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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
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...
02.25.1945	the mysterious bride	+ Program #65. NBC syndication. "The Mysterious Bride". A young Scotsman rides off to meet his gho...
02.05.1944	the niche of doom	+ NBC syndication. "The Niche Of Doom" ("La Grande Breteche"). A jealous husband traps his wife's ...
02.18.1945	the oblong box	+ Program #64. NBC syndication. "The Oblong Box". An excellent horror story about an ill-fated oce...
05.14.1944	the old nurses story	+ NBC syndication. "The Old Nurse's Story". A narrated tale of the supernatural and revenge. Nurse...
09.10.1944	the phantom picture	+ NBC syndication. "The Phantom Picture". An artist's involvement with murder and a grotesque canv...
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...
10.15.1944	the queer client	+ NBC syndication. "The Queer Client". A man recent freed from debtor's prison sets out to destro...
05.06.1945	the red hand	+ Program #75. NBC syndication. "The Red Hand". A woman and her maid are threatened with death and...
11.12.1944	the returned	+ NBC syndication. "The Returned". Based on "Ligeia," by Edgar Allan Poe. A man's first wife retur...
02.04.1945	the river man	+ Program #62. NBC syndication. "The River Man". A man returns from a watery grave to come to his ...
04.16.1944	the rope of hair	+ NBC syndication. "The Rope Of Hair". Sponsored by: Ogden's Cigarette Tobacco, Ogden's Cut Plug. As...
04.15.1945	the shadow	+ Program #72. NBC syndication. "The Shadow". A man's shadow becomes another person and tries to c...
01.21.1945	the specter bride	+ Program #60. NBC syndication. "The Spectre Bride". The ghostess with the mostess gets married. S...
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,...
01.28.1945	the tapestry horse	+ Program #61. NBC syndication. "The Tapestry Horse". Rotten script, acting likewise. This Weird C...
01.30.1944	the tell tale heart	+ NBC syndication. "The Tell-Tale Heart". A well-done adaption of the horror classic. One of th...
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...
04.30.1944	the trial for murder	+ NBC syndication. "Trial For Murder". An excellent ghost story about murder and trial and the str...
09.12.1943	the vendetta	+ NBC net syndication. "The Vendetta". An audition show. The tragic story of the old Italian custom ...
12.17.1944	the warning	+ NBC syndication. "The Warning". An excellent horror story about a strange house and a magic that...
05.07.1944	the werewolf	+ NBC syndication. "The Werewolf". A simple woodland hunter marries a lady with sharp teeth.
12.03.1944	the wooden ghost	+ NBC syndication. "The Wooden Ghost". The undead of three hundred years seeks only three words of...

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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