Movies: David J. Skal

  • 2006
    Hitchcocked!

    Hitchcocked! (2006)

    Hitchcocked!

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    A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics....

    Hitchcocked!
  • 1999
    She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

    She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1999)

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

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    Documentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."...

    She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
  • 1999
    The Road to 'Dracula'

    The Road to 'Dracula' (1999)

    The Road to 'Dracula'

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

    The Road to 'Dracula'
  • 2000
    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)

    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

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

    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
  • 2022
    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

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    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), the Mr Wong series, The Climax (1944), ...

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
  • 2021
    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

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    Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and att...

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
  • 2006
    Vampira: The Movie

    Vampira: The Movie (2006)

    Vampira: The Movie

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    Vampira The Movie chronicles the story of Malia "Vampira" Nurmi living on the very edge of show business and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came in 1954 when she played the "glamour ghoul" Vampira, emerging from the mist...

    Vampira: The Movie
  • 2004
    Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

    Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield (2004)

    Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

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    Documentary about the real life inspiration behind "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," serial killer Ed Gein....

    Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
  • 1999
    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)

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

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    Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's characte...

    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
  • 2002
    The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

    The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002)

    The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

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

    The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
  • 2005
    The Perfect Scary Movie

    The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)

    The Perfect Scary Movie

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    A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre....

    The Perfect Scary Movie
  • 2006
    Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

    Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006)

    Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

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    A look at the importance of dreams in relation to Wes Craven's successful A Nightmare on Elm Street horror franchise....

    Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
  • 2004
    Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

    Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004)

    Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

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    Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews with scientists and various showbiz types, including directors John Carpenter and John Landis, and a...

    Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
  • 2000
    Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

    Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! (2000)

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

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

    Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
  • 2000
    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000)

    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

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

    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
  • 1996
    Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

    Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)

    Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

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    A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literary works, and as they are portrayed in film and television....

    Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
  • 2010
    The Real Vampire Files

    The Real Vampire Files (2010)

    The Real Vampire Files

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    From myths to monsters to Twilight. Where did 'Vampire' come from? Where is it today? And where is it going next?...

    The Real Vampire Files
  • 1999
    The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

    The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999)

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

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    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 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Nar...

    The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
  • 1976
    All Over

    All Over (1976)

    All Over

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    As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge outside for news of his death in this filmed-for-television staging of Edward Albee's play....

    All Over
  • 1995
    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

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    Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula....

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces