Paul McGrath has narrated 6 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Inner Sanctum.
Inner Sanctum
Summary
Monstrously mischievous masters Raymond Edward Johnson and Paul McGrath lead you through the creaking door for three hours of twists and turns - and we're not just talking about the knots you'll find in your stomach. Radio rogues Jackson Beck, Agnes Moorehead, and more are frighteningly fabulous in these six wickedly suspenseful stories. Murder is on everyone's mind, but their characters have heart...someone else's that is...clutched in their cruel hands. Episodes Include: "Song of the Slasher" (04-24-45), "The Deadly Dummy" (01-24-49), "Pattern for Fear" (07-04-49), "The Listener, with Agnes Moorehead" (07-20-52), "Murder Off the Record" (08-03-52), and "Death Pays the Freight" (10-05-52).
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Inner Sanctum: Pattern for Fear
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Step into radio’s legendary house of horrors. The only program on the air to combine pitch-dark horror with sardonic humor, sending forth its undead monstrosities with rotting tongue pressed firmly into cheek. The razor-voiced Raymond Edward Johnson handles his hosting duties like an oily insurance salesman with a sideline in ax murder, while playful Paul McGrath brings forth an effortlessly exaggerated sense of black comedy. Come in! You’ll never know what’s going on behind the rust-metal shriek of the infamous Creaking Door until you open it... Episodes Include: The Death Ship 08-10-41; Death is a Joker 06-10-44; Song of the Slasher 04-24-45; Musical Score 05-29-45; The Murder Prophet 09-04-45; The Undead 12-18-45; I Want to Report a Murder 06-18-46; Murder Comes at Midnight 09-09-46; No Rest for the Dead 11-25-46; Death of a Doll 10-18-48; Fearful Voyage 01-03-49; The Deadly Dummy 01-24-49; Murder Off the Record 04-11-49; Pattern for Fear 07-04-49; Murder Rides the Carousel 09-05-49; The Vengeful Corpse 09-12-49 PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Inner Sanctum: No Rest for the Dead
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Inner Sanctum Mysteries set the standard for what a radio horror show was all about. Equal parts wildly improbable scripting, stylized acting, and threatening organ music, the show took radio horror in a new direction - and cast an influence that would far outlast even radio drama itself. Pass through the squeal and groan of the iconic creaking door as your sinister host (Raymond Edward Johnson, Berry Kroeger, and Paul McGrath) guides you through 12 digitally remastered episodes of the radio equivalent of a midnight ride through a carnival house of horrors…with an evil clown as your seatmate. Pleasant dreeeeeeams? Episodes include: Desert Death 01-09-45; The Judas Clock 04-17-45; The Girl and the Gallows 05-01-45; Dead to Rights 05-22-45; Dead Men's Holiday 06-19-45; You Could Die Laughing 05-07-46; Detour to Terror 05-21-46; Murder Comes to Life 01-10-49; The Devil's Fortune 01-31-49; Appointment with Death 03-28-49; The Unburied Dead 05-16-49; No Rest for the Dead 08-24-52 PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Volume 2
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Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC's Blue Network in January 1941. It featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history: an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned, and the famous "creaking door" slowly began to open. Every week Inner Sanctum Mysteries told stories of ghosts, murderers, and lunatics. Produced in New York, the cast usually consisted of veteran radio actors, with occasional guest appearances by such Hollywood stars as Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, and Claude Rains. What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly sinister-sounding fellow originally known as Raymond. The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show's host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over as host until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Hiram Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Episodes include: "Blood of Cain" "Skeleton Bay" "The Man Who Couldn't Die" "I Walk in the Night" "Death Is a Double-Crosser" "Strands of Death" "Lady with a Plan" "Make Ready My Grave" "You Could Die Laughing" "Detour to Terror" "Eight Steps to Murder" "I Want to Report a Murder"
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Theatre 5
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They say the "Old Time Radio Era" ended in 1962, but radio drama carried right on…and here's the proof! Provocative, thoughtful, and up-to-the-minute in its treatment of life as it was lived, that was Theatre 5! This powerful anthology series featured an invigorating combination of veteran performers and rising young actors in sharp, concise stories with a message and an impact! Alan Alda, Elaine May, Margaret Hamilton, Jackson Beck, Paul McGrath, Fred Foy, Lesley Woods, and more star in 24 engaging episodes. Episodes include: Mama's Girl 06-01-1965; Noose of Pearls 06-02-1965; The Wishing Stone 06-10-1965; A Bad Day's Work 06-15-1965; Goodbye, Matt 06-23-1965; You Can't Fight City Hall 06-29-1965; Method in the Madness 06-30-1965; Devotion 07-05-1965; Jailbreak 07-06-1965; Don't Hesitate to Call 07-07-1965; A Matter of Appearances 07-08-1965; Ed's War 07-09-1965; Casualty of a Small War 07-12-1965; The Marked Man 07-13-1965; The Walls of Poison Ivy 07-14-1965; The Big Waves 07-15-1965; Flies with Honey 07-16-1965; Flights of Angels 07-20-1965; In Time of Trouble 07-21-1965; Jazz Festival 07-22-1965; Whatever Happened to the 5:25 07-23-1965; In Absence of All Intelligent Life 07-26-1965; I Spy Sister Sarri 07-27-1965; Death Watch 07-28-1965
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Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Vol. 3
Summary
Every week, Inner Sanctum Mysteries told a story of ghosts, murderers, and lunatics. Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC radio's Blue Network in January 1941 and featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, as an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned, and a creaking door slowly began to open. Inner Sanctum Mysteries was produced in New York, the cast usually consisting of veteran radio actors, with occasional guest appearances by such Hollywood stars as Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, and Claude Rains. What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly sinister sounding fellow originally known as "Raymond". The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show's host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over as host until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Himan Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. In this collection are the following episodes and the date they aired on radio: "Corridor of Doom" (23 Oct 45), "The Wailing Wall" (6 Nov 45), "Boomerang" (20 Nov 45), "The Dark Chamber" (11 Dec 45), "The Confession" (22 Jan 46), "Death of a Doll" (18 Oct 48), "The Devil's Fortune" (31 Jan 49), "The Unburied Dead" (16 May 49), "The Corpse without a Conscience" (20 Jun 49), "Beneficiary: Death" (17 Apr 50), "No Rest for the Dead" (13 Jul 50), "Twice Dead" (6 Nov 50).
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