The Screaming Skull
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| Directed by | Alex Nicol |
| Written by | John Kneubuhl |
| Based on | "The Screaming Skull" (short story by Francis Marion Crawford) |
| Produced by | John Kneubuhl |
| Starring | John Hudson Peggy Webber Russ Conway Alex Nicol |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Betty J. Lane |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
Production companies | Madera Productions, Inc. |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Screaming Skull is a 1958 independently made American black-and-white horror film, produced by John Kneubuhl and directed by Alex Nicol, starring John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway, Tony Johnson, and Nicol. The Screaming Skull marked Nicol's directorial debut; he decided to try it because he felt that he was not acting in the roles which he wanted. The film was distributed by American International Pictures in August 1958 as a double feature with Terror from the Year 5000.
The film's storyline concerns a newlywed woman who believes she is being haunted by the ghost of her new husband's previous wife. The simplistic musical score centres on the dies irae.