Where are the lost souls of Eilean Mor?

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  • It seems like a straight forward case, until they discover the log book and then everything changes...
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  • @vonbook1973
    @vonbook1973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7384

    The craziest plot twist in this video? The fact that Mr. Ballen's NOT wearing a plaid shirt! 😮😮😮

    • @giantdanio
      @giantdanio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      😆

    • @xdino_queen2x349
      @xdino_queen2x349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      your right😱

    • @deviantspark2570
      @deviantspark2570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Oh wow, I'm so used to him being in a plaid shirt that I didn't even notice. I had to scroll back up to make sure you weren't fibbing lol.

    • @behanflaherty9460
      @behanflaherty9460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Mother of god

    • @PJ-po7fu
      @PJ-po7fu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Blame it on the like button

  • @tristansloan4844
    @tristansloan4844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6190

    If I die in an unsolved mystery I want MrBallen to cover it

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +940

      😂

    • @user-ij3bd8ns8j
      @user-ij3bd8ns8j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Yh bro facts same here

    • @James-ot8ro
      @James-ot8ro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Yes sir

    • @kassiej5924
      @kassiej5924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Have MrBallen cover the story and Samuel L. Jackson narrate the movie. My life would be complete lmao I could pass on in peace.

    • @jakeskullz007
      @jakeskullz007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Me too

  • @sonofbrittania5521
    @sonofbrittania5521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +762

    I am Scottish, live in Scotland as well. I have spoken to many fisherman and they have told me many stories of weird paranormal activity out in the seas around Scotland. One told me that he and his crew couldn't sleep due to voices being heard from the seas at night. Another one said they had seen a ship that looked like it was from the 1700s sail by their fishing boat.These are extremely tough men keep in mind, but when they told me these things, they were frightened. They were nervous just speaking of it. Scotland is a center for the supernatural

    • @gagaklumayung7995
      @gagaklumayung7995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The Devil himself must live there, his palace over the sea of Scotland. My theory

    • @savannawebb8575
      @savannawebb8575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I believe this!!

    • @barquerojuancarlos7253
      @barquerojuancarlos7253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Have you ever stayed awake for a very long time? i have studying for exams. You feel really tired, but dare not sleep. ... Once, as the sun was coming up, i went to the kitchen to get another cup of coffee, when i heard voices like from a crowd talking in the distance. i couldn't make out what they were saying, but i was certain there were a bunch of people talking. i tried to overhear what my neighbors were talking about, what was so important so early in the morning. Then, i realized how stupid i was, when i discovered the "voices" was water from a leaky faucet dribbling in the tub in the bathroom next to the kitchen. My exhausted mind interpreted the sound of water dribbling from the faucet splashing onto the tub as "voices". ... This perhaps has nothing to do what sailors experience but our minds do play tricks on us when stressed - so i read about later

    • @Arnot517
      @Arnot517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      My 1st trip to Edinburgh was in 1979, I toured Hollyrood Palace, made a left turn into a small music area where ancient instruments were setup on display then made another left turn into a gallery where all of the oil paintings of the kings of Scotland were hanging, I suddenly felt that I was being watched from one of the paintings, upon leaving the palace I had a compulsion to visit the ruins of the abbey. In 1979, the abbey was off limits as they were shoring up the site, I tried opening the garden doors and found one unlocked, I took a photo of the area in which I stood looking into the abbey ruins, suddenly I was embraced, this feeling lasted for well over a minute and I knew that if someone else were there they would feel it as well if they touched me. This embrace will never be forgotten, it was like being loved inside and out, as if my blood, veins and bone were brightened. I thanked God because I knew this was a heavenly embrace, like nothing else I have ever experienced on earth. Swear this is entirely true.

    • @bullstag47
      @bullstag47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I’d love to go see where my family came from in Scotland and if it’s a hotbed of paranormal activity that would be a bonus.

  • @dabzprincess92
    @dabzprincess92 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    I can't believe the difference between 2 years ago the videos that you did to today the ones you do now. I love these old videos I like them better call me crazy call me what you want but I love when you first started out it's so raw it's refreshing. And being the fact that you're so natural and took this channel to where it is inside of 2 years is mind blowing and phenomenal.

    • @queserasera7395
      @queserasera7395 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I like both but I feel he has improved over the years.

    • @atlasfeynman1039
      @atlasfeynman1039 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The older ones from 3 years ago are too scary and I dislike ghost stories, horror, and the strange, dark, and mysterious in general. I am just addicted to this guys storytelling. He could probably make an accounting ledger sound interesting.

    • @miguelramos9274
      @miguelramos9274 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Him trained is more professional like in the first 10 stories u can tell he loves it

    • @groweachday155
      @groweachday155 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      WOW, LIKE ALL OF HIS EARLY VIDEOS ALWAYS HAS THIS SIMILIAR COMMENT ABOUT HIS OLD VIDEOS VS NEW ONES BEING AT THE VERY TOP LOL, I have to often scroll down to see comments about the actual video itself xD Fine I'll comment that I like how his new videos don't mention a TLDR version at the beginning because I hate spoilers and have to figure out when that ends and the story starts.

    • @dabzprincess92
      @dabzprincess92 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@groweachday155 well apparently John understood because he highlighted and ❤️ the comment. It was a compliment to him. I guess u missed that

  • @emilynicholson1738
    @emilynicholson1738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2757

    Kind of weird watching this one after watching all his newer vids from the last few months-no flannel, no torturing the like button, no "strange, dark, and mysterious" intro. But clearly he's always been a great story teller, this one is just as good as the newer ones!

    • @gaylaroof612
      @gaylaroof612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      I like the older ones better. I dont like all that stuff before the story begins. Im here for the STORY...& the flannel shirt, of course! 😂😂

    • @cherylfox6765
      @cherylfox6765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Hey, I really like this Henley sweater, & he looks sooo much better with shorter hair & shaved beard/neck, in my own opinion. I really don't know how he keeps finding stories to tell. Do we think he will one day say " If you are a fan of the strange dark & mysterious in story form, this will be the final story I tell. Sadly, there are no more stories out there for me to tell. My next gig will be acting, because I get offers all the time from producers, who want to cast me in (ironically) their own story! So that's gonna do it for me...... see ya in Hollywood! "
      But.... but... what about the like button?
      ........ stay tuned!
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    • @HAZYHEAUX
      @HAZYHEAUX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@cherylfox6765 😂😂😂😂 ive thought the same thing ! Honestly tho its so many humans in the world that its bound to be endless strange, dark, and mysterious stories to keep on coming

    • @bornwithbsguards
      @bornwithbsguards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@cherylfox6765 I agree he looks better that way, I however do like the flannel shirts!

    • @johncox2865
      @johncox2865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Like Button has finally been nuked and the radioactive remains stolen away to create Irish Space Lasers.

  • @craig4451
    @craig4451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2917

    It was obviously the sheep... they were on the island, they had motive and opportunity. Seems open/shut to me...

    • @bubbarat8679
      @bubbarat8679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Maybe there was a butler disguised as a sheep?

    • @Tw0Dots
      @Tw0Dots 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@bubbarat8679 Great point

    • @DeeWunnHybrid
      @DeeWunnHybrid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Good eye lol 😆

    • @mariamagiba7570
      @mariamagiba7570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DeeWunnHybrid music terrible

    • @mindthegaphj637
      @mindthegaphj637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I was wondering were there any sheep reported on the island when the relief crew came because if there was then surely there is more evidence of no storm as they would have been swept away hmmm. Really good mystery.

  • @jacquelinekalich7463
    @jacquelinekalich7463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1475

    My grandparents lived there after this. My grandfather was advised not to, because of this. They went anyway and were fine. My father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather were all lightkeepers.

    • @ellenerskine1382
      @ellenerskine1382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      That is so interesting! Thanks for sharing.

    • @chrisplus563
      @chrisplus563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      And what did the locals and your relatives assume is the cause of the danger in this area?

    • @Sassy-pants68
      @Sassy-pants68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Deathstroke Jesus would’ve left a note

    • @jacquelinekalich7463
      @jacquelinekalich7463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Sebastian D. What don't you believe?

    • @jacquelinekalich7463
      @jacquelinekalich7463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@chrisplus563 There were no others close by, but they are a superstitious lot up there. Kelpies, "little people" and the creatures from the sea, all figure in. My grandfather said it was likely a big wave took them off.

  • @franco634
    @franco634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    I had a friend many years ago who would come into my tavern after a day skydiving at a nearby airport in upstate NY. He would always come with a group of friends. Dana was a flight attendant, I believe with TWA. Handsome young man about twenty three years old. One day he was skydiving and his chute did not open. As he got closer and closer to the ground he frantically attempted to fix it and fix it he did, at the last moment. Unfortunately he was still injured quite badly and spent several weeks in the hospital. Still, he cheated death and that was a good thing. Once back to normal he decided to fly out to Hawaii with some friends and tour the islands. He and the others were driving along the coast when he asked them to stop so he could run down to the shoreline and take a photo. While he was standing there getting his camera ready, (no cell phones in those days) an enormous wave came out of nowhere and washed him out to sea. His body was never found. True story. This story made me think of Dana's experience, and so I thought I would share it.

    • @Scoat
      @Scoat ปีที่แล้ว +34

      No replies? It's like two stories on the one video! But damn, RIP Dana. I still think the vid must be something else though. Mainly the boulder and logbook. I think I read the mainland watcher was doing a poor job though, so not sure if it was that calm... Dunno.

    • @Frankie--da-fixer
      @Frankie--da-fixer ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wow that's spooky RIP Dana!!

    • @_Y.Not_
      @_Y.Not_ ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thank you for sharing a great (as in interesting) story about Dana. You never know when its your time but like most I figure if I make a miraculous escape I should be good for a while, unfortunate for Dana. RIP

    • @ReRe-kr1ht
      @ReRe-kr1ht ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I guess you can't cheat death😬 R.I.P. Dana, God obviously had bigger plans for you😇

    • @DogofWar2000
      @DogofWar2000 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      RIP Dana. As unfortunate and terrible as that is, Dana’s fate sounds like it would make for a good scene in the movie franchise Final Destination. You can’t cheat death. You can prolong it but inevitably death will find you and reclaim you in what appears as mysterious ways to the living. Thank you for sharing your story. Very intriguing and thought provoking.

  • @kirkdaniels1000
    @kirkdaniels1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +781

    Mr.Ballen will make the world's best grandpa one day.

    • @1foolishcaribou195
      @1foolishcaribou195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Much better than both of mine. We lived about 600 to 900 yards from a flat roofed, rectangular, concrete and steel bar jail (made in the 1800's Indian Territory, now Oklahoma) in a small town where Tom Mix had been marshal at one time. My grandpa would tell me wild stories how he was Tom Mix's deputy and about all the wild west shoot-outs they got into with outlaws. I'd get so excited and tell my mom who would tell me flat out "Those are called GRANDPA STORIES and they NEVER happened. Grandpa would just say, "yeah, uh, I didn't say that. I don't know what he's talking about," and sneak out of the room. So when my other grandpa, who was almost 20 years older than the first one, would casually tell me crazy stories about a marshal named Frank Eaton who would spend time with him and his family, and others, at the family dairy in Guthrie, I didn't really listen and didn't ask questions. A few years after he died I read Pistol Pete's autobiography and was bewildered how much there was in common with Grandpa's stories. I mentioned to older family members who basically said, "Well who do you think the Frank Eaton was that the family knew?" I lost the chance to ask Grandpa questions, but did get to see old pictures. I wish I had paid attention.

    • @OnGodFrFr0987
      @OnGodFrFr0987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bet 100%

    • @ava.and.jasper
      @ava.and.jasper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      awwwh ya

    • @guessmyname6210
      @guessmyname6210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, he will!

    • @candicecummingsdiaz4503
      @candicecummingsdiaz4503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Make it today bro

  • @nr6916
    @nr6916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    When they sent that one guy to check the island by himself, I was thinking “And this is how all horror movies start... the classic let’s split up gang.” I would have been having a nervous break down if they made me do that

  • @RHLW
    @RHLW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    "This all looks irregular, we'll stay here where its safe, you go up alone and check everything's ok"
    That right there, is how you captain.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Hahahaha

    • @ancientbuilds3764
      @ancientbuilds3764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It is actually. Landing a boat on a lighthouse island is no joke. Its the captains responsibility to ensure the safety of the boat, and therefore his crew.

    • @Castlecoke
      @Castlecoke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That there is standard military procedure. Send the boot 1st.

    • @mayoite160
      @mayoite160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      looks like someone's been watching too much star trek

    • @lornaduwn
      @lornaduwn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mayoite160 That it! The answer was right there all along. The lighthouse keepers were all wearing red shirts.

  • @Nanaflores59
    @Nanaflores59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I lived through hurricane Maria in September 2017 in Puerto Rico. All I can say is when water is mixed with high winds your mind plays tricks on you. I could hear my moms voice through the water and winds calling my name mind you she had passed with cancer the year before. So I can vouch for many people who are in storms hearing voices and believing they are real. It’s hard to keep your sanity.

    • @jennyterrell6354
      @jennyterrell6354 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You are EXACTLY right! I'm a Floridian, and have been through over a dozen hurricanes. Some of the worst, like yours, the wind has been almost ghostly. The scariest was hearing a loud rolling sound and I opened the door and looked out just in time to vaguely see what I thought was a tornado drop down and start towards me. Went and got under a mattress with 2 others in hallway. 6 hours later it had died down enough to go out and you could see the line a tornado took. Roofs gone, trees down, it took a full neighborhood effort clearing debris 48 hrs just to be able to leave our couple blocks. Over 2 1/2 weeks before power started trickling in. I'll never forget the sound that wind made.

    • @davidpcarroll6080
      @davidpcarroll6080 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      A further proposal is based on the psychology of the keepers. Allegedly, McArthur was a volatile character; this may have led to a fight breaking out near the cliff edge by the West Landing that caused all three men to fall to their deaths. Another theory is that one of the men went insane, murdered the other two, threw their bodies into the sea, and then jumped in to his own death

    • @emilys3638
      @emilys3638 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@davidpcarroll6080 Very interesting and plausible! But then it leaves unanswered how the railings got bent and the huge boulder got moved...

    • @ChessJourneyman
      @ChessJourneyman ปีที่แล้ว

      If you are mentally unstable, any stress factor can induce that. Been near twisters while stranded on a boat and there were no god damn voices, you are too focused on survival.

  • @nwismheuwikall
    @nwismheuwikall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +713

    I swear you are actually the best story teller. Usually when people would ask I would say my dad. But nothing compares to the effort and detail you put in to your videos. Thank you for entertaining me and others during covid-19 keep up the good work

    • @garrisonriordan2183
      @garrisonriordan2183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Big facts broooo

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      I really really appreciate this! But I bet your dad is still the best 😉

    • @worldweeklynewz5818
      @worldweeklynewz5818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@MrBallen you should hook up and do a collaboration with ole Mikey from "dhat chapter". That would not suck! Like if you'd like to see it happen.

    • @phillipporras9898
      @phillipporras9898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nothing is better than someone who is passionate about what they do. Good job

    • @S_Mishere
      @S_Mishere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheese Toasteyy 13 hours 200 likes what??

  • @belinda35_77
    @belinda35_77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    Can you please look into the Toronto firefighter that vanished from a mountain top on a ski trip with fellow firefighters and turned up 3000 miles away with no memory of how he got there or where he'd been.
    To this day it has everyone, including authorities baffled.
    It's a fantastic mystery.
    Thanks!

    • @riqfade9505
      @riqfade9505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That seems very interesting to watch

    • @justpressplay8530
      @justpressplay8530 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Was this the guy that ended up in California across country with no memory of anything that happened? Yeah that one is real interesting.

    • @greenthumb1523
      @greenthumb1523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh nice!

    • @joeyflowz8490
      @joeyflowz8490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I heard about that from david paulides missing 411 series. It's a crazy story.

    • @Be_Uniq
      @Be_Uniq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This would be Intresting to see

  • @33_Im_on_a_chair
    @33_Im_on_a_chair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1086

    I love how he has changed the background to suit the story keep doing that it's great :)

    • @gatorslife22
      @gatorslife22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Right?? What a great themed background!

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      Just taking suggestions form all of you! Thanks!

    • @gatorslife22
      @gatorslife22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@MrBallen you're like a good dad, telling all these stories, while the audience is under their blanket with popcorn and a flashlight. 😄

    • @fannibal4life69
      @fannibal4life69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@gatorslife22 lmaooo

    • @whatareyoulookingat4190
      @whatareyoulookingat4190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      69th like 🙃

  • @machinesofpassion6568
    @machinesofpassion6568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    I'm from Scotland and we covered this story in high school. There was apparently 3 bigger than normal Ravens perched on that buckled railing and they raised their wings at Joseph in sync but did not flap them or fly away but were not there when he left the lighthouse to go back down to the dock. Storms were not in the story and neither was the log book. There was a table set for 3 with food on the table seemingly fresh, 1 chair was toppled over. Could all be speculation but thats what i learnt of it. Absolutely addicted to this channel! Love all these mysterious stories. I have a few scottish stories that I think you will cover well... The grey man of Ben Macdui, The drummer of Courtachy (my dad lived there and experienced it,) a house where bad things always happened and when the person in the house dies usually in a horrible accident, that night you hear a drummer in the forest circling the property. hope that is some more fun for you and consequently, us! keep up the great work!

    • @laurak4300
      @laurak4300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I have always wanted to visit Scotland.

    • @arbel7655
      @arbel7655 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@laurak4300 you should absolutely go!

    • @VickyRyan2018
      @VickyRyan2018 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 i wish i can live there ❤ , much loooove from Canada 🇨🇦 😊

    • @made-line7627
      @made-line7627 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Couldn't find anything on TH-cam of the Drummer of Courtachy, even after putting "Scotland" at the end. Any good links? Cheers from Australia 🫶🏻

    • @courtneyh7222
      @courtneyh7222 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I heard this story before I also heard that food was prepared, and it's like they just vanished. And if they was going out to secure anything why was the coats still there. I don't believe it was a storm, but I don't think we will ever know.

