Cat Kept Staring at the Basement Door in Their New Home—They Blamed Mice, But the Real Horror Was Far Worse

Determined to settle the matter, the couple took action. They bought the most expensive humane traps and scattered them across the basement floor, baiting them with peanut butter and crackers. Mark spent an entire evening sealing tiny cracks in the floorboards, convinced a simple pest problem was at the heart of Luna’s distress. They waited for the telltale snap of a trap, but the nights remained silent, save for a rhythmic, dull thudding from beneath their feet.