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David J. Skal profile
Actor

David J. Skal

Directing

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Acting credits

19

Active

Consistent number of acting credits.

TMDB popularity

0.1

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Movies: 24Series: 2Crew 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: 6.5

Wikidata: Q2891712

Other jobs

Director (8)Writer (3)Producer (1)

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

Movies

Movie credits linked with David J. Skal.

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster poster
7.0

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

as Self

2021 Movie
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie poster

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

as Self

2012 Movie
The Real Vampire Files poster

The Real Vampire Files

as Self

2010 Movie
Vampira: The Movie poster
8.0

Vampira: The Movie

as Himself

2006 Movie
Hitchcocked! poster
6.0

Hitchcocked!

as Self

2006 Movie
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares poster
5.5

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

as Self

2006 Movie
The Perfect Scary Movie poster
7.5

The Perfect Scary Movie

as Self

2005 Movie
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures poster
7.0

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

as Self

2004 Movie
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield poster
5.9

Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

as Self

2004 Movie
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema poster
7.3

Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema

as Self

2004 Movie
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster poster
7.7

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

as Host - Self

2002 Movie
The Universe According to Universal poster
5.0

The Universe According to Universal

Director

2002 Movie
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed poster
7.0

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Director

2000 Movie
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! poster
6.2

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

as Self

2000 Movie
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle poster
7.3

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

as Self / Host

2000 Movie
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! poster
7.3

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

as Host

2000 Movie
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked poster
8.0

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

Director

2000 Movie
The Road to 'Dracula' poster
7.4

The Road to 'Dracula'

as Self

1999 Movie
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale poster
6.0

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

Director

1999 Movie
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' poster
7.7

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

Director

1999 Movie
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' poster
6.9

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

Writer

1999 Movie
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth poster
10.0

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Self

1996 Movie
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces poster
9.0

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

Writer

1995 Movie
All Over poster

All Over

as Reporter

1976 Movie
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