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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
09.21.1952	the corpse nobody loved	+ Inner Sanctum. September 21, 1952. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Corpse Nobody Loved...
10.23.1945	the corridor of doom	+ Inner Sanctum. October 23, 1945. "Corridor Of Doom". An excellent horror story about a sick man ...
01.08.1946	the creeping wall	+ Inner Sanctum. January 8, 1946. "The Creeping Wall". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soup. A wom...
12.11.1945	the dark chamber	+ Inner Sanctum. December 11, 1945. "The Dark Chamber". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soup. A la...
09.23.1946	the dead laugh	+ Inner Sanctum. September 23, 1946. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Ghosts Always Get The L...
09.28.1952	the dead walk at night	+ Inner Sanctum. September 28, 1952. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Dead Walk At Night...
01.24.1949	the deadly dummy	+ Inner Sanctum. January 24, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Deadly Dummy". The ve...
04.18.1949	the death deal	+ Inner Sanctum. April 18, 1949. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Death Deal". A man is k...
08.10.1941	the death ship	+ Inner Sanctum. August 10, 1941. Blue Network. "Death Ship". Sponsored by: Carter's Little Liver Pi...
01.31.1949	the devils fortune	+ Inner Sanctum. January 31, 1949. Program #129. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Devil's...
10.10.1949	the devils workshop	+ Inner Sanctum. October 10, 1949. "The Devil's Workshop. Murder and insanity in the wax museum......
01.26.1948	the doomed	+ Inner Sanctum. January 26, 1948. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Doomed". A man who is...
01.15.1946	the edge of death	+ Inner Sanctum. January 15, 1946. "The Edge Of Death". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soups. The...
02.10.1947	the ghost in the garden	+ Inner Sanctum. February 10, 1947. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Ghost In The Garden". Af...
05.01.1945	the girl and the gallows	+ Inner Sanctum. May 1, 1945. "The Girl On The Gallows". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soups. A stra...
01.23.1950	the hitchhiking corpse	+ Inner Sanctum. January 23, 1950. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Hitch-Hiking Corpse"...
08.01.1943	the horla	+ Inner Sanctum. August 1, 1943. "The Horla". A pianist is haunted and feels compelled to kill. + ...
04.17.1945	the judas clock	+ Inner Sanctum. April 17, 1945. Program #1. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Judas Cloc...
09.11.1945	the last story	+ Inner Sanctum. September 11, 1945. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Last Story". A sto...
07.20.1952	the listener	+ Inner Sanctum. July 20, 1952. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Listener". Old Mrs. Ric...
09.25.1945	the lonely sleep	+ Inner Sanctum. September 25, 1945. "The Lonely Sleep". Sponsored by: Lipton tea. A lonely windrow...
03.08.1948	the magic tile	+ Inner Sanctum. August 10, 1952. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Magic Tile". The story...
08.10.1952	the magic tile	+ Inner Sanctum. August 10, 1952. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Magic Tile". The story...
12.21.1941	the man from yesterday	+ Inner Sanctum. December 21, 1941. Blue Network. "The Man From Yesterday". Sponsored by: Carter's L...
02.12.1946	the man who couldnt die	+ Inner Sanctum. February 12, 1946. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Man Who Couldn't Die...

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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