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John Allen, better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen MrBallen]], is an American [=YouTuber=] and former Navy SEAL who relates strange, dark, and mysterious stories, usually involving true crime, accidents, unusual incidents, and the occasional paranormal occurrence. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Elite Meet, a career networking organization focused on Special Operations members who are transitioning back into civilian life.
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John B. Allen, better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen MrBallen]], is an American [=YouTuber=] and former Navy SEAL who relates strange, dark, and mysterious stories, usually involving true crime, accidents, unusual incidents, and the occasional paranormal occurrence. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Elite Meet, a career networking organization focused on Special Operations members who are transitioning back into civilian life.
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Jonathan B. Allen, better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen MrBallen]], is an American [=YouTuber=] and former Navy SEAL who relates strange, dark, and mysterious stories, usually involving true crime, accidents, unusual incidents, and the occasional paranormal occurrence. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Elite Meet, a career networking organization focused on Special Operations members who are transitioning back into civilian life.
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Though the channel started in 2015, regular uploads only began in 2020. As of March 2022, the channel has amassed 5.6 million subscribers.
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Though the channel started in 2015, regular uploads only began in 2020. As of March 2022, 2020, and since then the channel has amassed 5.6 8.4 million subscribers.
subscribers. Starting in 2023, Allen's channel has become the flagship of a broader project called Ballen Studios, a partnership and collaboration with founder-narrator Richard While of the older, more established horror production WebVideo/BedtimeStories.
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John B. Allen, better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen MrBallen]], is an American [=YouTuber=] and former Navy SEAL who relates strange, dark, and mysterious stories, usually involving true crime, accidents, unusual incidents, and the occasional paranormal occurrence. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Elite Meet, a career networking organization focused on Special Operations members who are transitioning back into civilian life.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the things he wants done to the Like button are so ridiculous that he starts cracking up and has to try again. Lately, some of his sponsorship jokes, which tend to feature manic rants about far-fetched misadventures with a pet tree frog named "Seagull Lung" ("Lungy" for short), have also drifted so far into absurdity that he can't get through them without multiple takes.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the things he wants done to the Like button are so ridiculous that he starts cracking up and has to try again. Lately, some of his sponsorship jokes, which tend to feature manic rants about far-fetched misadventures with a pet tree frog named "Lungy", have also drifted so far into absurdity that he can't get through them without multiple takes.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the things he wants done to the Like button are so ridiculous that he starts cracking up and has to try again. Lately, some of his sponsorship jokes, which tend to feature manic rants about far-fetched misadventures with a pet tree frog named "Lungy", "Seagull Lung" ("Lungy" for short), have also drifted so far into absurdity that he can't get through them without multiple takes.
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* AlwaysMurder: While the Youtube videos cover a variety of topics, [=MrBallen's=] podcast-exclusive episodes are exclusively true murder stories, usually revolving around the killing of a young woman.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the things he wants done to the Like button are so ridiculous that he starts cracking up and has to try again. Lately, some of his sponsorship jokes, which tend to feature manic rants about mis far-fetched misadventures with a pet tree frog named "Lungy", have also drifted so far into absurdity that he can't get through them without multiple takes.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early videos lack music, a title sequence, and [=MrBallen=] speaks more slowly and with less gesturing. One of the earlier featured stories is "The Russian Sleep Experiment", perhaps the most famous {{Creepypasta}} of all time, when most stories on the channel are true or at least have backing evidence.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early videos lack music, a title sequence, and [=MrBallen=] speaks more slowly and with less gesturing. One of the earlier featured stories is "The Russian Sleep Experiment", perhaps the most famous {{Creepypasta}} of all time, and several other stories from the era are based on Reddit posts of dubious authenticity, when most stories on the channel are true or at least have backing evidence.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the things he wants done to the Like button are so ridiculous that he starts cracking up and has to try again. Lately, some of his sponsorship jokes jokes, which tend to feature manic rants about mis misadventures with a pet tree frog named "Lungy", have also drifted so far into absurdity that he can't get through them without multiple takes.
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* CharacterTic:
** Allen tends to bow toward the camera while turning his head to the side and spreading his arms during certain phrases in his intros and outros.
