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April Snellings

April Snellings is a writer and editor whose work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Advertising Federation. In 2015, she joined the lineup of creators for the audio drama series Tales from Beyond the Pale, an Entertainment Weekly “Must List” pick that has topped iTunes charts and played live to sold-out audiences across North America. In 2017, she was named Writer of the Year in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. April lives in Tennessee with her long-suffering wife, several recalcitrant dogs and cats, and a seven-foot animatronic werewolf named C. Thomas Howl.

On the Cover: Richard Chizmar

The Accidental Creation of a New Genre By April Snellings Horror fans know Richard Chizmar…

International Thrills: Catherine Ryan Howard

From ‘Untitled Lockdown Novel’ to 56 DAYS By April Snellings When Catherine Ryan Howard sat…

On the Cover: Tracy Clark

Digging for Character Gold By April Snellings Cassandra Raines, the cop-turned-private investigator who leads author…

Up Close: Grady Hendrix

Final Girls and Kung Fu Movies By April Snellings In Grady Hendrix’s new novel, six…

Up Close: Laura McHugh

So Many Ways to Disappear By April Snellings In Laura McHugh’s stunning fourth novel, WHAT’S…

On the Cover: P.J. Vernon

Writing First, Getting into Trouble Later By April Snellings In the opening pages of…

On the Cover: Daryl Gregory

The Unexpected Gift of Lockdown By April Snellings In THE ALBUM OF DR. MOREAU, Detective…

Between the Lines: Jake Tapper

The Art of Juggling By April Snellings If you think you don’t have time to…

Up Close: Bev Vincent and Brian Keene

Deep Cuts By April Snellings In music, “dissonant harmonies” are unstable combinations of pitches that…

Up Close: Clay McLeod Chapman

The Devil You Know By April Snellings In his acclaimed 2019 supernatural thriller The Remaking,…

Up Close: Wendy Heard

Girls on the Edge By April Snellings In Wendy Heard’s stellar young adult debut SHE’S…

Up Close: Peter Robinson

Writing in the Dark By April Snellings The latest entry in Peter Robinson’s popular, long-running…

Genesys X by B. J. Graf

By April Snellings The opening strains of B.J. Graf’s debut novel GENESYS X will be…

On the Cover: Chris Hauty

Keeping Politics Out of Political Thrillers By April Snellings With his 2020 debut Deep State,…

Up Close: Andrew Shaffer

Balancing Horror and Comedy By April Snellings Any horror fan worth her salt can recommend…

Up Close: Sam J. Miller

Constant Obsessions By April Snellings The best horror is always timely, but this year’s standout…

On the Cover: Tom Ryan

True Crime and the Power of Empathy By April Snellings After publishing a string of…

Up Close: Jeremy Robert Johnson

10,000 Excellent Weirdos By April Snellings There’s plenty to say about Jeremy Robert Johnson’s genre-chomping…

On the Cover: Ruth Ware by April Snellings

A Locked Room Thriller for the 21st Century By April Snellings In the five years…

Fire and Vengeance by Robert McCaw

By April Snellings In the third and latest installment in Robert McCaw’s acclaimed crime series,…

Up Close: Hank Phillippi Ryan

Embracing the Panic By April Snellings After 43 years as an investigative reporter, Hank Phillippi…

Broken Genius by Drew Murray

By April Snellings Will Parker, the protagonist of Drew Murray’s debut techno-thriller and series launch…

Shadow Garden by Alexandra Burt

By April Snellings In the first pages of Alexandra Burt’s SHADOW GARDEN, Donna Pryor, the…

ITW Awards: Another Look at the Nominees

The 2020 ITW Thriller Award Nominees Are… While circumstances have prevented us from gathering at…