While the tale has roots in Central European folklore, the archetype of as a janitorial figure exploded in the 2010s thanks to analog horror series on YouTube. Creators realized that the most terrifying monster isn't a king or a priest—it's a working-class man with access to every room in your building.
Father Armitage watched him with a look that had been carved from disappointment and pity. "You are not what you were," he said once in the chapel. "Men with ledgers become quiet men." The Nightmaretaker- The Man Possessed by the Devil