  • @Josephpirro
    @Josephpirro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    There are rare times when high altitude air currents shift downward and actually smash into the ground. The jet stream may have sent winds crashing into the island. The reason it would have been so clear is because those upper atmosphere winds could have been clearing out any fog that would normally surround the area. In my mind I see two of the men eating a meal when the third man who is outside in relatively good weather after the anomaly subsided working without his raincoat. As the wind suddenly comes crashing down from the jet stream again in one last episode blasting the island: they can hear him screaming and the decide they have to go out to try to help him. They put on their coats and rush out but the winds are so powerful all 3 are swept away and end up drowning. This is just what my imagination comes up with when I imagine what happened to these men and I don't have any real evidence, but I feel like I can see it happening vividly in my mind

    • @frankrobertson7325
      @frankrobertson7325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      This really seems plausible.

    • @reboundrides8132
      @reboundrides8132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Ya the odds are better that there was some type of storm or meteorological situation that people on the mainland couldn’t see, as a pose to some paranormal bullshit.

    • @KPark-hn8jf
      @KPark-hn8jf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@reboundrides8132 Never tempt the paranormal…

    • @reboundrides8132
      @reboundrides8132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@KPark-hn8jf I’ll tea bag a ghost dawg, come at me

    • @knowsmebyname
      @knowsmebyname 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Thanks Joseph. The boulder moved. There was very heavy wind as recorded in tje logbook.
      This one isnt a crazy mystery as we all agree the weather can be very tricky.

  • @barbaraheed3509
    @barbaraheed3509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    I so much look forward to your stories . Thanks. You are a pretty good story teller also. I'm 62 yrs old and when I was a girl my dad would tell me mysterious stories and my eyes would stay glued to he while he was talking. You also have that ability. So thanks not only for the story but for reminding me of a great time in my life with my daddy. ✌

    • @Balls819
      @Balls819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This is the most wholesome comment I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing

    • @cheriwasme27
      @cheriwasme27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    • @J_Honor_
      @J_Honor_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Omg I'm 40 and my dad would read to me and make up stories too. But they always were mysterious and riveting. I never wanted story time to end

    • @barbaraheed3509
      @barbaraheed3509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Balls819
      Thanks Sheldon, that was a very nice thing to say. I'm just telling it like it was my friend.
      It's always nice to hear back from a comment so thank you .
      Stay well.✌

    • @dougwampler6335
      @dougwampler6335 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you were a girl? So you changed sex?

  • @tracybrown2482
    @tracybrown2482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    Imagine watching ppl crawl around the church I'd feel so creeped out I'd start praying too!

    • @truthseeker44
      @truthseeker44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lol

    • @truthseeker44
      @truthseeker44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I would have left right then.

    • @Seshikool
      @Seshikool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      In my country, some people do that around the church(basically walking on all fours) as part of the religious ritual.

    • @GarrettPederson253
      @GarrettPederson253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Seshikool that’s why I’m proud to be an AMERICAN 🇺🇸

    • @dnr2089
      @dnr2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@GarrettPederson253 Why? Cos Americans never do anything weird?! 🤣

  • @sapphireblue6241
    @sapphireblue6241 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I think two of them went to secure the supplies and equipment but were swept away by the severe storm. The other man went to help them in a hurry because he could see or hear them struggling, which is why he left his oilskin... and unfortunately, he was taken by the storm also. Maybe it was cold due to the storm, so they snuggled up in bed to keep warm. They where tired, exhausted, and hungry. Maybe that's why the beds weren't made or they wanted to quickly secure or retrieve their supplies. The food on the table was probably being prepared by the one waiting for the other two who went to secure the supplies, etc. He then heard their cries for help, so he arose quickly from his chair, causing it to topple over.

    • @rickyrickardo4913
      @rickyrickardo4913 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You should be a detective. That was brilliant! ❤️

    • @ClearOutSamskaras
      @ClearOutSamskaras 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      THERE WAS NO STORM. Did you not listen? The mainlanders said there had been no storm _whatsoever_ on the island.

    • @Hadriel231
      @Hadriel231 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're also leaving out the last log entry. Storm passed. No mention of them being swept away.

    • @aleahhaven7323
      @aleahhaven7323 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your close I believe your on the right track either along those lines or I kinda think
      They just left😂

  • @kathleenhughes3140
    @kathleenhughes3140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1223

    I'm from Scotland and I've heard this story loads of times but you included details I've never heard before! Brilliant research and story telling :)

    • @johnbale2090
      @johnbale2090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You’re cute

    • @NameAttempt1
      @NameAttempt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johnbale2090 lol was just about to say the same thing

    • @yonko_lucid
      @yonko_lucid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      What is this reply

    • @kathryncumberland
      @kathryncumberland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That's because these details are untrue, but they make the story more interesting and mysterious.

    • @chelsealouise2925
      @chelsealouise2925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too I’m Scottish and I don’t believe I’ve heard this story.

  • @seamusmcnally5837
    @seamusmcnally5837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6014

    he’s a story addict telling stories to other story addicts

    • @OHOE1
      @OHOE1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      No joke, a relative to me in like 1800 was convicted for murder and got he’s head cutoff. There’s even a Wikipedia of it.
      PS: Im the watcher

    • @thatoneguy5966
      @thatoneguy5966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Truer words have never been spoken

    • @kloveandpeace8290
      @kloveandpeace8290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I’m a total addict here. Corona has made it worse!! How do I keep my sanity today?!?......Mr. Ballen!!!!😂🤣

    • @egaeca1
      @egaeca1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love it n hom

    • @greenman5391
      @greenman5391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The plug 🔌

  • @Ethan7s
    @Ethan7s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1077

    This was so disturbing, Mr.Ballin didn’t even instruct us to abuse the like button.

    • @JoeBagODonuts92
      @JoeBagODonuts92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      This was wayyyy before he started letting us have our way with it lol

    • @thecomicbeast7219
      @thecomicbeast7219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Maybe the like button stole his flannel lmao I'm addicted to strange dark mysterious delivered in story format 🤣

    • @alnoiseplaysmc
      @alnoiseplaysmc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@JoeBagODonuts92 this was *one month* before he started doing that lol

    • @sarahfelix4922
      @sarahfelix4922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great time to introduce the idea to have home video clips bashing the like button from fans :))

    • @jamesash7
      @jamesash7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thecomicbeast7219 I hope you like a dude who uploads 3, 4 or even 5 times a week

  • @kommenthub4403
    @kommenthub4403 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I am glad that MrBallen no longer uses this constant background white noise .. I like the story to be just a story with no unnecessary external inputs, MrBallen’s voice is enough to garner all attention .. Thank you for your awesome stories.

    • @mrsikes410
      @mrsikes410 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nark

  • @gaigekovach1549
    @gaigekovach1549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +779

    I love your stories so much. Every single story is good. Keep up the good work

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Hopefully I can keep it up! Thanks!

    • @Powerbandm
      @Powerbandm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I couldn’t agree more, it’s one channel I actually look forward to and can’t get enough of

    • @10subswithnovideos59
      @10subswithnovideos59 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wait till you see his tik tok

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, I’ve loved all the stories. He knows how to pick em’👍😁

    • @maryannanderson7517
      @maryannanderson7517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have sort of reluctantly accepted the idea of "too long, didn't read" though I wondered why anyone had to approach every story looking for the Cliff Notes version of that story. However, when MrBallen gives the "too long, didn't read" version of HIS stories he is actually giving a "too long, didn't LISTEN" version. Too long to even LISTEN to a story that is approximately 15 minute long? Come on, people. Are we really that busy? It's not as if you can't multi-task while you're listening. It surely is not because we have just become that LAZY.

  • @107uptown
    @107uptown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1686

    The like button must have stolen Ballen’s flannel shirt.

    • @nursejawa7
      @nursejawa7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      😄👍🏻

    • @fate_o_nate7847
      @fate_o_nate7847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      OMFG! I was thinking the SAME thing. But hes rocking this shirt tbhh

    • @EldritchMage3922
      @EldritchMage3922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The retaliation

    • @ericajohnson5565
      @ericajohnson5565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @demo3456
      @demo3456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I enjoyed the change.

  • @lynnesummers-noble5029
    @lynnesummers-noble5029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    My Granda was a lighthouse keeper on the Flannan Isles after this event. My father was a lighthouse keeper too. This event still offers more questions than answers.

    • @sheilagravely5621
      @sheilagravely5621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is so cool.🙂

    • @Chinmayi-S
      @Chinmayi-S 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wowww

    • @actuallyNo...
      @actuallyNo... 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Intruiging

    • @D.M.S.
      @D.M.S. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Let me guess, you are now a lighthouse keeper

    • @D.M.S.
      @D.M.S. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @B B so you are an A. I.?

  • @bunniemae9845
    @bunniemae9845 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    excuse me sir, this video deserves a redo-- there's no plaid shirt, no disarray for the like button, no secret, no strange, dark and mysterious intro 🥺🥺

    • @joydavis9264
      @joydavis9264 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And what exactly was the plot-twist? Just sounds like an unsolved mystery.

    • @lkc1686
      @lkc1686 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@joydavis9264 * Spoiler to anyone who hasn’t finished watching *
      The plot twist was that there hadn’t been a storm. But I agree, after that announcement of a huge plot twist at the beginning I was expecting the lighthouse keepers to show up again 😂

    • @psychicrenegade
      @psychicrenegade ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TRUTH!

    • @amberbrantley2524
      @amberbrantley2524 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm with you, it doesn't feel right without it, lol.

    • @DGsKattKatt
      @DGsKattKatt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amberbrantley2524 he seemed a bit off...

  • @ponchopponcho
    @ponchopponcho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    I was really hoping that when he reads out the journal it says. We have barred the doors, we hear the drums, drums in the deep. We cannot get out, they have taken much, we have barred the doors. We cannot get out. They are coming.

    • @queenb1119
      @queenb1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The end comes soon
      😉

    • @TheScottyb83
      @TheScottyb83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      *Pippin knocks skeleton into the well*

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      They have a cave troll!!!

    • @wmnoffaith1
      @wmnoffaith1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I know! I thought there would be something! Not: the storm is over. Where did they go?

    • @balloonmastershow
      @balloonmastershow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Fly, you fools

  • @rciesi1
    @rciesi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    The lighthouse keepers were drunk. No wait, the town was drunk. Hang on, this is Scotland. They were all sloshed!

    • @tonibauer2405
      @tonibauer2405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I thought that was Ireland. 😉

    • @rciesi1
      @rciesi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@tonibauer2405 basically the same. The only difference is McWhisky or MacWhisky.

    • @sauviel6296
      @sauviel6296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rciesi1 what ive heard, they all like to be drunk, right?

    • @lindawalker5056
      @lindawalker5056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I am from Inverness Scotland I hardly ever drink and I hate whisky we
      are not all drunks 😉👜🐱⛪♒

    • @rciesi1
      @rciesi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@lindawalker5056 what up! I’m a cat dude 🐱 I have spent a lot of time with my kin in Ireland. I sort of group them with folks in Scotland due to their shared love of whiskey and hatred for the British Empire 🤷‍♂️

  • @sjennica
    @sjennica 2 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    This man deserves a Congressional Medal of Honor for keeping us all sane and entertained during the pandemic and the turbulence of the last two years. Conspicuous gallantry, unwavering devotion. Easy on the eyes, too.

    • @Christian-xo8hu
      @Christian-xo8hu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Easy on the eyes, too."
      *looks at pfp, shudders*

    • @garyanderson7604
      @garyanderson7604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great story teller

    • @hightunnel2723
      @hightunnel2723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He’s a good looking human bean

    • @traciedoyle7313
      @traciedoyle7313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@hightunnel2723 he's not a bean 😂

    • @Efreeti
      @Efreeti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I believe it's just called the "Medal of Honor". Calling it "Congressional" is a bit of misnomer based on it being "presented in the name of the United States Congress".

  • @KrzyGirl
    @KrzyGirl ปีที่แล้ว +33

    It's really cool seeing how much better he's gotten at storytelling. He's still great in his first videos, which is why he became so popular, but he has just PERFECTED it so wonderfully over the years! 👌

    • @juliusseizure5705
      @juliusseizure5705 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Every time I go to the comments to hear discussion about the case or to see what theories people have; instead, there are so much people just riding Ballen's dick.

    • @joelspencer2475
      @joelspencer2475 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Editing definitely makes the story seamless.

    • @KrzyGirl
      @KrzyGirl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @joelspencer2475 yes! The editing team does such a good job and blends the story and images together well.

  • @cobrakai5603
    @cobrakai5603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    The most satisfying thing is getting notified that Mr Ballen uploaded 3 times this week

  • @PS-Straya_M8
    @PS-Straya_M8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    A freak series of waves might explain this. How do I know, I was raised on a lighthouse station as a child and we saw crazy freak waves and weather, including when we lost half our house! A lighthouse keeper at castlepoint in New Zealand also reported seeing freak waves the height of the lighthouse at 52 metres!!

    • @enshk79
      @enshk79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @Poppa Perc yeah he’s obviously saying that freak waves HAPPEN WITHOUT STORMS.
      Imagining a freak wave just coming out all of a sudddnt during otherwise calm weather is actually pretty scary to think about. It’s basically equivalent to a monster coming out of the water

    • @SC-ec8xe
      @SC-ec8xe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Has anyone captured good pictures or video of these rogue waves?

    • @Janellabelle
      @Janellabelle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I wonder if all the sheep were missing...or ANY of the sheep missing.

    • @mikezebike
      @mikezebike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SC-ec8xe Yes but they keep those in a vault with all the good bigfoot and ufo's videos.

    • @MateoVanHouten
      @MateoVanHouten 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@enshk79 Rogue waves do exist and they can cause the kind of damage they found, but the logbook has three days worth of entries about this ongoing storm. There's no such thing as three days of rogue waves!

  • @rollomaughfling380
    @rollomaughfling380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    "Sheep herder"
    In our native language, my people call such a man "shepherd."

    • @mattadoan-6436
      @mattadoan-6436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      In my native language a person who spends a lot of time with sheep is called an "Alabamian".

    • @magdaghirma
      @magdaghirma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hahaha, sometimes MrBallen misses obvious words. But the stories always make up for it.

    • @aislingtheavey3860
      @aislingtheavey3860 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same here

    • @lyndapierson6338
      @lyndapierson6338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattadoan-6436 i gotta great joke about a farmer and his sheep. it goes like this...

    • @reecelongden3500
      @reecelongden3500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mattadoan-6436 And here in the UK, we call them "Welsh".

  • @DarthMercanto
    @DarthMercanto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    To answer the question:
    The logbook entries emerge several years after the incident. There is no contemporary reference to it, and no such copy exists. They never recorded a storm.
    The lighthouse guidelines stated one man remain indoors, the other two can be out. It is most likely that a rogue wave rapidly developed while two were out. The third man would have raced to the door to reach them. As he did, the wave took all three. This would explain the damages. It also explains why the kitchen doors were open, but the external were closed.

    • @stephanies5478
      @stephanies5478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This version just creates more questions for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @nativeson6561
      @nativeson6561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      The logbook did exist and was part of the courts investigation and it did include references to a storm.

    • @DarthMercanto
      @DarthMercanto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@nativeson6561 Really? I read they that they only emerge in retellings of the stories. If they are real then that is incredible and clearly I need to rethink my position.

    • @davidrockefella
      @davidrockefella 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The rogue wave was seen by a woman who almost got swept away by it. It was in a mysteries uncovered book i read can`t remember much in the way of details, at the time of reading the book it was like 98% certain for me they were drowned by this wave.

    • @wuznotbornyesterda
      @wuznotbornyesterda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@davidrockefella That makes the most sense!

  • @kitchnerlesley
    @kitchnerlesley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    I love that the hat matches the shirt. Strange, dark and mysterious told in color coordinated story format.

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Neither are plaid... It could be a cry for help.

    • @bshiv9854
      @bshiv9854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Really makes his eyes pop

    • @jkrenz77
      @jkrenz77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bshiv9854 I was going to say that…they actually look a light grey-purple.

    • @RD24LFG
      @RD24LFG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @adamreily7079
      @adamreily7079 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pro tip, when you're color blind, it's very easy to put together a matching outfit

  • @deathwish-gg8wz
    @deathwish-gg8wz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    how did Joseph Moore and his GIANT balls fit in the boat. every single sign was telling him to leave and he just kept searching.

    • @mymomsaidicantgo
      @mymomsaidicantgo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lmfaooooo

    • @skylerschultz7780
      @skylerschultz7780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is my favorite comment 🤣

    • @sharonthompson7050
      @sharonthompson7050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmao 😂😂😂

    • @SekhmetSecretWeapon
      @SekhmetSecretWeapon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MAYBE HE HAD NO CHOICE CUS HE KNEW THEY WERE TRYING TO KILL HIM ANYWAY IDIOT

    • @SekhmetSecretWeapon
      @SekhmetSecretWeapon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OH, OK,,, ILL JUST WAIT IN THIS CORNER FOR MY POS PIMPING SCUM 'fam' to FINISH ME AFTER USING ME FOR DECADES LIKE A FARM ANIMAL!! THANKS MASSA....

  • @myrtlekatz7912
    @myrtlekatz7912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    I agree with those who give you credit for your storytelling chops, Mr. Ballen. They are right in mentioning your research and attention to detail. What mystifies me is that no one seems to be giving you credit for pantomime. When the suspense is up and the hair is starting to stand up, your slow pantomime of someone drawing in a rope, fishing line or chain really makes it real. Bravo!

