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.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: ‘Slayed’ (2020) Movie Review

It’s once again time for some holiday horror, PopHorror fam! For this installment, we have the Terror Films’ Christmas slasher, Slayed, from the folks over at Code 3 Films. You may remember them from our reviews of Massacre On Aisle 12 (2016 – read the review here) and 6:66PM (2017 …

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Dana Ziyasheva’s ‘Greatland’ – A Candy-Coated Yet Socially Relevant Movie Review

It was just a few weeks ago when the head-spinning trailer for Dana Ziyasheva’s film, Greatland, was released and the internet lit up with excitement. The whimsical, outlandish colors, black light neon and dailaogue like, “He’s a rabbit! My son is a loving rabbit. And technically, he’s also my brother,” …

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Bad Cookie’s ‘Clout’ Takes Internet Famous To A Whole New Level – Horror Short Review

We’re big fans of Bad Cookie Pictures here at PopHorror. Created by Ariel Hansen and Christopher “Topher” Graham in 2016, the multimedia company specializes in “projects that involve horror, science fiction and everything in between.” They also find the creep factor in our most comforting technologies. In the past few …

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A Conversation With Filmmaker Dana Ziyasheva – What ‘Greatland’ Is Really About

When we think of filmmakers in the movie industry, the first thing that comes to mind are people who have spent their entire lives watching movies. They’re creatives who have imagined telling their own stories, setting up shots and writing lines for tales yet to be told. But there is …

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Paula Guran’s ‘The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy And Horror’ Book Review

You can’t swing a dead cat around here without hitting a PopHorror writer who loves short stories. We’ll take them in any form—filmed, animated, written or even spoken. Sharp little chunks of emotion, whether dramatic, funny, terrifying, obscure, or creepy, are what some we horror fans love the most. Are …

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Juan Diego Escobar Alzate’s ‘Luz: The Flower Of Evil (2019) Movie Review

I was recently asked to review Juan Diego Escobar Alzate’s (Séptimo Día documentary series) 2019 Spanish fantasy/horror/western, Luz: The Flower Of Evil, and I agreed to do it as soon as I read the synopsis. Far into the mountains in a community led by a preacher named El Señor, a …

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Interview With ‘Slayed’ Directors Jim Klock And Mike Capozzi

Yes, I’m talking about Massacre On Aisle 12 (2016 – read our review here) again. I can’t help it. This time, I’m talking to the film’s director, Jim Klock, who has just announced a new holiday horror film called Slayed, which was co-directed by him and Filmmaker Mike Capozzi. I was honored …

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‘They Threw Us Away’ By Daniel Kraus – Middle School Horror Book Review

If you’ve read my review of The Living Dead, the 2020 book compiled by the late, great George A. Romero and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus (read our interview with him here), you’ll know how much I loved it. I’ve been a huge fan of Kraus for years now, …

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