You know its an old video when he says "Please click Like." Sure you don't want me to take it skydiving and give it a faulty parachute 🤣

@karissapeterson5729

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@enchanteddiamond3041

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr🤣 why ain’t you pinned!

@benmalliet2836

3 жыл бұрын

Love how his ‘old vids’ are only from 10 months ago. Crazy to see how much this dudes done this year. Favorite channel on KZread fr

@jonathanmontalvo3563

3 жыл бұрын

@@enchanteddiamond3041 Prolly cause the video is old

@enchanteddiamond3041

3 жыл бұрын

Oml I KNOW it’s was joke!

If I spend 1.3 million dollars on a house it better need absolutely no renovations.

@jackyordinary

3 жыл бұрын

And it better move my stuff in autonomously. Lol

@Rachel.........

3 жыл бұрын

And this is why you will never own a 1.3 million dollar home

@einsp227

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rachel......... Yes, because it makes a ton of sense to have to spend $100,000 worth of renovations on a house that cost $1.3 million.

@Rachel.........

3 жыл бұрын

The rich get richer and the poor think they are owed everything.

@Rachel.........

3 жыл бұрын

@@donefinished doesnt matter what i sound like 😁. And your opinion especially doesnt matter lol.

I love watching his older content to see how far he’s come in his storytelling ability 😊

@WE_GOT_GATORS

Жыл бұрын

Tbh he was always my fav storyteller

@justme420ism

10 ай бұрын

I was saying to myself the same.

@giovanna722

9 ай бұрын

I like this version of his style the best. He's relaxed, not pushing so hard. He's smiles and laughs, something I haven't seen him do lately.

@antonplayzgamez631

9 ай бұрын

​ then you haven't been paying attention plus can't blame the man for not keeping it together as easily when he's talking about victims all the time

@user-wt3gf5sp6k

7 ай бұрын

I think it was just because he got a lot more comfortable in front of the camera. You can tell he just used to be incredibly nervous and felt awkward essentially talking to himself (the camera). I felt that way too when I first started making KZread videos knowing I had an actual audience

WHAT'S IN THE DAMN WALLS!!?? DID NO ONE CHECK THE WALLS AND DID NO ONE THINK TO PUT A CAMERA ON THE DAMN MAILBOX!!!!????

@sciencenotsrigma

5 күн бұрын

Did they even have cameras that worked like that, then? I’m not sure. In the 1980s, they had to hide a camera the size of a Kleenex box amongst potted plants, or hide them behind other objects. I remember seeing a true crime show, where they showed the process. If someone went nosing around, they could easily find the camera. In the late 80s, my mom and grandma were all excited about the fact that you could set a VCR to record at a certain time of day. I wonder when people could first buy cameras that could record automatically, on a timer or motion detector. When I was a kid, I told my mom I wanted a TV I could bring places with me, and not miss my favorite shows. I was in a lot of activities, and liked to explore the woods with friends. My mom said she didn’t think that could ever happen. Now, we all have a TV we can put in our pocket and stream shows. 😂

@waviyanlokss4157

2 күн бұрын

@@sciencenotsrigmathis happened in 2014

The watcher was the guy who bought the house at a $400k discount. Genius move.

@TheDonovanMcCormick

3 жыл бұрын

Patience

@zeropointnineninenine4951

3 жыл бұрын

Got em

@TheKipperjones

3 жыл бұрын

@Dyl Bully you are the watcher or you bought the house? Or both?

@CrystalDMay

3 жыл бұрын

Right? 😂

@user-qw4ud5cj6j

3 жыл бұрын

Even better they bought the house at a discount but they also were the ones who originally sold it because they couldn’t afford it anymore, they installed hidden cameras before they sold it

What’s “in the walls” were probably hidden cameras. They weren’t being stalked by someone outside. They were being watched from within the house. Hence why the person always seemed to have information that could only be obtained via extremely close proximity

@ginmarie7674

2 жыл бұрын

Thats what I thought

@paulinephillips8305

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! I bet you're right!

@binthenw3148

2 жыл бұрын

And we finally found out who "The Watcher" is. It's obviously SychicGamer 🤣

@binthenw3148

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@tba113

2 жыл бұрын

That's certainly a possibility, though you'd think at least a couple of them would get discovered (or painted over and made useless), what with all the renovations the family did. Then again, if everything added up, the culprit would have been caught by now, and it wouldn't be an open-ended mystery.

he's probably inside the walls because he asked if they discovered what was inside the walls

@dubiousinformation1756

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing. I think him mentioning being in a car passing by was just misdirection to make them think to look outside instead of inside. I mostly think he was inside because some of the information he knew would've required him to be within 10-15 feet of each of them.

@jamieyourdead

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense, either way hes trespassing so if you have weapons dont be afraid to jump his as* since he wants to be like that and threaten people.

@shonuff4951

Жыл бұрын

It's probably more likely the house was bugged with microphones and/or cameras in the walls. Probably by a previous owner or neighbor, since one of the letters said he/she was the 3rd generation to watch the house.

@RelativelyBest

Жыл бұрын

She also seems to identify with the house itself. ("You are despised by the house.") Plus, she implied she could get to their children if they went into the basement. Between that and how close she would need to be to learn all that personal information, yeah, this screams "phrogger."

@StrangeDetectives

Жыл бұрын

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING LIKE..MYLIE CYRUS THAT HOUSE UP YO

I skipped this video for so long bc I already knew this story so well.. but mr ballen came through with a few facts I’d never heard! one of the many reasons MB is the best 💯❤️

@HereIsWisdom1318

Жыл бұрын

Like what?

@HannahHatmanshorts

Жыл бұрын

@@HereIsWisdom1318 probably the actual contents of the letters and the issues they were having financially with the house.

I feel like The Watcher was in the walls. Does anyone know if they checked inside the walls? It seems like an obvious thing to do

@rudeinterplanetjanet

4 жыл бұрын

There have been cases where unknown people were living inside the house tormenting their victims, so this is a possibility.

@ccorbin83

4 жыл бұрын

This sounds feasable, but how did he sneak out to mail the letters?

@donny1x

4 жыл бұрын

The watcher said “ Have your kids seen what’s in the walls yet?” So maybe they were I the walls

@bensmith1450

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s hidden cameras in the walls

@cannedbread6140

3 жыл бұрын

That would explain why they said: "Do you know what lies inside the walls?" But idk.

I wouldn't have said anything and just randomly burnt that place to the ground in the middle of the night and stuck a sign out in the yard that said "Did ya watch that?"

@RussellGreerOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Love it 😊

@zairedravis2747

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂✌

@WontSeeReplies

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe face a camera towards the mailbox...first?

@karenlacey2592

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@mattl309

3 жыл бұрын

I would started stalking the watcher, like get a gillie suit binoculars drove small ways away then slowly crawl back to the house, then leave notes saying I’m watching them n shit

It was mentioned by Mr Ballen and I think also in the Netflix series a key detail that many people probably didn't catch. And that was the fact that the watcher said the house had been in their family for years and the grandfather and father watched the house over the years. Well, because I worked in title insurance before, they should've done a title search on the property going back several decades and that possibly could've helped to find out who was the watcher. That title search would've revealed who owned the property over the years and possibly since it was built.

