Nightmare on Elm Street 2 documentary gets trailer & poster

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

I don't think it's too much to say (or at this point surprising or offensive) to call A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE the absolute gayest horror movie of all time.

Well, it turns out there is a documentary coming out about just that and it's called SCREAM, QUEEN!: MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. The film will tell the tale of Mark Patton aka Jesse Walsh from the infamous second film in the classic slasher franchise.

You can check out the trailer and poster below and then make sure to hit us up and let us know what you think in the all-new comments section below or social media!

SCREAM, QUEEN! Rundown:

A documentary film focusing on the gay experience in Hollywood horror, Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street explores how that experience has changed in the three decades since Mark Patton's controversial portrayal of Jesse Walsh, the object of Freddy Krueger's latent desire in Nightmare on Elm Street 2. Scream,Queen! examines the infamous homoerotic subtext and the special place the film holds in the Nightmare franchise as well as the gay film canon. Partly in thanks to evolving social mores, Nightmare on Elm Street 2 – which was considered controversial at the time of its release – is now being looked back upon with a new appreciation and fondness by horror aficionados and fans of the series. 

Thirty years later, join Mark as he asks what all the fuss was about when teenager Jesse Walsh danced just a little too freely and screamed a little too loudly while running from everybody's favorite crispy, wise-cracking villain. Scream, Queen! features interviews with celebrities, film historians and fans to bring a deeper understanding of the social and political climate back when the film was released in 1985, as well as the positive and negative reactions it received – and how those reactions compare to the reactions of today's audiences.