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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1952
- Died
- 2024
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Hollywood gothic
- Romancing the Vampire
- The living and the dead
- Fright Favorites
- Something in the blood
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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.
Known for
- Mysteries Mean Dark Corners — Self2024
- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story — Self - Interviewee2022
- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster — Self2021
- Eli Roth's History of Horror — Self2018
- Creature Features — Self2016
- The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie — Self2012
- The Real Vampire Files — Self2010
- Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon — Self2008
- Vampira: The Movie — Himself2006
- Hitchcocked! — Self2006
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Garfield Heights
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Ohio University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- cultural history
- Official website
- www.monstershow.net
- Image
- David J. Skal.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1952-06-21
- name in native language
- David J. Skal
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2024-01-01
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel
Sources (7)
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