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