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 resided in Los Angeles.
The Vampire Hunters Club(2001)as Bart Barlow
Great Performances(1971)as Reporter
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story(2022)as Self - Interviewee
Creature Features(2016)as Self
Post Mortem with Mick Garris(2017)as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror(2018)as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster(2021)as Self - Interviewee
TCM Remembers 2024(2024)as Self - Film Historian, Critic
The Best of Hollywood(1999)as Self - Interviewee
The Psychology of Scary Movies(2013)as Self