    • @MademoiselleIcelfly
      @MademoiselleIcelfly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hark! Let the pigeons loose, bard of olde! Regale us with titillating yarns of darkest nights for the witching hour draws nigh, oh so scary! Shivering on pins & needles I await! Great eye candy too, handsome man. My everlasting gratitude abounds.🎶 🥰

    • @ticketyboo2456
      @ticketyboo2456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pantomime is a weird way to describe lol...

    • @gmajlcz2362
      @gmajlcz2362 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ticketyboo2456 gesture is better. But I want to see for his appearence

    • @Phukugoooglification
      @Phukugoooglification ปีที่แล้ว

      close but pantomine is a body action like a mine.

    • @SM-McKraken
      @SM-McKraken ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What's all this about pants for mimes?

  • @chucklemethis3329
    @chucklemethis3329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The thing that attracts me to mr ballen the most and i see it in each of his stories he tells. My mom was the Best story teller Ive ever known. She just passed away last Summer. He makes me feel close to my Mom in ways i cannot explain. He tells stories just like she did. Almost identical.
    He could branch out to do movie recaps or book recaps. Its how she always lured me into her world of fantasy.
    The books nore the movies were EVER as good as her stories of them were.
    RIH Momma. I love and miss you so much. I have Mr Ballen now.

  • @mlfett6307
    @mlfett6307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Storm came at night. The people on shore saw the island after the storm (often happens that it's really clear when the storm has passed). Good story telling!

    • @sandrasien8883
      @sandrasien8883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      But the storm raged for days.

    • @Arnot517
      @Arnot517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Storm lasted for 2-3 days.

    • @taborpillow6365
      @taborpillow6365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@Arnot517 the storm was shy so only appeared at night

    • @0r0r0
      @0r0r0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@taborpillow6365 lmao love it

    • @silviomcintosh6075
      @silviomcintosh6075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You can't see wind: in the log book they describe intense winds. The narrator immediately uses the word storm twice and hurricane once after reading that log entry.
      This is where he misdirected you to believe it was a hurricane like storm tho the actual log only mentions winds.
      That's why the "storm" wasn't visible from the mainland.
      Also for anyone who's spent time exposed in prolonged moderate to intense winds, it definitely breaks your nerves like nothing else.
      And these sound like world record breaking winds

  • @donnahodges5596
    @donnahodges5596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    He has come such a long way with his natural talent. It's fun going backwards and seeing how hard he's worked to perfect his craft.

  • @B1ind_F4te
    @B1ind_F4te 3 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    Honestly believe you and Bailey Sarian made me into a story addict lol the two best story tellers on TH-cam c:

    • @shylazufelt8642
      @shylazufelt8642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Try Stephanie Harlowe...... loooove Mr. Ballen.... no disrespect dropping names.... but try out Stephanie

    • @existentia1krisis
      @existentia1krisis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      saaaame

    • @NK-pr9xy
      @NK-pr9xy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, same!

    • @RicHairPIE
      @RicHairPIE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@shylazufelt8642 i looked her up. Didn't really find her interesting and her voice bothered me.

    • @poufakramer6039
      @poufakramer6039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love them both!!!!

  • @xlovexaxlotx1626
    @xlovexaxlotx1626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Ive seen other people comment about how they are somehow related to a story and it's weird to hear it on this channel they watch, and now I know the feeling because I live in the isles and we all know the story of the lighthouse keepers very well and yet its still interesting to hear it told with so much detail here. And when it's clear we all point out 'you can see the Flannan Isles today'.

    • @Jasmin23332
      @Jasmin23332 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What do the locals think happened to the keepers? Is there any common theories in the community? That's so interesting that you live there!

  • @janbonte6422
    @janbonte6422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I can't even do the dishes anymore without listening to your stories 😂

    • @NewtC1998
      @NewtC1998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same! 😆

    • @mwikali4057
      @mwikali4057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same!

    • @betsysipe5512
      @betsysipe5512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol me too!

    • @quantumpotential7639
      @quantumpotential7639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I appreciate a woman who cheerfully does the dishes, cooking, cleaning, maintaining the yard and gutters etc. You're a true gem in this day and age.

    • @NewtC1998
      @NewtC1998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@quantumpotential7639 I think 'cheerfully' is pushing it a bit.. 😄

  • @swirl1016
    @swirl1016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    “There is nothing more exciting than a true story.. with a killer plot twist.”
    [Hits pause.]
    [Runs down stairs to make a pot of tea and grab some snacks.]
    [Runs back upstairs with pot of tea and snacks.]
    [And play!]
    Now, let’s fold some laundry!
    -Fellow story addict

    • @mariahkurry3614
      @mariahkurry3614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Literally did the exact same thing!

    • @evesyiem6160
      @evesyiem6160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds perfect 👌

    • @chelseapthib36
      @chelseapthib36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I did the exact same except I put on a pot of coffee! And the load in the dryer just dinged letting me know it's done. Now, to fold and intently watch John tell his story!

    • @lisadilo9615
      @lisadilo9615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sometimes I ignore pics and listen to story as I drive to work. Better than a lot of my podcasts

    • @lovelyyluciddreams4352
      @lovelyyluciddreams4352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lmao so are we all just snacking and extremely slowly folding laundry while watching this channel

  • @silverkiss37
    @silverkiss37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Maybe the "coming storm" they were talking about was based on the intense winds they were experiencing? People from nearby islands wouldn't see wind and winds could actually make it more clear, causing them to see more of the island than usual. Possibly still could have been a rogue wave caused by severe winds and the people from nearby didn't see it happen because it was quick.

    • @slartibartfast2649
      @slartibartfast2649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As far as I was aware, wind is what causes big waves.

    • @planetpizzavision3688
      @planetpizzavision3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@slartibartfast2649 wrong

    • @kalifogg6610
      @kalifogg6610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      At my parents house the wind can get fierce for a few nights in October/November to the point that it can move some heavy stuff around so if they were getting powerful enough winds, hurricane force, that might account for most of the damage.

    • @ilikeoldladies7829
      @ilikeoldladies7829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is silly, mr ballen clearly states that one guy was praying and the other was crying and so on.. So if a rogue wave did hit, it would of had to be there for a little while, there were people on that island and no on saw anything lol nice.

    • @yvehooson9262
      @yvehooson9262 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The kind of wind they were describing in the log would have whipped up the sea around the tiny island, and would have been observable from the mainland

  • @jacquelinekalich3265
    @jacquelinekalich3265 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My grandparents were lightkeepers there years later. They were advised not to go, but they did. No problems.

    • @jennyterrell6354
      @jennyterrell6354 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did they have the urge to pray, like in the story? Did any of the Shepard tell them scary experiences they had? Please, there had to be something interesting, especially since this tale is quite old and still talked about. I personally think rogue wave, and I theorize the person who was supposed to watch the island was either dead drunk or snuggled up with a honey and told what he thought they would want to hear.

    • @gettingbetter754
      @gettingbetter754 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where did 2 viewers get the idea that there was just 1 person from the mainland village assigned to log in about Eileen Mor?

    • @atlasshrugged7475
      @atlasshrugged7475 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jennyterrell6354Or parallel worlds crossed paths.

  • @jcconway9478
    @jcconway9478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Had anyone else actually had a nightmare about one of the stories Mr. B tells? I woke up like , “ you got me bruv , you got me...”.

    • @gaaraofthefunk7163
      @gaaraofthefunk7163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, but I can’t wait! Lol 😂

    • @joshualopez9259
      @joshualopez9259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes actually, twice since I watch his mostly at night before I sleep, it has happened twice to me as I slept with it on so it kind of went into my dreams since I heard his voice talking while I drifted into sleep, im surprised it hasn't happened more because I've been doing that for weeks listening to him while I fell asleep but its the price u pay for such good stories and story telling. Worth it bro, worth it. Lol

    • @franl155
      @franl155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not yet, but I have regretted listening to some of the stories late at night; I have to find a couple of light-hearted ones to take the edge off before I try sleeping

    • @nela3986
      @nela3986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does insomnia count too?

    • @las6452
      @las6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A couple of times actually. And here i am again listening to another one lol

  • @gregoryferrero692
    @gregoryferrero692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    You know what’s really cool is that MrBallen doesn’t need to try and intensify his stories with profanity. He is so captivating, he can use Boy Scout language. He didn’t even say “hell” in this story,” he said “heck.”

    • @Joeysaladslover
      @Joeysaladslover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bullseye4089 ah yes because your opinion matters when there’s so many comments etc. Sooo important

    • @Joeysaladslover
      @Joeysaladslover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bullseye4089 oh my golly you’re right! I’m so angry at you!!!😡🤬🤬🤬

    • @TOP-KNOT
      @TOP-KNOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Joeysaladslover ummm ok?

    • @Joeysaladslover
      @Joeysaladslover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TOP-KNOT look at the tag dude, he deleted his comments.

    • @TOP-KNOT
      @TOP-KNOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Joeysaladslover what did he say?

  • @lisakrikke1991
    @lisakrikke1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    The unsolved stories are the ones that fuck me up the most.. I’m so curious what had happened.

