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Stories

Shadows in the Night

The Night Visitor

The Scream in the Night

The Night Train

Credits

Director – Gail Sullivan

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by- Steve Lloyd & Akiva Vita

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Steve Lloyd & Hecate

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Roger - Brad Lane

Linda - AleeseeyaVO

Steve - Tyler Boruff

Mary - Kayla B Marie

Stranger - Pat Salembier

Radio - Sean Curran

Edward - Nathan Yeager

Fred - Harvey Quezada

Tommy - Jeff Rosenau

Kathleen - Elayne Senger

Euguene - John Gibbons

Sheriff - Shayne Campbell

Pat - Jen Sengele

Megan - Lauren Zoll

Kyle - Stephen Zhu

Sara - Sam Seong

Bill - Hans Cummings

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

End song - Train with no Brakes by Johnny Cattani

This episode is a work of fiction. Please don't use it to rewrite history, investigate secret underground facilities, or interrogate your local janitor about alternate timelines. He's probably just trying to finish mopping the floor. Or at least... we hope he is.

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Stories

Into the Cold Night Part 1

It's Just a Hole

Into the Cold Night Part 2

13 Steps

Into the Cold Night Part 3

The Stairs at Greenwood

Into the Cold Night Part 4

Credits

Director – Jeremy Tucker

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by- Steve Lloyd & Macabre

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Steve Lloyd

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Earl - Darious Stribling

Dan - Scott Ramage

Host - Phil Barrera

Jared - Sleepingwooloo

Old Man - Sean Cole

Agent Black - Cameron Rennie

Agent White - Jack Verhage

Agent Green - Shayne Campbell

Captain - Tyler Boruff

Tina - Sam Seong

Florence - Kayla Bowles

Mom - Hanna Williams

Kid - Jeff Rosenau

Harold - Martin Laston

Drunk Guy - Cameron Rennie

Passenger - John Gibbons

Jordan - Parker Jackson

Avery - Lauren Zoll

Maya - Elayne Selger

Josh - Jeff Rosenau

Lena - Megan Calfee

Ty - Nathan Yeager

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

End song - Stranger by The Brillance

This episode is a work of fiction. Please don't use it to rewrite history, investigate secret underground facilities, or interrogate your local janitor about alternate timelines. He's probably just trying to finish mopping the floor. Or at least... we hope he is.

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Stories

Saltville

The Richmond Vampire

Welcome Home

Shedim

Credits

Director – Matt Rukstar

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by- Steve Lloyd & Akiva Vita

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Akiva Vita and Matt Rukstar

Sound Design - Akiva Vita and Matt Rukstar

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Union Soldier 1 - Sean Curran

Union Soldier 2 - Matt Rukstar

Carter - Robert Wolff

Riley - Martin Ye

Sarah - Akiva Vita

Bailey - Jeff Rosenau

Rachel - Hannah Christine

Dr. Brown - David Woo

Mr. Orange - Jon DeBenedict

Mr. Green - Johnny Penney

Louise - Kate J. White

Jess - Mirah Fae

Dr. Wilson - Quinetta Tessa

Whispering Voice 1 - Brad Luquire

Whispering Voice 2 - John Gibbons

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

End song - Hebrew Melody by Joseph Achron

Attributions

“Hebrew Melody” Joseph Achron (1917), Live Music Archive

"Big Mojo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“ladybug Drones” Maciej Sadowski

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/maciej-sadowski/ladybug-drones

License code: DEKQWZHVNGSUMFRY

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Vermont has always been good at keeping secrets. In this episode, grief and mystery unfold side by side. A grieving soul returns to the same gravesite, searching for a reason to keep moving forward, while beneath the frozen landscape, a hidden organization quietly shapes history from the shadows. As old wounds reopen and impossible truths begin to surface, two stories slowly drift toward the same unsettling question: Who decides what history becomes? Some memories refuse to fade. Some secrets were never meant to be uncovered. And beneath Vermont... some things have been waiting a very long time to be found.

