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David J. Skal

Lifetime: Jun 21, 1952 - Jan 1, 2024

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.

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Movies

Self

Mysteries Mean Dark Corners

2024

Self - Interviewee

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

Self

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Self

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

2012

Self

The Real Vampire Files

2010

Himself

Vampira: The Movie

2006

Self

Hitchcocked!

2006

Self

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

2006

Self

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

Self

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

Himself

Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

2004

Self

Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema

2004

Host - Self

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Self

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

Host

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

Self / Host

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

Self

The Road to 'Dracula'

1999

Featured Shows

Self

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018

Self

Creature Features

2016

Directing

Director

Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal

2003

Director

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Director

The Universe According to Universal

2002

Director

Heroes of Horror

2001

Director

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

Director

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

Director

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

2000

Director

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

Director

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

1999

Director

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

Director

The Road to 'Dracula'

1999

Director

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999

Camera

Director of Photography

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Director of Photography

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

1999

Writing

Screenplay

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Writer

The Universe According to Universal

2002

Writer

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

Writer

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000

Writer

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

Writer

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

2000

Writer

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

Screenplay

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

1999

Writer

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

Writer

The Road to 'Dracula'

1999

Writer

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999

Writer

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

1995

Production

Producer

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Producer

The Universe According to Universal

2002

Producer

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

Producer

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

2000

Producer

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

2000

Producer

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000

Producer

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

2000

Producer

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

1999

Producer

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999