** When miming holding or shooting a long gun, he'll usually position his left hand as if he's holding a grip that's horizontal and perpendicular to the body of the gun (like the handlebar of a bike).
** Allen tends to bow toward the camera while turning his head to the side and spreading his arms during certain phrases in his intros and outros.
** When miming holding or shooting a long gun, he'll usually position his left hand as if he's holding a grip that's horizontal and perpendicular to the body of the gun (like the handlebar of a bike).
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* ThanatosGambit: One of the schemes against the Like button would screw it over one last time even after the viewer's death: it suggests that the viewer leave the button a treasure map to a pot of gold in their will, when in reality the gold is a $6 Blockbuster gift certificate.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the sillier or more complicated antics involving the Like button result in [=MrBallen=] cracking up, and are left in.
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[[caption-width-right:350:If you're a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious, delivered in story format, then you've come to the right place, because that's all we do.]]
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{{Foreshadowing}}: If [=MrBallen=] begins describing a particular natural or mechanical process during a story, especially if that process sounds like it would be unpleasant to a human, someone in the story is probably going to have that happen to them.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: If [=MrBallen=] begins describing a particular natural or mechanical process during a story, especially if that process sounds like it would be unpleasant to a human, someone in the story is probably going to have that happen to them.
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{{Foreshadowing}}: If [=MrBallen=] begins describing a particular natural or mechanical process during a story, especially if that process sounds like it would be unpleasant to a human, someone in the story is probably going to have that happen to them.
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* CaptionHumor: Captions are often used on images to provide helpful information, such as making it clear that the image is or isn't an actual photo of the thing being discussed. In one instance, however, [=MrBallen=] is describing how the subject of the story is an experienced hiker, and that they've hiked well-marked and dangerous trails alike. A normal trail photo is used to illustrate a safe trail, and a frame from a video of a mountain lion leaping at the camera is used with the dryly humorous caption "Real photo of a dangerous hiking trail".
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* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: During one sponsorship spot for a meal kit service, MrBallen claims (likely in exaggeration) that one of his favorite foods as an 18-year-old was "cereal" consisting of an entire sleeve of Oreos in a bowl of milk.
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* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: During one sponsorship spot for a meal kit service, MrBallen [=MrBallen=] claims (likely in exaggeration) that one of his favorite foods as an 18-year-old was "cereal" consisting of an entire sleeve of Oreos in a bowl of milk.
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* JumpScare: Not deliberately or marked by loud sounds, but some of the images used in some stories can be fairly (or even outright) creepy and freakish, and appear with basically no warning.
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* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: During one sponsorship spot for a meal kit service, MrBallen claims (likely in exaggeration) that one of his favorite foods as an 18-year-old was "cereal" consisting of an entire sleeve of Oreos in a bowl of milk.
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* DiceRollDeath: An unfortunate young man in one story died while going about his day in a small town while listening to music. He was apparently unaware of a nearby helicopter experiencing mechanical failure, and happened to be right underneath it when it crashed.
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Some stories covered are so unbelievable that [[=MrBallen=]] will open the episode with a disclaimer like this.
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Some stories covered are so unbelievable that [[=MrBallen=]] [=MrBallen=] will open the episode with a disclaimer like this.
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* ContentWarnings: Particularly gruesome or harrowing stories will at minimum have a "*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*" disclaimer in the title, and will also usually include similar disclaimers in the video description and in a title card after the intro, along with [=MrBallen=] giving a specific verbal warning about the harrowing nature of the story at the very beginning of the video.
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* ContentWarnings: Particularly gruesome or harrowing stories will at minimum have a "*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*" disclaimer in the title, and will also usually include similar disclaimers in the video description and in a title card after the intro, along with [=MrBallen=] giving a specific verbal warning about the harrowing intense nature of the story at the very beginning of the video.
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* PublicDomainDoundtrack: The copyright- and royalty-free track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuw_O5MU5CE "Something Wicked"]] by Ross Bugden serves as the intro and title card music.
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* PublicDomainDoundtrack: PublicDomainSoundtrack: The copyright- and royalty-free track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuw_O5MU5CE "Something Wicked"]] by Ross Bugden serves as the intro and title card music.
