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RUN, FOOL!

True Crime

Out of the terrifying mind of Rodney Barnes comes RUN, FOOL!, a weekly compendium of grisly and harrowing tales guaranteed to make you scream. Pull up a seat at the campfire and lean in for a new breed of modern ghost story. If you get too scared ... RUN, FOOL! From the page to the screen – and now straight to your ears – Rodney Barnes has created genre defining stories about monsters, demons, vampires, and the occult. With RUN, FOOL!, every week he’ll tell a new story, each of a different place and period, all equally frightening - and all brought together with gripping and immersive sound design. New episodes every Tuesday. RUN, FOOL! is presented by Ballen Studios, Campside Media, and At Will Media.

Location:

United States

Genres:

True Crime

Description:

Out of the terrifying mind of Rodney Barnes comes RUN, FOOL!, a weekly compendium of grisly and harrowing tales guaranteed to make you scream. Pull up a seat at the campfire and lean in for a new breed of modern ghost story. If you get too scared ... RUN, FOOL! From the page to the screen – and now straight to your ears – Rodney Barnes has created genre defining stories about monsters, demons, vampires, and the occult. With RUN, FOOL!, every week he’ll tell a new story, each of a different place and period, all equally frightening - and all brought together with gripping and immersive sound design. New episodes every Tuesday. RUN, FOOL! is presented by Ballen Studios, Campside Media, and At Will Media.

Language:

English


Episodes
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The Bottle Tree

12/17/2024
A cursed family faces a malevolent spirit, forcing a son to choose between his own freedom and saving the ones he loves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:36:52

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The Hidebehind

12/10/2024
A deadly creature lurking in the shadows of Oregon’s forests turns a logging site into a massacre, forcing a survivor to confront the price of destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:32:18

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The Salt Witch

12/3/2024
When a grieving med student returns to her hometown in Nebraska for a funeral, a vengeful salt witch forces her to confront her guilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:36:26

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The River Lethe

11/26/2024
When Rodney discovers his mother drinking from a mysterious river that erases memory, he races against time to save her before she forgets him and herself forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:34:31

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The Lizzie Borden House

11/19/2024
A desperate reporter enters the Lizzie Borden House to exploit its dark history for a true crime podcast – only to find that the house’s ghosts may have other plans for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:36:28

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The Bed of The Abyss

11/12/2024
A single mother’s dream home becomes a nightmare when an ancient, cursed bed starts to prey on her family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:49

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Black-Eyed Children

11/5/2024
After losing his job, a man’s weekend getaway with his girlfriend turns into a nightmare when they encounter eerie black-eyed children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:25

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Earworm Special

10/29/2024
In this special, one-hour Season 1 finale, Rodney – trapped in a recording studio – receives a terrifying call from a survivor claiming a deadly pop song is turning listeners into violent killers. Now, Rodney must decide: stay safe in isolation or risk everything by facing the nightmare outside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:09:29

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Season 1, Look Back, Season 2, Look Forward

10/22/2024
Rodney takes a look back at how we got here, and provides a sneak peek of next week's very special one-hour season 1 finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:23:10

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The Raven Mocker

10/15/2024
Rodney confronts the Raven Mocker, a deadly spirit targeting his dying best friend, only to realize that even defeating the supernatural can't stop the inevitability of death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:38:24

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Fan Favorite: Black Aggie

10/8/2024
With the one year anniversary of RUN, FOOL! approaching, Rodney thought it'd be a great time to share one of his personal favorite episodes from this season: Black Aggie One of the most insidious, abhorrent creatures comes after Rodney's grandmother Estelle and changes the way she sees the world forever. Don’t forget to check back next week for a brand new episode of RUN, FOOL! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:32:55

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Polybius Pt. 2

10/1/2024
Now an adult and a disillusioned video game developer, Vinny is haunted by the disappearance of his friends Jenna and Jim. He returns to his hometown of Barnaby, Oregon, and attempts to recover the digital souls of his friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:43

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Polybius Pt. 1

9/24/2024
A group of friends — Vinny, Jenny, and Jim — discover a mysterious arcade game in an abandoned bar in Oregon. The game is rumored to cause seizures, hallucinations and night terrors, but that doesn’t stop them from playing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:33:09

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Rodney Recommends: The Figure in the Toy Store

9/17/2024
The Strange, Dark & Mysterious delivered in podcast format. Follow the MrBallen Podcast on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes publish twice a week—every Monday and Thursday. Prime members can listen to new episodes 1-month early and all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music. Wondery+ subscribers can listen ad-free in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Listen here: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6d261659-cc8d-478c-b052-19dfeb25dcf5/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:46:22

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The Other Case of M. Valdemar

9/10/2024
After receiving a terminal diagnosis, George seeks out an experimental treatment from a mysterious doctor. But his desire to cheat death takes a dark turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:30:06

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Rodney Recommends: Pale Crawlers

9/3/2024
Every soldier has a story. Some, they try to forget. Others, they can’t stop thinking about — stories that no one else would believe happened. Something that terrified them. Something they cannot explain. From Ballen Studios, and hosted by Marine Corp Reconnaissance veteran, Luke Lamana, this is Wartime Stories. A weekly podcast that is a mix of horror, mystery, and awe inspiring tales. Where the strange, dark & mysterious meets the battlefield and beyond. New episodes released every Monday. Listen here: https://ballen.lnk.to/Fz9J66 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:19

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The Monsters of Grunch Road Pt. 1

8/20/2024
A young Rodney visits the Grunches, a freakish tribe who live in the Louisiana swamps, after his laptop is stolen by one of them. When the group’s matriarch discovers he’s trespassing, she decides Rodney must be fed to the bloodthirsty monster that protects them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:35:33

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The Shaman’s Portal

8/13/2024
Lauren’s soulmate, Brian, is swallowed whole by a mysterious portal while the couple is picnicking at Beaver Dunes Park in Oklahoma. Every year on the anniversary of Brian’s disappearance, Lauren returns to the same spot in hopes of finding answers, and then one day, she’s confronted with an existential question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:33:21

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Plat-Eye Pt. 2

8/6/2024
In part 2, as the trio gets closer to finding the treasure, they’re confronted by tortured souls who’re trapped between worlds and doomed to haunt the burial site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:56

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Plat-Eye Pt. 1

7/30/2024
Three friends set out to find treasure buried on a little island off the coast of South Carolina. They traverse swamps and avoid traps, oblivious to what lurks in the shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:33:33