David J. Skal
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 21, 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- January 1, 2024
- Movies
- 36
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.
Best-Known Movies
5.4
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
7.5
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999
7.8
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
7.0
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
6.4
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
7.7
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
7.2
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
7.6
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000
6.0
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004
7.3
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
Filmography
| 2024 | Mysteries Mean Dark Corners | Self |
| 2022 | Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story | Self - Interviewee |
| 2021 | Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Self |
| 2012 | The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie | Self |
| 2012 | The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil | Self - Author / Horror Historian |
| 2010 | The Real Vampire Files | Self |
| 2008 | Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | Self |
| 2006 | Vampira: The Movie | Himself |
| 2006 | Hitchcocked! | Self |
| 2006 | Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares | Self |
| 2005 | The Perfect Scary Movie | Self |
| 2004 | Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures | Self |
| 2004 | Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield | Self |
| 2004 | Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema | Self |
| 2000 | Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! | Self |
| 2000 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! | Host |
| 2000 | Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle | Self / Host |
| 1999 | The Road to 'Dracula' | Self |
| 1999 | The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster | Host - Self |
| 1999 | Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' | Self |
| 1996 | Vampires: Thirst for the Truth | Self |
| 1976 | All Over | Reporter |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2003 | Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal | Director |
| 2002 | The Universe According to Universal | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horror | Director |
| 2000 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2000 | Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2000 | Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2000 | The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1999 | The Road to 'Dracula' | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1999 | The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1999 | She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' | Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Writer, Director |
| 1995 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces | Writer |
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