ANDREW SCAHILL
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FILM STUDIES
THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
ABOUT
Andrew Scahill, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Film Studies in the Department of English at the University of Colorado Denver. His research explores film genre, reception studies, and representations of youth rebellion, with a particular focus on queer spectatorship. He is the author of The Revolting Child in Horror Cinema: Youth Rebellion and Queer Spectatorship (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) and is currently developing The Celluloid Sanctuary: Queer Cinema and the Archive of Feeling, a monograph examining queer cinema as a site of collective memory and resistance.
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Dr. Scahill’s scholarship has been published in Cinema Journal, Girlhood Studies, Literature/Film Quarterly, FLOW, Jump Cut, and Postscript, among others. He has also contributed chapters to volumes on fandom, adaptation, and film authorship. His research has been featured in The New York Times, VICE, LA Weekly, Healthline, The Denver Post, and Slate Magazine, and he has appeared as a guest on Shudder’s Queer for Fear and Welcome to Night Vale’s Random Horror 9 podcast. He was also a featured commentator in the documentary Scream, Queen!: My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019), exploring the queer legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.
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In addition to his academic work, Dr. Scahill curates Rainbow Cult, an immersive film event series that has produced sold-out shows at Meow Wolf Denver, the Historic Elitch Theatre, The People's Building, Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, and Sie FilmCenter. Blending cinema with drag performance and live theatre, Rainbow Cult fosters a vibrant, interactive experience celebrating queer and cult film history.
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A dedicated educator, Dr. Scahill received the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver. He is passionate about mentoring students in film studies, media analysis, and cultural criticism.
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For more information and articles, visit Dr. Scahill's Academia.edu page.
Dr. Scahill presents "A Trinity of Approaches to The Exorcist" during a book release event in October 2015.
Flyer for Dr. Scahill's course "The Frankenstein Mythos in Cinema," Summer 2014
Interview for the Robert De Niro Fellowship at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas. Here Andrew Scahill discusses his archival research into the role of Hollywood behind-the-scenes photographers in the studio era, known as "still men."