David J. Skal Filmes

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Documentary recounting the making of Tod Browning's Freaks. Featuring interviews with experts and actual sideshow performers, this film gives a...

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

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...

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...

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

Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend,...

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

As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge...

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...

Video essay about the 1927 film 'The Cat and the Canary'.

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster...

Actress and neice of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle, Carla Laemmle recounts the events that occured while filming Phantom of the Opera, The...

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

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