Kentucky is a stunning state that straddles the line between modern and Western, known as the Bluegrass State. It is home to some of the most terrifying and strangest ghost stories you’ll ever hear. So today, in our top five scary videos, I will count down the top five scary Kentucky urban legends list. Before we begin, could you stick around until the end of the video, where I’ll respond to some of your comments? So let’s go ahead and jump in.
At number five, we have the Witch Girl of Pilot Knob. This legend originates from Marion, Kentucky, where a young girl named Mary Ellen Ford was buried in a concrete grave in 1916. The villagers accused Mary Ellen and her mother, Mary Louise Ford, of witchcraft. Instead of waiting for a trial, the frightened villagers took matters into their own hands and burned the mother and daughter alive at the stake. To prevent the young girl from seeking revenge, they buried her in Pilot Knob in a steel-reinforced coffin filled with concrete. They also built a metal fence around the grave. According to the legend, the ghost of the young girl paces behind the fence, searching for her mother. Locals have reported seeing child footprints in the gravel over her grave, and some believe that if you get too close, her ghostly hands will grab and drag you down into the concrete. Witnesses describe her wearing a scorched white dress with smoking ends to her long blonde hair.
Moving on to number four, we have the Hanging Man of Allendale Train Tunnel. The Allendale train tunnel is located in Elsmere, Kentucky, behind the Allendale trailer park. According to the legend, a man hung himself from a hook above the tunnel entrance. His ghost is said to walk the tunnel, hanging from the hook. There are also reports of disembodied voices and screams inside the tunnel. Locating the tunnel can be confusing because it’s known as a train tunnel, but no trains run through it. Instead, it’s a tunnel for a stream that runs under the tracks. You must enter the woods, descend a hill, and follow the stream to find it. The tunnel is now littered with graffiti, but a hook above the entrance confirms you’re in the right place.
At number three, we have the Witch’s Tree on 6th Street and Park Avenue in Louisville. This tree is a natural horror, twisted and tortured and adorned with trinkets and baubles hanging from its branches. According to the legend, the tree was once a gathering place for a coven of witches in the late 19th century. The City Planning Committee removed the tree before an annual May Day celebration, angering the witches. As a result, they cast a curse precisely 11 months later. Then, during a severe storm, lightning struck the old tree’s stump, and a new twisted tree began to grow. Locals believe the tree houses something dark and sinister, and they continue to adorn it with trinkets and baubles as offerings to appease the vengeful witches.
At number two, we have the Headless Woman of Iroquois Park. Iroquois Park in Louisville is a serene and picturesque park, but it has a chilling legend associated with it. On warm nights, you may hear a dog barking wildly as you wander through the forest and winding trails. Soon, a thick fog will roll in, accompanied by the smell of smoke and the sight of fire rising. Finally, the fog will briefly clear, revealing a woman dressed in early 1800s settlement clothes. She walks through the park, holding her head in her hands, with blood dripping from her severed neck. The legend suggests that she is the ghost of a farmer’s wife who was beheaded by an Indian tribe that attempted to ransack their homestead. Numerous accounts of park-goers seeing this headless woman have been reported, particularly near the lookout point.
Finally, at number one, we have the Pope Lick Monster. This creature is said to be a part-man, part-goat hybrid living beneath a railroad trestle bridge over Pope Lick Creek in Fisherville, Kentucky. There are various urban legends surrounding its origins. Some say it lures trespassers onto the trestle using hypnosis or voice mimicry to kill them. Others claim it jumps down from the trestle onto passing cars’ roofs, causing accidents and deaths. The creature’s origins range from a mistreated circus freak seeking revenge to a twisted, reincarnated farmer who sacrificed goats for satanic powers. Despite an 8-foot fence built to keep thrill-seekers out, accidents and deaths near the trestle continue to be attributed to the Pope Lick Monster.
That concludes our list of the top five scary Kentucky urban legends. Did you agree with our choices? Were there any legends we missed? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned for part two. Remember to give this video a thumbs up, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you can see another scary video. See you next time!