Tracy Allen

As the co-owner and Editor-in-Chief of PopHorror.com, Tracy has learned a lot about independent horror films and the people who love them. Now an approved critic for Rotten Tomatoes, she hopes the masses will follow her reviews back to PopHorror and learn more about the creativity and uniqueness of indie horror movies.

Take A Walk On The ‘Psycho Path’ (2019) – Movie Review

I love it when I assume I know what a film is going to be about and I’m proven completely wrong once I watch it. That’s exactly what happened when I clicked the link for Dan Robinette’s most recent short, Psycho Path. Synopsis: Laurel Rhodes is a backpacking vlogger who specializes …

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‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’: Horror For A New Generation – Movie Review

I don’t know about you guys, but I grew up reading Alvin Schwartz’ Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark book series, taking out the school library’s only copies over and over until the pages were thin and the covers were frayed (sorry, Webster Middle School librarian). I loved that …

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Chris Helton’s ‘Dead Water’: No Choice In The Middle Of The Ocean – Movie Review

There have been a ton of movies about people being stuck out in the middle of the ocean with a broken boat and no way to contact help. Besides the obvious problems of drowning and sharks, the reason these movies terrify us so is because we like to be in …

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Casper Van Dien Interview: Shark Bites, Honeymoons And ‘Dead Water’

I love to talk with Actor Casper Van Dien. He’s funny, attentive and down to earth, qualities that many who have spent decades in the Hollywood limelight seem to forget. Every since his breakout role in the sci-fi action film, Starship Troopers (1997), Van Dien has been on a wild …

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Fantasia 2019: Small Gauge Trauma Shorts Block Review

What’s more exciting than watching a brand new, previously unknown horror short? Watching an entire block of them! I have no idea what I’m walking into with the Small Gauge Trauma Shorts Block from this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Will there be demons? Monsters? Psychopaths? Clowns? Who knows! Let’s …

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Interview With Judd Nelson – Saturday Detention To Bloodthirsty Pirate

I’m an ’80s girl. I grew up in the ’80s; I wore the clothes, teased my hair, played with lawn darts and watched movies. It was right around 1985 that the Brat Pack was coined, named after a band of young actors, including Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, …

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‘Darlin’ (2019) Sequel To ‘The Woman’ Movie Review

Anyone who knows me or has read my PopHorror bio knows that I love everything about Lucky McKee’s (read our interview with him here) film, The Woman (2011), which was based on the Off Season book series by the late Jack Ketchum. This cannibalistic gem is actually a sequel to Andrew …

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