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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.

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    • Apr 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 82 EPISODES

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    The RUN, FOOL! podcast is an exceptional addition to the horror storytelling genre. From the very first episode, it captures your attention and keeps you engaged throughout. The narrator, Rodney Barnes, has a captivating voice that pulls you into the stories as if you were sitting around a campfire listening to a friend tell tales of the supernatural. The production quality is also top-notch, with excellent sound effects that enhance the eerie atmosphere of the stories.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the storytelling itself. The tales are well-written and immersive, drawing you in with their dark and mysterious themes. Rodney's delivery adds another layer of authenticity to the stories, making them feel even more real and chilling. The way he recounts them as stories he's been told adds an air of believability to each episode.

    Another positive aspect is the diversity of the stories covered in this podcast. Each episode explores different supernatural phenomena and urban legends, keeping things fresh and exciting for listeners. Whether it's encounters with Skinwalkers or other twisted creatures, there's always something new and intriguing waiting to be discovered.

    However, as with any podcast, there are some potential downsides. One possible drawback is that some listeners may prefer a more structured format rather than just storytelling episodes. While this format works well for this particular podcast, those looking for in-depth discussions or analysis may find themselves wanting more.

    In conclusion, The RUN, FOOL! podcast is a must-listen for fans of fictional tales of horror and mystery. With its engaging storytelling style, immersive atmosphere, and incredible production quality, it stands out among other horror podcasts on offer. If you're looking for a front seat ride through eerily twisted stories delivered by a talented storyteller, then this podcast should definitely be on your list.

    As MrBallen described it on YouTube: "RUN FOOL!!"



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    Latest episodes from RUN, FOOL!

    The Big Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 42:03


    A lonely foster kid with mysterious powers begins to grow — literally — feeding off the rage around him until he transforms into an aggrieved giant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Char-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 42:14


    A grieving teen yearning to reconnect with his late grandfather unknowingly summons a burned ghost that begins stalking the streets of Ojai, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Seguin Island Lighthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 36:29


    When an ambitious influencer and her struggling musician boyfriend attempt to renovate a cursed lighthouse, they're possessed by the vengeful ghosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kushtaka

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 35:24


    Rodney's old friend joins a survivalist group deep in the Alaskan Wilderness, only to discover that a shape-shifting creature lurks in the shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rolling Heads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 34:47


    Stranded in the Wyoming wilderness, a group of friends is hunted by rolling, flesh-eating heads that whisper their victims' final words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    La Lechuza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 36:04


    When a corrupt businessman crosses the wrong family, La Lechuza is summoned and no amount of money can save him from the creature's vengeance. Subscribe now at joinrunfool.com to get access to extended and ad-free episodes, and even an AMA with Rodney!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dance of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 36:22


    Rodney runs into a mysterious man who knows too much and learns about a dancer's deadly final performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Devil at the Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 36:21


    A young Rodney and his grandmother welcome a charming stranger at the door, only to realize he's the devil and he won't leave without a soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rodney Recommends: Late Nights with Nexpo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 39:27


    From Ballen Studios, welcome to Late Nights with Nexpo, the official podcast of YouTube creator, Nexpo, featuring the most bizarre and chilling true stories and mysteries to be found. Listen to unravel the unexplained. New and exclusive episodes every Wednesday. Listen now: https://ballen.lnk.to/latenightswithnexpo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Spearfinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 34:20


    A lonely boy runs away into the Smokey Mountains, only to be hunted by a shapeshifting witch who preys on his deepest fears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Slop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 36:47


    A woman obsessed with the internet clicks a mysterious link and finds herself trapped in a terrifying digital nightmare that warps reality and won't let her go. Subscribe now at joinrunfool.com to get access to extended and ad-free episodes, and even an AMA with Rodney!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Radioactive Hornets Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 34:06


    After the radioactive hornets leave a trail of destruction, Caroline discovers the queen is still alive and the nightmare is far from over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Radioactive Hornets Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 33:02


    As radioactive hornets terrorize a small Nebraska town, star athlete Caroline must confront her biggest fear or become its next prey. Subscribe now at joinrunfool.com to get access to extended and ad-free episodes, and even an AMA with Rodney!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Boarder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 44:44


    When Rodney was a young kid, his grandma opened their home to a war vet and they soon learned he had a terrifying secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Whole Hog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 49:02


    A woman uncovers the sinister truth behind a famous barbecue joint and must escape before she becomes the next ingredient in their 'whole hog' recipe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rodney Recommends - Noble: The Gas Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 33:10


    A gas man out on a routine delivery discovers a corpse on a rural property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia. Listen to Noble wherever you're listening now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Pink Haze

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 34:21


    Three tech founders encounter a mysterious pink haze during a desert retreat that follows them home and unravels their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stairway to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 38:52


    Two college roommates explore a cursed chapel rumored to house a stairway to Hell, only to awaken their darkest fears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Dover Demon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 32:38


    A boy's bond with a terrifying creature offers solace from his loneliness, but its lethal instincts threaten to destroy everything around him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing Scared To Death: I'd Like To Make A Reservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 98:22


    Today we're bringing you an episode of Scared To Death, the scary popular series that's received more than 60 million downloads and is produced by our friends at Bad Magic Productions. In this episode, co-host Dan Cummins shares two bizarre mysteries: one that really leaves you scratching your head. A man makes a dinner reservation with WHO? Then, Dan takes us to Canada to look for a missing village. Then, Lynze shares a giant, twisty ouija board tale that will take you back to your childhood sleepovers and awaken all of your fears. Listen to Scared To Death wherever you're listening now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Bottle Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 36:52


    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

    The Hidebehind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 32:18


    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

    The Salt Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 36:26


    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

    The River Lethe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 36:31


    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

    The Lizzie Borden House

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 36:28


    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

    Rodney Recommends - REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 46:38


    Behind the closed doors of government offices and military compounds, are hidden stories and buried secrets from the darkest corners of history. Each week, Luke Lamana, a Marine Corp Reconnaissance Veteran, pulls back the curtain on what once was classified inform®eation exposing the secrets and lies behind the world's most powerful institutions. From the hitmakers at Wondery and Ballen Studios, we bring you REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana. The stories are real, and the secrets are shocking. Listen Now: Wondery.fm/REDACTED_RUN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Bed of The Abyss

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 37:49


    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

    Black-Eyed Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 37:25


    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

    Earworm Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 69:29


    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

    Season 1, Look Back, Season 2, Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 23:10


    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.

    The Raven Mocker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 38:24


    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.

    Fan Favorite: Black Aggie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 32:55


    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!

    Polybius Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 37:43


    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.

    Polybius Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 33:09


    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.

    Rodney Recommends: The Figure in the Toy Store

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 46:51


    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

    The Other Case of M. Valdemar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 30:13


    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.

    Rodney Recommends: Pale Crawlers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 36:20


    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

    The Monsters of Grunch Road Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 33:36


    In part 2, Rodney's new friend Evie decides to help him escape. While fleeing both the Outsiders and the Broussard family, the pair uncover the unsettling truth behind the longstanding feud between the warring families.

    The Monsters of Grunch Road Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 35:56


    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.

    The Shaman's Portal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 33:44


    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.

    Plat-Eye Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 38:11


    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.

    Plat-Eye Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 33:38


    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.

    The Night Marchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 34:08


    Kam returns to Hawaii, where he spent much of his childhood, for spring break with a few college friends who make a mockery of the ancient tribal warriors and protectors of the land. He initially joins them to fit in, but has to make a difficult decision when the crew is confronted by the Night Marchers.

    The Slide-Rock Bolter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 34:48


    When a subsidized housing complex in a Colorado mining town collapses, Trish Manners's company is accused of corporate negligence. She hires a renowned geologist to figure out what happened and learns the destruction may have been caused by monsters lurking in the mountain.

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    The Possessed Drone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 26:17


    A drone is possessed by the spirit of a North African date-farmer who, along with his pregnant wife, was targeted because he was believed to be a high-priority “insurgent.” Now the drone haunts the airman who operated it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Introducing: Wartime Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 7:42


    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 every Monday.Listen now: https://ballen.lnk.to/Fz9J66See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Night Folk, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 27:39


    In Part 2, Rachel learns the factory workers behind the gruesome attacks are actually ancient, vampiric creatures who're preparing to massacre everyone. She needs to get out of there, but leaving her town to the wolves doesn't sit right with her.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Night Folk, Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 27:40


    A failed journalist moves back home to take care of her sick mom. She considers her town dull as dirt until she finds a flattened corpse hanging from a tree and uncovers what's behind the gruesome attack.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Fingernails Freddie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 30:17


    When a counselor is bullied by her peers and struggles to fit in at Camp Harmony, she summons the spirit of an old man who was burned alive by campers' fire to get revenge.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Trash Pit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 29:20


    A lab develops a chemical spray that shrinks trash as part of an effort to curb New York's waste problem. But the plan backfires when the spray inadvertently spawns a ravenous, filthy monster.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Skinwalkers, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 33:02


    After the neighbor and her cat show up dead, Jaya feels that something terrifying was responsible. And that thing might be living in her house.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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