrest in a cabin all alone
✨no✨
When he was telling the last story and said that the stranger was about 10 ft. Away I thought he was gonna say that the stranger said "Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?"
Same tho
🤣🤣🤣
I was just thinking that lol 😂 😂
that story is so freaky
Lmao 😂
Mr Ballen: He can't shake this feeling he's being watched
Me quietly to myself: I can't fight this feeling anymore
"I've forgotten what I started fighting for..."
Journey ROCKS
Lol best comment ever
REO
LOL XD
Footsteps: ** makes noise **
Any character in a horror movie: “Hello?”
Sam: Nope. No ma’am! I’m gonna stay away, thank you very much
I have watched alot of mr.ballen videos including serial killers, cults, massacres, etc. But the last story about Sam is the one that scared me the most. It is a collection of all my greatest fears like the woods at night, being stalked/watched/followed, and thinking your alone when you are really not. It gave me jitters and anxiety just hearing it and Mr.ballen's great storytelling skills are not helping my case lol.
This one and Bells Canyon. Nope and nope.
The mountain lion thinking that it's going to eat a nice deer but getting closer and going into complete confusion to see a wierd looking thing on two legs and shoving water down it's throat like a madman.
I think mountain lions know what humans look like by now lol.
@J. Ngonono lol yes. Btw guys guess what ive backpacked there too!
like a madcat*
Just imagine seeing an elk walking on two legs xD
*wheeze*
“He puts his boots on and grabs his knife” bro laced up ready to slash shit🤣
On his new york shit
He said knife not box cutter or razor blades😉
@@jimmys2338 What?
That final story is so terrifying and an ideal campfire story.
I couldn’t tie the like buttons shoe laces together, he was wearing velcro, he never learned to tie his shoes
I tried to give him a wedgie, he was wearing underwear.
@@aaaaaaaaaaa7773 that's what a wedgie Is tho...
what a loser for wearing Velcro
🤣
Is velcro a bad thing? It gets on faster too
I work outside so when I'm on break, I like to wander down cool looking paths. I've done this for years and enjoy it very much. Two weeks ago, I wandered down a natural path that led into the backwoods behind some retention ponds. I stopped to check out a super cool crooked tree but got a horrible, panicky feeling that made me stop. I hadn't heard any noises, I wasn't around private property, and there were no people there. There was no explanation for that rotten feeling. It was so overwhelming that I panic-ran back to the truck, locked all of the doors, and sat there panting for a minute, trying to see what the threat was. There was nothing noticeable but whatever was back there meant bad news. I've never, ever had such a powerful feeling like that before. No questions asked, I was outta there. Just thinking about it makes my body flutter.
always trust yourself! you did damn good!
it's scary that you don't know what it was but thank fuck whatever it was didn't get you
Years and it hasn't never happened before or since I'm guessing I would say something or someone was definitely had bad intentions towards you glad you got out of there. That's the 6th sense I'm guessing?
Similar thing. Year's ago my now ex boyfriend and I would go out on his motorbike at night,sit and relax somewhere. One evening, we turned up at a place we'd been a few time's before. This time though, I suddenly started to demand we leave immediately. He was really annoyed at me, but hey ho. Well, the news report the next day, reported that a man had been murdered there!!! Definitely follow your instinct's 👍👍
@carol Angel
...was he the one who killed him? 😳
@@Em-os1yz no lol 😆
I had an incident as a teen that nearly qualifies me for a Mr. Ballen video:
I was at my boyfriend's house (a few blocks from my house) later than expected because I fell asleep watching a movie. I didn't have a cell phone at the time, so my mom called my boyfriend and was super pissed off at me. I jumped up and decided I'd just walk the few blocks home since it is a quiet neighborhood.
Less than five minutes after I started walking, a red jeep pulled up beside me. The driver was a 30-40 year old man, driving alone. He rolled his passenger side window down and asks, "Hey, do you like to party? I can take you to one..." I saw him reach for something in the center console, but wasn't sure exactly what it was.
I say no thanks and keep walking while the jeep drives on and turns right. Once the car was out of sight, I picked up rocks from the road so if he comes back I can at least try to defend myself.
The jeep loops the block, three times. At this point my hearts pounding and I am looking all around so this guy doesn't drive up behind me.
I was crossing the street just around the corner from my house; as I'm crossing the jeep turns the corner and guns it toward me. Right as it would have hit me, I jumped onto the lawn and my mother turned the opposite corner in her car, effectively cutting the jeep off. I jumped in the car and she reamed me, and I told her that she could ground me for the rest of my life because I was pretty sure she had just saved me from a horrible death.
Why didn't your boyfriend walk with you?
@@DoomVonVictor he was almost dead asleep and had to work early the next morning.
Girl you almost got snatched
Fake
Yea, you were just high and that guy was looking for a party because he had to drop off pizzas.
The last one scared the shit outta me oh hell no imagine being paranoid all night thinking someone is watching you and then all of a sudden your fear is confirmed from a stalker writing on your window like wtf👁️👄👁️
And imagine that person literally staying up all night to fuck with you. I’m guessing they realized he was waking up and that why he heard them walking away when we woke up. But obviously it wasn’t a crazy mountain man. I wish in one of those stories that when the person hears them leave they they could then go stalk what was stalking them. That’s also why I want cars in my vehicle that start recording when they sense movement, because I feel like seeing who it was helps because you can put a face to it.
I also wonder if whoever stalked him had seem him pull up and followed behind him sense they went out that same way.
@@kylemonnin2071 yes just watching dashcam footage makes me appreciate cams
@@kylemonnin2071 he actually has a video where a man does exactly that. he saw someone on his property and followed them back to their home 😂
@@kylemonnin2071 A mountain man could just find scaring the tar out of hikers the only real source of entainment. More then likely it's just another camper that enjoys messing with people and knows that area well. The stalker probably doesn't get many chances like this and wanted to milk it all night.
Is it just me or is this stuff way better when they show there face while telling the story makes it better
Their *
Yes, that really adds to the story.
True and proper story telling.
Its because humans communicate a lot in non speaking ways. Hand movements facial expressions,etc. It pulls you in more imo
The first story had pictures from the walking dead TV show.
As a total city girl, these stories are exactly why I stay out of the woods. Not my lane.
7 year old me: "Mom, I'm scared of the bogie man"
Me now: "Mom I scared I just watched MrBallen for 3 hours straight"
I was scared of the boogie man not sure who the bogie man is.
oh yeah then watch mrcreepypasta
@Exterminence nerfect?
@@travisgartside409 you’re just gonna ask about the “nerfect”?? 😂 pobody pass under your radar
@me- pushing 30 years old.
Whats up with people going camping alone, in the forest.. WTF!!! You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
I have a friend who did the pct (a 2600 mile hike from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada along the west coast) COMPLETELY ALONE. She even met a guy on the trail who told her he thought he was being followed but brushed it off until after five hours he finally saw a cougar tracking him and she just went “yeah that’s fine” and finished the whole trail by herself and I still don’t know how she did it and didn’t become a 411 case
I use to camp alone when I was homless. It's better then staying in the city. And I didn't really care if something happened to me at the time I just hoped if something or someone attacks me I just wanted them to kill me quickly.
@@jamesforsyth418 That's really sad... I just hope things are much better for you now though.
I used to camp in the forest of upper michigan with my daughter all the time. Not once did anything odd happen. Well except that one late night when a noise woke me and I peeked out of the tent with my flashlight to see a raccoon drinking a sippy cup of left out milk.
Damn 🦝
I've done it
When ur stalker is ur cat..lurking around every corner, hiding behind the shower curtain, when u open the br door & she's there when u know she was in bed with u..
I got 3 little stalkers floating around my house
@@MrBallen Me too. They hate closed doors! When I hear a sound I do a head count and it’s usually one of them. No spooks here.
I have two lil cats that watch me when I get home, they look at me going up the stairs up to my apartment.
@@MrBallen your kids or cats?
@@MrBallen Lol no way, we briefly spoke in a previous videos comments where u mentioned it made us like peers since we both ex military, I'm married with 2 daughters (all fans too btw) and now I discover you have 3 cats!- I also have 3 cats. For real, no joke. Scrambo, Mogwai and socks (kids named them!).
PS I swear it's all coincidence and I'm not actually stalking YOU! LOL. uncanny.