@RoseKat-Fam2580

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea. It's public record, so it's easy to get a hold of.

@michaelyunkelo1757

Жыл бұрын

Good idea!!

@MedicaBruja

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the grandpa didn’t own it, just “watched it”. Many mental disorders are hereditary and traditions are learned. Grandpa could have been the previous creep, not necessarily the previous owner.

@unknownunknown504

Жыл бұрын

@@MedicaBruja That's a very good point, but I think they mentioned the house had been in their family for years. 🤔

@1_f_f_4_h

Жыл бұрын

or they could've searched the history of the neighbouring houses because the watcher kept mentioning he could be a neighbour and that he spoke to them

I've been waiting for 2 years for the series to come out on Netflix! It did not disappoint

Where's that private investigator/detective who solved the case of the dead man in the hotel room based on his cigarette being in the wrong hand, the A/C issue and toothpaste filling a hole in the wall? He'd have figured out who The Watcher was in 5 minutes! I also agree with a ton of people who said to search the walls, and if you didn't want to burn the house down then through a few smoke bombs or something in there.

@joeyisamazing1091

2 жыл бұрын

Just call en exterminator, have it tarped, and then fumigated

@ildisiri

2 жыл бұрын

i think that guy is dead, but a legend nonetheless.

@eisleywatson344

2 жыл бұрын

What story was that? Sounds interesting

@katlynnalmansor4135

2 жыл бұрын

@@eisleywatson344 It's "What Happened in Room 348" Solved Mystery.

@eisleywatson344

2 жыл бұрын

@@katlynnalmansor4135 thanks!

If someone knocked on my door and said “oh sry,- wrong house” and smiled one second too long, then I would b out of there by midnight

@MrBallen

4 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@evanendwardsonsblitzball

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@nikkirose7154

4 жыл бұрын

What if you’re broke and can’t move

@photlam9769

4 жыл бұрын

@@nikkirose7154 run, run as fast as u can to the cops

@mywrld2715

4 жыл бұрын

Calvin Keller bruh I will sock that person out on god

I know its a bit late, but the owner of the home had a huge buyer regret and was probably the one responsible for sending the letters in order to get his money back in court. A couple of things indicate that: 1. In court, the owner claimed he wanted to keep the house AND get his money back at the same time; 2.He angrily refused to plant a secret cam next to the mailbox (which police advised). After this case, the police stopped taking him seriously 3. Apparently nobody ever received those letters except for him (Including the current owner of the house) 4. Some investigators involved in this case said they were personally 100% convinced the owner was sending those letters. 5. He made a huge noise about his "stalker" and also struck a movie deal. Given the above and the fact that no other explanation seems likely, I believe this was the case.

@kimlynn50

9 ай бұрын

But what about the letter before they ever moved in?

@dillkosher5116

8 ай бұрын

@@kimlynn50did you not pay attention? The brought the house but didn’t physically move in yet. They would go to the house daily to check on the progress of the contractors and renovations being made so obviously just because they didn’t physically move in yet they still held owner ship of the house for some time and that’s when the initial letter showed up, during the time before they physically moved in but still owned the house….

@caseynabors6235

7 ай бұрын

Is it true the owner refused to have surveillance on the mailbox? If so that says it all.

@jaykirizz219

18 күн бұрын

While it is true that The letters have stopped, Cops have been called to the ‘Watcher House’ 58 times since current owners moved in. Twice due to a possible break-in in the basement. Sound familiar? Look it up!

@jaykirizz219

18 күн бұрын

Idk man I’ve researched this topic heavily, and haven’t found one story saying that they declined to put a camera facing the mailbox. Can u tell me where this story is printed? it makes no logical sense to be a hoax with all the time and money the family put in to the investigation along with money lost on the house. If this was a nefarious plot, it was ill-conceived in a spectacular way, to no clear practical end, with the only result being the self-sabotage of years of the Broadduses’ lives. Vince Gagliardi, who investigated the case for the prosecutor’s office said “Maria was distraught every time I saw her. She was shaking,”. “I can tell you this: If Maria Broaddus was faking, she should play herself in the movie.”

Hi! I am an at home baker and listen to your stories nonstop while I fill my orders!!! Keep going on! You kick ass, my son and I are now addicted to your stories! 😊

Maybe the things in the walls were cameras? Thought that was obvious lol

@SasukeUchiha-fe2yk

4 жыл бұрын

Quaderer14 Gaming it might be the birds

@samdenomme5431

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly yeah I thought it would’ve been obvious to check the walls cause that would be easy to get all their information without ever being seen

@benziebarth4319

4 жыл бұрын

Jack Read they haven’t released it yet probably. they just bought the rights but they haven’t actually released the movie yet

@MrBallen

4 жыл бұрын

Oh man that’s creepy

@loud4life920

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the 50th like

You tell stories like my dad did.. I lost him in March. Hearing you tell stories makes me feel better 💗

@emberkat1828

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for you loss, but I'm glad you found MrBallen! He's pretty great :)

@christopherflowers2327

2 жыл бұрын

My sincere condolences on the passing of your Father! God bless you & John B. Allen!

@ramenstylejutsu2771

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry for your loss

@MartaWomack

2 жыл бұрын

Aaww! You just touched my heart with this sentiment. Very sweet. I lost my father, too, but years later, I can say that it does get better over time.

@ramk70

2 жыл бұрын

My condolences happy you fond Mr ballen

I just watched The Watcher on Netflix so naturally I had to see if Mr Ballen had covered this dark and mysterious event in story format yet. I was not disappointed. But now I cant stop thinking about WHY has the stalker not been caught yet? Couldn't they just put a game cam inside of the mailbox to record who is putting mail in their mailbox? There was no return address or stamp on the enveloped so it couldn't have gone through the postal service. Someone is physically delivering those letters. With all of the cameras that were put on the house I'm just surprised that no one thought to monitor the mail box. Unless I'm mistaken!

@cdes1776

11 ай бұрын

I think possibly that whoever is picking up the mail is the one placing it in to then be "picked up" with the other mail.

@ronald-ok2wc

5 ай бұрын

The mailman.?

@yungtragedy666

3 ай бұрын

Good point regarding the cameras... an inside job most likely

@Handledi

2 ай бұрын

@@ronald-ok2wcdid you read the comment? It doesn’t have a return address so it couldn’t be delivered via mailman… unless you’re suggesting the mailman was the watcher

@Handledi

2 ай бұрын

Apparently the owner angrily refused to put a camera on the mailbox which the police suggested. He was definitely the one “sending” the letters smh

This version of the story is much better than the Netflix version. Netflix have ruined the story… thank god there are real storytellers like you.

