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- Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW -TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. [ 1 ]
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Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. [1]
From 1963 to 1966, Anderson hosted Shock Theater under the alter ego of Ghoulardi, a hipster that defied the common perception of a horror host. While this version of Shock Theater also featured grade "B" science fiction and horror films , Ghoulardi mocked the films he was hosting, and spoke in an accent-laden beatnik slang.
Mar 16, 2015 · Ghoulardi was the horror host of late night Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio from January 13, 1963 through December 16, 1966. Unlike many horror hosts, who played ghoulish / horror themed characters, Ghoulardi was a parody of a hipster.
Shock Theater. "Shock Theater" was a hosted horror movie show with Ernest Earle Anderson as "Ghoulardi" on WJW Channel 8 Cleveland Ohio between 1963-1966.
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Jan 12, 2013 · Late-night horror host Ghouldardi, real name Ernie Anderson, hit the airwaves 50 years ago, in January 1963. For three wild and woolly years, he notched unprecedented ratings, spawned a...
Oct 26, 2017 · The three-day bash celebrates Ernie “Ghoulardi” Anderson with B-movie memorabilia, cartoons, skits, a pizza-eating competition, “scaryaoke” and a costume contest.
Mar 15, 2021 · It even spurred on his successor - “The Ghoul," played by Ron Swede. Swede was a huge Ghoulardi fan who as a teenager showed up to a Ghoulardi appearance at Euclid Beach Park in a gorilla suit.