I'm a country girl and growing up my friends always laughed at me because I have never been camping in the woods, but after listening to MrBallen's stories, I've never been more convinced I made the right decision!!! 😄🤣
I have trekked into the forests in my locality for days at a time all by myself penetrating deep into the forest. Nothing more peaceful than camping at night on your own.
@@bighands69 while I think with experience and a dead imagination it’s doable, I’m not going out there without other people or a gun..
Not to say that you shouldn’t camp, but people who do that pay Mr.Ballens bills…
@@AutoSearPin your much more likely to be hit by a car or stabbed by a mugger than attacked by wolves or some stupid shit. I hiked by myself for three days and nights deep in the woods and nothing interesting happened at all, despite it being creepy at night. He only thing to be scared of is falling and breaking your leg by yourself, or something boring like that. Life isn’t as exciting as you think it is.
Naw you definitely missed out on a great time camping showed me that I like the wilderness more then civilization being able to get away from everything for a while is nice
@@Dbshortz420 I love the outdoors, don't get me wrong and definitely prefer it to city life. We even had a small cabin in the wild woods of Alabama growing up that we stayed at a lot, but I always found the darkness of the woods at night very unsettling. The tent just didn't provide enough security for my taste. 😂
" a rock fell off a tree" ...damn he was trying so hard to convince himself alright
That was such a dumb 0iq line he said lmao
Well a bird could easily have brought a rock up there and left it by accident. It's not stupid, it's more rational to think it's your mind playing tricks at night than it is to thing, 'OMG there's a stalker out in the middle of nowhere throwing rocks at me for no reason' lol
a rock I- 😂✋🏼
a rock omaybe its a chessnut it would do the same sound?
I just can't persuade myself that a rock can fall off/or out of a tree ...
If you feel something is watching you in the woods, it very likely is. I had this happen to me when i was young. I grew up in the countryside, my friends and i would build small dams to swim in on a creek. Usually went out there with friends and we would listen to the radio. I went out there alone one day, and about an hour into it, i suddenly had a overwhelming feeling i was being watched. I grabbed my radio and hiked out of there.
Never ignore that feeling.
He was so scared he convinced himself a rock fell out of a tree 😭
Me too though
But they DO nest in trees ! Everybody knows that !
Oh...hang on.....that might be ROOKS.............
I mean squirrels and birds are known for bringing rocks up into trees so it's not too far fetched or maybe it was an acorn or pinecone who knows.
That made me laugh too!! 😂
Those darn tree rocks always scare me.
as a French girl who’s first language isn’t English I thank you for putting the miles in km! It’s very helpful when I’m focusing on words haha
yesss so true ! (ps : on est dacc que même si j'adore squeeze, cet homme raconte incroyablement bien les histoires ?)
wait till he gets into ufo,s & aliens,,then it will be AU, distance..suckyurbrow.thats allthe french i know,&,,i cant spell..
Its so true, when they talk about pound, mile and like 3foot tall, have no idea how much is that. Lol
USA measurements am I right
It is helpful for us non Americans
"Hmmm someone is trying to lure me."
" I better use my emergency flashlight."
Pulls out the MS18 flashlight.
An emergency flashlight with a max output that is up to 100,000 lumens ,
and the max range is up to 1350 meters (Nearly 4429ft).
Aims light at the foot steps and turns on the flashlight.
" DEAR GOD MY FUCKING EYES! "
Facts 💯!! 😆 🤣
When the light is ur best weapon. But where to keep that flashlight so noone can take it 3 meters away from you? in yo as. not very hygienic
@@MrThaiko Next to you inside the sleeping bag perhaps
Underrated comment
@@Wig-po5nb Underrated comment is what eighth graders say a lot.
Being stalked by a mountain lion is still a hell of a lot less scary than being stalked by a person imo.
oh yeah definitely I'd take being eaten by a mountain lion aaaaaaany day of the week compared to what people can do to me..... I've heard enough Mr.Ballen stories to be afraid of people way more than of animals :D
My dad told me a story about how he was riding his bike around the forest outside of town with his friend when he was 10, he hears something crunch behind him and they turn around and see a cougar running at them, his friend biked as fast as he could but my dad got off his bike picked it up and ran at the cougar screaming at the top of its lungs. It didn't expect this as it freaked out and fleas back into the woods. Long story short cougars will avoid combat
@@unclebaba3463 Damn, that's scary. An injury for any predatory animal means death by starvation, so most predators will avoid any scenario where they have to fight. It was smart of him to try to make himself look like the bigger threat.