@TyeArtisik

Жыл бұрын

That's why I don't understand why people were suggesting Mr Ballen to go on Netflix. Cause it would only ruin his content, plus you'd have to pay to see it.. No thanks. He's doing just fine on KZread, where it's free for us to watch & enjoy

@dunklock2668

9 ай бұрын

@@TyeArtisikplus he’s still getting paid maybe not as much but he can do what he want as frequently as he wants and it’s HIS OWN business

@brendatomlinson

8 ай бұрын

I’m just glad after finding this I don’t have to watch the Netflix series. I was anticipating an ending that brought resolution to the mystery.

@victoryak86

6 ай бұрын

@@brendatomlinsonno, I’m sorry but you still are required to watch it. Please promptly report back after. Thank you.

@brittrichards5337

3 ай бұрын

Agreed!! Why waste hours when you can watch it in 20 mins

Back in the old days, when Mr. Ballen and the like button didn’t have vendettas against each other.

@shawnahill1863

2 жыл бұрын

LMFAO😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Leeohlin89

2 жыл бұрын

Bahahahaha this comment should be legend! 😂

@selenaochoa786

2 жыл бұрын

Pre-Flannel days. Wonder if that's the motive for the vendetta??

@chintazulkanain5694

2 жыл бұрын

Epic!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@arielx31

2 жыл бұрын

Right?! Like, what did the Like button do? 🤣🤣

Getting a big ass protective dog would have put an end to this BS pretty quickly.

@828enigma6

3 жыл бұрын

Probably laws against that. NJ has laws pretty much laws against everything.

@wolfodinson5303

3 жыл бұрын

Big Uneuterd German Shepard . Working Type Not Show !

@tomecalm7

3 жыл бұрын

@Linda Kendrick What's to contemplate? A big dog would have accomplished 3 things. 1. He would have alerted to a stranger's presence giving early warning, as well as pointing out the intruder's location. 2. Would have definitely made the intruder think twice about continuing that course of action. 3. If all else failed, they would at least have a deterrent with teeth.

@raydewitt517

3 жыл бұрын

Dogs are easily poisoned

@justintyme4690

3 жыл бұрын

Its not going to do more than what a pi and 2 fbi agents could have done

Netflix definitely took inspiration from your video. Especially with the voice they used for the Watcher

MrBallen, don’t ever stop doing this! Your way of telling the true story is captivating. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️ 😁

The "Watcher" was probably living in the walls. He or she just kept referencing to in the walls way too much. Clearly these people don't watch horror movies. I would have been busting up some walls right after that first letter.

@jinxd4398

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is more modern homes are filled with insulation and other things but it mentioned that the house was over 100 years ago I belive it would've been smart to cut the walls or put camreas in it to see who

@jinxd4398

3 жыл бұрын

@Holden Mcgroine what?

@jinxd4398

3 жыл бұрын

@Holden Mcgroine ohhh yeah I agree

@forexdissector9565

3 жыл бұрын

its the only way she would've known all those details about the family unless he put a recording device inside the house.

@Julia_BH

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree

Did no one actually check in the walls? When I heard this story, my mind immediately thought that the watcher could be living in the walls, or there could be cameras hidden in the walls.

@mrionzo4843

4 жыл бұрын

They were going through renovations they probably would have found something

@TheSnowwdog

4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching a movie years ago called Bad Ronald abot a teenager who accidentally a girl and his mom hide him in a secret room in the house - she ended up dying and a family bought the house with Bad Ronald still living in the secret room spying on the daughters, stealing food, etc.

@mrionzo4843

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSnowwdog umm I don't understand why you said bro

@ceo_of_cheese124

4 жыл бұрын

Or dead body’s

@paulblanscet3411

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking a tunnel, in the basement specifically. The writer pretty much tells them were to look

Got hooked on this dude a few years ago. I don't have a great memory so I love re-watching his stories!

Now thanks to Mr Ballen, we get The Watcher Movie. You know this is a O G Ballen video, no flannel. I miss these days!!

Imagine "the watcher " watching this laughing

@lakegenevaboys6227

4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: it’s u

@uzinada

4 жыл бұрын

ethan_from_football 😂😂

@Vuppe

4 жыл бұрын

Muhahahaa

@MrBallen

4 жыл бұрын

Well done 😂

@pooka111

4 жыл бұрын

I am

Sounds like it was the watcher’s dream house and he waited till it’s cheap and bought it

@OscarDelgadoCA

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not a bad idea 😂😂

@spookypixels

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY, but it was a woman's DNA meaning it was some Karen doing that

@ratking8088

3 жыл бұрын

@@spookypixels Karen’s just mad she didn’t have kids 🙄

@cjr1881

3 жыл бұрын

@@spookypixels ain’t it always

@spookypixels

3 жыл бұрын

@@Josh_728 well yea, that's what I mean, the fact that she probably already had a house in the area doesn't mean she can't still be a Karen about the other house she wanted more or something

That "Watcher Voice" scared the hell outta me while I was driving and listening!! Awesome job John! You rock! LOVE your stories ❤️ I listen every single day!!! I drive for a living and you entertain me allllll day! Keep the stories coming! :)

@brendatomlinson

8 ай бұрын

Isn’t it the same voice as “Do you know how to get to Bell’s Canyon”? Scary af.

@user-mf7xm2uz3z

8 ай бұрын

@@brendatomlinson Yes, it is.

@brendatomlinson

8 ай бұрын

@@user-mf7xm2uz3z Thank you!

Of course MrB has done a story on this already!!! Just watched in on Netflix and wow - blown away! Thanks MrB

In the middle of the story I'm screaming "he lives in the house! Clearly talked about the walls and the basement!!!!"

@ThePOPcultureHashira

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Finally someone with sense! Whoever they were, they were clearly living inside the house

@jamietyree4994

3 жыл бұрын

That was my thought also. Especially when they said something about the kids nicknames. Would have sent me over the edge quick.

@spookypixels

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh, that's possible, make sense why they were pissed about the family that had noisy kids, and not the couple before them

@wolfcloud8735

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking some kind of cameras or mics in the house but these makes way more sense! Holy shit thats creepy as f#%^!

@carsonottocullen1542

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah based on so many other of his stories with hidden doors in the basement or people living in the attic and shit like that, I almost immediately was like “THE LETTERS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!” Haha 😂

the letter says in quite of few of them. to "check the walls." why didn't that happen?

@xyrxis5239

3 жыл бұрын

@Davin Bowyer they clearly had the means to cause that damage since they lived in a 1.3 million dollar house and had put over 100k in renovations that could have covered a hole or two in the wall

@CanteLizzie

3 жыл бұрын

This article (www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html) I read said that a home inspector had looked but didn't find anything. I still think more should have been done though.

@apexalaska

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, if I got a letter like that out comes my multitool, flashlights, and I'm keeping a loaded gun on me until I have scoured every inch of that house and every crawlspace and attic and I'm not stopping till I've either found the "watcher" or am completely confident he is just bluffing.

@demonflowerchild

3 жыл бұрын

@@CanteLizzie it won't let me see it. What did it say?

@reefsroost696

3 жыл бұрын

@@demonflowerchild Link is broken.

