Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest, and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death - strikes!
Murder at Midnight was a short-lived syndicated horror anthology series heard between April and December of 1946. Some scripts were repeated from other shows such as Inner Sanctum Mysteries but most of their output seems to be original scripts. Most were written by Robert Newman of Inner Sanctum (explaining the link). The casts were comprised of radio professionals and the director was Anton M. Leader, who shortly afterward became director of Suspense.
Murder at Midnight was willing to indulge in the supernatural but also a bit of science fiction. For instance we have "Terror Out of Space" from June 21, 1946. A scientist tries to recall the unusual events which occurred while sending radio signals to the moon. Although there's no environment on the moon to support organic life, what if there's someting else living on the moon - something which can use the radio transmission to access Earth. You can hear "Terror Out of Space" on YouTube!
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