David J. Skal

Directing

Biography

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.

Filmography 32

Movies (30)

Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
2024
Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012
Self
The Real Vampire Files
2010
Self
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
Self
Vampira: The Movie
2006
Himself
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
Self
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004
Self
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
2004
Self
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
2003
Directing
The Universe According to Universal
2002
Directing
Heroes of Horror
2001
Directing
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
Directing
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000
Self / Host
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
Self
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
Directing
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
Host
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999
Self
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
Directing
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
Directing
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
Host - Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
Directing
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999
Self
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
Self
All Over
1976
Reporter
The AckerMonster Chronicles!

Shows (2)

Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Self
Creature Features
2016
Self