OTR Halloween Day 13: Inner Sanctum Mysteries

Inner Sanctum Mysteries is arguably the best-known radio horror series of them all. The signature creaking door accompanied by the giggling Raymond (or 'Mr. Host') who introduces the tales with his bad puns. Many earlier shows such as the Witch's Tale and the Hermit's Cave are displaced by Inner Sanctum purely through the force the host's personality.

The tale I've chosen is "The Silent Hands" from May 13, 1944 and stars Mary Astor (I should note that Inner Sanctum didn't usually feature big stars, outside of a handful starring Boris Karloff or Peter Lorre). The story concerns a detective investigating a "Woman in White" who has been strangling people to death. Astor portrays one of the suspects but the mystery has a surprising conclusion (well, surprising if you're not familiar with Inner Sanctum Mysteries).

You can listen to "The Silent Hands" at the Internet Archive!