David J. Skal
![David J. Skal](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5lHolRT2mna5EivHyulaVrU45s7.jpg)
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 21, 1952
Day of Death: January 1, 2024 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
2022
2021
2012
2010
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
![The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bHt8qrf8rHh6NY27l0qqFGg134y.jpg)
Actor Host - Self
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
![The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bHt8qrf8rHh6NY27l0qqFGg134y.jpg)
Director
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
![The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bHt8qrf8rHh6NY27l0qqFGg134y.jpg)
Screenplay
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
![The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bHt8qrf8rHh6NY27l0qqFGg134y.jpg)
Producer
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
![The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bHt8qrf8rHh6NY27l0qqFGg134y.jpg)
Director of Photography
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
![The Universe According to Universal](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/o1r1KkfJamVzbIncczwm3xKMuot.jpg)
Director
The Universe According to Universal
![The Universe According to Universal](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/o1r1KkfJamVzbIncczwm3xKMuot.jpg)
Writer
The Universe According to Universal
![The Universe According to Universal](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/o1r1KkfJamVzbIncczwm3xKMuot.jpg)
Producer
The Universe According to Universal
2001
2000
![Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iBixqH7vo5L4LAibIVPZiELM5jT.jpg)
Actor Self
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
![Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rGyhPY08aVqzhuYxpgbkwBJyEFI.jpg)
Actor Host
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
![Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mJp7e5rSELkZhbUAcMq0Z0c50tY.jpg)
Actor Self / Host
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
![Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iBixqH7vo5L4LAibIVPZiELM5jT.jpg)
Director
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
![Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8dEo7kvuRZml9PuRLjMQ2l2SO8H.jpg)
Director
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
![Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8dEo7kvuRZml9PuRLjMQ2l2SO8H.jpg)
Writer
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
![Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rGyhPY08aVqzhuYxpgbkwBJyEFI.jpg)
Director
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
![The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/97SMglrqCO51Q4cJaCQ8yWgJaqD.jpg)
Director
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
![Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mJp7e5rSELkZhbUAcMq0Z0c50tY.jpg)
Producer
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
![Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mJp7e5rSELkZhbUAcMq0Z0c50tY.jpg)
Director
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
![Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mJp7e5rSELkZhbUAcMq0Z0c50tY.jpg)
Writer
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
![The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/97SMglrqCO51Q4cJaCQ8yWgJaqD.jpg)
Writer
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
![Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iBixqH7vo5L4LAibIVPZiELM5jT.jpg)
Writer
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
![Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iBixqH7vo5L4LAibIVPZiELM5jT.jpg)
Producer
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
![Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rGyhPY08aVqzhuYxpgbkwBJyEFI.jpg)
Writer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
![Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rGyhPY08aVqzhuYxpgbkwBJyEFI.jpg)
Producer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
![The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/97SMglrqCO51Q4cJaCQ8yWgJaqD.jpg)
Producer
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
![Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8dEo7kvuRZml9PuRLjMQ2l2SO8H.jpg)
Producer
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
1999
![The Road to 'Dracula'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eAVUDZQBucPsLp151QbNv30V5C8.jpg)
Actor Self
The Road to 'Dracula'
![She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2sCyNYuFRVmgKGnPasZYWLKOSEb.jpg)
Director
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
![She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2sCyNYuFRVmgKGnPasZYWLKOSEb.jpg)
Screenplay
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
![She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2sCyNYuFRVmgKGnPasZYWLKOSEb.jpg)
Producer
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
![She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2sCyNYuFRVmgKGnPasZYWLKOSEb.jpg)
Director of Photography
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
![Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/aZC8JlKFIE4P9pPAbZxBAUHbjCg.jpg)
Director
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
![The Road to 'Dracula'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eAVUDZQBucPsLp151QbNv30V5C8.jpg)
Director
The Road to 'Dracula'
![The Road to 'Dracula'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eAVUDZQBucPsLp151QbNv30V5C8.jpg)
Writer
The Road to 'Dracula'
![The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ojPzEMXMKlHYjQZ4OQLzew4crQX.jpg)
Director
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
![The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ojPzEMXMKlHYjQZ4OQLzew4crQX.jpg)
Producer
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
![The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ojPzEMXMKlHYjQZ4OQLzew4crQX.jpg)
Writer
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
![Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/aZC8JlKFIE4P9pPAbZxBAUHbjCg.jpg)
Writer
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'