Official Poster and Teaser Trailer for Mark Patton’s ‘Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street’

Have you guys been following Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen’s upcoming documentary, Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street? If not, I think you should add this one to your radar as it looks absolutely fascinating but also extremely sad as it documents Mark Patton’s literal nightmare which had him living in obscurity for nearly 30 years since the release of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. But, Patton is back and we are so stoked to see him tell his story, so head on down below for the newly released artwork that was designed by Matt Ryan Tobin as well as the new teaser trailer.

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.

For more information on the film, hit up their official Facebook page.