EVEN THOUGH IT JUST PREMIERED ON NETFLIX, WE HEARD IT HERE FIRST WIT MR. BALLEN BABY‼️‼️‼️‼️

@lindaM82224

5 күн бұрын

@weallgototheposoeverynowan9352 What’s the name of Netflix movie? Thanks

And here I am binge-watching all of his videos as if I need them to survive! I love these videos :)

I suspect "the watcher" is whoever bought the house at a $400k savings

@NoFocksGiven_

4 жыл бұрын

That was my first thought lol.

@MrBallen

4 жыл бұрын

Legit

@dezmondwise8477

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what I just wrote, good thinking. Also wouldn’t it be smart to check the house for camera’s ? There’s no way there was some peeping Tom watching them through windows.

@chikipsg

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 elaborate plan

@notapplicable761

4 жыл бұрын

CHECK THIS OUT!!! There was a similar story in the late 70s early 80s with an older retired married couple. EXCEPT they actually got hands put on them by the stalker (nothing serious, couple of smacks & lumps) Never found any finger prints, and a few items left on the porch for them to find (The husbands watch being one of the items). They were suspected by the detectives after they conducted a stakeout but they never saw anything. Look it up, great story! Coincidently their last name is the Wackers (Bill & Dorothy)

After the renter incident, I would have really given them something to watch and bulldozed the entire house and property.

@gavinward9261

4 жыл бұрын

Nah fire BIG FIRE!! She be watching mortified in the bushes or something

@Fauxassassin

4 жыл бұрын

Rip that house apart right in front of them

@ab935

4 жыл бұрын

wow, there's a lot of people that can afford to destroy a $1m+ house commenting.

@drivemecloser

4 жыл бұрын

Not thinking big enough. Paint it flamingo pink and build a tiki bar on the front lawn. Neon signs. Constant surf rock blasting out. They shall know regret.

@jefflindeman

4 жыл бұрын

With ongoing renovations, an electrical mishap would not be difficult to imagine, and if done correctly, would be undetectable. Insurance would ease the financial burden. The Watcher, even were he/she to know it was arson, would be hard-pressed to prove anything without outing their own identity. Even if you bulldozed the place outright, the land is still yours. Rebuilding might have made more sense over the $400k loss. And lastly, after installing all the cameras and while doing renovations, if you had it in you, you could always have a safe room built, beef up the security and arm yourself to a high degree. Hang a sign on the front door that says, “Take your best shot bitch!”, and hunker down. I know, I know, kids and all, but it’s possible. Chances are pretty good it was the equivalent of a troll, with little or no power to actually act on their threats. I have a couple additional questions : did he have the house scanned for listening devices, etc. and who ended up purchasing at the cut rate, and anyone after them - including anyone else that may have eventually profited from the fiasco.

The mini series just came out on NETFLIX in Australia and I immediately knew where I'd heard the story from. Your story telling is so memorable. Keep at it! You're a force to be reckoned with 💕

@miriam6364

Жыл бұрын

I was coming to comment the exact same thing!

@cindyarmendariz12

Жыл бұрын

Omg I just started the series and I was so confused bc I knew I had heard it somewhere!!

@hawk8019

Жыл бұрын

Same here, had to re-watch this before starting the series.

@dannyrivers3922

11 ай бұрын

You're not gonna say the name of the mini series!!

Looking at ‘The Watcher’ on Netflix. Minutes into the first episode I’m like, “pretty sure this was a Mr Ballen story”. Had to come back to check, and sure enough.

@GammasOG

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@tannerbroyles

Жыл бұрын

Same

When I moved into my house someone drove by and screamed "My grandmother died in that house". And I never heard from them again.

@pargolf3158

3 жыл бұрын

Did you hear from the grandfather?

@RiffRaffMama.

3 жыл бұрын

I used to work as an undertaker and one of my biggest takeaways from that job is that a hell of a lot of people are living in houses that someone has died in and they almost certainly have no idea. A *LOT* of people die at home. If you didn't build your house new and it's had a couple of previous owners, the odds of you living somewhere someone died is higher than you'd think.

@jwyzebeatz

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@judywright4241

3 жыл бұрын

---This was a topic on the NextDoor Neighbor app. A family had claimed that the mom had lived in their house as a child and could they come in and look around. Half the people cheered them for having said ‘Sure, come on in’ and 1/2 of us who were horrified ‘You took STRANGERS word that any of this was true??’ I added that that is why people take pictures, so you don’t impose your memories on new residents of an old house.

@ashgreen3574

3 жыл бұрын

@@RiffRaffMama. I sold my 100 year old inherited house to flippers last November. I didn't mention to them that my mother in law lived in the apartment over the garage and we found her dead (diabetes/heart attack). I figure over the years other people died there I don't know about either but I never saw any ghosts.

If History, Film and Urban Legend has taught us anything, it's to never buy your Dream Home.

@klinikam.9135

3 жыл бұрын

I live by this. It could save my life one day

@WoodysAR

3 жыл бұрын

LOL LOL 'The BURBS' baby! (or HOUSE the movie)

@JahTsir

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta build it.

@willnailer2118

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Tinaturtle191

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂

Man you have come so far in your story telling.

They just make a tv show about this story. I immediately thought about this video when I heard about the tv show!

@JustMusicStuffxD

Жыл бұрын

Same here xD n show its boring lol

Bruh I hear my fridge make a weird noise and I’m ready to move out

@thresagraham8181

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣👍

@donnalivinglife1704

3 жыл бұрын

Lol🙏🏽

@JK-gm6kk

3 жыл бұрын

Baseboard heating is nice to have. When the furnace kicks on, you will hear the heaters start ticking as they come to life. So pretty much any sound outside my room after dark is just chalked up to that

@brandone.5106

3 жыл бұрын

@@JK-gm6kk I have baseboard heaters. You come to learn all the sounds they make over time.

@jillolson8155

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOOO😱😱

I find it weird that after putting cameras up he was NEVER able to spot “The Watcher “

@andrewthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

@Astolfo Desu The fact that you're using the term "riff-raff" alone makes you a punk.

@veroxalyt403

3 жыл бұрын

Prob beacause he was "watching" them he prob knows they put up cameras

@TheDsRequiem

3 жыл бұрын

@Lord Frieza chill out freezer

@onedirectionG07

3 жыл бұрын

Yh right if they install a camera towards mailbox it is easy to spot who the hell is sending letters.

@AlexAndra-iy5zu

3 жыл бұрын

I would’ve left a note in the mailbox that read…. Dear homeowner congratulations on your 110th anniversary enclosed is a deed to your home would you kindly Lee certified check or cash for the amount I paid… Thank you kindly, previous owner

I wonder if The Watcher had recording equipment in the house. Could explain how they were able to see so many details even in obscured areas of the home, and also could be what was referred to as being “in the walls”. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Would be worth scanning for hidden electronic equipment and even doing x-ray scans of all the walls/ceilings/floors to see if there is anything there.

@peggypeggy4137

5 ай бұрын

I remember when the Ring door bell cameras weren't around for very long. On the news, there was a little girl in her room, which had a camera. Someone started talking to her, telling her to wreck her room and she freaked out. I thought, "How did they know the little girl was there?" I didn't know how these cameras worked through internet and could be hacked. Ring doorbell came out on the market in 2014, The same year as the watcher. Maybe the contractors?

They should of left the WATCHER a letter in the mail box when they left for a little while saying "Hello Watcher, Why be creepy when you can just come over an we can become best friends. I am also creepy an maybe we can be creepy together! We can creep out on others in the neighborhood while we hold hands an eat yummy snacks. Ok Watcher, I have to get going but cant wait to meet you! Your creepy new friend, the guy in the house."

@zApocxlypse

Жыл бұрын

😅😅😅

@AntonNidhoggr

Жыл бұрын

Won't gonna lie, in the first letters THE WATCHER actually sounded like a nice guy: watching the house, greeting the new owners, looking after the kids. There was an opportunity to befriend THE WATCHER and use its power against the neighbours.

@MsP0le

Жыл бұрын

Haha i thought that too...maybe catch up for a coffee?

@jborden18

11 ай бұрын

HA!!! That's great! Let's creep out on others together, thanks, your friend in the house!! You're funny as hell!!

@TheCornDavis

8 ай бұрын

"you know so much about this house's history! Let's meet up for coffee at my place to discuss it! You know the way in 🤪" 😂😂

I'm a very petty person. If I get forced out of that house, or see "the watcher won", once I'm ready to move, I'm burning the house down. The watcher seems ro really like it and I'm that spitful.

@RiffRaffMama.

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, insurance job for sure. Wouldn't have lost $400,000 that way.

@charliedallachie3539

3 жыл бұрын

Well that’s considered arson 😂 ..,you’d have to be very good at it to get away with it and get insurance.

@RiffRaffMama.

3 жыл бұрын

@@charliedallachie3539 I am.

@The_ZeroLine

3 жыл бұрын

I would too. Burn the house down. But, what doesn’t make sense to me is how with all the cameras they didn’t get footage of the guy putting a letter in the box

@jwyzebeatz

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_ZeroLine I didn't even think about that...

I feel like if this happened now it’d be trending online and teenagers would be lining up to rent it and make TikToks in there.

@sweetnumb

3 жыл бұрын

Yes perhaps, but if they're like me they wouldn't be willing to pay a substantial amount of money in order to film inside it. Being the arrogant fuck I am I'd be like "okay, I'm going to figure out whatever this bullshit is so good luck trying to get past me when all I've been passionate about my ENTIRE life has been figuring shit out." And honestly I'd simply figure it out, that's just what I do. They have literally zero chance once I've locked onto them. Once you know about cognitive bias, ego (seemingly ironic here), VERY irregular environmental possibilities, and all of the other self-perpetuating thought-loops that even the most rigorous scientists fall victim to, you can simply get closer and closer to the truth until you find it.

@tristannantista9616

3 жыл бұрын

@@sweetnumb is this copypasta

@val6787

3 жыл бұрын

Stupid generation

@JDitto702

3 жыл бұрын

It has been an on going thing for what the past 10 years or so. They could of and maybe should of been videoing and blasting it ever since it started. Someone needs to follow up with the person that bought the house after them.

The growth in quality if your videos in just a couple of years is astounding. No wonder you're one of the top channels on youtube. Keep up the great work Mr. B

I remember this, i live in New Jersey and have my entire life but when this happened I made sure I watched everybody around me.

- Hello, im "The Watcher" -Hello The Watcher... im dad *Loads shotgun*

@jackobrien4432

3 жыл бұрын

410, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, 10 gauge, 8 gauge or 4 gauge.

@G_Robb

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wouldn't have left. Along with a good security system I'd be armed.

@aaronhicks1962

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackobrien4432 yes

@jackobrien4432

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronhicks1962 just get all of em!

@aaronhicks1962

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackobrien4432 sounds good

Something like this was aired on a crime channel. Turned out to be a woman in the block who was crushed that she was outbid on her dream house. She stalked the family, interfered with their jobs, spread rumors, etc. She was finally discovered and charged.

@katgenn-winkler1754

3 жыл бұрын

Good!

@jamiekrhea

3 жыл бұрын

Karen strikes again

@blainefiasco8225

3 жыл бұрын

So that's probably what's happening here too.

@ShayMac311

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a movie with a similar plot, too.

@bakaaman2fortnitegod313

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

The very best story teller!! 💯

Wow that’s a rarity in Mr ballens stories. A family with an actual survival instinct. I’m glad they did not move into that house!

@pauldavis5665

6 ай бұрын

They let fear control them and let "the watcher" win and lost $400,000 because of it. I would not call that a good thing. Nothing has happened to anyone in the house for years since this, so it is clear "the watcher" was just a troll.

"they were being watched by this.. phantom menace.." Thanks, now I'm imagining Darth Maul is stalking this family.

@OrcinusLaryngologist

3 жыл бұрын

Maul is that DUDE! -Duel of the fates begins-

@Garrett8489

3 жыл бұрын

😆

@charliedallachie3539

3 жыл бұрын

With his scout droids lol 😂

@dylanwilliams2726

3 жыл бұрын

Just imagine Darth Maul looking in your window at night like 👁👄👁

@justindunlap1235

3 жыл бұрын

Duel of the fates stars playing as he steps from the closet.

Note to self, walk into the house & yell you can live in the walls but you’re deff paying rent! Guarantee they’ll leave 😂

@marleangreene6117

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@majorwellington1858

3 жыл бұрын

Lol ur silly 🤓

@donnalivinglife1704

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@benmiller5015

3 жыл бұрын

Since it was a female he coulda just asked her for a commitment n she woulda ghosted him in a second lol

@amberold8520

3 жыл бұрын

True

Wow so just finished watching this on Netflix. Came to KZread to see if any more information on the REAL story. John, you amaze me. Pretty sure Netflix producer saw your video and decided to use the scary voice when the letters were “read”…. Thanks! Now we know……………. The Rest……………. Of the story (As Paul Harvey used to say).. ❤

Love your story telling..I love telling stories myself and do a lot of investigating anything strange & weird! I actually have retold some of your stories!!! Lol, but I always tell everyone where I heard it & then I put them on by showing them all ur podcasts! Thanks 🙏🏽!

MrBallen: Imagine yourself in their position - would you have stayed, or would you have left? Few seconds later, "They bought their dream home in New Jersey..." Me: I would have left.

@mariposaroja1891

3 жыл бұрын

It ceased to be my dream house the second I found out it came with a stalker lol

@tristyy404

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfaoooo unless you’re born in jersey NO ONES dream house is in jersey

@kimmyb2601

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@JohnDarksoul69

3 жыл бұрын

new jersey is actually pretty nice if you never go there

@TheDaveyboyee69

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Ballen is a Navy Seal, the watcher would "disappear "

Two FBI agents and they didn’t look into the walls? 🙄

@nancybetters6243

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah something doesn't seem right

@emerf8288

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think the police did much, they looked into one strange guy in the neighborhood then finding it was a female looked into, what his sister. That poor family losing all that money. It was mostlikly the oldest mother living with all her adult kids. I'm sure that wouldn't take up much of her busy schedule. I felt like this bravado was really put on to miss lead the readers of the letters. Especially by so proudly pointing out the grandfather had passed on the duty of the watcher to this kin which one would automatically assume male. Who they want you to believe that.

@LOWERCASEJOKE

3 жыл бұрын

You don't know how hard our job is

@jamesmcdonald3054

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe they did... and found *_asbestos_* insulation so they decided to cover it up.

@droolies7079

3 жыл бұрын

James McDonald I wasn’t necessarily thinking asbestos - but something was in the house somebody was hiding. Lead paint was my first thought mainly because painting was the mans first actions. None of the participants were totally honest but what always struck me was none of the neighbors were concerned with this watcher. I mean - all my neighbors have cameras everywhere - there’s no privacy outside my house. That’s disconcerting even though it’s not to specifically watch me it’s still disconcerting. How did the neighbors think this watcher solely focused on one house? I’d still get more giant dogs lol maybe a tiny dog to alert the giant dogs lol that would inform ya real quick if there was “someone” there or if it was cameras and even them cameras need power and maintenance eventually.

Who knows the watcher could be watching this

@sirwhitemeat9785

Жыл бұрын

he is the watcher isn't he ofcourse he is watching this, you could be the watcher and we don't even know or I could be the watcher who knows the fact is he is watching something xD

came back after the new netflix show. I remembered the story

"The Watcher" is probably either a former owner of the house, or the original owner or their descendent. Someone who would've had access at some point to plant hidden cameras within the walls, and has the ability to actively watch them whenever they want. Police should look for all the former owners of the house and see what comes up, if anything.

@troll-ck1wo

2 жыл бұрын

the watcher is a massive loser, imagine spending your life watching a house

@buddyholly4672

2 жыл бұрын

That's what i was thinking. Hidden cameras in the house from the former owners

@yobaby7780

2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I thought . I checked the comments before posting my thought and low and behold , I wasn’t the only person on that page.

@passionsquietrage

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@worpd_gamer270

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly the new owners that "won" by getting a freshly renovated home at a $400k discount.

It's clear he was living in the house watching them. I would've sealed up and tented the house and bug bombed the hell out of it for a week. If he survived all the poison the next letter would be funny AF 😆

@mtnblubird4304

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that is awesome!!!

@katietye3673

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not even mad at this creativity 😂

@jwyzebeatz

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo, not a bad idea...But my exact thought was he was living in the house as well...In order for him to know certain things he mentioned he would obviously have to be inside...

@popspider4920

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinkinh

@devonlockwood1477

3 жыл бұрын

Best idea ever!!!

3 years later and this man is telling me bedtime stories. I usually hate how much i doom scroll on facebook but if i didnt id have never came across this absolutely wonderful human being.

The watcher is the real estate agent that wants constant commissions for selling the expensive house

"Netflix recently bought the rights to this story" Proceeds to tell said story for free EDIT- Another comment states the movie is titled "the Watcher" with a 2022 release.

@taylorward8002

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@synergisticcollusion134

2 жыл бұрын

Not the same thing.

@kjhghhff

2 жыл бұрын

Story was already all over the news and in articles back then. They bought rights to making of a movie or TV production.

@shelbyramin1376

2 жыл бұрын

I feel confident that Mrballen will do a better job telling the story than Netflix.

@BigNiqo

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Should of "accidentally" burnt it down.. I would of found a way to get my insurance money out of it no loss n walk away knowing that the watcher had nothing left to watch or would go up with the house. Not smart to threaten a man's family

@summern3064

3 жыл бұрын

And burn it quick enough to hopefully kill the person too. I’m pretty sure the watcher was living in their walls or had a secret way into the home

@drollette08

3 жыл бұрын

Good thinking

@joe7323

3 жыл бұрын

*Should have

@dovic2293

3 жыл бұрын

@@joe7323 stfu

@scottashe984

3 жыл бұрын

That's great until the fire rages and burns down the neighbors houses with them inside.

How could they leave the mailbox unmonitored? Why not have a camera on the mailbox at all times.

@momma1270

Жыл бұрын

this lol like this is the first thing i thought to do smh

@alexanderferguson3534

Жыл бұрын

because it was obviously the dad who wanted to get famous and sell his story to netflix so why would he want to expose himself

@TyeArtisik

Жыл бұрын

Gotta point

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

Жыл бұрын

Based on the two articles in The Cut (very well written and researched) the letters were mailed. Not sure about the first one the family received, but certainly subsequently. There is a photo of the envelope from the third letter in the most recent article. Postal workers were interviewed and a camera installed at the local post office. No indication it was a postal employee.

@laylagray1553

Жыл бұрын

Super weird unless “the watcher” was sending the letters through the mail…

its incredible how different the Netflix story is vs how Mr Ballen tells it here.

I’d be angry enough to leave a message board on the front lawn: “Obsessed with the house? Like the house? You ruined me so, you get a front row seat to watch the house bulldozed.”

@steeljawX

2 жыл бұрын

Start with the mailbox. Can't send threatening letters if there's no mailbox. If you want the destruction to stop you'll BTFO. Another letter comes; get rid of the back room. Another letter, another room.

@PaulHoleybatch

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, open propane tank in the kitchen. Gasoline trail. Cigarette. Lighter. Yell around "hey asshole, this your grandpa's house?". Puff and drop. Walk away without looking. "Try watching this, motherf***" *[explosion]*

@darth_kal-el

2 жыл бұрын

They tried to get the house torn down but the Homeowners Association of the neighborhood blocked it.

@MrBigrog01

2 жыл бұрын

That would be fkn awesome!!!!

@clueless_cutie

2 жыл бұрын

@@darth_kal-el HOAs are such a pain in the ass. At the very least, you could argue the property value loss because of the stalker(s) and hopefully talk them into some modifications that would upset the stalker(s). Or make it look like arson so you can blame the watcher and collect insurance and the joy of giving the ultimate middle finger to the watcher.

When MrBallen first started talking about this case, I was sure he was talking about another stalking/harassing case out of California. This woman named Kathy Rowe was outbid on her dream home in San Diego in 2011 and tormented this young couple who bought the house. She was relentless. She relisted their house online which sent prospective buyers to their door, $1,000 worth of bills for adult diapers and magazine subscriptions they never ordered and ran an ad for a party sending people to their house. It was crazy.

@rachelzimmerman2773

2 жыл бұрын

That woman was straight nuts

@canterburytail2294

2 жыл бұрын

That is where I thought this was going at first too.

@gregoryholstein4224

2 жыл бұрын

@@rachelzimmerman2773 Was this woman Kathy Rowe ever prosecuted? Do you know the outcome? Thank you in advance, I'm Australian, I haven't heard of this case. Cheers.

@suziedurrani4863

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryholstein4224 Not sure but I think she was not , She had a disabled child that she took care of ... and no one else to take of of the child but her . I remember an interview , she had such a smug face as if proud of what she had done and gotten away with it

@gregoryholstein4224

2 жыл бұрын

@@suziedurrani4863 Thank you Suzie.

The wife didn’t want the house. She knew everything that was going on in there. She wrote the letters. Serious.

