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EARLY Access [Video] Shawn Ryan Show #249 MrBallen
🕑 Added 2025-10-29 17:30:05 +0000 UTCJohn B. Allen, known as MrBallen, is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and storyteller specializing in strange, dark, and mysterious true stories. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Allen served as a Navy SEAL from 2010 to 2017, completing multiple deployments, including to Afghanistan, where he was wounded and medically retired.
Launching his content career in 2020 on TikTok and YouTube as a form of therapy, he quickly amassed millions of followers with his engaging narratives of true crime, mysteries, and the unexplained, becoming one of YouTube's biggest storytellers.
Founder of Ballen Studios, he hosts the top-rated MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories and has authored graphic novels like MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories (2024) and Where Nightmares Live (2025).
Through the MrBallen Foundation, established in 2022, he honors victims of violent crimes and supports their families with education, training, and financial aid.
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Comments
Jenni Madden
This young man is an exceptional story teller and the fact that he tells true stories with names and details, makes them just more heart-pounding!!! And I've read true crime, serial killer, psychopathic, sociopathic, axe murderer type stuff my entire life, it's fascinatingly fresh!
JustAGirl315
I have been watching Mr Ballen on YouTube for years. Great episode
Calico Heath
Thanks for the scary stories loved it...I'll be sleeping with the lights onπ
Nick Cameron
Cool episode mate, great switch up
Little Feather
Love these "spooky" ones...find it funny how the courageous, brave, trained men who I would trust to protect me (I mean that!!) are scared!! I too have seen and experienced lots of strange happenings...
Lissa McGraw
Fahertyβ¦$200 shirt!
Edward
Did anyone catch what the flannel shirt brand was
SAMH
Loved it!
Josh Pomponio
Great show
Bobby
I agree with the "Every October"! Stories are Bangin'
Wyatt Moser
Stay tuned!
Justin
Did you guys record you shooting at all? I'd like to see that! haha.
Becky
I love these 2 Heroes! Both have vastly different experiences but when they get together it's so FUN!!! I think they should do this around every π π»
jason williams
Dang Shawn! I went to the old episode but looks like it was edited! Great show today yβall two are my favorites!
