David J. Skal Movies

2002
The Universe According to Universal
The Universe According to Universal
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Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other...
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
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).
2010
The Real Vampire Files
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?
2004
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema
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Documentary recounting the making of Tod Browning's Freaks. Featuring interviews with experts and actual sideshow performers, this film gives a...
2000
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
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Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.
1995
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
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...
2003
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
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Actress and neice of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle, Carla Laemmle recounts the events that occured while filming Phantom of the Opera, The...
2024
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
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Video essay about the 1927 film 'The Cat and the Canary'.