His first book, "MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark and Mysterious" (Ten Speed Graphic, 208 pp.), available now, is a graphic novel consisting of nine stories, written in collaboration with novelist ...

As Allen set up his social media accounts and offered advice to potential sailors, some misread his name and addressed him as Mr. Ballen. His new persona was born. How MrBallen structures his stories ...

MrBallen leans on his family members (including two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists) to help source hitmaking stories. How MrBallen Built a True-Crime Empire ...

In the crowded true-crime media space, MrBallen has kept his approach pretty simple. He appears on his YouTube channel ...

(Bloomberg) -- Americans’ appetite for true-crime stories shows no sign of flagging. Exhibit A: the recent career trajectory of John B. Allen, better known to his ravenous, online fans as ...