Nightmare on Film Street: Mark Patton’s Revenge

Tristan Robert Lange



gay—
closeted
by force
not choice—
 
yes, a queen;
 
want to hear him scream
 
on the silver
 
screen?
 
boys
being boys
in the locker room;
 
the coach—
a fucked up
cockroach—
far worse.
 
phobia fellatio
from phobic fellows
 
upon
 
an actor
gay
written in
four finger-bladed horror
to be exactly that way—
 
gay—
 
a disposable
creative commodity
to be used,
 
abused,
 
thrown
 
a
w
a
y
.
 
but hey,
it’s another day,
 
decades away.
 
has Hollywood learned?—
or is it still
 
exploiting the bodies,
souls, talents of
 
queens
 
for screams?
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, October 20, 2026.
 
Tittu
 

 

 

 

 

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Coming...
 
 
This Friday:
 
Appalachian Virtual Ensemble peforming
Tristan Robert Lange's
Annabel Lee
A Tone Poem Interpretation of
Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"
 
Available for FREE on Bandcamp and
most streaming services.
Friday, October 23, 2026
 
Visit https://tristanrobertlange.com/2026/10/16/coming-october-23-annabel-lee/ for more information.
 
also
 
This Macabre Monday:
 
DEVILISHLY DREADFUL
Valentine's Voice
on October 26, 2026
  • Author: Tristan Robert Lange (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 20th, 2026 10:06
  • Comment from author about the poem: Part of the Truth, Applied collection.
  • Category: Sociopolitical
  • Views: 8
  • Users favorite of this poem: sorenbarrett
  • In collections: Truth, Applied.
Comments +

Comments4

  • orchidee

    Good write T. Oh no, not Mondays! lol.

  • sorenbarrett

    A most entangled mind twisting write. On the surface it seemed straight (well maybe not) Anyway the mention of Queen brought Freddy to mind and he was gay was he not (yes in his music and performance as well as sexuality) Then there was Freddy of the film (Well the other Freddy had a film as well) I mean the one from Elm Street, the steel fingered fellow. Both were disposable creative commodities but one died young and the other was preserved burned. A fun mind tangling write anyway my friend and the confusion of names like wordplay gets a fave

  • Teddy.15

    Maybe you could ask sorrenbarrets pussy? LoL I love the queen's they've usually got more style and glamour than they know!

  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    A most deep and yet delightfully open piece my friend, many roads does it lead



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