David J. Skal

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996 · as Self

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

1995 · Writer

9.0

Known For

The Road to 'Dracula'

Self

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

Director

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Host - Self

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Director

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Self / Host

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Director

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Self

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Host

Filmography

Acting (22)

Movies (20)

Mysteries Mean Dark Corners

2024

as Self

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

as Self - Interviewee

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

as Self

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

2012

as Self

The Real Vampire Files

2010

as Self

Vampira: The Movie

as Himself

Hitchcocked!

as Self

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

2006

as Self

5.5

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

as Self

7.5

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

as Self

Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

2004

as Self

5.9

Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema

2004

as Self

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

as Host

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

as Self

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

as Self / Host

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

as Host - Self

The Road to 'Dracula'

as Self

7.4

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996

as Self

All Over

1976

as Reporter

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

1.0

Television (2)

Eli Roth's History of Horror

as Self

Creature Features

as Self

Crew (36)

Movies (36)

Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal

2003

Director

The Universe According to Universal

2002

Director

5.0

The Universe According to Universal

2002

Producer

5.0

The Universe According to Universal

Writer

Heroes of Horror

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Producer

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Writer

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Director

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Producer

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Writer

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Director

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Producer

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Writer

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Director

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Producer

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Writer

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

Director

8.0

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

Producer

8.0

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

Writer

8.0

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

Director

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

Director of Photography

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

Producer

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

Screenplay

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Director

6.9

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Writer

6.9

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Director

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Director of Photography

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Producer

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

Screenplay

The Road to 'Dracula'

Director

7.4

The Road to 'Dracula'

Writer

7.4

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

Director

6.0

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

Producer

6.0

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale