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The Weird Circle was a 30-minute mystery horror radio series that aired on NBC for four years, from 1943 to 1947. It featured stories derived from classic horror, ghost tales, and supernatural stories, written by popular authors such as Honore de Balzac, Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, and many more. Each story was presented in the format of introducing the narrator first and then proceeding to the plot.

Although mystery and horror series were popular during the time this show aired, Weird Circle did not actually gain as much attention as its contemporaries due to a lot of factors. It was regarded just as your average horror series. Click here to read more about Weird Circle, The

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Please enjoy these 78 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.20.1944	frankenstein	+ NBC syndication. "Frankenstein". Many, many liberties taken with the original story, but still a...
02.27.1944	feast of the red gauntlet	+ NBC syndication. "The Feast Of Red Gauntlet". A good ghost story in the Scottish Highlands and a...
03.05.1944	the murder of the little pig	+ NBC syndication. "The Murder Of The Little Pig". An interesting detective story in which the wit...
03.12.1944	the spectre of tappington	+ NBC syndication. "The Spectre Of Tappington". A visitor to an old haunted house is upset when hi...
03.19.1944	the strange judgement	+ NBC syndication. "The Strange Judgment". An honest fisherman and his good wife have an evil son,...
03.26.1944	wuthering heights	+ NBC syndication. "Wuthering Heights". The classic about the old house on the moor and the dark s...
04.02.1944	the curse of the mantle	+ NBC syndication. "Lady Eleanor's Mantle". A story of the cloak of the evil and the plague it bri...
04.09.1944	the cask of amontillado	+ NBC syndication. "The Cask Of Amontillado". Sponsored by: Ogden's Cigarette Tobacco, Ogden's Cut P...
04.16.1944	the rope of hair	+ NBC syndication. "The Rope Of Hair". Sponsored by: Ogden's Cigarette Tobacco, Ogden's Cut Plug. As...
04.23.1944	falkland	+ NBC syndication. "Falkland". The strange man who learns the secret of eternal life also learns t...
04.30.1944	the trial for murder	+ NBC syndication. "Trial For Murder". An excellent ghost story about murder and trial and the str...
05.07.1944	the werewolf	+ NBC syndication. "The Werewolf". A simple woodland hunter marries a lady with sharp teeth.
05.14.1944	the old nurses story	+ NBC syndication. "The Old Nurse's Story". A narrated tale of the supernatural and revenge. Nurse...
05.21.1944	the middle toe of the right foot	+ NBC syndication. "The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot". A duel with knives in a haunted house at ni...
05.28.1944	the dream woman	+ NBC syndication. "The Dream Woman". A man's life is beset by tragedy on his birthday every five ...
09.10.1944	the phantom picture	+ NBC syndication. "The Phantom Picture". An artist's involvement with murder and a grotesque canv...
09.17.1944	the ghost touch	+ NBC syndication. "The Ghost's Touch". A mad scientist has invented a process to kill all pain an...
09.24.1944	the bell tower	+ NBC syndication. "The Bell Tower". The story of the Italian genius who built the world's most be...
10.01.1944	the evil eye	+ NBC syndication. "The Evil Eye". One look from the eyes of this chap can kill you--may the horns...
10.08.1944	the mark of the plague	+ NBC syndication. "A Journal Of The Plague Year". A young girl and her lover find romance during ...
10.15.1944	the queer client	+ NBC syndication. "The Queer Client". A man recent freed from debtor's prison sets out to destro...
10.22.1944	the burial of roger malvin	+ NBC syndication. "The Burial Of Roger Malvin". A man promises to bury his dying friend, but fail...
10.29.1944	the love potion	+ NBC syndication. "The Fatal Love Potion". An old story told in modern terms, with the expected ...
11.05.1944	mad monkton	+ NBC syndication. "Mad Monkton". An excellent ghost story; ancient prophesy and the unburied dead...
11.12.1944	the returned	+ NBC syndication. "The Returned". Based on "Ligeia," by Edgar Allan Poe. A man's first wife retur...

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James

Weird circle from the ones I have heard are definitely worth listening too.

Armand

Phantom picture 1944. My favorite weird circle episode.

Sink

Series as broadcast by Mutual and ABC from 1943 to 1947. The opening sets the tone for the program, "In this cave by the restless sea, we are met to call from out of past, stories strange and weird. Bell keeper, toll the bell, so that all may know that we are gathered again in the Weird Circle!"

WEIRD CIRCLE

The Weird Circle premise is noteworthy: an anthology of classic, supernatural mystery thrillers from the pens of the world's best known and respected supernatural fiction authors. The scripts--with rare few exceptions--acquit themselves well for the genre. The supernatural thriller genre was highly popular throughout the mid-1930s, right on through the mid-1950s over Radio. The Weird Circle was an RCA-syndicated feature from RCA Recorded Program Services, the independent programming production division of RCA Victor. Its sound quality, voice talent, and production values meet traditionally high RCA standards. As a consequence of those standards, the resulting recordings have stood the test of time--a huge bonus for Golden Age Radio transcription fans, preservationists and collectors.

Gus