What? A guy included
in Scream Queen Weekend? That’s right
Cellmates. Mark Patton, aka Jesse Walsh
from Nightmare on Elm Street 2, was awarded the official “Scream Queen” title
at Days of the Dead, taking the stage alongside other great horror leading…um,
ladies. I could sit here and go over
the whole “NOES 2 as the gay Nightmare” and the subtext and how Jesse was a
traditional female role, but that’s all been beaten to death, so you can go
elsewhere for that. Actually, watch
Never Sleep Again for that. For my
money, it’s the best horror documentary ever made. Anyway, Mark was also my second ever on camera interview, was a
pleasure to talk to, and is a genuinely nice guy. You can check that interview out HERE. He's also revisited Jesse, writing a series of "lost journals" that chronicle the character's thoughts during the movie and continue the story in some very surprising ways. Nightmare fans can read a whole new chapter in the Elm Street saga HERE. So Mark, what does Halloween mean to you?
"I loved Halloween as a child, as it allowed me to free
myself of ordinary life and make myself into the fantastic creature I really
am. Of course as an actor I got to
dress as many different people and experience that joy as a profession. As you know every good costume needs an
audience and that is the role I enjoy most now. I like to watch the children and the adults become kids
again...and of course I am in control of the candy!"
