David J. Skal(1952-2024)
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
American film historian and documentary writer-producer; frequent
on-camera commentator and occasional bit-part actor. Author of the
books 'Hollywood Gothic', the definitive chronicle of Bram Stoker's
Dracula in its journey from page to stage to screen; 'The Monster Show:
A Cultural History of Horror'; 'Screams of Reason: Mad Science and
Modern Culture'; 'V Is for Vampire' and many others. With Elias Savada,
co-author of 'Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning'.
Documentary projects include The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999), a behind-the-scenes chronicle of
the Academy Award-winning biopic 'Gods And Monsters', and 11 DVD
documentaries for Universal Studio Home Video's classic horror and
science fiction films. He resided in Los Angeles.
