Inner Sanctum Halloween Month, day 13 of 31: "The Dark Chamber"

When it comes to horror on Inner Sanctum Mysteries, it's hard to get more basic than the episode "The Dark Chamber." It was first broadcast December 11, 1945 and concerns an army veteran who finds himself trapped in a room by a mad scientist who is intent on studying fear by inflicting terror upon his prisoners. In other words, the mad scientist is doing the same thing as the program's writers -- trying to scare his audience. It's a pretty far-fetched episode but man, the actors are committed in their performances!

The script to this episode was recycled on Murder at Midnight on May 26, 1947. This episode was hosted by Paul McGrath and featured Ken Lynch. You can listen to this episode at archive.org by clicking here. Dare to compare! You can hear the Murder at Midnight version here.