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The Sound of Certainty | The Weird Circle - “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1944)

31 min · 28. maj 2026
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A classic horror tale from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Weird Circle - “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1944) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Weird Circle, a literary horror anthology devoted to classic tales of psychological dread. In this 1944 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a calm, methodical narrator insists on his sanity while recounting a carefully planned crime — only to discover that certainty itself may be the most dangerous illusion of all. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes context — including the origins of The Weird Circle as a literature-first horror series, how radio makes interior guilt audible, and why this story remains one of the clearest examples of logic turning inward on itself. Originally aired: January 30, 1944 Approx. runtime: 31 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com [http://theporcupinepresents.com]

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