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The Inner Sanctum was a horror anthology that first aired on NBC in 1941, and later, on CBS. Hosted by Raymond Johnson, the show featured stories of horror, thriller, and mystery. Unlike other horror series during that time, the show had this tongue-in-cheek style which were adapted by other radio programs such as Quiet Please and The Mysterious Traveller. Johnson was later replaced by Paul McGrath, at the same year in which Lipton Tea became the show’s primary sponsor.

During its decade-long run, the show was able to produce a total of 526 episodes. The most popular ones were “Terror by Night,” aired on September 18, 1945, and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” aired on August 3, 1941 which featured Boris Karloff. Click here to read more about Inner Sanctum Mysteries

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.07.1941	amazing death of mrs putnam	+ Inner Sanctum. January 7, 1941. Blue Network. "The Amazing Death Of Mrs. Putnam". Sponsored by: Ca...
04.20.1941	fog
05.25.1941	death is a joker	+ Inner Sanctum. June 10, 1944. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Death Is A Joker". Peter Lor...
08.03.1941	the telltale heart	+ Inner Sanctum. August 3, 1941. Blue Network. "The Tell-Tale Heart". Sponsored by: Carter's Little ...
08.10.1941	the death ship	+ Inner Sanctum. August 10, 1941. Blue Network. "Death Ship". Sponsored by: Carter's Little Liver Pi...
09.07.1941	hunter from beyond	+ Inner Sanctum. September 7, 1941. Blue Network. "The Hunter From Beyond". A hunter waits 100,000 ...
12.07.1941	island of death	+ Inner Sanctum. December 7, 1941. Blue Network. "The Island Of Death". Sponsored by: Carter's Littl...
12.21.1941	the man from yesterday	+ Inner Sanctum. December 21, 1941. Blue Network. "The Man From Yesterday". Sponsored by: Carter's L...
12.28.1941	death has claws	+ Inner Sanctum. December 28, 1941. Blue Network. "Death Has Claws". Sponsored by: Carter's Little L...
01.18.1942	dead reckoning	+ Inner Sanctum. January 18, 1942. Blue Network. "Dead Reckoning". Sponsored by: Carter's Little Liv...
05.03.1942	study for murder	+ Inner Sanctum. May 3, 1942. Blue Network. "A Study For Murder". A psychologist studying murder be...
09.20.1942	dead walk at night	+ Inner Sanctum. September 28, 1952. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Dead Walk At Night...
03.07.1943	black sea gull	+ Inner Sanctum. March 7, 1943. Blue Network. "The Black Sea Gull". Sponsored by: Carter's Little Li...
08.01.1943	the horla	+ Inner Sanctum. August 1, 1943. "The Horla". A pianist is haunted and feels compelled to kill. + ...
04.15.1944	the skull that walked	+ Inner Sanctum. April 15, 1944. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Walking Skull". A skull...
04.22.1944	the melody of death	+ Inner Sanctum. April 22, 1944. "Melody Of Death". Sponsored by: Palmolive Shaving Cream, Palmoliv...
05.13.1944	the silent hands	+ Inner Sanctum. May 13, 1944. "The Silent Hands". Sponsored by: Palmolive Shaving Cream, Palmolive...
06.10.1944	death is a joker	+ Inner Sanctum. June 10, 1944. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Death Is A Joker". Peter Lor...
10.07.1944	dead mans vengeance	+ Inner Sanctum. October 7, 1944. "Dead Man's Vengeance". Raymond Edward Johnson gets a call from G...
11.29.1944	the voice on the wire	+ Inner Sanctum. November 29, 1944. "Voice On The Wire". Sponsored by: Colgate Tooth Powder, Palmol...
12.06.1944	the color blind formula	+ Inner Sanctum. December 6, 1944. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Color-Blind Formula"....
01.09.1945	desert death	+ Inner Sanctum. January 9, 1945. "Desert Death". Two guys driving across the desert pick up three ...
01.23.1945	death is an artist	+ Inner Sanctum. January 23, 1945. "Death Is An Artist". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soup. Fou...
02.06.1945	death in the depths	+ Inner Sanctum. February 6, 1945. "Death In The Depths". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soup. A ...
N/A	the waxwork

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LOVE Inner Sanctum

James

I had the pleasure of listening to this live, at the 79 FOTR in NJ with most of the original cast. What a memory!!

Clint

The organ really put the show over the top....brilliant

James

I am surprised at how many times I find Mason Adams in episodes I enjoy.

Dave

Loved Raymond and his catty remarks -

Arthur

I had the hardest time convincing my mother that her favourite radio show was called The Inner Sanctum

Frank

I love listening to the Inner Sanctum. When my son was younger, on a nice cool fall evening, we would curl up on the sofa and play my Inner Sanctum c.d. and listen until we fell asleep.

Teressa

Love Inner Sanctum, both on radio and TV. Miss both.

Dee

A real Favorite!!

John

Love listening to these old radio shows.

Nancy

Good memories.

Robert

I love Inner Sanctum!! smile emoticon

Daniel

Just listened to an Inner Sanctum the other day with Boris Karloff traversing the "Corridor of Doom." Dimension X is another favorite show... good stuff, Tommy.

Tony

This is a good one.

Ken

Inner Sanctum is one of my faves

Carmencita

loved Inner Sanctum

Jeanette

That's a good one!

Ken

Love the inner sanctum

Robert

Spectacular!

Robert

Inner Sanctum is great! But I had to laugh when i first heard the sound of that creaky old door. Reminds me of my knees when I'm trying to get out of a chair. Lol!

Dennis

Host Raymond, and the squeaky door. Was a family favorite for my brothers and me.

Frank

we grew up on OTR in the 40's 50's and 60's...what i loved was the realism with which the actors portrayed their parts..also each person would have to picture the scene in their own minds..and to put a mind enduced picture into every part..including rooms streets cars etc.....it was really a great time for entertainment...

Michael

One of my favorite episodes is "Death of a Doll", from 1948

Petz

Love this series

Gary

This horror anthology series was broadcast by NBC, ABC and CBS from 1941 to 1952. Listen to the opening, as the organ plays, a door squeeeeekkkkks open. At the end of the program, as the organ plays, the door squeekks as it closes, then slams shut. Our favorite host of this series because of his terrible puns, was Raymond Edward Johnson 1941 to 1945. The sponsors for the series was Carter's, Colgate and Lipton Tea.

INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES