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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
01.23.1944	a terrible night	+ NBC syndication. "A Terrible Night". Two friends lost in the north woods seek shelter in the hou...
10.03.1943	a terribly strange bed	+ NBC syndication. "A Terribly Strange Bed". A horrifying story about a sadistic fat man who enjoy...
09.26.1943	declared insane	+ NBC syndication. "Declared Insane". Based on the story "Interdiction," by Honore de Balzac. A st...
04.29.1945	dr jeckyl and mr hyde	+ Program #74. NBC syndication. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". The classic split personality.
11.28.1943	dr manettes manuscript	+ NBC syndication. "Dr. Manette's Manuscript". The strange charge of an insane dying woman, and it...
12.12.1943	expectations of an heir	+ NBC syndication. "Expectations Of An Heir". Aunt Moira, the maidenly lady with lots of money, is...
04.23.1944	falkland	+ NBC syndication. "Falkland". The strange man who learns the secret of eternal life also learns t...
08.29.1943	fall of the house of usher	+ NBC syndication. "The Fall Of The House Of Usher". The classic tale of a brother and sister figh...
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...
02.20.1944	frankenstein	+ NBC syndication. "Frankenstein". Many, many liberties taken with the original story, but still a...
12.26.1943	jane eyre	+ NBC syndication. "Jane Eyre". The classic about the terrible secret in the attic of the strange ...
10.17.1943	knights bridge mystery	+ NBC syndication. "The Knightsbridge Mystery". A double murder than never happened, and an idiot ...
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...
11.05.1944	mad monkton	+ NBC syndication. "Mad Monkton". An excellent ghost story; ancient prophesy and the unburied dead...
05.21.1945	markheim	+ Program #77. NBC syndication. "Markheim". A weak-willed man is lead to theft and murder by his i...
11.14.1943	matao falcon	+ NBC syndication. "Mateo Falcone". An accused murderer runs from the law and into Corsican justic...
01.02.1944	murders in the rue morgue	+ NBC syndication. "The Murders In The Rue Morgue". The classic story of French murder and its sur...
09.19.1943	narrative of arthur gordon pym	+ NBC syndication. "Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym". An interesting story about a mad sea captain ...
11.07.1943	passion in the desert	+ NBC syndication. "A Passion In The Desert". A French soldier deserts and runs off into the dese...
11.26.1944	rapacinis daughter	+ NBC syndication. "Rappacini's Daughter". An Italian story of the beautiful girl with the kiss o...
01.17.1944	the 415 express	+ NBC syndication. "The 4:15 Express". A ghost on the train leads to robbery, and murder. They say...
02.11.1945	the ancient mariner	+ Program #63. NBC syndication. "The Ancient Mariner". Coleridge's famous poem of the sea and of d...
09.24.1944	the bell tower	+ NBC syndication. "The Bell Tower". The story of the Italian genius who built the world's most be...
10.06.1947	the black parchment	+ Program #78. NBC syndication. "Black Parchment". The owner's wishes are granted as the parchment...
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...

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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