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* ContentWarnings: Particularly gruesome or harrowing stories will at minimum have a "*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*" disclaimer in the title, and will also usually include similar disclaimers in the video description and in a title card after the intro, along with [=MrBallen=] giving a specific verbal warning about the harrowing nature of the story at the very beginning of the video.
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* RetiredBadass: Allen served in SEAL Team 2 from 2010 to 2017.
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* RetiredBadass: Allen servedin on SEAL Team 2 from 2010 to 2017.
* RetiredBadass: Allen served
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* IconicOutfit: [=MrBallen's=] backward baseball cap and flannel button-up shirt combo.
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John B. Allen, better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen MrBallen]], is an American [=YouTuber=] and former Navy SEAL who relates strange, dark, and mysterious stories, usually involving true crime, accidents, unusual incidents, and the occasional paranormal occurrence. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Elite Meet, a career networking organization focused on Special Operations members who are transitioning back into civilian life.
One to five videos are typically uploaded per week, and videos generally feature a single long story or three shorter stories united by a theme. Shorter [=TikTok=] versions of many stories can be found on the secondary channel [=MrBallen=] Shorts, and audio-only versions of stories make up the [=MrBallen=] Podcast.
Though the channel started in 2015, regular uploads only began in 2020. As of March 2022, the channel has amassed 5.6 million subscribers.
!![=MrBallen=] provides examples of:
* ButtMonkey: The [=YouTube=] Like button. [=MrBallen=]'s riff on the typical call to "hit" or "smash" the Like button is to refer to that action as mistreating the button in some way, as if it were a real person. This runs a wide spectrum, from harmless rickrolling to outright murder.
* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the sillier or more complicated antics involving the Like button result in [=MrBallen=] cracking up, and are left in.
* IconicOutfit: [=MrBallen's=] backward baseball cap and flannel button-up shirt combo.
* RetiredBadass: Allen served in SEAL Team 2 from 2010 to 2017.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: After a slow ScheduleSlip in 2021 that culminated in a three-week period with no uploads, one of the Like button gags after uploads resumed was as follows:
-->'''[=MrBallen=]:''' So if that's of interest to you, please tell the Like button you're going to upload on your [=YouTube=] channel three, four, even five times every week... and then knock it down to three or four times a week, and then two or three times a week, and then one or two times a week, and then go ahead and just don't post for three weeks straight.
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John B. Allen, better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen MrBallen]], is an American [=YouTuber=] and former Navy SEAL who relates strange, dark, and mysterious stories, usually involving true crime, accidents, unusual incidents, and the occasional paranormal occurrence. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Elite Meet, a career networking organization focused on Special Operations members who are transitioning back into civilian life.
One to five videos are typically uploaded per week, and videos generally feature a single long story or three shorter stories united by a theme. Shorter [=TikTok=] versions of many stories can be found on the secondary channel [=MrBallen=] Shorts, and audio-only versions of stories make up the [=MrBallen=] Podcast.
Though the channel started in 2015, regular uploads only began in 2020. As of March 2022, the channel has amassed 5.6 million subscribers.
!![=MrBallen=] provides examples of:
* ButtMonkey: The [=YouTube=] Like button. [=MrBallen=]'s riff on the typical call to "hit" or "smash" the Like button is to refer to that action as mistreating the button in some way, as if it were a real person. This runs a wide spectrum, from harmless rickrolling to outright murder.
* {{Corpsing}}: Some of the sillier or more complicated antics involving the Like button result in [=MrBallen=] cracking up, and are left in.
* IconicOutfit: [=MrBallen's=] backward baseball cap and flannel button-up shirt combo.
* RetiredBadass: Allen served in SEAL Team 2 from 2010 to 2017.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor: After a slow ScheduleSlip in 2021 that culminated in a three-week period with no uploads, one of the Like button gags after uploads resumed was as follows:
-->'''[=MrBallen=]:''' So if that's of interest to you, please tell the Like button you're going to upload on your [=YouTube=] channel three, four, even five times every week... and then knock it down to three or four times a week, and then two or three times a week, and then one or two times a week, and then go ahead and just don't post for three weeks straight.
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