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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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
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...
04.08.1945	the case of monsieur valdemar	+ Program #71. NBC syndication. "The Case Of M. Valdemar". A physician claims he can prevent death...
04.09.1944	the cask of amontillado	+ NBC syndication. "The Cask Of Amontillado". Sponsored by: Ogden's Cigarette Tobacco, Ogden's Cut P...
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...
12.31.1944	the diamond lens	+ Program #57. NBC syndication. "The Diamond Lens". Schmaltzy production of the classic story. A b...
12.24.1944	the doll	+ Program #56. NBC syndication. "The Doll". A good supernatural story. A doll with a is soul let o...
05.28.1944	the dream woman	+ NBC syndication. "The Dream Woman". A man's life is beset by tragedy on his birthday every five ...
01.14.1945	the duel without honor	+ Program #59. NBC syndication. "Duel Without Honor". An interesting story about "Honor" and the s...
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...
11.19.1944	the executioner	+ NBC syndication. "The Executioner". The French conquerors impose a strange doom on a noble Spani...
09.17.1944	the ghost touch	+ NBC syndication. "The Ghost's Touch". A mad scientist has invented a process to kill all pain an...
04.01.1945	the goblet	+ Program #70. NBC syndication. "The Goblet". A bride-to-be falls in love with a strange silversmi...
12.05.1943	the great plague	+ NBC syndication. "The Great Plague". A trio of British badguys are up to no good. C. Farrell is...
12.19.1943	the hand	+ NBC syndication. "The Hand". A severed hand in a trophy room gets its revenge on the one who cut...
05.14.1945	the haunted hotel	+ Program #76. NBC syndication. "The Haunted Hotel". A man returns to Venice and the scene of his ...
02.13.1944	the heart of ethan brand	+ NBC syndication. "The Heart Of Ethan Brand". A good story about a thoroughly evil man and his se...
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. ...
10.24.1943	the horla	+ NBC syndication. "The Horla". An old man is tormented by an invisible monster. It was a dark hou...
09.05.1943	the house and the brain	+ NBC syndication. "The House and The Brain". An evil spirit kept alive 400 years haunts a house a...
01.09.1944	the lifted veil	+ NBC syndication. "The Lifted Veil". A maid who likes rat poison, a serum to bring the dead to l...
10.29.1944	the love potion	+ NBC syndication. "The Fatal Love Potion". An old story told in modern terms, with the expected ...
11.21.1943	the man without a country	+ NBC syndication. "The Man Without A Country". The story of the man who gave up America. Philip N...
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 ...
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...
03.11.1945	the moonstone	+ Program #67. NBC syndication. "The Moonstone". A diamond from the head of an Indian god carries ...

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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