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David J. Skal

Directing · Born June 21, 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.

David J. Skal movies and shows

  • Creature Features2016
  • Eli Roth's History of Horror2018
  • Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon2008
  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster2021
  • The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked2000
  • The Road to 'Dracula'1999
  • Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures2004
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!2000
  • The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil2012
  • The Perfect Scary Movie2005
  • She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'1999
  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'1999
  • Vampires: Thirst for the Truth1996
  • Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle2000
  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed2000
  • Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!2000
  • The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster1999
  • The Universe According to Universal2002
  • The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale1999
  • The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie2012
  • Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares2006
  • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces1995
  • Hitchcocked!2006
  • Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema2004