Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
David J. Skal
Directing
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 30803
IMDb ID: nm0803777
Known for: Directing
Born: June 21, 1952
Died: January 1, 2024
Age: 71
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2021
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q2891712
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Director of Photography (1)Writer (7)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David J. Skal.
Director
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000 • Movie
Director
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000 • Movie
Director
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999 • Movie
Director
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 • Movie
Director of Photography
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David J. Skal.
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 • Movie
as Self
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999 • Movie
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 • Movie
Director
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999 • Movie
as Self
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 • Movie
as Himself
Vampira: The Movie
2006 • Movie
Writer
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 • Movie
Writer
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999 • Movie
as Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004 • Movie
Writer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 • Movie
as Self
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David J. Skal.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David J. Skal.
Writer
The Universe According to Universal
2002 • Movie
Writer
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 • Movie
Writer
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
2000 • Movie
Writer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000 • Movie
Writer
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999 • Movie
Writer
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 • Movie
Writer
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David J. Skal.
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 • Movie
as Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012 • Movie
as Self
The Real Vampire Files
2010 • Movie
as Self
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 • Movie
as Himself
Vampira: The Movie
2006 • Movie
as Self
Hitchcocked!
2006 • Movie
as Self
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006 • Movie
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 • Movie
as Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004 • Movie
as Self
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004 • Movie
as Self
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
2004 • Movie
as Self
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David J. Skal.