SOLD OUT! MrBallen: Where the Nightmares Live

Schedule

Wed Oct 15 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Brookline Booksmith | Brookline, MA

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About this Event

*This event is sold out. There will not be a waitlist*
Join us at Brookline Booksmith for a meet-and-greet photo line with MrBallen to celebrate the release of MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live.


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This event is ticketed. Tickets include a presigned copy of MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live and entrance to the photo line.
To ensure no one has to wait outside for long, tickets have specific entrance times. Entrance times are 7:00PM and 8:00PM. Please arrive at the time listed on your ticket.
Ticketholders will receive email updates with important details about the program, including safety requirements or cancellations.
Please note that if tickets sell out, there will not be a wait list.



Event accessibility
  • This event will take place at street level
  • ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event.
  • Please email us at [email protected] as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation or other accommodations. We will do our best to serve your needs!



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MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live

From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, a vividly illustrated graphic novel featuring nine spine-chilling stories—based on real events—of the horror that lurks within the unknown
In MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live, John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” is back with another heart-stopping collection of strange and mysterious stories exploring terrors that lie just beyond our comprehension. From skin-melting encounters in Brazil to a ghost that stalks the English countryside to a bell ringing deep in the Arizona wilderness, MrBallen’s spine-chilling tales—four of which are exclusive to this graphic novel—span multiple centuries and expose bizarre, terrifying, and utterly unforgettable experiences of the unnatural world.
Compellingly creepy, deeply researched, and based on unsettling real events, MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live proves that sometimes our deepest fears are about the things we cannot see. In collaboration with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Robert Venditti and acclaimed comic book artist Andrea Mutti, this is Allen’s most frightening collection yet.
Welcome. Your nightmares are waiting.

Better known as “MrBallen,” John B. Allen is a former U. S. Navy Seal, the founder of the multi-platform content company Ballen Studios, and the creator and host of the popular podcast MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories. Allen uses his platform to give back and founded the MrBallen Foundation with the mission to honor victims and support families of heinous crimes through education, training, and financial support.



About Brookline Booksmith

Brookline Booksmith, thriving in the heart of Coolidge Corner in Brookline, Massachusetts, since 1961, is one of New England’s premier independent bookstores. We offer a vast selection of books, ranging from current bestsellers to the most eclectic titles. We are also known for our beautiful and inspired gifts. Customers buy and sell gently used books in our treasured Used Book Cellar and enjoy our bountiful bargain book selection. We host award-winning events series (including our groundbreaking Transnational Literature Series), offering more than 300 author talks, community conversations, and book clubs annually. Find more at brooklinebooksmith.com!

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Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, United States

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