David J. Skal

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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

• Mysteries Mean Dark Corners (2024)
• Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
• Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
• The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (2012)
• The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)
• The Real Vampire Files (2010)
• Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
• Vampira: The Movie (2006)
• Hitchcocked! (2006)
• Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006)
• The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
• Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004)
• Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield (2004)
• Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema (2004)
• Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal (2003)
• The Universe According to Universal (2002)
• Heroes of Horror (2001)
• Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! (2000)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
• Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000)
• Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)
• The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000)
• The Road to 'Dracula' (1999)
• The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999)
• The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999)
• Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
• She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1999)
• Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
• Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)
• Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)
• All Over (1976)
• The AckerMonster Chronicles!