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

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Welcome to Tales from the Janitor, a spine-chilling plunge into Oklahoma’s most unsettling urban legends, prairie-born folklore, and red-dirt hauntings… all told through the mop-wielding perspective of your eerie (and oddly well-informed) custodial guide.

In this episode, we drift past the wind-beaten plains and into the quiet corners of the Sooner State—where phantom oilmen wander forgotten rigs, ghostly cries echo through dust-covered small towns, and something ancient still hums beneath the red clay and cracked church floors.

Every story is soaked in atmosphere, slow dread, and that dry humor you only find from someone who’s spent too many nights sweeping empty hallways in a haunted schoolhouse. Whether you crave true ghost stories, roadside legends, or chilling encounters from deep in Tornado Alley, Tales from the Janitor brings you Oklahoma horror with a wink and a warning.

Why Listen? • Bone-chilling tales rooted in Oklahoma history and lore • A darkly humorous first-person journey with your cryptic janitor host • Perfect for fans of paranormal podcasts, immersive horror, and eerie Midwestern-Great Plains legends

Each episode is free—but keeping the lights flickering and the spirits whispering takes a little elbow grease. If you like what you hear, consider leaving a review, sharing it with your bravest friends, or donating a cup of ghost-proof coffee.

Thanks for tuning in… and whatever you do, don’t go snooping around that old janitor’s closet in the basement of the abandoned high school off Route 66. Some stains just don’t wash out.

Stories

The Travelers

Writer - Steve Lloyd

Dog Tags

Writer - Martin Laston

Credits

Director – Kiersten Greenfield

Developed & Created by – Steve Lloyd

Script Writer – Jon DeBenedict

Script Editor – Gems

Executive Producer – Steve Lloyd

Editor - Hecate

Sound Design - Steve Lloyd

Starring Jeremy Tucker as The Janitor

Cast:

Girl - Roo Ryder

Woman - Tina Lamoreux

Principal - Martin Laston

Mrs. Garrison - MJ Guenther

Raymond - Sonderqiest

Mitch - Christian J. Casas

Mr. Thomson - Chris Rogers

Waitress - Holly Elara

Luara - Katelyn McCann

Linda - Kristen Fox

Connie - MJ Guenther

Carol - Kate J. White

Voice - Manfred Fish

Narrator - JD Kelly

Brighton - Hans Cummings

Henry - Jeff Rosenau

Artwork by Joseph E.W. © Tales from the Janitor, 2025

End Song - You Bring Me Home by the Suddenlys

Disclaimer: These stories may be rooted in Oklahoma folklore, but please don’t use them in your history paper, your tornado survival manual, or your step-by-step guide to summoning ghosts in a Sonic drive-in. Any resemblance to real people, events, or haunted Waffle Houses off I-40 is purely coincidental… or the result of eating day-old gas station burritos in Enid while a taxidermy coyote stared at you from across the room and whispered, “Boomer Sooner.”