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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
11.19.1944	the executioner	+ NBC syndication. "The Executioner". The French conquerors impose a strange doom on a noble Spani...
11.26.1944	rapacinis daughter	+ NBC syndication. "Rappacini's Daughter". An Italian story of the beautiful girl with the kiss o...
12.03.1944	the wooden ghost	+ NBC syndication. "The Wooden Ghost". The undead of three hundred years seeks only three words of...
12.10.1944	last days of a condemned man	+ NBC syndication. "The Last Days Of A Condemned Man". A soldier returns home from war to his wife...
12.17.1944	the warning	+ NBC syndication. "The Warning". An excellent horror story about a strange house and a magic that...
12.24.1944	the doll	+ Program #56. NBC syndication. "The Doll". A good supernatural story. A doll with a is soul let o...
12.31.1944	the diamond lens	+ Program #57. NBC syndication. "The Diamond Lens". Schmaltzy production of the classic story. A b...
01.07.1945	the history of dr john faust	+ Program #58. NBC syndication. "The History Of Dr. John Faust". The classic deal with the devil. ...
01.14.1945	the duel without honor	+ Program #59. NBC syndication. "Duel Without Honor". An interesting story about "Honor" and the s...
01.21.1945	the specter bride	+ Program #60. NBC syndication. "The Spectre Bride". The ghostess with the mostess gets married. S...
01.28.1945	the tapestry horse	+ Program #61. NBC syndication. "The Tapestry Horse". Rotten script, acting likewise. This Weird C...
02.04.1945	the river man	+ Program #62. NBC syndication. "The River Man". A man returns from a watery grave to come to his ...
02.11.1945	the ancient mariner	+ Program #63. NBC syndication. "The Ancient Mariner". Coleridge's famous poem of the sea and of d...
02.18.1945	the oblong box	+ Program #64. NBC syndication. "The Oblong Box". An excellent horror story about an ill-fated oce...
02.25.1945	the mysterious bride	+ Program #65. NBC syndication. "The Mysterious Bride". A young Scotsman rides off to meet his gho...
03.04.1945	the thing in the tunnel	+ Program #66. NBC syndication. "The Thing In The Tunnel". A story based on "The Signalman," by Ch...
03.11.1945	the moonstone	+ Program #67. NBC syndication. "The Moonstone". A diamond from the head of an Indian god carries ...
03.18.1945	the pistol shot	+ Program #68. NBC syndication. "The Pistol Shot". A duel of honor with a strange conclusion.
03.25.1945	the possessive dead	+ Program #69. NBC syndication. "The Possessive Dead". The foot of a beautiful Egyptian mummy, sti...
04.01.1945	the goblet	+ Program #70. NBC syndication. "The Goblet". A bride-to-be falls in love with a strange silversmi...
04.08.1945	the case of monsieur valdemar	+ Program #71. NBC syndication. "The Case Of M. Valdemar". A physician claims he can prevent death...
04.15.1945	the shadow	+ Program #72. NBC syndication. "The Shadow". A man's shadow becomes another person and tries to c...
04.22.1945	the bride of death	+ Program #73. NBC syndication. "The Bride Of Death". A beautiful woman is fated to marry a dead m...
04.29.1945	dr jeckyl and mr hyde	+ Program #74. NBC syndication. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". The classic split personality.
05.06.1945	the red hand	+ Program #75. NBC syndication. "The Red Hand". A woman and her maid are threatened with death and...

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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