David J. Skal: David J. Skal. Writer: The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale. 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'...
Known For: The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (Writer), The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (Writer), Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination (Writer(as David Skal)), She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (Writer)