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.

BUFF 2018: ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ (2017) Dark Fairy Tale Movie Review

When I first picked Tigers Are Not Afraid (Spanish title: Vuelven) to review for this year’s Boston Underground Film Festival, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But after watching the trailer and seeing the 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I couldn’t wait to start watching …

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BUFF 2018: ‘Evelyn’s Room’ Horror Short Review

Nicole Georgallas’ M.F.A. thesis film, Evelyn’s Room, premiered at the Boston Underground Film Festival on Thursday, March 22. The sixteen-minute short follows Nicole as she goes through her grandmother’s empty house after her grandparents had both passed away. This experimental narrative short from Tootsie Productions is based on true events …

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BUFF 2018: ‘Chickens’ (2017) Horror Short Review

For 2018’s Boston Underground Film Festival, Alt Horror has offered up Chickens, a 12 minute short sure to fire up even the most level-headed film buff. It doesn’t matter where you stand on the matter of how the police deal with the black community. Chickens will leave you agitated, frustrated …

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Gary Berger’s ‘Axe’ (2017) – Horror Anthology Review

A few months ago, I reviewed filmmaker Gary Berger’s horror shorts, Sunset (2015), Servus de Infernum (2016),  The Klondike Incident (2017) and The Final Photograph (2017), so when I had the opportunity to review his anthology, Axe, I jumped at the chance. All of these films are a part of PP Urpansoph Films, …

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The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear (2018) – Movie Review

No, the Boston Red Sox didn’t move Fenway Park. There’s another Green Monster, and he makes his home in the deep woods of West Virginia. He goes by many names, but he’s mostly known as The Flatwoods Monster, and he’s been given some love and attention by filmmaker Seth Breedlove …

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Crimson Hands FX’s ‘Dorset’ (2018) – Short Film Review

After reviewing Karl Huber’s 2015 short, Zero Hour, we knew there was something special about the filmmaker. So when I stumbled upon his newest short, Dorset, I just had to check it out. Although Dorset is indeed a featurette with a cool, creepy story, the four minute short is actually …

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Attack of the Killer Chickens (2015) – A Fowl Territory Review

In the world of horror, we humans have been attacked by some pretty outrageous things. We’ve been clobbered by killer klowns, destroyed by donuts and bombarded by bunnies. We’ve even lambasted by Lederhosen zombies. However, it’s not every day that we’re pounded by poultry. Genoveva Rossi’s debut horror comedy short, Attack of …

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The Jerry Show (2017) – Even Jerry Springer Would Be Horrified – Movie Review

Poor Jerry… He just wants to be an average guy doing average things. Instead, he’s saddled with a problem even bigger than even the most extraordinary guy has to contend with. Jerry has a little voice that follows him wherever he goes, speaking to him and convincing him to do …

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6:66 PM (2017) – A Ghosthunter’s Nightmare Film Review

Ever since catching Massacre on Aisle 12 (2016) a few months ago, I’ve been on a quest to watch every film that the guys at Full Auto Films have created. I loved the absurd humor, disgusting, blood-drenched, acid-coated special effects and memorable characters in the movie, and I knew I needed …

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IFC Midnight’s ‘The Housemaid’ (2018) Movie Review

It’s been awhile since the world has seen a really terrifying ghost story coming out of the East. Not since 2004’s The Grudge – a remake of the Japanese horror film Ju-on (2002) – have mainstream horror addicts been petrified by vengeful yurei. Sure, some of us were a bit apprehensive …

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