Stories

God Only Knows

Frozen Old Faces

Credits

Director – Macabre

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by- Steve Lloyd & Macabre

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Macabre

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Jamie - Roo Ryder

Alex - Parker Jackson

Mrs. Grey - Loretta Chang

Miss Blue - Lauren Zoll

Mr. White - Tyler Boruff

Mr. Indigo - Johnny Penney

Mr. Brass - Manfred Fish

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

End song - Don't Mind the Time by Superior Motive

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Utah doesn’t stay quiet for long. In this episode, stories unfold across the desert in places where the map starts to fail you. A canyon road that shouldn’t exist. A voice carried through empty air. And something that feels like it’s been waiting a long time for someone to notice it again. Three separate stories drift toward the same edge... where belief, fear, and memory start to blur, and it becomes harder to tell what’s part of the land… and what’s been put there. Some things in Utah don’t get lost. They get buried where people can still find them.

Stories

The Writer

The Gadianton Shadows

White Lady

The Tomb of Montezuma

Credits

Director – Martin Laston

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by- Steve Lloyd

White Lady - Written by Duncan Cooper

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Script Editor – Gems

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Steve Lloyd and Hecate

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Writer - Jeff Rosenau

Voice One - Kristen Fox

Voice Two - Jade Ivy

Emily- Sam Seong

Elder Markham - Hans Cummings

Sister Jennings - Lauren Zoll

Elder Thatcher - Micah Beatty

Brother Hall - Terrance White

Daine - Tyler Boruff

Gus - Johnny Penny

Henry - Jeff Rosenau

Curator - Jason Roberts

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

Disclaimer - This episode is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people, places, events, or very specific deserts that feel a little too empty is purely coincidental. It contains some psychological horror, supernatural elements, and the occasional moment where people make questionable decisions in caves, canyons, and otherwise normal situations. Listener discretion is advised. Also, if you hear whispers while listening… that’s either the sound design or your imagination.

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Welcome back to Tales from the Janitor, the horror podcast where the stories don’t stay where you left them. Tonight, we’re heading deep into Texas. Long highways. Empty woods. Small towns with old scars. And places where something in the dark still remembers your name.

In Episode 43 Texas, what starts as a simple conversation inside a diner slowly turns into something much worse.

Three friends find themselves trapped underground on a cursed road where the dirt itself seems alive. A pediatric ward in Bexar County is shaken by a string of impossible deaths tied to a woman no one should be seeing. And near Texarkana, the terror behind the Moonlight Murders may not be finished hunting after all.

This episode blends Southern Gothic horror, ghost stories, urban legends, and psychological dread into one long descent through haunted roads, cursed land, and people who realize too late that some places never let you go.

Because in Texas, fear doesn’t always come from monsters.

Sometimes it comes from the land itself.

If you’re into dark audio dramas, paranormal horror, unsettling folklore, and slow-burning supernatural stories, settle in.

Just remember… some roads should stay abandoned. Some voices should never answer back. And some stories were buried for a reason. Proceed if you dare.

Stories

Death and Texas

Demon's Road

Ghost Nurse of Bexar County

The Texarkana Haunting

Credits

Director – Kiersten Greenfield

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by- Steve Lloyd

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Script Editor – Gems

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Steve Lloyd

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Bill - Jeff Rosenau

Amy - Fangii

Tom - Thomas Render

Jason - Robert Wolff

Voice - Tyler Boruff

Nurse Miller - Luci Hollen

Nurse Gonzales - Mirah Fae

E.R Nurse - Sean Curran

Dr. Hayfield - Terrance White

Mother - Mirm Hurula

Father - Johnny Penny

Old Woman - Elsa Larson

Roger - David Woo

Pete - Jon DeBenedict

Officer 1 - George Gabrieliants

Officer 2 - Kate J. White

Woman - Kiersten Greenfield

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

Disclaimer: Tales from the Janitor is a work of fiction. The stories, characters, ghosts, cursed roads, terrifying hospitals, chain-dragging murder spirits, and deeply questionable tax advice are all created for entertainment purposes. Please do not attempt to take financial guidance from mysterious janitors in roadside diners.

