David J. Skal

The history of Frankenstein’s journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal’s place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and ...

A&E Comprehensive biographies of five of the greatest classic stars of the horror genre. Features lots or archive footage from some the ...

Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.

Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).

A documentary from Universal about the movie “The Invisible Man” (1933) directed by James Whale.

A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.

A documentary from Universal about their Phantom of the Opera movies.

A documentary from Universal about the movie “Dracula” (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 ...

Documentary about the making of 1935’s “The Bride of Frankenstein.”

Starting with “The Wolf Man” (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon ...