Horror Host Graveyard

Deadly Earnest, the Melbourne, Australia host of Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest, came out of a 40 year retirement to host trailers live at St. Kilda Film Festival on May 28, 2011. Watch his performance here:

There were a few horror hosts in Australia called Deadly Earnest. In the 1960s - 1970s the Melbourne area had Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest with Earnest played by Ralph Baker. The show ran on the ATV-0 channel, where Earnest was joined by characters including Claw, Hoof, Igor, and Lily. Here is one of the few remaining clips of this Deadly Earnest: For information on all the Deadly Earnests, visit: Deadly Earnest Index