logo
episode-header-image
Oct 1
33m 49s

What Happened to Granger Taylor?

Ballen Studios
About this episode
Fact or fiction, is there anything more terrifying than the idea of being abducted by aliens? History is littered with such accounts, depicting scenes of horrifying experimentation. But what if some of these beings were benevolent, instead inviting us to learn from them? In 1980, one man may have been given that chance. Whether still on this planet or not, h ... Show More
Up next
Yesterday
Stocksbridge Bypass
In 1988, a new section of road was carved through the hills of the Peak District in Northern England. Built to divert heavy traffic away from the small town of Stocksbridge, the bypass was meant to bring relief. But almost from the start, strange reports began to surface from wor ... Show More
32m 36s
Sep 24
Where is Juan Pedro?
On the 25th June 1986, a routine journey across Spain turned tragic. In the early morning, a tanker truck carrying thousands of litres of sulphuric acid crashed whilst crossing the Somosierra mountain pass. But the driver was not alone. He had brought along his wife and 10-year-o ... Show More
33m 17s
Sep 17
There is Something in the Desert
For centuries, the deserts and mountains of the Middle East have been steeped in myth and mystery. From ancient conquerors to modern armies, those who marched into these lands often returned with stories of strange and unexplainable encounters. In more recent times, the deserts o ... Show More
35m 48s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2021
Vanished Without A Trace
On this mini episode I bring you into the world of missing person cases. The story of Lars Mittank and Granger Taylor. Two stories of people who just vanish. I share my theories and what could have happened, but with little to go off of we may never know. Join me if you dare and ... Show More
28m 19s
Mar 2021
The Moonshine Effect
After the arrest is made public in West Cork, the town is terrified, convinced there is a murderer next-door. And yet, the suspect remains. It seems everyone has a theory, a story about the suspects’ strangeness, from the plausible to the absurd: that he is a sexual predator, he ... Show More
36 m
Oct 2024
Brian Scott Hartman
33-year-old Scott Hartman lived in Williamsburg, Indiana, when he was charged with killing his parents. Initially, the authorities thought his mother died of natural causes. Scott said that his father, Brian, had taken a trip. But all of his stories quickly fell apart.Join Mike a ... Show More
58m 13s
Oct 2024
The Little People That Come Out at Night
Explore the chilling world of Duendes, mysterious beings whose legends echo across cultures. Known by many names—gnomes, elves, little people, and more. These creatures are feared and revered from North and Central America to South America. We'll hear stories from eerie footprint ... Show More
22m 58s
Apr 2025
Final Days of 'Mad' George III
How did George III die? Was it raving in a straightjacket? Who stayed with him at the end of his long illness? Today we uncover the truth about George III, the man unfairly remembered as the mad King who lost America. Produced by Freddy Chick. Edited by Tomos Delargy. Senior Prod ... Show More
55m 25s
Oct 2024
Who was Jack the Ripper? The Doctor (Suspect 4)
Part 4/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these men, most of them almost certainly innocent, singled out as monsters? Today Anthony Delaney tells Maddy Pelling about how quack doctor Fr ... Show More
39m 46s
Sep 2024
The Unexplained
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories of missing people that we just can’t explain. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's podcast.Story names, previews & links to origi ... Show More
26m 40s
Feb 2025
A Warning From My Mother
For one person, the unexplained has always been a part of life—whether he wanted it to be or not. His mother always warned him about it. Growing up in South Africa, his childhood home was filled with eerie noises, shadowy figures, and unsettling encounters that he tried to ration ... Show More
27m 9s
Jul 2023
EP. 118 TEXAS - She Killed Her Best Friend & Stole Her Baby
At the end of 2019, a puzzling crime rocked the community of Austin, Texas. A mother, Heidi Broussard, had gone missing, along with her daughter... and nobody had a clue where she had went. But when the facts of the case began to emerge, an extremely dark picture was painted... a ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2025
Blink-182: Tom Was Right. Aliens Exist.
Everyone thought Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge was a joke, until he proved them all wrong. This is the story of government control, aliens, an arrest, a plane crash, a cancer diagnosis, redemption, and (of course) anti-authority punk rock.Do you believe in Non-Human Intelligence? Have ... Show More
47m 14s