An avid horror fan, Trace is especially fond of the slasher and aquatic horror sub-genres. After earning Bachelor's Degrees in Public Relations and Radio/TV/Film from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011, he began writing for the horror website Bloody Disgusting in 2014 before expanding to podcasting in 2019 with the Horror Queers podcast, which looks at horror films through a queer lens. He has since become dedicated to amplifying queer voices in the horror community, while also injecting his own personal flair into film discourse. Trace lives in Austin, TX with his husband and their two dogs.