David J. Skal
David John Skal was an American cultural historian, critic, writer, and on-camera commentator known for his research and analysis of horror films and horror literature.
13 directing credits · 23 acting credits
Directing · 13
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
Heroes of Horror
2001
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999
The Universe According to Universal
2002
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
2003
Acting · 23
Creature Features
2016
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Vampira: The Movie
2006
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Hitchcocked!
2006
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
All Over
1976
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
2004
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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The Real Vampire Files
2010
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
2024