Deadly Earnest was a late-night horror host active on Australian television between 1961–1978. Originated as a live (pre-video machine) host of a horror film package for Perth's TVW-7 by 1961, the character was most active between 1966-1972 when adopted by the 0-10 Network. Broadcast weekly, Deadly Earnest's Aweful Movies featured mainly b-grade horror movies introduced by local actors with a tongue-in-cheek characterization. The program was notorious for showing the absolute dross of supernaturally themed cinema, even going so far as to present the Worst Movie of the Year on at least one occasion.
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What the anvil?What dread grasp
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