If you hear whispers coming from the woods, see an old woman reading bedtime stories in an empty hallway, or suddenly feel the overwhelming urge to file your taxes early…that’s between you and Texas.

Listener discretion is advised. Headphones recommended. Flashlights optional… but probably a good idea.

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Welcome back to Tales from the Janitor, the horror podcast where the stories don’t just echo… they linger. Tonight, we’re clocking in down in Tennessee, where the roads stretch long, the woods grow thick, and some things buried in the past never stayed buried to begin with.

In Episode 42: “Tennessee”, four stories collide into one nightmare you can’t walk away from.

A crash scene with no survivors… and no bodies. A late-night betrayal that calls something out of the trees… something that doesn’t forgive. A graveyard warning about guilt that follows you long after you leave. And a schoolyard secret—violent, buried, and waiting behind a mirror that should’ve never been touched.

This isn’t just folklore. This is what happens when urban legends, guilt, and the supernatural collide.

Blending Southern Gothic horror, real-feeling ghost stories, haunted locations, and psychological dread, this episode builds toward something deeper—something watching from inside the story itself.

Because down here, it’s not the ghosts you need to worry about. It’s what made them.

If you’re into dark audio dramas, true horror storytelling, paranormal podcasts, and unsettling urban legends, you’re in the right place.

Just remember... Some mirrors don’t show your reflection. Some places don’t let you leave. And some stories… They were never meant to be heard. Proceed if you dare.

Stories

The Car Accident

The Price of Betrayal

Bloody Mary

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Credits

Director – Brandon Gamblin

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Writer - Steve Lloyd and Akiva Vita

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Script Editor – Taylor Robinson

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Sound Editor - Taliee

Sound Design - Taliee

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Officer - Robert Wolff

Jane - Hannah Christine

Cole (Older) - AJ Perry

Dispatch - Liv Ravenshaw

Evelyn - Rachel Sun

Voice - Jeff Rosenau

Kate - Danielle Denicola

Mr. Handy - Manfred Fish

Joshua - Preston

Tyler - Kyle McGrath

Cole - Carson

Tommy - ColbyM

Mr. Whitaker - Scott Ramage

Tyler (Older) - Amir Nassiri

Tom (Older) - Johnney Penney

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

Disclaimer: These stories are pulled from Tennessee urban legends, Appalachian folklore, and the kind of whispered ghost stories that only come out when the night stretches a little too long and the backroads feel like they don’t lead anywhere anymore. They’re here for entertainment, a little unease, and that quiet sense that maybe you’re not as alone as you thought.

So if you catch yourself checking the rearview mirror more than once… or pausing a little too long in front of a dark reflection… that’s kind of the point.

Just don’t go testing what you hear. Some stories don’t like being challenged. Some things are better left exactly where they are—out there, in the dark, where they belong.

Any resemblance to real people, real events, or something standing just beyond the tree line… that’s all coincidence.

…at least, that’s what people like to tell themselves.

Sleep well.

And if you hear something tonight—

don’t answer it.

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Welcome to Tales from the Janitor: The Seven Deadly Sins, a dark horror episode and immersive audio drama where every late-night hallway leads to something a little more dangerous than spilled coffee and flickering lights. Tonight we’re opening the supply closet on seven of humanity’s oldest problems — Pride, Greed, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth — the classic sins that have been ruining perfectly good lives since long before anyone invented security cameras. In this psychological horror episode, we dive into a different sin through terrifying urban legends, supernatural horror stories, and chilling encounters where ordinary people make one bad choice and discover the consequences waiting in the dark. Greed opens doors that should stay locked. Envy whispers lies until friendships rot. Wrath turns anger into something that stalks the night. Lust pulls people toward dangers they know they shouldn’t touch. Pride blinds them until it’s too late to see what’s standing behind them. Gluttony consumes more than food, and Sloth… well, sometimes the scariest thing is what happens when people stop caring at all. Told with eerie storytelling, atmospheric horror audio drama, and the dry humor of a janitor who has cleaned up more human messes than ghostly ones, Tales from the Janitor: Seven Deadly Sins is a horror podcast about temptation, consequences, and the uncomfortable truth that the real monsters in the story might not be supernatural at all — they might just be the parts of ourselves we pretend aren’t there.

Credits

Staring Jeremy Tucker as the Janitor

Starring Brady Flanagan as the Storyteller

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Written by - Steve Lloyd

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Editor - Brady Flanagan

Sound Design - Brady Flanagan

Pride

Director – Brady Flanagan

Dr. Evelyn Hawthorne - Elayne Senger

Gabriel Price - CarsonaVA

Reflection - Arielle Skye

Gluttony

Director - Macabre

Jason - Jon DeBenedict

Natalie - Liv Ravenshaw

Wrath

Director - Sweena Mangal

Sgt Tolliver - Terrance White

Pvt. Ramirez - NJ Unwin

Lt. Carter - Brady Flanagan

Cpl. Dewey - Joel A.S. Butler

Capt. Mercer - Johnny Penney

Envy

Director - Gail Sullivan

Maggie - Mirm Hurula

Lena - JC Bigart

Issac - Jeff Rosenau

Dani - Tiff Compton

Greed

Director - Tony Westfield

Samuel - Norco

Julianne - Luci Hollen

Vincent - Thomas Render

The Whisperer - J.R. Snyder

Lust

Director - Nikita Cameron

Host - Lena Gray

Cassidy - Olivia Frevert

Julian - Hans Cummings

Lydia - Celery Sticks

Sloth

Director - Steve Lloyd

Daniel - Cayden Witte

Marcus - Brad Luquire

Julia - Hannah Christine

Voice 1 - Catherine Pip

Voice 2 - Bella Garcia

Artwork by Hannah Christine © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

Disclaimer: The stories in Tales from the Janitor: The Seven Deadly Sins are fictional. They’re inspired by old legends, human nature, and the sort of terrible decisions people make when they think nobody’s paying attention. Please do not treat these episodes as life advice, spiritual guidance, or a helpful checklist for experimenting with pride, greed, wrath, or any of the other sins after midnight. Any resemblance to real people, real places, or strange figures standing quietly at the end of a hallway is purely coincidental. And if you happen to hear a mop bucket rolling down the corridor when the building’s empty… that’s probably just me finishing my shift.

Probably.

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Welcome to Tales from the Janitor — a horror podcast and immersive audio drama exploring South Dakota urban legends, paranormal folklore, and chilling supernatural stories whispered across the plains.

Tonight we’re clocking in across the Black Hills and the wide-open prairie, where the wind never really stops and some legends refuse to fade. We’re talking about Walking Sam, the tall shadowy figure said to roam the Pine Ridge Reservation at night. The powerful spirit Gitchi Manitou, tied to the ancient energy of the Black Hills. And the classic backroad nightmare The Hook, where a lonely prairie road, a parked car, and a killer with a hook for a hand turn into one of America’s most famous urban legends.

Each story blends true ghost stories, paranormal encounters, folklore horror, and immersive audio drama storytelling, told with slow dread and the kind of dry janitor humor that comes from working night shifts in buildings that definitely have more footsteps than people.

If you enjoy horror podcasts, paranormal storytelling, urban legends, and supernatural audio drama, you’re in the right place.

Thanks for listening… and if you’re driving a quiet South Dakota road at night…

Don’t stop.

Some things out there like company.

Stories

The Boo Hag

The Lizard Man

The Bar

The Legend of Julia Legare

The Gray Man

Credits

Director – Macabre and Steve Lloyd

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Writer - Steve Lloyd

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Script Editor – Taylor Robinson

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Editor - Steve Lloyd

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as Mr. White/The Janitor

Cast:

Mrs. Green - Kate J. White

Mr. Blue - Zaqueri Smith

Mr. Purple - Robert Wolff

Mrs. Jade - Rachel Sun

Mr. Brown - Joel A.S. Butler

Mr. Red - Sean Curran

Walking Sam - Roo Ryder

The Old Janitor - David Woo

Jack - Tyler Boruff

Sophia - Risiblezombie

Kyle - Brandon Berg

Tommy - Justice Margowski

John - Steve Lloyd

Megan - Kayla Bowles

Ben - F.M. Hannah

Ann - Hannah Grace

Tina - Hannah Christine

Ronald - Jeff Rosenau

Mr. Yellow - Johnny Penney

Mr. Beige - Brad Luguire

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

End song - Forever in My Blood by Simon

Disclaimer: These stories come from South Dakota legends, folklore, and the kind of campfire tales people tell when the wind starts howling across the prairie. They’re meant for entertainment, mild paranoia, and possibly making you double-check the back seat of your car. Please don’t cite them in a school paper, a survival guide for the Black Hills, or your official plan for hunting cryptids after midnight. Any resemblance to real people, real events, or suspicious figures walking along empty roads is purely coincidental… or the result of listening to too many ghost stories while a janitor mops the hallway behind you.

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Welcome to Tales from the Janitor — a horror podcast and immersive audio drama uncovering South Carolina urban legends, haunted Lowcountry folklore, and real paranormal nightmares locals would rather blame on humidity.

Tonight, we’re clocking in across the Palmetto State — where moss sways without wind, swamps hide secrets, and history refuses to stay buried. Beyond beaches and sweet tea, South Carolina is packed with haunted towns, cursed backroads, Civil War ghost sightings, swamp cryptids, and Southern Gothic horror legends passed down through whispers and warnings.

We’re meeting the Boo Hag, a Gullah Geechee nightmare that steals skin and slips into homes unnoticed. Then comes the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, a reptilian cryptid blamed for shredded cars and terrifying late-night encounters.

We’ll step inside The Bar, where unusual sightings outnumber regulars, and uncover the tragic legend of Julia Legare, whose premature burial still haunts South Carolina cemeteries. Along the coast, witnesses continue spotting The Gray Man of Pawleys Island, a ghost said to appear before devastating hurricanes… usually as a warning.

Each story blends true ghost stories, paranormal storytelling, Southern folklore horror, and cinematic audio drama atmosphere, delivered with slow dread and janitor humor earned from cleaning buildings that shouldn’t still be occupied.

If you enjoy paranormal podcasts, haunted history, urban legend horror, and Southern Gothic audio drama, you’re exactly where you shouldn’t be.

The show is free — but keeping lights flickering and swamp creatures cooperative takes effort. If you enjoy it, leave a review, share it, or donate coffee strong enough to survive haunted night shifts.

Thanks for listening… and if you ever walk alone through a South Carolina swamp, cemetery, or abandoned coastal town…

Walk quietly.

Some legends listen.

And some answer.

Stories

The Boo Hag

The Lizard Man

The Bar

The Legend of Julia Legare

The Gray Man

Credits

Director – Morgan J

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Writer - Steve Lloyd

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Script Editor – Taylor Robinson

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Editor - Steve Lloyd

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

DJ Rob - Kalrakin

Lacey - Kayla Bowles

Jared - Jeff Rosenau

Chris - Martin Laston

Lily - Liv Ravenshaw

Becca - Mary Clare

Old Man - JD Kelly

Bartender - Scott Ramage

Dr. Haywood - SockX

Mrs. Legare - Rachel Sun

Julia Legare - Kayla Bowles

William Legare - Joel A.S. Bulter

Joseph - Projectcyberium a.k.a jc_va

Thomas Legare - Thomas Render

Sarah - Rivynn

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2026

End song - Short Stories Long Life - Spacies

Disclaimer: These stories come directly from South Carolina legends, which means they’re already weird enough without you trying to fact-check them, turn them into a science project, or use them as motivation to go cryptid hunting in a swamp with a Dollar General flashlight and misplaced confidence. Any resemblance to real events, real hauntings, or that one bar where people walk in tired and walk out spiritually audited is purely coincidence… or what happens when you ignore multiple Do Not Enter signs and one very aggressive frog.