David J. Skal
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Creature Features
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Vampira: The Movie
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
All Over
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The Perfect Scary Movie
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
The Road to 'Dracula'Filmography (24)
- 2024Mysteries Mean Dark CornersSelf
- 2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee
- 2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf - 2018
Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf - 2016
Creature FeaturesSelf - 2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster MovieSelf - 2010
The Real Vampire FilesSelf - 2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconSelf - 2006
Vampira: The MovieHimself - 2006
Hitchcocked!Self - 2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's NightmaresSelf - 2005
The Perfect Scary MovieSelf - 2004
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow CinemaSelf - 2004
Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesSelf - 2004
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of PlainfieldSelf - 2000
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature ChronicleSelf / Host - 2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!Host - 2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!Self - 1999
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Self - 1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a MonsterHost - Self - 1999
The Road to 'Dracula'Self - 1996
Vampires: Thirst for the TruthSelf - 1976
All OverReporter - —The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Crew (9)
- 2003Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. SkalDirector
- 2002The Universe According to UniversalProducer
- 2001Heroes of HorrorDirector
- 2000The Opera Ghost: A Phantom UnmaskedWriter
- 2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedProducer
- 1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'Director of Photography
- 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Director
- 1999The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James WhaleWriter
- 1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesWriter