David J. Skal - Actor Profile

David J. Skal

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996) movie poster
★10.0

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth — A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literar

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996•Documentary
★10.0
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022) movie poster
★10.0

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story — Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exp

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022•Horror
★8.0
Vampira: The Movie (2006) movie poster
★8.0

Vampira: The Movie — The story of Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, living on the very edge of show business, and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years

Vampira: The Movie

2006•Horror
★7.7
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002) movie poster
★7.7

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster — The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002•Documentary
★7.5
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) movie poster
★7.5

The Perfect Scary Movie — A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2024 Mysteries Mean Dark Corners Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Self - Interviewee ★ 10.0 HIT
2021 Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2012 The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2010 The Real Vampire Files Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2006 Vampira: The Movie Himself ★ 8.0 HIT
2006 Hitchcocked! Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2006 Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares Self ★ 5.5 FLOP
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2004 Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2004 Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield Self ★ 5.9 FLOP
2004 Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2002 The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster Host - Self ★ 7.7 HIT
2000 Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle Self / Host ★ 7.3 HIT
2000 Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! Self ★ 6.2 FLOP
2000 Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! Host ★ 7.3 HIT
1999 The Road to 'Dracula' Self ★ 7.4 HIT
1996 Vampires: Thirst for the Truth Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1976 All Over Reporter ★ 0.0 FLOP
N/A The AckerMonster Chronicles! - ★ 1.0 FLOP