Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum is one of radio's most famous programs, broadcast from 1941 to 1952. It is best remembered for the sound effect of a heavy lock being opened and then a slowly opening, and loud, creaking door. The programs featured haunting ghosts, graveyards, and spooky situations of people who found themselves in trouble or mentally tortured, usually because they murdered someone.
The show was produced in New York and had a reliable ensemble of the city's best radio talent. Hollywood and Broadway stars would often have leading roles in a particular week's episode. Despite the topics, Inner Sanctum was one of the most playful entertaining programs on the air, engaging listeners with its outlandishness and humor.
The producer and director was Himan Brown, who would later revive radio drama in the 1970s with CBS Radio Mystery Theater. These recordings are part of the Joe Hehn Memorial Collection, honoring a pioneering collector of radio recordings.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| The Judas Clock | 28:57 |
| Song of the Slasher | 29:48 |
| Girl and the Gallows | 29:33 |
| Black Art | 29:55 |
| Dead to Rights | 28:59 |
| Musical Score | 28:18 |
| Death Across the Board | 28:47 |
| Portrait of Death | 27:52 |
| Dead Man's Holiday | 29:12 |
| The Last Story | 23:35 |
| Death by Scripture | 28:34 |
| Till Death Do Us Part | 28:09 |
| Corridor of Doom | 23:59 |
| Wailing Wall | 29:30 |
| The Undead | 29:47 |
| Elixir Number Four | 23:50 |
| I Walk in the Night | 24:59 |
| Death Demon | 29:34 |
| Cause of Death | 24:04 |
| Murder Comes to Life | 24:03 |
| Devil's Fortune | 22:38 |
| Appointment with Death | 25:47 |
| Corpse without a Conscience | 27:24 |
| Vengeful Corpse | 29:23 |
| Murder Mansion | 25:00 |
| Unforgiving Corpse | 29:34 |