I had to re-listen to this because I got severely bored with the Netflix version and turned it off soon after I started it. Mr. Ballen's mastery of storytelling is far more intriguing and entertaining than a show with a multi-million dollar budget.

sooooo they installed all these cameras and never once looked at any of the footage 🤔🤔🤔

@nickbryant2318

3 жыл бұрын

Right! How do they keep getting letters with no vid of the guy dropping them in the mailbox

@stephanieclark1487

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same thing Surely one of the cameras was faced right at the freaking mailbox

@cnote9958

3 жыл бұрын

She probably just mailed the letters, so nothing would be on camera anyway

@cnote9958

3 жыл бұрын

Tristan Neely no you don’t have to have a return address.

@aprilarnold1241

3 жыл бұрын

So true

If they where already doing work on the house why didn’t they tear out the walls to see what the watcher was talking about? I would have had that place lit up with cameras for sure.

@october1634

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to comment, they already spent over 100k on the house. Fixing some walls wouldn't have done much harm.

@SurgicallyDelicious

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@attorneytomannihilator6933

3 жыл бұрын

It was a hoax

@ozymandias9549

3 жыл бұрын

So much of this doesn't add up

@mommy2libras

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a huge house with a lot of walls. Do you have any idea how much it would cost to have them torn down then rebuilt? Not to mention the time and mess. Any carpets would be screwed.

"soldiers of the boulevard" that's the answer. It was literally the entire community. That's why the last letter said "the house despises you". Which is basically just a metaphor for the community hating them and as for what's in the walls/basement, it's most likely the remains of previous owners that the community did not like.

@robertoduran3048

Жыл бұрын

👀

@nathansmith9571

Жыл бұрын

@@robertoduran3048 I mean, is the assumption too wild? Or too accurate?😶

@robertoduran3048

Жыл бұрын

@@nathansmith9571 it’s a different theory to what most people have gone with but I like your theory.

@nathansmith9571

Жыл бұрын

@@robertoduran3048 honestly the reason I went with it is because according to what little evidence is given with the vastness of perception and action on "the watcher" it would have to be multiples of people. Along with the fact that it wouldn't be the first time it has actually happened.

Your presentation and delivery has drastically changed over the last 3 years. Well done sir.

Imagine if The Watcher was really the eventual buyer and it was all an elaborate plan to get the house for a cheaper price.

@anakinskywalker2560

2 жыл бұрын

lmao

@rsuriyop

2 жыл бұрын

That would've been a crazy yet very effective way to do it. Lot of risk of being found out though!

@Lyratheowl

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that too

@jeffcacciatore7447

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, did the new owners get any letters?

@normalhuman9878

2 жыл бұрын

Scooby-Doo villain

Maybe “The Watcher” wanted the House for himself/herself. I wonder if this was an elaborate scheme to allow him/her to be in a position to purchase the house at a ridiculously low price.

@lydiapetra1211

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds that way....

@rediron44

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Probably toured the house with the Realtor, thats how they knew the layout, basement, stuff like that

@therrgteam1952

3 жыл бұрын

you're a broker

@OliviaO1999

3 жыл бұрын

You’re the FBI

@primesspct2

3 жыл бұрын

that's what i was thinking.

I LOVE THESE ORIGINAL EPISODE FROM WHEN #MRBALLEN FIRST STARTED.

Your storytelling has come on SO FAR good sir! Sending all the good vibes and much thanks for hours of being terrified at night from the UK😂 congratulations that chap

The minute he mentioned the kids and taking them I would've been on a manhunt.

@lilfattcatt7758

3 жыл бұрын

For sure that’s a good way to get shot

@tradingtactics7541

3 жыл бұрын

Fr. These people just bought a 1.3 million dollar house, why not spend a little extra on high tech cameras and security systems.

@izzyrodriguez9609

3 жыл бұрын

threaten my kids i threaten your life if someone says stuff about my kids like that :)

@WestinsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@izzyrodriguez9609 I don't make threats. That's how the term "premeditated" gets thrown around the courtroom.

@Lit86Ranch

3 жыл бұрын

@@lilfattcatt7758 there are things far worse than getting shot for threats against my kids. The watcher would end up on an episode of 411 missing.

“I am never going to financially recover from this.”

@andrewcalean7992

4 жыл бұрын

🐯

@Cindy12679

4 жыл бұрын

That darn Carole Baskin.

@klinikam.9135

3 жыл бұрын

But like "I'm not going to emotionally recover from this either" fits too

@bailey9504

3 жыл бұрын

Klinika M. That works as well

@Raccon_Detective.

3 жыл бұрын

At least no one got hurt,killed or missing

Fear of the unknown and a person's imagination can be a powerful tool of control and manipulation. The watcher without ever causing physical harm to the family destroyed their lives with a few letters filled with empty threats.

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

Жыл бұрын

They still live in the town and are trying to move on. Unfortunately, quite a few locals reportedly think they have made a mint out of the Netflix rights, but apparently it didn't even cover their losses on the house. The series will likely stir up dissent again (sightseers have been said to have increased, amongst other things) but it should eventually die down. Remember, the wife/mother grew up there. She'll still have friends and supporters 🙂

This person knew a lot about the different rooms of the house and the activites of the familly within the house, while the renovations were happening. It is obvious that one of the workers was the watcher and that his wife was writting the letters. A worker would have had easy access to the mailbox and it wouldn't have raised suspicion.

It’s so crazy watching his new videos and then watching his older videos like this and just seeing how he’s changed everything and gotten so much better at his story telling

@felixfiredancer

Жыл бұрын

I love seeing the change as well I see little funny things like the folds in his green screen and such xD just randomly flickering in and out and I'm like tf is that

@ariannadebari3190

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking this!! I’ve watched him for almost 2 years now & I enjoyed him then obviously but seeing his growth & just becoming so much more comfortable & natural talking to the camera is awesome!! He is by far one of the best storytellers I’ve heard!

@TyeArtisik

Жыл бұрын

Ha, yeah

@Upper_left_bred

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

They're receiving these letters. In their postbox, in front of the house. They have security cameras. Nothing pointed at the mailbox? No camera from a neighbor pointed at their mailbox? Now days, you could probably put a camera in your mailbox. Seems really stupid that this wasn't solved.

@williams268

Жыл бұрын

Seriously... dude would wait inside the house for hours in pitch black darkness to stare out at the mailbox. Just point one of the damn cameras there ffs

@k.r.fonsecadasilva4860

Жыл бұрын

The same thought came to my mind.

@mstirlz

Жыл бұрын

But then it would capture the new owner posting the letters to himself. People try anything to get property for less

@tngdwn8350

Жыл бұрын

What if they've been send through regular post service? The only thing you would spot is the mailman.

@tiffanymarieelizabeth

Жыл бұрын

@@tngdwn8350 They never said the letters were post marked or had the address on them. So they seem hand delivered

I was half way through the first ep of “The Watcher” on Netflix wondering why it felt like I’ve seen this show before and then it hit me…. I technically have lmao Goes to show how amazing of a story teller he is.

@kitten6616

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same!!!!

@bobby_j7777

Жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@gigglyme2001

Жыл бұрын

Started watching the series today and thought the same thing!

Hey John...just seen that Netflix released The Watcher based on this story as you had said they would👍

No flannel?!😱 Now THAT is "strange & mysterious"...lol

@travisswint2661

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@utsavkumarsaha669

3 жыл бұрын

You Forgot the color it's "DARK" too..

@peggyfrance6422

3 жыл бұрын

Omg right!!!

@dalriadajohannsen

3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap 😯

@kthompson4489

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I couldn't figure out what was off but knew it didn't look right

Watcher: I'll be watching. Me: *Burns down the house.* Watcher: 👁👄👁

@baconenforce_r6522

3 жыл бұрын

Cant watch what isnt there!

@MsSwitchblade13

3 жыл бұрын

😆😂 of my god this would've been perfect

@MsSwitchblade13

3 жыл бұрын

I mean seriously, He should've set his own house on fire and the police would've blamed it on The Watcher

@KinBDutMean

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah2 and he can get insurance claim... It's a win2 haha

@devan9774

3 жыл бұрын

Literally my first thought. Lmfao thank you.

I love how Netflix is making series about stuff I already heard from this KZread channel 😂

I'm entirely confused as to why they couldn't simply aim cameras AT THE MAILBOX from different angles and catch the Watcher delivering the letters

You know it's a good neighborhood when the police actually investigate threatening and harassing letters instead of just telling you to call them when something happens.

@leannaburroughs5642

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

I was being stalked when I was 15. I worked at McDonald's, baby sat on weekend nights and at the flea market with my mom on Saturdays and Sundays. I helped my mom deliver Avon to her customers and worked off and on doing inventory at her boutique/store. I ran track in school. I was in choir. I was really, really busy. I was able to pay to have my own phone in my room, with my own number, which was privately listed, and not many people had the number. So, I started getting these calls from a young man late at night. He would ask me questions to see if I could guess who he was. He acted like it was a game of sorts. I thought it was a joke that one of my friends had given him my number and he was just messing with me. After a couple of times, I'd told him that I want to know where he got my number. He said " I know everything about you". Well.. really.. THAT was unnerving. I asked him what he meant by that. He told me what I'd worn today, where I was, who I'd seen and how I got back and forth from there. Okay.. he might have seen me. He went on to tell me that he thought I was really pretty and that I should get to know HIM better, because he was trying to get to know me. I asked him for his name. He hung up. So, I decided that was enough. I asked my mom to take me to the phone store to get my phone number changed (80's. No internet. No cell phones.) So, I got my phone number changed and gave it to about four people. McDonald's had it. My mom had it. The people I babysat for on Saturdays had it. My closest best friends had it. My father, who lived in another state, didn't even have it. Hell, I don't even think my stepfather had it. lol Anyway, it was nice and quiet for about 3 days. My mom started getting calls on her store phone and on our main home phone. I didn't ever answer the home phone. It wasn't for me, and mom had an answering machine. She'd always told me that I shouldn't worry about it. The "guy" called my mom's house number, asking for me. He called my mom's store asking for me. I had told my mom that if this guy calls, tell him that I am not here and that I don't take calls on her phone; it's a business phone at our home. The calls stopped for a couple of more days. Then he ramped up, calling over and over.. I want to talk to her. I have to tell her something. It's important.. I told my mom not to give him my new number. I quit working at McDonald's. I changed my schedule up a little bit on where I went and if I went to the flea market again.. I still babysat, but asked the parents of the little boy (he was almost 10, according to him, but really 8 1/2.. kids) if I could bring a girl friend with me babysitting because this weird guy has been following me and I am a little nervous about being alone. They agreed, knowing me well enough that I wouldn't be partying or anything. I was and am responsible. So, I am at the babysitting job with my friend, and introduce them to my friend and they said that their college aged son is home for the weekend, but he's out with friends. He may come home later and he can hang out with us if we want him to. I was sort of comforted by that. So, the night goes on and the child is in bed, asleep by some miracle. It's about 9:30 when the older son, the college freshman, comes home. He's wearing college baseball shirt and hat with jeans and sneakers. He comes in, looks at us and tips his hat, taking it off, tossing it on the couch next to me and he sat in the chair to my right. He hadn't said a word. I asked him "So, you're in college?" He just nodded did a mm hmm noise. I gathered he must be shy and it may be awkward having two strange high school girls in his house. The phone rang. Instinctively, I jumped up to get the phone. "I got it" he said. My heart leaped into my throat. He's the GUY. THIS is the guy who's been calling me, following me, harassing my mom". I turned toward my friend and said "that reminds me.. you need to call your mom at 10 to tell her if you're spending the night at my house or not". I gave her a "CALL YOUR MOM" wide eyed glare. when he hung up the phone, she called her mom. She told her mom that she was bored and to come get her. so, her mom was on the way. Thank GOD! The parents hadn't called and I couldn't for the life of me remember what restaurant they had gone to, and how was I going to explain this all to them, with their son the freaking stalker right there? So, when my friend's mom reached the house, we BOTH went outside to meet her. I told her that the older brother was here and I could actually leave now, too. I leaned into the car and whispered. please take me with you. I am scared of this guy. So, I left my purse. I left my jacket. I left the child with his brother. I went through the phone book at my house when I got home and found the restaurant that the parents had gone to. I called them at the restaurant and told them everything on the phone. All of it. They apologized repeatedly and told me that they'd call me when they got home and they'd bring my stuff to me. I told her not to. I said to bring it to my mom's store, which was closer, and the mom shopped there. She agreed. I got my stuff from my mom's store. About a month later, the guy called me at my new number, which he'd found at his parent's house. I had taken my mom's speaker phone from the store and put it in my room, just in case, because I was still pretty scared. I recorded the call. He'd threatened me. He told me that I could have had a great "thing" with him. He adored me, but now he saw who I really was and he hoped I'd "drop dead violently". So, I reported it to his parents, my parents and the police. My mom changed the locks on the house, added locks and I changed my number yet again, giving it only to my best friend. The next year, I was in the mall and I saw him with his mom and his younger brother. I walked over to the other side of the mall. His mom called out to me. She apologized again. She asked her son if he had anything to say. "nope" was his answer. That was the last time I ever saw or heard anything from him. I got lucky. But ever since, I have been afraid to give any information to people.

@AlexHT100

2 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty freaky… decent effort on documenting the story here!

@ashamochka

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with a great comment here. Please, make a screenshot. Maybe, you’ll remember more. it might help people.

@ashamochka

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You, Great Point 👍

@nancydrew9997

2 жыл бұрын

whoa! that’s creepy!

@cmnelson2923

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you got out of that situation safely! There is a reason I only use my initials where I think I need a "name". I wasn't smart enough to come up with something 1st time around. Most people think it's some sort of awkward "CJ" or such that doesn't flow together. Or that I'm a guy. I just need to protect my ID after some crazy crap.

Came back to hear the story again, I’m watching this story on Netflix and I want a refresher. 😊😊😊😊

My girlfriend just finished watching that show, what we the odds that I found this video now 😄