David J. Skal Filmes

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

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

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...

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

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

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

This documentary short explores the origins of the monster movie and how Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963) fits in the genre.

Nudism. Esperanto. KING KONG. Sci-Fi. What do all of these things have in common? Simple: Forrest J Ackerman! Who's that? Glad you asked... Forrest...

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