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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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Please enjoy these 149 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
04.04.1949	death wears a lonely smile	+ Inner Sanctum. April 4, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Death Wears A Lonely Smile"....
04.18.1949	the death deal	+ Inner Sanctum. April 18, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Death Deal". A man is k...
05.16.1949	the unburied dead	+ Inner Sanctum. May 16, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Unburied Dead". A good st...
06.06.1949	death on the highway	+ Inner Sanctum. June 6, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Death On The Highway". An emb...
06.20.1949	corpse without a conscience	+ Inner Sanctum. June 20, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Corpse Without A Conscience"...
07.04.1949	pattern for fear	+ Inner Sanctum. July 4, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Pattern For Fear". A waiter o...
07.18.1949	deadly fare	+ Inner Sanctum. July 18, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Deadly Fare". A cabby picks ...
08.15.1949	dead heat	+ Inner Sanctum. August 15, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Dead Heat". A woman's sist...
08.22.1949	mind over murder	+ Inner Sanctum. August 22, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Mind Over Murder". There's...
08.29.1949	deaths little brother	+ Inner Sanctum. August 29, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Death's Little Brother". A...
09.05.1949	murder rides the carousel	+ Inner Sanctum. September 5, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Murder Rides The Carouse...
09.12.1949	the vengeful corpse	+ Inner Sanctum. September 12, 1949. "The Vengeful Corpse". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. A woman bu...
09.19.1949	honeymoon with death	+ Inner Sanctum. September 19, 1949. "Honeymoon With Death". A woman on her honeymoon finds out th...
10.03.1949	catch a killer	+ Inner Sanctum. October 3, 1949. "Catch A Killer". A seedy reporter tries to save the brother of a...
10.10.1949	the devils workshop	+ Inner Sanctum. October 10, 1949. "The Devil's Workshop. Murder and insanity in the wax museum......
10.17.1949	image of death	+ Inner Sanctum. October 17, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Image Of Death". A talent...
10.24.1949	night is my shroud	+ Inner Sanctum. October 24, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Night Is My Shroud". A go...
10.31.1949	corpse for halloween	+ Inner Sanctum. October 31, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "A Corpse For Halloween". ...
11.14.1949	wish to kill	+ Inner Sanctum. November 14, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Wish To Kill". A man lac...
12.19.1949	beyond the grave	+ Inner Sanctum. December 4, 1950. ABC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Beyond The Grave". A good...
01.09.1950	killer at large	+ Inner Sanctum. January 9, 1950. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Killer At Large". A killer...
01.16.1950	the scream	+ Inner Sanctum. January 16, 1950. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Scream". A new bride ...
01.23.1950	the hitchhiking corpse	+ Inner Sanctum. January 23, 1950. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Hitch-Hiking Corpse"...
01.30.1950	skeleton bay	+ Inner Sanctum. January 30, 1950. "Skeleton Bay". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. A mystery writer wi...
03.27.1950	murder mansion	+ Inner Sanctum. March 27, 1950. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Story Of Murder Mansion". A...

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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.

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