Jenny Ashford is a horror, true crime, and paranormal writer, graphic designer, and podcaster. Her most recent books are a three-volume true crime compilation collectively known as The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the Twentieth Century. Volume One was published in 2017, Volume Two in 2018, and Volume Three in 2019. Her other books include four paranormal nonfiction books: The Unseen Hand: A New Exploration of Poltergeist Phenomena, The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist (with Tom Ross), House of Fire and Whispers: Investigating the Seattle Demon House, and The Rochdale Poltergeist (both with Steve Mera); as well as three horror novels, Red Menace, Bellwether, and The Five Poisons; two short story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies; and a graphic novel, The Tenebrist. A second edition of The Associated Villainies was published in 2019, featuring four new stories, an enhanced print layout, and an audio book version. A second edition of The Five Poisons was published in 2020. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including The Nightmare Collective, History Is Dead, 2012AD, ChimeraWorld #3, and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, Goddess of Hellfire, contains writing news, short stories and articles, and her reviews and opinions on horror films and books. She also co-hosts a podcast with Tom Ross called 13 O'Clock, on which they discuss true crime, unexplained mysteries, paranormal weirdness, horror movies and books, food, and other fun, creepy topics. They recently collaborated on a 13 O'Clock cookbook. Jenny's graphic design work can be seen on everything from books and business cards to posters and packaging. She runs an online store called Gravecake selling products with her designs, and also has a board-and-card game concern called Giallo Games, which produces games based around the beloved Italian horror/crime genre, among many other themes.
Twenty-year-old Victoria Cafasso was born in England, but lived with her parents and younger sister in Ospedaletti, Italy, and had dual English/Italian citizenship. She spoke three languages fluently—English, Italian, and French—and planned to study law at university. In 1995, though, she’d decided to defer her education for a little while so she could do some … More Victoria Cafasso
Seventeen-year-old Lison Blais was out with friends at le Bar Chez Philippe in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, on the night of Saturday, June 3rd, 1978. According to witnesses, she left the bar at about three-twenty-five a.m. on June 4th and presumably headed toward home. Tragically, a horrific fate befell her before she could get there. The … More Lison Blais
Fifty-three-year-old Lottie Watson Snead was a respected and well-liked member of her community in Chincoteague, Virginia; she was very active in her church and had worked as a clerk at a local grocery store for many years. On the evening of Monday, June 8th, 1964, Lottie had been to services at the Union Baptist Church … More Lottie Watson Snead
Vera May Glasspool was a tall, pretty fifteen-year-old who originally lived with her parents and eight siblings in Baybridge, Owslebury, Winchester, England. She worked as a scullery maid at the nearby Longwood House, and stayed there in the servants’ quarters for most of the week, though she was allowed to walk back to visit her … More Vera May Glasspool
On the evening of Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 1983, eleven-year-old Tracey Waters waved goodbye to her mother and headed out from her home in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, near Glasgow, to go to a nearby youth club. It was the last time she was seen alive. When her daughter didn’t return, Tracey’s mother Margaret walked around … More Tracey Waters
Five-year-old David Lawrence lived with his parents, Joyce and George, in a block of flats on Manciple Street in Southwark, south London. On the afternoon of March 8th, 1968, the child had gone shopping with his aunt, and then, after returning home, headed over to play on the swings at Tabard Gardens, a small park … More David Lawrence
Nineteen-year-old Jennifer Ronaldson was a nurse at Guy’s Hospital in London, England, a quiet and devoted young woman with seemingly no enemies in the world. In late October of 1980, Jennifer was having a cup of tea with her friends in the hospital cafeteria just after her shift ended at two in the afternoon. She … More Jennifer Ronaldson
Twenty-five-year-old Alison Morris was a post-graduate student who had just been offered her choice of two jobs as a university lecturer: one of the jobs was in Salford, Manchester, England, and the other was in Liverpool. Alison herself lived in Essex with her mother and father, and had just recently returned from a holiday in … More Alison Morris
On November 12th, 1948, a woman named Irene McNamara left her home in Middlesbrough, England, and went out to her job as a cleaner. She was a widow—her husband had died in 1946—and she worked hard to provide for her three children, which included a twenty-two-month-old toddler named Terence. She left the baby in the … More Terence McNamara
On the morning of December 12th, 1945, a severed arm was found on the shore in Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland. Though the rest of the remains were never found, police were able to identify the arm as belonging to Elizabeth “Betty” Hadden; the seventeen-year-old maid and waitress’s fingerprints were on file from a previous arrest for … More Betty Hadden
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