David J. Skal
Born
in Garfield Heights, Ohio, The United States
June 21, 1952
Died
January 01, 2024
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The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror
18 editions
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1993
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Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween
7 editions
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2002
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Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
15 editions
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1990
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Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote
12 editions
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2015
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Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond
3 editions
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2020
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Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning
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7 editions
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1995
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Vampires: Encounters With the Undead
10 editions
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2001
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Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice
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9 editions
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2008
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Romancing the Vampire: Collectors Vault
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2009
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Halloween: The History of America’s Darkest Holiday
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“... Bram Stoker, working in a largely intuitive manner, and no doubt propelled by more than a few personal demons, managed to tap a well of archetypal motifs so deep and persistent that they can assume the shape of almost any critical container.”
― Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
― Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
“Browning cut, trimmed, ignored and generally sabotaged the screenplay's visual potentials, insisting on static camera setups, eliminating reaction shots and special effects, and generally taking the lazy way out at every opportunity.”
― Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
― Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
“Her former suitor having been none other then Oscar Wilde, Florence had effectively captured the imaginations of the creators of Svengali, Dracula, and Dorian Gray. ... Rarely, if ever, has a woman been the focus of quite so much literary demonism.”
― Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
― Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
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