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Contents:

• WHO KNEW NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 WAS THE GAYT FILM OF THE 80S?
• 'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2' AT 35: ROBERT ENGLUND ADDRS HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT OF 'THE GAYT HORROR MOVIE EVER MA'
• THE NIGHTMARE BEHD THE GAYT HORROR FILM EVER MA
• NEW DOCUMENTARY SET TO EXPLORE GAY SUBTEXT IN "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2"IS "NIGHTMARE 2" THE GAYT HORROR FILM EVER? MANY WOULD SAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY EVAN ROSS KATZSEPTEMBER 22, 2015/4:18 PMBY EVAN ROSS KATZSEPTEMBER 22, 2015 / 4:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEW DOCUMENTARY SET TO EXPLORE GAY SUBTEXT IN \"NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-09-22T20:18:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-09-22T20:18:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"EVAN ROSS KATZ","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS ANYONE WHO'S SEEN 1985'S A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE MIGHT TELL YOU, THE FILM IS MEMORABLE NOT JT FOR S GOME MURRS BUT FOR S NOT-SO-SUBTLE HOMOSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT ONE POT THE FILM, JSE, PLAYED BY OPENLY GAY ACTOR MARK PATTON, IS NONTED BY HIS HOMOSEXUAL GYM TEACHER AFTER WDG UP AT DON'S PLACE, A GAY S&M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUBTLE THIS FILM WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WERE OTHER SIGNS: LIKE WHEN JSE LIPSYNCS TO TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) HIS BEDROOM, BACKG HIS BOOTY UP TO HIS DRS TO CLOSE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 2010 DOCUMENTARY NEVER SLEEP AGA: THE ELM STREET LEGACY, SCREENWRER DAVID CHASK PRETTY MUCH ADMTED THAT THE HOMOSEXUAL SUBTEXT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PATTON EVEN POSTED "JSE'S LOST JOURNAL" ONLE, A 68-ENTRY "DIARY" OF JSE'S JOURNEY THROUGHOUT (AND AFTER) THE EVENTS PICTED ELM STREET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ENTRY 39 (AND Y, I READ THEM ALL), HE BEGS TO EXPRS HIS HOMOSEXUAL SIR, SAYG "COL TOUCHED ME LIGHTLY THE SMALL OF MY BACK AS IF TO LET ME KNOW THAT I SHOULD WALK OUT THE DOOR FIRST, I FELT THIS WAS A GOOD SIGN OF HIM BEG A CENT PERSON. AS WE WALKED TO DNER, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW FORTABLE I FELT, I NOTICED ALL THE PEOPLE MOVG RAPIDLY, SOME SLOWLY… ALL VOLVED THEIR OWN WORLD… NOBODY STARED AT AS WE WALKED AND TALKED, WE WERE NOT EAKS, JT TWO GUYS OUT FOR A WALK."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, Y, 'S FAIRLY CERTA, IF NOT BEG EXPLICLY STATED, THAT JSE WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THERE'S A KICKSTARTER TO FUND A DOCUMENTARY, SCREAM, QUEEN! – MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, ABOUT THE FILM AND PATTON, WHO HIMSELF WAS OPENLY GAY. "LTLE DID I KNOW THE EFFECT THAT THE FILM WOULD HAVE ON MY LIFE," PATTON RELLS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WAKE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST MOVIE THAT I'M THE LEAD ACTOR , AND REALIZE THERE'S A GAY SUBTEXT . IN 1985, HOLLYWOOD WAS VERY HOMOPHOBIC AND VERY AIDS-PHOBIC. IF YOU WERE GAY, YOU WERE HIDG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

WHO KNEW NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 WAS THE GAYT FILM OF THE 80S?

One publitn went as far as to dub A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 "the gayt horror film ever. " Director Jack Sholr and wrer David Chask both nied the film's subtext, and Mark Patton (who was the closet at the time), worried that the suatns of the film beg overtly gay would lead to him beg typest, as he wasn't the typil Hollywood leadg male.

'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2' AT 35: ROBERT ENGLUND ADDRS HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT OF 'THE GAYT HORROR MOVIE EVER MA'

Some of the clu a scene where Jse enunters his ach at a gay bar, a scene where said ach is whipped to ath by towels while naked the showers, a scene wh Jse and his bt iend Grady (Rler) where Jse approach him bed, and a scene where Jse attempts to make out wh his girliend at a party before fleeg panic. Beyond that, the film's release 1985 was at the height of the AIDS epimic the Uned Stat, which ed a lot of stigma surroundg gay men and subsequent gay panic was on the rise.

THE NIGHTMARE BEHD THE GAYT HORROR FILM EVER MA

Chask reportedly mented that Patton and his performance were to blame, as there was no tentnal gay ntent the film.

NEW DOCUMENTARY SET TO EXPLORE GAY SUBTEXT IN "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2"IS "NIGHTMARE 2" THE GAYT HORROR FILM EVER? MANY WOULD SAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY EVAN ROSS KATZSEPTEMBER 22, 2015/4:18 PMBY EVAN ROSS KATZSEPTEMBER 22, 2015 / 4:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEW DOCUMENTARY SET TO EXPLORE GAY SUBTEXT IN \"NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-09-22T20:18:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-09-22T20:18:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"EVAN ROSS KATZ","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS ANYONE WHO'S SEEN 1985'S A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE MIGHT TELL YOU, THE FILM IS MEMORABLE NOT JT FOR S GOME MURRS BUT FOR S NOT-SO-SUBTLE HOMOSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT ONE POT THE FILM, JSE, PLAYED BY OPENLY GAY ACTOR MARK PATTON, IS NONTED BY HIS HOMOSEXUAL GYM TEACHER AFTER WDG UP AT DON'S PLACE, A GAY S&M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUBTLE THIS FILM WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WERE OTHER SIGNS: LIKE WHEN JSE LIPSYNCS TO TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) HIS BEDROOM, BACKG HIS BOOTY UP TO HIS DRS TO CLOSE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 2010 DOCUMENTARY NEVER SLEEP AGA: THE ELM STREET LEGACY, SCREENWRER DAVID CHASK PRETTY MUCH ADMTED THAT THE HOMOSEXUAL SUBTEXT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PATTON EVEN POSTED "JSE'S LOST JOURNAL" ONLE, A 68-ENTRY "DIARY" OF JSE'S JOURNEY THROUGHOUT (AND AFTER) THE EVENTS PICTED ELM STREET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ENTRY 39 (AND Y, I READ THEM ALL), HE BEGS TO EXPRS HIS HOMOSEXUAL SIR, SAYG "COL TOUCHED ME LIGHTLY THE SMALL OF MY BACK AS IF TO LET ME KNOW THAT I SHOULD WALK OUT THE DOOR FIRST, I FELT THIS WAS A GOOD SIGN OF HIM BEG A CENT PERSON. AS WE WALKED TO DNER, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW FORTABLE I FELT, I NOTICED ALL THE PEOPLE MOVG RAPIDLY, SOME SLOWLY… ALL VOLVED THEIR OWN WORLD… NOBODY STARED AT AS WE WALKED AND TALKED, WE WERE NOT EAKS, JT TWO GUYS OUT FOR A WALK."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, Y, 'S FAIRLY CERTA, IF NOT BEG EXPLICLY STATED, THAT JSE WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THERE'S A KICKSTARTER TO FUND A DOCUMENTARY, SCREAM, QUEEN! – MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, ABOUT THE FILM AND PATTON, WHO HIMSELF WAS OPENLY GAY. "LTLE DID I KNOW THE EFFECT THAT THE FILM WOULD HAVE ON MY LIFE," PATTON RELLS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WAKE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST MOVIE THAT I'M THE LEAD ACTOR , AND REALIZE THERE'S A GAY SUBTEXT . IN 1985, HOLLYWOOD WAS VERY HOMOPHOBIC AND VERY AIDS-PHOBIC. IF YOU WERE GAY, YOU WERE HIDG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

This ed animosy between Chask and Patton over the years, as Patton went on rerd sayg that Chask lled his performance "too gay.