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I think the storm moved the boulder, wrecked the iron railing, and ruined their supplies,
      The keepers went to the mainland for needed supplies, got into an argument with some locals,
      the locals end up fighting with them, one of them ends up dead, the locals kill the other two to cover their involvement,
      Then they pretend it was sooper dooper really clear skies all week so they can hide their crime.

    • @damien_rsa24
      @damien_rsa24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bentonrp actually kinda makes sense, well compared to all the other theories...

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bentonrp Possible, thats not very satisfying either, just saying it was a cover up.

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aaronsmith4940 No, not really. But feasible enough to not have to bash one's head in
      out of frustration of having no chance for a rational explanation. :D

    • @randyphillips6506
      @randyphillips6506 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same I want to go to all those places abs areas

  • @Jakker271
    @Jakker271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Mysteries like this can engage us much more then 'normal life'. It's amazing to me that many people deny themselves to be curious or to explore but with control and not fear. The reality is we're not able to realize everything and perhaps that's a blessing. The world IS a strange place and perhaps these things happen to spark an interest because life is more than working your whole live to pay off debt etc

  • @craig2e46
    @craig2e46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Sounds like straight line wind. I've seen straight line winds Bend Steel but affect nothing else around it. I've also seen it rip a giant cottonwood tree to the ground But the trees on either side and the houses on either side nothing they were fine. Also the island could have been on a higher elevation than the mainland so they were getting the winds and the mainland's didn't feel it because it was too high up.

    • @DickDickstein
      @DickDickstein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      The crystal clear island visibility sounds odd too. Made me think it was inside the eye of a hurricane, but it would have to be insanely small hurricane. Doesn't make any sense that the people seeing the island couldn't at least see the wind affecting the island, or even huge waves.
      Doesn't seem like those weathered old men would be that upset by just some sort of precisely blowing wind, or call it such a storm.
      I wonder if those guys were all just tripping balls on something and had a group delusion, and ended up being swept out to sea. Combined with the type of winds you describe in that state might make them think it was some supernatural occurrence.
      I don't know...I can't imagine that those types of guys, having experienced the kinds of sea weather they had would be that panicked unless they were experiencing a mind altering state. Food was sitting out, and they were still writing journals. Beds weren't made. One of the coats was still there.

    • @vondahartsock-oneil3343
      @vondahartsock-oneil3343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Same here. Live in Oklahoma very long and you'll see EVERY kind of weather lol. Straight line winds are some of the worst. In fact Tulsa had just a few block area directly taken out, nothing else touched. One small skyscraper is still unusable. Or Downburst...kinda the same thing.

    • @Shabbymannen
      @Shabbymannen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I had no idea about this phenomenon, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. The only thing that seems off about it, is it last seconds or minutes, apparently 20 minutes is a long time for such a burst, and the storm at the lighthouse lasted for days.
      Other than that, it pretty much checks out. The Wikipedia page has photos of cargo containers of several tonnes being pushed up hills. It mentions an incident at a belgian music festival that was hit by such a burst, killing five and injuring 140 people, with winds of 170 km/h (106 mph).
      Perhaps there was an ongoing storm over where the lighthouse was, at sea at a higher elevation, and independently several such bursts that shifted the rock and freaked the lighthouse keepers out. Perhaps one hit when they thought everything was clear, and it knocked them into the water.

    • @greggardner5015
      @greggardner5015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      the mainland didn't claim to "feel" a storm they claimed they saw No storm at all and the island is deff lower in elevation than the mainland so you're lil theory is dumb.

    • @jadingama
      @jadingama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Never heard of this before, let’s say this is what happened. What about the entry where they say it’s cleared up? Do these straight line wind storms come, stop, and then randomly start again? If so maybe it’s what happened and once they thought it was okay went out and were blown into the sea? Very weird story, and also this straight wind which I will be googling now 😂

  • @wtfconziez8190
    @wtfconziez8190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Three uploads are we gonna get a hole week of uploads if so I’m so happy

  • @entropysmith6965
    @entropysmith6965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    I’m going to need to know if the sheep went missing too before I can break down exactly what happened for you guys, Sherlock Holmes style. I’ll also need to know if Morgan Freeman had been born yet.

    • @TheLadyluna2
      @TheLadyluna2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      My thoughts too. What happened to the sheep?

    • @thomasewing2656
      @thomasewing2656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      The sheep hid in the church. It was a baaad storm!

    • @starznmyeyez8906
      @starznmyeyez8906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@thomasewing2656 Your joke was so baaad...it was funny. 😆😆😆

    • @char8059
      @char8059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@thomasewing2656 That's a good one, Thomas! Quick witted! 🐏🐑🐏

    • @bowiewaters9335
      @bowiewaters9335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lol ...Morgan Freeman doesn't age , at least not since the 80's !

  • @brendaleverick3655
    @brendaleverick3655 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Good story, Mr. B. Possibly the lighthouse keepers met with an alternate dimension, in which they did encounter a horrific storm. I recall once, as a child, when at my grandparents' ranch during one of my visits. On a bright, sunny day, I stepped outside and encountered a group of people I had never seen before, whom shouldn't have been there. They were talking to one another, yet I could hear nothing. They vanished one by one until only one was left. I turned and ran inside the house screaming. They were either ghosts or I temporarily encountered an alternate dimension.

    • @Handlesarestupid702
      @Handlesarestupid702 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps and then got lost in the waves unknowingly in that dimension

    • @MikeyG003
      @MikeyG003 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this was my first guess

    • @emilys3638
      @emilys3638 ปีที่แล้ว

      So fascinating! I remember reading about a heat mirage in the Laura Ingalls Wilder series, where they could see people milling about in a village miles away due to the unusual weather circumstances. Perhaps this explains what you saw as a child?? Very strange indeed!!!

  • @teemorris5757
    @teemorris5757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love how he tells the story like he's really there . Keep these coming .

  • @fijiairsoft6989
    @fijiairsoft6989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +979

    other people: I'm addicted to drugz. John: I'm addicted to killer plot twists.

    • @mattzeccardi2678
      @mattzeccardi2678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Where was the plot twist in this story?

    • @mirnaelkarout
      @mirnaelkarout 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattzeccardi2678 im not sure but probably that there never was a storm.Also why are we all here so recent lmao

    • @ilan4605
      @ilan4605 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mirnaelkarout :eyes

    • @raquel1sabat
      @raquel1sabat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why not both?

    • @torey242
      @torey242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@raquel1sabat I agree lol

  • @lianapalumbo8457
    @lianapalumbo8457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    I'd like to know if there were sheep on the island after their disappearance. If there were no sheep then I'd go with a freak storm, but if there were sheep then something else happened. Is there someway you could find out??

    • @fryer6541
      @fryer6541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I would like to know too! great comment btw.

    • @timstout512
      @timstout512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Agree.

    • @dindaazzahra7237
      @dindaazzahra7237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What does sheep has to do with this case???

    • @sthamansinha243
      @sthamansinha243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@dindaazzahra7237 The sheep would have got swept away by the storm if there was one

    • @Stephfleshman17
      @Stephfleshman17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@dindaazzahra7237 he said at the beginning the only people who occupy the island for the lighthouse were the three lighthouse keepers and Sheep. And a shepherd occasionally came out to take care of the sheep.

  • @sharonnorris9480
    @sharonnorris9480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I’ve heard this story before and it’s a huge mystery. Can’t imagine what could have happened to those three lighthouse keepers, unless it was something paranormal that we can’t really get our minds around (such as they were abducted by aliens, or something like that). It must have been so hard for their families not knowing what possibly could have happened to them.

  • @Iamcoolright..
    @Iamcoolright.. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This channel is ridiculously addictive

    • @mzm2644
      @mzm2644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed 🥺 it is!

  • @helenneaves-wilde5396
    @helenneaves-wilde5396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    Hi John , Thanks for telling the Flannen isles story .It is definately a weird one .I live in Scotland on the coast and believe me it is hard to say what happens out at sea, you can see for miles but that can change in the blink if an eye .I believe it was a storm that took them ,though it is odd as 1 man was supposed to always to stay in the lighthouse ,hence 3 men crew.Have you watched The Vanishing with Gerrard Butler ? Filmed locally to me and about the Flannen mystery, its worth a watch 🙂 sending love from Scotland

    • @stevedriscoll2539
      @stevedriscoll2539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Do you know how to properly say "Carnoustie" We (my golf friends) have a running joke about americans not being able to properly pronounce Carnoustie 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love from the States ❤ my progenitors were from the deep south of Scotland.

    • @Fifury161
      @Fifury161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Good heads up - however that film is anachronistic and really only has the slightest semblance to this story. I believe it was just so they could use the tag line "based on a true story" as other than that tagline the story is about lost gold and greed. In the film they keep a dog on the island and have a radio in the lighthouse, something no lighthouse would have in 1900.

    • @alfredosilvaneto
      @alfredosilvaneto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LifesPeachy321 that there was no storm

    • @dougrigel1997
      @dougrigel1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have seen this move "The Vanishing" It is a strange movie but worth watching.

