# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-j-skal
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:54:25.550Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-j-skal"
name: "David J. Skal"
slug: "david-j-skal"
description: "David John Skal was an American cultural historian, critic, writer, and on-camera commentator known for his research and analysis of horror films, horror history and horror culture."
tagline: "American historian (1952–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_J._Skal.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1952-06-21"
deathDate: "2024-01-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.752917333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803777/"
    handle:    "nm0803777"
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    url:       "http://www.monstershow.net/"
sources:
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    title: "Скал, Дэвид Джон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Skal"
    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Skal"
    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Skal"
    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Skal"
    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93_%D7%92'._%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%9C"
    title: "דייוויד ג'. סקאל"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891712"
    title: "Wikidata"
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  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30803"
    title: "David J. Skal"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump