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.

KNOWN FOR

Creature Features
2021
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
25
Directing
13
Writing
12
Producing
9
Camera
2
2024
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
as Self
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
2021
Creature Features
as Self
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
as Self
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
as Self - Author / Horror Historian
2010
The Real Vampire Files
as Self
2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
as Self
2006
Vampira: The Movie
as Himself
2006
Hitchcocked!
as Self
2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
as Self
2005
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
2004
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
as Self
2004
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
as Self
2004
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
as Self
2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self
2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
as Host
2000
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
as Self / Host
1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Host - Self
1999
The Road to 'Dracula'
as Self
1999
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
as Self
1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self
1976
All Over
as Reporter
The AckerMonster Chronicles!