Tales from the Janitor: Chilling Urban Legends from South Dakota | Horror Audio Drama

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.