David J. Skal

American film historian and documentary writer-producer; frequent on-camera commentator and occasional bit-part actor. Author of the books 'Hollywood Gothic', the definitive chronicle of Bram Stoker's Dracula in its journey from page to stage to screen; 'The Monster Show: A Cultural History Of Horror'; 'Screams Of Reason: Mad Science And Modern Culture'; 'V Is For Vampire' and many others. With Elias Savada, co-author of 'Dark Carnival: The Secret World Of Tod Browning'. Documentary projects include The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999), a behind-the-scenes chronicle of the Academy Award-winning biopic 'Gods And Monsters', and 11 DVD documentaries for Universal Studio Home Video's classic horror and science fiction films. He lives in Los Angeles.