Mark Patton, KC native and star of Nightmare on Elm Street 2, on acting, horror and his ‘scream queen’ status

Though Mark Patton, native Kansas Citian and actor, has played many roles, he’s best known for his interpretation of Jesse in Nightmare on Elmstreet 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Patton hasn’t lived in KC for a while, but he’s returning this weekend to meet fans and horror aficionados at the Boulevard Drive-In’s Horror on the Blvd. We recently chatted with Patton over e-mail and discussed how often he gets back to KC, why he originally stopped acting, and what caused him to get back into the role-playing game.