The Screaming Skull
| The Screaming Skull | |
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| Directed by | Alex Nicol | 
| Written by | John Kneubuhl | 
| Based on | "The Screaming Skull" by Francis Marion Crawford | 
| Produced by | John Kneubuhl | 
| Starring | John Hudson Peggy Webber Russ Conway | 
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby | 
| Edited by | Betty J. Lane | 
| Music by | Ernest Gold | 
| Production companies | Madera Productions, Inc. | 
| Distributed by | American International Pictures | 
| Release date | 
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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 as a double feature in different markets with either Earth vs. the Spider or 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.