
January 7, 1941: The first installment of the
Inner Sanctum was presented by the NBC Blue network.
In its 11 years of featuring suspense,
horror, and mystery stories on the air,
Inner Sanctum produced a total of 526 episodes. Raymond Johnson, the program’s first host, always opened the program with his popular self-introductory line: “Your host, Raymond.” Through the years, the line was continually used, though with some revisions, by the succeeding hosts.
Featuring Lon Chaney Jr. in a starring role, Universal Studios produced six movie series based on the popular
radio program, Inner Sanctum.