Director
David J. Skal
Born 1952 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Directed
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Director · 1999
The Road to 'Dracula'
Director · 1999
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
Director · 2003
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Director · 1999
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Director · 2000
Heroes of Horror
Director · 2001
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Director · 2000
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Director · 1999
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Director · 2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Director · 2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Director · 2000
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Director · 1999
The Universe According to Universal
Director · 2002
Acting
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · 2018
The Road to 'Dracula'
Self · 1999
Creature Features
Self · 2016
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee · 2022
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Self · 1996
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Host - Self · 1999
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Self / Host · 2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Host · 2000
Vampira: The Movie
Himself · 2006
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
Self · 2004
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self · 2005
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Self · 2000
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self · 2021
All Over
Reporter · 1976
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self · 2004
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
Self · 2004
Hitchcocked!
Self · 2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
Self · 2006
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self · 2012
The Real Vampire Files
Self · 2010
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
Self · 2024
Writing
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Screenplay · 1999
The Road to 'Dracula'
Writer · 1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Screenplay · 1999
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Writer · 1995
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Writer · 2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Writer · 2000
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Writer · 1999
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Writer · 2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Writer · 2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Writer · 2000
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Writer · 1999
The Universe According to Universal
Writer · 2002