    • @robmen1402
      @robmen1402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That is prob why there was still one suit left inside. one of them did stay in the lighthouse. whatever it was happened fast and the third wanted to help that he immediately ran outside and another wave took him as well.

  • @JacquelynNhi
    @JacquelynNhi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    Me: Listens to entire story.
    Also me: So they had to share bed linens?🤔

    • @kali8668
      @kali8668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Omg. Same.

    • @mommys3bratz
      @mommys3bratz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I was thinking the same thing! Eeww the smell of some sweaty person before you and having to sleep on the pillow with the smell! Lol And didn't they have an extra set of sheets for the next crew that came in! What if the person got so scared and peed in the bed? Ugh my mind thinks of the worst things! Lol but glad I'm not alone on the dirty sheets!

    • @autumn111155551
      @autumn111155551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too!

    • @JessieHTX
      @JessieHTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Considering one of them was locally known for being extremely tough and salty, I don’t think these guys cared. ;)

    • @ThugSmokerzOnly
      @ThugSmokerzOnly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same 😂

  • @jessicagolightly482
    @jessicagolightly482 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I never realized i was a story addict until this moment 😂 but here i am. It's 3:04 am i cannot sleep
    and you Mr. Ballen are all i can think about...

    • @Rizz_guy
      @Rizz_guy 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      OMG SAME! ITS ALMOST AS IF WE SHOULD DATE EACH OTHER!

  • @truedetectiveseason1494
    @truedetectiveseason1494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    Clearly they had accidentally crossed into another dimension.

    • @noragami_1856
      @noragami_1856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Don’t doubt it

    • @anthonyfaller1622
      @anthonyfaller1622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Never know

    • @DollyDimples87
      @DollyDimples87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Was thinking the same thing

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Let's use deduction.
      Keepers say storm, mainlanders say no possible storm. Someone's probably lying.
      There were iron rails and a huge boulder shuffled, so there was probably a storm.
      It would be easier for the mainlanders to lie than the keepers to move indestructibles.
      I'd like to hear how many mainlanders they interviewed and find out if they had anything to do with the keepers' disappearances.
      Perhaps the keepers were short on supply after the destructive storm and asked a few mainlanders for help.
      Something went wrong which led to a fight or hostile interaction that killed one of the keepers.
      The mainlanders killed the other two keepers, covered any evidence, then lied with exaggeration about it to hide their involvement perhaps.

    • @nataliedickens1289
      @nataliedickens1289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Astolfo Desu following that logic tho, we don’t actually have enough evidence to conclude that the main landers would kill three people, with enough consensus for everyone in on it to lie convincingly enough that there would be no follow up investigation and/or to cover it up. So that theory is just as made up and the dimension theory. I’m not saying that it’s wrong, I’m just pointing out the fallacy.

  • @lauraleigh5562
    @lauraleigh5562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I have heard many versions of this story but first time hearing about damaged rail and moved boulder. Sure sounds like some kind of hellatious storm to me

    • @kodywolfgang1944
      @kodywolfgang1944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Had to have been a storm. There’s a lot of “dimensional “ stuff going on here but I haven’t heard many stories nor have I researched much about different dimensional things. But what it seems like is some kind of hiccup between worlds possibly?? Kind of like the train disappearance with passengers that were never seen again. This one big “?”

    • @lauraleigh5562
      @lauraleigh5562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@kodywolfgang1944 I wish he would do the train disappearance now that u mention it

    • @Free_Krazy
      @Free_Krazy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How have you heard this one before and not heard of the bent rail and boulder?

    • @danielwggudan2
      @danielwggudan2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In fact it was. The. Worst. Storm. Ever.

  • @benlevan5645
    @benlevan5645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    One of the really odd things about the disappearances is that even if there had been a storm and stuff on the dock needed to be secured, all three men wouldn't have gone out to do that. You never leave the lighthouse unmanned. One of them would have stayed behind.

  • @VINTAGEViewer73
    @VINTAGEViewer73 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Rewatching, The beginning days, catching something new out of each story, That I didn't catch the first time... It's awesome to see how far he has come.

  • @Big_C_Here
    @Big_C_Here 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A third banger, in one week?! Yes, please! Hope you’re have a great week. Congrats on your channel growing, quite quickly at that.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you!!!

  • @ashleyjshaw
    @ashleyjshaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    By this point you're not a story addict you're THE story keeper

    • @antoniosalazar6718
      @antoniosalazar6718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You deserve more likes

    • @ers1472
      @ers1472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice

    • @collieowens5751
      @collieowens5751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the story plug

    • @user-pj3ig5iq7l
      @user-pj3ig5iq7l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But he's getting his fix on his own supply of stories, that's a no no.

  • @firebyrd437
    @firebyrd437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I live in Scitland and the explanation of a rogue wave is probably the best answer often a bad storm can happen in our coast that isn't always seen from the main land further more the light house keepers weren't stupid men they were used to the conditions that can arise very suddenly and their log book shows they endured a very great storm. Until recently not much was known about rogue waves but now the science of these waves is better understood and that they can happen in seas that are relatively calm suddenly

    • @warrior--poet5418
      @warrior--poet5418 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "NO BOOK WENT - IT SPOKE, OF..!!"
      it seems that your words come to us directly from experience - it is best evidence & thanks, besides.!!
      afterwards, all of those books on their shelves are just really too gabby, and some can't meet, in agreement.!"
      ~WarriorPoet~

    • @bondoly66
      @bondoly66 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But, what about the entries in the log?

    • @Jazzanaught
      @Jazzanaught 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would a rogue wave have evidence? It would impact other islands in the area? Waves just don’t stop and start on a whim, they keep going.

    • @vagramvardanyan9407
      @vagramvardanyan9407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with what you said, that totally makes sense and is possible and logical however some kind of paranormal activity is nonsense, so is are the accounts of people hearing or seeing things. The problem is if you tell someone that island is haunted then everything they see or hear will be a ghost.

    • @maritzamcgill4972
      @maritzamcgill4972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Storms can be FELT On a level our spirit-soul picks up on a level
      Conscience minds don’t always acknowledge

  • @johnnywilliams8900
    @johnnywilliams8900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This dude is the best story teller of all time.

  • @TheArachnid-en2mp
    @TheArachnid-en2mp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    One of the keepers goes outside *looks up* “enemy AC-130 above!!”

    • @ethan2988
      @ethan2988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fr that’s what I thought too

    • @ajgreen2655
      @ajgreen2655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣🤣

    • @gavincaldwell6149
      @gavincaldwell6149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s what any logical person would of done

    • @alexedwards337
      @alexedwards337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t understand this what does it mean

    • @katiephalen3483
      @katiephalen3483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Alex Edwards Hi. I was curious too,and looked it up. I don’t play video games, but apparently it’s from one of the CallOfDuty games. Something that is really hard to shoot down. It emphasizes that multiple players take cover and work together to bring it down.Edit: sorry I have no military or flight experience, but the thought just occurred, AC most likely means, air craft. And yes, feel free to laugh at my definition, as I laugh at myself all the time.

  • @AtillasMuscleMotivation
    @AtillasMuscleMotivation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Everybody is gangsta until the strange,dark, and mysterious is delivered in story format by Mr. Ballen 😂😂

    • @smithderrick28
      @smithderrick28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Its always interesting to me when people like you copy other peoples comments. Like what do you gain from this? Human psychology is fascinating.

    • @AtillasMuscleMotivation
      @AtillasMuscleMotivation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@smithderrick28 then analyze yourself why this bothers you and you need to make this comment to get some type of instant gratification. It’s not that serious lighten up snowflake 😂

    • @smithderrick28
      @smithderrick28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      im actually genuinely curious but it seems i tapped into some insecurities based on your immediate need to attempt to insult me. If your not creative enough to think of your own comment just say that.

    • @AtillasMuscleMotivation
      @AtillasMuscleMotivation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@smithderrick28 😂😂 wauw still on this topic. Says more about you than me my friend. You are the one that started this conversation your could also continue scrolling. Don’t make your problems mine. Offend you? For me to want to offend you your options first would need to matter to me. I don’t even know you so I’m not gonna bother with it any longer. How you took it is out of my control. You have a good day and remember everyone is gangsta until the strange, dark and mysterious is delivered to you in story format by Mr.Ballen mwuhhahahahahahahaaaaaa

    • @davidthompson7703
      @davidthompson7703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@smithderrick28 look at the way you back tracked 😂 you complained bc someone made a comment on the internet, and for all you know he may have thought it was an original comment. The “everybody gangsta until” format is/was a popular comment so maybe he just thought it up not realizing it had apparently been said before. Your response (which clearly seemed to be a form of questioning his actions) only proves that your “human psychology is fascinating” because you let a comment on a TH-cam video piss you off enough to try and insult someone else

  • @billyblah8507
    @billyblah8507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    I wonder if the movie “the lighthouse” was inspired by this island.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +197

      yes it was!

    • @slopothacrop
      @slopothacrop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      From Google:
      What was the lighthouse inspired by?
      Loosely inspired by the real-life undoing of two Welsh men - an 1801 incident now referred to as “the tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse” - the film transports audiences to the past with its black-and-white imagery and 1.19:1 aspect ratio, shot through lenses designed in the early 20th century.
      So no, it was not inspired by this event but one similar to it.

    • @user-ed9ec6pi3b
      @user-ed9ec6pi3b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Its a great film!

    • @Ryo-sj8wn
      @Ryo-sj8wn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​ @slopothacrop maybe @@MrBallen can do a vid on that.

    • @Anna-uz9wp
      @Anna-uz9wp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I think “The Vanishing” (2018) was loosely based on these events.

  • @renatacantore3684
    @renatacantore3684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you for fleshing out this tragic story so much further.
    It sounds like mass hysteria, possibly save for the strange damage to the property. I wonder if it was hit by an asteroid ☄️ or another odd phenomenon.

  • @wowenzo5198
    @wowenzo5198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    me just scrolling through youtube bored---- I see a notification "Mr Ballen has uploaded a video"
    Me: YESSIIIRRR

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thank you!!!!

    • @jacobfisher5622
      @jacobfisher5622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same lol but I couldn’t watch at the time

    • @wowenzo5198
      @wowenzo5198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jacobfisher5622 pretty much everyone is like that. Mr Ballen has some of the most nice supporters I have ever seen. And he deserves it.

  • @StonyStarkS
    @StonyStarkS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Ballen could tell me about his morning shit and it be epic. This guy can tell stories.

  • @andyandcallie
    @andyandcallie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Driving around Scotland, you don't even mind getting lost for HOURS. It's so lovely it's like you're driving through a postcard.

    • @acegikm
      @acegikm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't have the money to go to Scotland but I'd still consider moving and being homeless there

    • @andyandcallie
      @andyandcallie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@acegikm LOL I'll go with you and we can both be homeless in Scotland. We'd be very happy!

  • @b8bb8r
    @b8bb8r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've just stumbled upon your channel today. And I'm already binge watching you tell stories. 👌

  • @kimmergonzales9792
    @kimmergonzales9792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you for your service in the U.S.NAVY. Good job!

  • @weird0_a.s244
    @weird0_a.s244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Only discovered this account a few months ago and he's literally already my favorite TH-camr! Keep up the good work😊

    • @cpalmersgirl
      @cpalmersgirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here! ☺

    • @lipshamorrissey4636
      @lipshamorrissey4636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same! Can't even remember how I stumbled onto these and don't care. Smitten. 🙂

  • @shawk561
    @shawk561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    "Give me what I want and I'll go away" The Storm of the Century. One of the best Stephen King mini series I've ever seen

    • @louievito5701
      @louievito5701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THE best besides the original salems Lot

  • @cousinsister69
    @cousinsister69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    An eloquently & detailed story. Told with enthusiasm & passion. Love it! 👏

  • @redbyrd247
    @redbyrd247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Britannia, Cornwall, and the other pre-invasion kingdoms of the Isles have stories where people would walk into and out of massive storms, caves, and other natural phenomenon within steps. Sometimes those steps were miles apart but only took the person walking them minutes. Sometimes those steps were years apart and the person hadn't aged. Sometimes they were seconds apart and the person was now much older. The explanation was that they had somehow stumbled into the world of the fairies.

  • @Ghettochild.2600
    @Ghettochild.2600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    When the captain sent Joseph to check on the island I couldn't help but think about when Zak sends Aaron in alone like on Ghost Adventures.

    • @rougefox2686
      @rougefox2686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha I couldnt believe that when Mr B said that line, if I was Joseph I woul have looked at Harvey like "TF? You can all come with me, I aint going up there on my own"

  • @jadepoll1909
    @jadepoll1909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Who just sits on youtube and waits for his amazing video to pop up.
    You are my favourite tik toker and youtuber if you read this have a great day and everyone in the comments

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That’s so cool thank you!

    • @jadepoll1909
      @jadepoll1909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrBallen you're welcome

    • @fannibal4life69
      @fannibal4life69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jadepoll1909 you're* sorry lmao

    • @jadepoll1909
      @jadepoll1909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fannibal4life69 oh sorry

    • @gregwasilciw
      @gregwasilciw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks, you too! 😉

  • @user-sw5zz2xk1q
    @user-sw5zz2xk1q 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    am so addicted to this story teller. I don't listen to anyone else.

  • @spookymunky1
    @spookymunky1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Being Scottish I have always hound this story interesting and spooky, there was a decent film about it a few years ago called "The Vanishing" . It is a bit dark as you would expect from this mystery, but a fun fictional look as to how it might have happened. Worth a watch if you can find it and want a different take on that island than the theories mentioned here. Thanks for another good vid Ballen

    • @cecynay7369
      @cecynay7369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watching the movie now, thank you!

    • @spookymunky1
      @spookymunky1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cecynay7369 did you enjoy it ?.. hehe.. it is pretty dark

    • @DEEPMUCH
      @DEEPMUCH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks goin to watch now.

    • @van5395
      @van5395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is Mr. Ballen to u.
      Jk

  • @wrong2363
    @wrong2363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    my terrible theory: They’re under the boulder

    • @suzyq2389
      @suzyq2389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      OMG!! Now THAT is a super-perceptive (and wickedly warped) take on this thing. U have got my vote... for um... something!
      Cheers!

    • @feleciawhite7358
      @feleciawhite7358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      That thought never crossed my mind but now I wonder how big it is, if that would be plausible and if so has anyone ever checked

    • @ladyglittersparkles1563
      @ladyglittersparkles1563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He needs to Call someone lol we need under that boulder checked ASAP!

    • @MikeSikalCreative
      @MikeSikalCreative 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      They need to go and move it!

    • @melodymeyers-spears4181
      @melodymeyers-spears4181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wow! That’s an interesting theory but what moved the Boulder?

  • @happinesshotel5375
    @happinesshotel5375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I’m a big conspiracy person and just someone who loves stories. I’ve already heard just about every story that John talks about, but damn he does have a calming voice and it’s so easy to listen too. I’m currently just watching all of his videos for no reason or for the reason that I’m alone again on Valentine’s Day. Three damn years in a row.

    • @jaeboogie2786
      @jaeboogie2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😘

    • @inaperfectworld10101
      @inaperfectworld10101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hahaha...I prefer storytime over a Valentines date any day! So you're not exactly alone. 😋 Take care!

    • @allencarey7336
      @allencarey7336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You'll find love me brotha!

    • @joanodom2104
      @joanodom2104 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been 15 years for me.

  • @paige.c.114
    @paige.c.114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is an older video. but you never cease to amaze me telling me a story i already know about and teaching me something new about it.

  • @SolaraSLE99
    @SolaraSLE99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's pretty terrifying thinking about being on a small island where a wave could come crashing through and sweep you right off the island.

  • @kerricoulter7551
    @kerricoulter7551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The "Shutter Island" movie plot involves a lighthouse and the ending has the most unexpected twist in a movie I think I've ever seen. It's really good.

    • @beastboyashu4841
      @beastboyashu4841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tellme will ya

    • @tudorchick1
      @tudorchick1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of my favorite movies

    • @zachw2538
      @zachw2538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I dunno, i called shutter island about 15 minutes in, though i thought the mist had a pretty unexpected ending.

    • @kitfisto1827
      @kitfisto1827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That movie was completely predictable. You could tell from the previews who Leo really was.

    • @jamesrella763
      @jamesrella763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That movie has the most obvious ending

  • @laserus3333
    @laserus3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    Somehow the wrong kind of mushrooms ended up in their Dinner.

    • @sarfarazahmed2662
      @sarfarazahmed2662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      only possible theory😂

    • @adamlee3286
      @adamlee3286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      has the big boulder also ate the mushrooms?

    • @moman49
      @moman49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is solved

    • @AD-ui6sk
      @AD-ui6sk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@adamlee3286 crazy sounding stories like this have lots of weird circumstances that just happened to occur around the same time creating more confusion the rock could have nothing to do with it

    • @amycrockett3885
      @amycrockett3885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually, that is a very plausible theory.

  • @passionatestories75
    @passionatestories75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You can definitely tell it's one of his first videos but I absolutely love it! Thank you Mr Ballen for all the videos you have put out. I can't get enough!!!

  • @tracywinderweedle2115
    @tracywinderweedle2115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You are an amazing storyteller and this is exactly what I was looking for on TH-cam after watching true crime stories, I was tired of all the murder. Thank you for you content!

  • @TK-xc1fd
    @TK-xc1fd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is officially my new favorite channel, I love the way you tell the whole story without trying to make it more than it is, it’s a very rare talent to be a true story teller and you got it! Keep up the great work my man👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

  • @gordiemackay84
    @gordiemackay84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i am from scotland my grandfather was a lighthouse keeper remember him telling me about this story and that he had being on the island working at that lighthouse

  • @sunitafisher4758
    @sunitafisher4758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🌸 13:02 omg you know it’s something serious when even the resident ghost calls out to the previous 3 keepers because they can’t find them 🥺