Director
David J. Skal
74 years · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · 27 films
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 for
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Self
On Kanopy
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999 · Self, Director
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 · Director, Writer
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · Producer, Director
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000 · Self, Director
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 · Host - Self, Director
Filmography 27
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Self
On Philo
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012 · Self
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012 · Self - Author / Horror Historian
The Real Vampire Files
2010 · Self
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Self
On Kanopy
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
The Universe According to Universal
2002 · Writer, Director
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000 · Self, Director
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000 · Host, Writer
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000 · Self / Host, Director
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 · Director, Writer
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000 · Director, Producer
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999 · Self, Director
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999 · Writer, Director
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 · Host - Self, Director
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999 · Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · Producer, Director
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Writer, Director