Other / Unknown · Kentucky · 1940s

KY-1940ID case-c24810a53cFallback locationAdded to map Nov 12, 2026

Creature: Other / Unknown
When: the 1940sto the decade
Where: Kentuckyfallback location
Reports: 1 document1 independent

The account

The narrator's mother reports that a noise like something dragging followed her and her siblings from room to room under their house one evening during World War 2.

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Details

Creature: Other / Unknown
Where: Kentucky, United States
mapped to state level · from the state named in the report (exact place not found)
Fallback location (drawn hollow on the map): this is the state named in the report (exact place not found).
When: the 1940s
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Nov 12, 2026
Case id: case-c24810a53c

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Source trail (1)

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What’s the most terrifying obscure cryptid, monster, folklore creature, or real incident that deserves more horror stories?
Reddit · 2026-09-01
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