Qualla: The Pope Lick Monster https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:06 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: The Pope Lick Monster https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster The Pope Lick Monster: Introduction https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster/ Beneath a 100-foot railroad trestle in Louisville's far eastern suburbs, something allegedly lives. The Pope Lick Monster - described as a hybrid of man and goat, or man and sheep - has been part of local legend since at least the 1940s. The creature supposedly lurks under the Norfolk Southern trestle that crosses Pope Lick Road, luring victims onto the tracks where they're struck by trains. The legend is almost certainly fiction; the deaths are not. At least four people have been killed on the trestle while hunting for the monster, hit by trains while trying to cross or flee on the narrow structure. The railroad has posted warnings, installed fencing, and begged thrill-seekers to stay away. The legend's body count continues to grow. Pope Lick has become a study in how myths kill.

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/g/1/pope-lick-monster-wk/dng1-the-pope-lick-monster-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full The Pope Lick Monster: The Legend https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster/ The Pope Lick Monster is described as a large humanoid with the body of a man and the legs and horns of a goat - or alternatively, a sheep. Origins vary: it escaped from a circus train wreck; it's the product of a farmer's unnatural relationship with livestock; it's a deformed he...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/g/1/pope-lick-monster-wk/dng1-the-pope-lick-monster-the-legend.mp3 0:06 2 full The Pope Lick Monster: The Trestle https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster/ The Norfolk Southern trestle over Pope Lick Road is a working railroad bridge, 772 feet long and about 100 feet above the creek valley below. Trains use it regularly, passing multiple times daily. The trestle is narrow - no walkway, no escape route if a train comes. Anyone on the...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/g/1/pope-lick-monster-wk/dng1-the-pope-lick-monster-the-trestle.mp3 0:06 3 full The Pope Lick Monster: The Deaths https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster/ In 1987, a teenager was killed by a train while crossing the trestle. In 2016, a woman fell from the trestle while fleeing an approaching train; she died from her injuries. In 2019, a woman was struck and killed by a train on the trestle. Others have been injured. Each death brin...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/g/1/pope-lick-monster-wk/dng1-the-pope-lick-monster-the-deaths.mp3 0:06 4 full The Pope Lick Monster: The Persistence https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster/ Why does the Pope Lick Monster persist? The trestle is genuinely atmospheric - a massive structure in an otherwise suburban area, easy to reach but forbidden, dangerous enough to feel transgressive. The legend provides narrative: visitors aren't just trespassing, they're monster-...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/g/1/pope-lick-monster-wk/dng1-the-pope-lick-monster-the-persistence.mp3 0:06 5 full The Pope Lick Monster: Visiting (Safely) https://qualla.com/pope-lick-monster/ Do not attempt to walk on the Pope Lick trestle. It is active railroad property; trespassing is illegal; and people die there. The trestle can be viewed safely from Pope Lick Road below. The Pope Lick Monster has appeared in films, including a 2016 horror movie. The surrounding a...

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