Cast & creator
David J. Skal
Best known for Creature Features, Eli Roth's History of Horror, Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
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.
59
film credits
2
television credits
25
1976–2024 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (61)
Showing 61 of 61 credits
Creature Features
Self
2016
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
2021
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self
2008Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
2022
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Writer
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Director
1999
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Writer
1999The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Director
1999The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Producer
1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Host - Self
1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Director
1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Screenplay
1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Producer
1999The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Director of Photography
1999
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Host
2000Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Writer
2000Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Producer
2000Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Director
2000
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self
2004
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Producer
1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Director
1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Director of Photography
1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Screenplay
1999
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Writer
1995
The Road to 'Dracula'
Self
1999The Road to 'Dracula'
Director
1999The Road to 'Dracula'
Writer
1999
The Universe According to Universal
Writer
2002The Universe According to Universal
Director
2002The Universe According to Universal
Producer
2002
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
Self
1999
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Self
1996
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Self
2000Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Director
2000Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Producer
2000Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Writer
2000
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Self / Host
2000Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Director
2000Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Producer
2000Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Writer
2000
Vampira: The Movie
Himself
2006
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
2012
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Director
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Writer
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Producer
2000
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
Self
2004
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
Self - Author / Horror Historian
2012
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
Self
2006The AckerMonster Chronicles!
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Director
2000The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Producer
2000The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Writer
2000
The Real Vampire Files
Self
2010Heroes of Horror
Director
2001
Hitchcocked!
Self
2006
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
Self
2004Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
Director
2003Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
Self
2024
All Over
Reporter
1976