David J. Skal Movies
- 2004
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield5.92004HD
Documentary about the real life inspiration behind "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," serial killer Ed Gein.
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- 2024
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners
Mysteries Mean Dark Corners02024HD
Video essay about the 1927 film 'The Cat and the Canary'.
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- 2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed72000HD
Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).
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- 2000
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle7.32000HD
Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.
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- 2001
Heroes of Horror
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A&E Comprehensive biographies of five of the greatest classic stars of the horror genre. Features lots or archive footage from some the greatest...
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- 2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!7.32000HD
A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
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- 1995
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces91995HD
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...
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- 2003
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal
Carla Laemmle Remembers: An Interview with David J. Skal102003HD
Actress and neice of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle, Carla Laemmle recounts the events that occured while filming Phantom of the Opera, The...
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