@@unclebaba3463 "cougars will avoid combat"? Yeah...no...when being attacked by a large
mammalian predators, your best bet is to do something strange and unpredictable to
unnerve the creature. Most mammalian predators are not going to commit to attacking
something that they can't readily comprehend. The reason why you can scare them off
by shooting a gun into the air.
most cougars will avoid humans too. unless they have cubs but then they are still more likely to scare you off. there's only abount 27 recorded deaths by cougars over the last 100 years or so. fatal attackts are extreamly rare. so yeah id trust that big cat more then any human stalking me in the woods XD
Oh my god the first rule of any horror story is NEVER GO LOOK FOR THE THING THATS SCARING YOU
Tell that to every horror thriller movie I don't even watch them anymore cause it's just people tht don't have common sense
Most of these stories say that the people made the smart decision of say “F- that” and leaving as soon as it’s safe. The only difference between me and them is that I wouldn’t be in that situation cause I’m no camper/hiker/etc and if I somehow did get in that situation I def wouldn’t have been alone. Splitting up is never a option my friends and family never do anything that don’t allow enough ppl for groups of 3 cause groups of 2 can be attacked just as easily.
@@bunnio5451 good thinking
True
Unless it's a leprechaun. That gold will be mine! Unless it's THE LEPRECHAUN..maybe....still want that gold... LOL
Imagine the Mountain Lion thinking, "Hmm. That looks like one strange deer... Uh.. is that a stick? NOPE, shit, that is not a deer, I'm out!"
The mountain lion wanted antlers
The poor loin. It probably thought it was looking at a big meal and then getting closer and going in to confusion to see wierd thing on two legs.
I went to church camp in Prescott, AZ as a youth.. well in the middle of no where, we're all having a great time. It's very late after our last event and we all start slowly leaving the hall and going back to our cabins. My friend and I are walking back and all of a sudden here something in the corner of one of the cabins that sounded very odd. Then we see these eyes flash and we quickly walk backwards back to the lodge. There was a mountain lion on camp that night. Freaked me the hell out later
How people wander through the woods alone without a gun is beyond me.
I agree. I love camping and hiking, but going out without a weapon or other people with weapons is just plain stupid. Although with the last story if the person was able to take sams flashlight it’s pretty scary what could’ve happened if he took a gun off Sam.
@@galacticbananastopmotions7292 You wouldnt leave your gun outside of your sleeping bag though. I'd still be wearing my holstered pistol so if they tried to get that they would have to open my bag which would definitely wake me up. Also, if someone saw someone with a gun they might be less apt to try and attack them.
@@kirarozu That is true but i was more talking about a Rifle or a Shotgun for personal defense while camping.
baffles me how people go by themself tbh.
Bring my glock 42 everywhere I go. And yes I know how to use it. My father was the sniper in SWAT.
MrBallen, this man is a legend, this man is god tier, his comment section is god tier. Hes probably a god himself.
😂 thank you!!
@@MrBallen i bow to you, great Ballen
I'm sure the like button would not disagree....
Christus Mea Lux stfu
Someone wants to blow MrBallen bad 🤔🙄😁
This might not mean a lot to other people, but the conversions on screen are extremely helpful. Trying to normalise, that there are other measuring units in the world is super considerate
Some conversions are incorrect. Double check them 🤣
@@OhZjuchi Do you know by how much? It felt like the shorter distances didn't seem realistic - I totally doubt whatever was stalking him got as close as 10 ft without him seeing anything, or that the flashlight was baiting him 10 ft. Forget metric translating - it's from your floor to your ceiling. Very close.
They are in some cases but for example 15 miles isn't 80 kilometers asjfjk, it's around 24 kilometers. There seem to be some incorrect ones in the video.
Miles to kilometers ( x 1.6)
3ft = about 1M
I often thought that Mr Ballen did this because he was in the service. I have no idea if that is true but I thought they teach you the metric system in the armed forces?
Im an avid hiker and explorer, often times alone and for extended periods of time in remote places. Your videos are terrifying to me but i love them, reminds me to be careful, and trust my gut.
Be careful -- you know how MrBallen's stories go for "avid" anything! ;)
I'm so glad you don't let the crazies stop you from doing what you love! Stay safe!
My gut told me to do heroin.
Watch them next time you’re camping alone lol
@@ChrisJJohnson21 i would but the places i tend to camp alone are far from any service, or at least the level of service needed for youtube.
That third story is LEGITIMATELY like some straight out of a psychological horror 😳 I love how though you tell scary stories to also encourage people about their inner strength and to trust their instincts 🖤
PLUS can we also notice how he always says ‘we upload’....such a community feel even though we all know HE does the research, HE writes it, HE record it, HE edits it and HE uploads it 🖤 thanks for the great and consistent content ☺️
That gut feeling, discernment of spirit, or whatever you want to call it, has saved my life several times. Particularly when my late Ex, had me setup for a hit. I went to pick her up at her best friend's house, where her friend said she's in the back... everything felt wrong, so I told her friend to go get her. Found out months later she had a hit man laying in wait with a 9mm.
If something feels wrong, it usually is. Stay strapped, my friends... it's a dangerous world.
There’s a great book by Gavin de Becker called “The Gift of Fear” which discusses these senses in detail. It’s a fascinating read.
I just bought it, thanks for the recommendation! 😄
This is a favorite book of mine!
I remember this book, so fascinating.
I have read it; fabulous book
Thanks for the recommendation! I've been looking for a new book!
Any story that contains: “he/she knew it was a bad idea, but they continued anyway...” I immediately start shaking my head 🤦♀️ No no no! Don’t do it!! Trust your gut, people!
Romanoff?
Her name is Natasha. Natasha Romanoff is black widow.
That's how I know it's a bullshit story.
Its funny how some people think this but then do the same thing the other person did
It’s very rarely a “she” 😆
I wonder if there are actually any "feral" people just living in the wilderness, cause I've noticed a theme of these "stalkers" in deep forests. Occasionally they've heard them do all sorts of weird stuff.
When I lived out in a small town in the middle of nowhere I knew a few outliers who would live in the mountains but would.come down occasionally to get food and care from a local church every few months. They are out there, and they don't have a lot of trust or confidence around general population.
So that's where rocks come from
Trees
When going out in the woods, remember to bring along Rick Grimes....
Yes!! He can serve all kinds of purposes 😁
Coooooooaaarrrl
I lost him
Make he thought he was a elk
I'll take Daryl or Merle.
I was once camping in the woods and I was sitting by my fire and it sounded like there was foot steps about 100m away so I stood up with my knife in hand and yelled "come on fuckers I'm ready, at least kill me quickly!".
Jk
I had my truck next to camp so I packed up and got in and when I turned on the headlights it was a fuckin deer lol :/
Lol that would be me
Same haha, but what if that is a confirmation u wanna die, like, its basically encouraging whatever it is to come charge at you :lll but damn, fk that feeling
Better safe than sorry
Wha wha!
That's a cute story 😅 not strange or dark 😁
The 3rd story gave me the most chills I've ever had in my life. I find it bizarre people even go out to remote places on their own. But then who just goes into remote places waiting on the off chance that someone will be there? Very strange and I shouldn't be watching this before bed 🤣
My exact thoughts as well
I've been to here several times. The deaths he spoke of have always been people looking for the lost Dutchman mine and they were murdered. Weird thing is they can't be connected because they were decades apart. Is native Americans view the area as sacred. I will say there is definitely a strange energy there and none of us would ever think to spend the night there even with a lot of people.
”Sleep well?” actually now I'm not going to lol
Watch Deliverance.
@@matthewstone1362 I've seen it heaps of times. I couldn't eat pork for a few months to say the least 🤣🤣🤣
I grew up 30 minutes away from the Superstition mountains. This is still the creepiest story I have ever heard about that area!
Man your intro is so true, a few days ago i was hiking in the superstition mountains, got that gut twisting feeling like I was being watched, but kept going. On my way back I came across several mountain lion tracks right next to my own. Found a new place to hike.
Trust me when I say it's even more terrifying when you come face to face with one in the middle of a hike. When it happened to me it was like I was having an out of body experience. I don't know whether it changed it's mind after we locked eyes or it just wasn't that hungry but it turned around and ran off. I knew it had been hunting me cause I never heard it get close, I just felt like I needed to turn around and check my rear.
@@cptbabyface9804 zee
how could you not love this man’s content he posts so many videos, yeah maybe not every day, he needs breaks. I am grateful for this man, i have been binging all his videos lately 😅🤍
I know right I’m happy he posts so much😁
Welcome back to binging with Ballen 🤙
Gracious…I’ve been binge watching this channel for DAYS straight, now!!! So glad this came into my algorithm!!! Before this, I was watching those TikTok “Unbelievable but True” Paranormal Stories Compilations and, sadly, they were starting to repeat each other😩. Totally love THESE though, because it’s ALL AROUND weirdness and creepiness 👀🍿🍫🥤👀
Mr. Ballen: “and then he opened a can of ….”
Me : “BEER!”
Mr. B: “beans”
Me: “shoot!”
I thought the same thing! That it would be a can of beer!
Yo comments like this are usually popular 😂
Yup that was the first thing came to my mind too lol
Mr.ballen : “and then he opened a can of….”
Me(In Stone Cold Steve Austin Voice) : “whoop ass”
Mr.Ballen : “..beans”
Me : Smh
same here lol
Take a shot every time MrBallen says the word, "Tree line" in one of his videos. 🥃
Or forest
Or "went alone"
Or "the".
Or every time a measurement pops up on screen
whenever he says gfdgfdgdfgf dgfd dfgfdg d take shot
“Ima go to the wilderness knowing the dangers and only take a knife.”
*straps ak-47 to backpack*
@@oakenletzer6781 bro fuck an ak imma need that quad barrel shotty and a mac 10 to even go close
All u need
@@massy9437 nah I’ma turn into heavy from tf2 with a mini gun
Doing an overnight in the Superstitions without a gun is peak overconfidence.
I'm trying to tell myself to stop watching his videos at night, I'm scaring myself so bad, but I can't. He's too good!
I totally agree with the intro- if there is something wrong that you can feel, pay attention and get out of there!
Also, you will NEVER get me to go out hikes or camping trips on my own. No. Way!
Mr. Ballen - “he found some amazing elk antlers”
Mr. Ballen - *shows large moose antlers*
Me - “I love you dude but you’re killing me”
He doesn’t do the editing he has a editor
@@badbadgolf5742 says who
@@bryce8174 the info under the video title. He has a lot of information written there, along with the fact that a certain "Wes Adams" does his edits.
Elk is also what some European countries call what we here in North America call Moose.
I know this is mentioned as Utah.
@@woodslore8537
Yeah I know moose are known as elk in Europe but with Utah being the place in question it kinda annoyed me😂
Me and my brother had an almost exact similar situation to the last story. Except we ended up catching the guy who tripped when trying to run away when we charged at him.
I really like how you include the meters to feet conversion. It helps give a sense of depth and immersion to the story you're telling.
its so scary when you realize the person ur with had the same intuition as you. my bf and i were walking to my house late at night when we passed by these 2 guys at 7/11. they looked really young so it felt bizzar that i had this feeling, but i felt like one of them was going to pull out a gun on us. i wasn't going to say anything because i figured i was being dramatic, but then my bf (who is very realistic and generally has a good feel on these types of things) says "i felt like those guys were going to pull a gun out on us". later i saw on the news that 7/11 got robbed at gun point. dk if it was the same guys but that was a creepy coincidence
If MrBallen ever gets that being watched feeling, he should be careful. The like button is out for blood!
Mr Ballen is the most watched person on the planet.
Noobs
I take it you haven't watched Mr. Ballen's scary video of the evil creature that he himself had encountered at his friends winter cabin one weekend. It's a pretty terrifying encounter. The video title is "what I saw in my room still haunts me to this day..."
I have. Creepy
Glad im not scared of the dark.
HEY turn the lights back on im not kidding hey !!!😧
@@pumpkinpuna4087 after watching that i was scared to fall asleep for a week. i've always loved scary movies, shows, stories, ect. its just something ab how he tells them. i love it...my sleep however, not so much
That last story messes with me pretty hard because I used to camp out. In the forest a lot. But sometimes when I was out there I could never scratch the feeling of something watching me. Thank God I was never camping alone so I never felt like I would be caught off gaurd
When I was building a cabin in the Park City, Utah area, our construction crew was stalked by a cougar. Its true, when an animal is hunting you, you can feel their eyes on you. The primal fear just grabs you.
It is true . Mtn lions are the top of the food chain, and they know it. Period.
Lol I was watching tv once when I got the eerie feeling I was being watched. I looked around and saw the neighbours house cat on the window sill staring directly at me!
I have actually read that the feel of being watched that we get is actually a leftover. The feeling was apparently much sharper and more of a sense more than anything way back then :) humans (not sure if i can call them people) didnt feel like being watched-they sensed being watched and acted just like if they saw a danger according to the book :) sorry i am nerd and information sponge.
@@kandycepeterson2482 They are just used to survival :) if you were born in the wild and had to fight your own food, you would be on top :) and you would perfect it! Problem is that many campers are just tourists without a guide pretty much. They watch birds, collect wood, build colorful tents and stuff... Everything and more while being watched by a born and very skilled hunter and predator dedicated to hunt you down and bring bits to offsprings :) many people would get their ass handed by a wild dog in the forest due to panic, let alone a mountain lion.
@@kandycepeterson2482 They aren't at the top of the food chain lmao, at the end of the day that spot goes to humans. If humans felt like it they could destroy all life on earth. Well, we are already doing that really.
"Maybe a rock fell out of a tree..."
That sounds so ludicrous, but it really is a great insight into human psychology. There is virtually no way that could happen. However, even a normal, rational person can convince themselves that not only is the impossible, possible, it's the best/only explanation. The only perfect deceiver of the human mind is the human mind itself. Lol.
Tiptoes into religious thinking 🤔
I said, "virtually no way".
That means it is possible but unlikely. A wind gust strong enough to move a rock/pebble would be pretty obvious. Thus eliminating the uncertainty of the issue.
Lastly, you obviously missed the primary point of my statement. The human mind is a very intriguing and dynamic thing. Case in point, your brain allowed you to miss the entire statement and focus on a trivial bit of information.
Sean Martin, you are absolutely right. Religion also convinces people impossible is not only possible but certain. Lol.
windstorm could have carried it up. birds, squirrels, other various wildlife. camping is kind of like apartment life where anything can sort of be explained.
"even a normal, rational person can convince themselves that not only is the impossible, possible, it's the best/only explanation" that such an amazing way to put it & so true. I mean the best example of this is the idea of Evolution that most normal, rational people have been convinced is true despite the fact that it's absolutely scientifically impossible for life to come from non-life.
The like button is dreading it's existence at this point.
Yes
Same
Yup
That gut instinct is always correct. Literally always. Always listen to it.
Me: **watching this like a nervous wreck because even though I’m in my house and safe, I feel like someone is watching me**
MrBallen: you should always trust these instincts...
Me: well shit
THATS ME THOOO!!!! Even when I’m in my car
Hacked webcam or worse, some kind of hidden cam. Creepy to think about. I put tape over all my cams and remove it only when using.
There is always something/someone hunting you in one way or another.
Wait you a KSI fan
GET OUT! lmao
Don’t mess with the Superstition Mountains unless you’re ready for them, both in body and mind. Lived in AZ my whole life and the amount of news stories and accounts of deaths, missing persons, and weird crap overall I’ve heard is no joke.
Had a family friend hike them, real experienced dude, and he found evidence of either an abduction or murder attempt. Police got called and a few days later a body was found lass than a quarter mile from the spot he discovered. He hasn’t gone back and it freaked him out real bad. Still hikes regularly tho.
If you're a fan of these kinds of stories, I want you to take the Like button gently by the hand and ask it to marry you. Set the engagement party and wedding date, send out invitations and set up the venue for the reception. On the date of the wedding, before exchanging vows, immediately run out of the chapel and never look back leaving the Like button in a state of disbelief. 😁
Love these videos man!
Prolly still better than "smashing" that poor Like Button!
The great thing about having bad short term memory? Getting to rewatch these amazing videos and having no idea how they end! lol (that’s only good for watching about 3-4 times tho)
Bruh me. I am on a rewatching spree. My goldfish memory is finally useful!
Yup I can watch a movie a few months or a year later and it is amazing how different it is from the first watch.
sameee
Same here, the stories are so good, you need to hear it again
Me too.... 😉
You're so awesome Mr. Ballen I always look forward to watching you! Great narrator, mannerisms and just great guy!
Mr Ballen has officially taught me never to go camping alone ever again , and to not trust everyone you come across. Thank you Mr Ballen! Please continue making these videos! These stories are so satisfyingly creepy!!!...
Hes one of the very very few that i binge watch
As I'm watching this I'm in an enclosed hunting stand in the Adirondack mountains. I'm waiting after dark so I don't scare the animals in my beaver meadow. According to my trail cameras I have a 250lb male black bear, a 400lb female with two of last years cubs, fishers, bobcat, bucks in rut, and worst of all bull moose in rut. Lol, gonna be paranoid walking back to camp!
Nice
As I am watching this I am enclosed in my room. My dog is outside my door and I heard my mother swear two hours ago about something I probably did. I am paranoid to walk down the stairs and feel my dogs friendly greeting will not save me...
@@1616jaime DON'T GO DOWN THE STAIRS!!
@@ShastaAnn Update: I stayed locked in my room all night. I felt brave at around 10pm so quietly opened the door to invite my dog into the safety of my bedroom. We remained here until around 2pm the next day when we realized my mum had left the house in a hurry that night and not come home. Its a month since she left and I'm scared to report her missing because if she comes home she will find I have not done the dishes since her departure...
@@1616jaime OMG, those dishes must really be piling up by now, but you should probably find out where your mom is.
What drives a person to camp alone in a remote area called superstition mountains is beyond me.
I lived near the Superstitions for years and I'm also that guy that likes to camp alone. I would not consider camping there. There's an eerie vibe to that place.
His first words, absolutely correct. If you feel dread/doom it’s time to dip in a non startling way
stupid me watched this at 1am alone. The last story gave me chills.
8:21 in.... looking forward to it 😂
@@ThisOldPanda how did you like the stories?😂I actually got freaked out by the last story
@@Harib_allsack3 brilliant... ive found myself binging on all his other videos too while at work, using them almost as a podcast.... the meeting a serial killer one is BRILLIANT!!! But it makes you loose all trust in humans 😂
😭😭 Me too
I absolutely loved the last story, one of my favorites for sure
I gotta tell you that you're great at telling stories.
I am captivated every time.
You paint a clear image in my mind without fail.
Thanks for creating these videos! You're awesome!
Me: *is scared of being stalked*
Also me: I will absolutely stop everything I'm doing and watch this..... cant wait to go to sleep tonight
I enjoy listening to his videos like this right before I close up everything at my job, lock up, and leave late for the night to walk home alone. 😅
That last story was terrifying. I really hope it was a prank by one of his friends, but I highly doubt they'd be that committed
I love all these videos. It's impossible to feel bad for these people that put themselves in these idiotic situations. I always remember the comedian Jim Gaffigan's take on a sleeping bag. "Lets' pre-package ourselves for the serial killers" or " to a bear we look like a burrito".
I think the dislikes are dudes that are embarrassed that you scared the soil out of them.
I love anything horror and scary but I can only watch him in the daytime lol
lol same
😂 me too but sometimes at midnight I remember what i watched at 4pm ampnd get scared again 😂
Lol I love that you used pictures of Rick looking confused
The story about the cougar I can truly relate to, found out one was stalking me. I'll never forget that feeling of being in the dark and being watched
There is no other more elusive, invisible, and superior creature on this planet. I totally get you. We are both lucky as shite.
Did it tell you, that her daughter goes to the same college as you?
My friend and I were briefly stalked by a mountain Lion. Not fun. I heard a noise and I alerted my friend who is not the panicking type and I said don’t run and we walked away and then I hear another noise and see the back part of the mountain Lion slip down a few feet. I knew what it was stalking me
Mountain lions are big cats. Think about it - cats are curious. 99% of the time when you're being watched by a mountain lion, it's just watching you out of curiosity - not because it wants to eat you. (Source: I'm a predator ecologist and have spent years in the wilderness.)
These stories give me chills and make my eyes water and I can't stop watching 😳