Golden Classics Great OTR Shows

The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#74. NBC syndication. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". The classic split personality.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#72. NBC syndication. "The Shadow". A man's shadow becomes another person and tries to control the man's life   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#71. NBC syndication. "The Case Of M. Valdemar". A physician claims he can prevent death by hypnosis. Monsieur Valdemar desperately seeks the expertise of a medical hypnotist for the sake of his dying wife Maria... and the rather eccentric Dr. Foissant answers the call with dramatic results. Even though his license has been revoked Dr Foissant has been perfecting his techniques and now with the added opportunity to prove his abilities to his peers and seemingly prolong the life of Maria Valdemar indefinitely he eagerly performs his art. Although unable to physically recover from her illness it appears Maria's hypnotized spirit lives on... but it seems this life is not one of peace but one of purgatory! With a once again desperate Monsieur Valdemar begging his assistance Dr Foissant is now compelled to try to bring Maria from this apparently hellish trance. But what terrible fate awaits Maria if Dr Foissant succeeds and what terrible fate awaits Dr. Foissant he fails?   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#70. NBC syndication. "The Goblet". A bride-to-be falls in love with a strange silversmith. Toasting with wine takes on a more serious tone in this story as one man remembers his tragic past. Franchesca is of low birth yet Donaldo the governor of the island fell madly in love and showered her with gifts in her favored silver. Ferdinand the silversmith is a master craftsman who's work, it seems, embodies a strange lifelike quality...for this becomes the strange whimsy of beautiful Franchesca. The bitter recollections of his Excellency, Donaldo Ronaldi become more and more explicit until we learn of the true nature of this awful wine goblet and what fate lay before the unfortunate Franchesca.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#69. NBC syndication. "The Possessive Dead". The foot of a beautiful Egyptian mummy, still alive! (and kicking?). “I know superstition dictates that it’s bad luck for a young man to see his bride the evening before his wedding. However, Michael and I were two lonely people in the big wintry city and we were not at all addicted to the belief in superstition. We had known each other since we were children and I had loved Michael as long as that. He on his part claimed to have loved me even longer. It was the warm kind of love, the kind that grows on you and stays believing and never wavering…”   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

 #68. NBC syndication. "The Pistol Shot". A duel of honor with a strange conclusion.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#67. NBC syndication. "The Moonstone". A diamond from the head of an Indian god carries the standard curse when stolen.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories   The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#66. NBC syndication. "The Thing In The Tunnel". A story based on "The Signalman," by Charles Dickens. What is the message the ghost on the railroad tracks is trying so hard to give? Listen that’s the long moaning whistle of the through express wailing through the lonesome night crying like a lost and angry soul in the mountains. Howard Kelsey had heard that mournful crying for ten years and each time it reminded him of McGregor who was the signalman.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories   The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#65. NBC syndication. "The Mysterious Bride". A young Scotsman rides off to meet his ghostly lover on St. Lawrence's Eve. The standard program opening has been deleted, the story is unaffected. Weird Circle tells the tale this week of The Mysterious Bride. It's 1777 and Alan Sanderson, Laird of Birkendelly spies a beautiful woman alone on a country lane yet cannot find her as he reaches the turn in the road. A friend further up the road confesses that he saw no such woman even though he should have run right into her. The Laird finds himself bewitched by this enchanting vision who it seems has been visiting his dreams for some time. She convinces him that she is no mere apparition from his imagination introduces herself as Jane Ogilvy and as her story unfolds it reveals a tale of an impossible contract of betrothal between them from before he was born.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories   The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

 #64. NBC syndication. "The Oblong Box". An excellent horror story about an ill-fated ocean voyage and the strange secret of the box on board a drifting longboat. the story is told as narrated by Poe himself conferring with Detective Dupin. Written by: Edgar Allen Poe   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

#63. NBC syndication. "The Ancient Mariner". Coleridge's famous poem of the sea and of death.   The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows

The Weird Circle was a syndicated series produced in New York and licensed by Mutual, and later, NBC's Red network. For two seasons, it cranked out 39 shows (78 total) consisting mostly of radio adaptations of classic horror stories     The show's strength was stories from famous writers of the two genres, including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe and even Charles Dickens. Most all of the stories came from the Victorian era or older. Shop for Classic Horror Shows