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 Anne Roberts had just returned to her home in the suburb of Black Forest from a night out in nearby Adelaide, South Australia. It was September 16th, 1979. At some point after she entered her flat, she was attacked by an unknown assailant, who either forced his way in or was already there, lying … More Anne Roberts
At around four-thirty p.m. on the afternoon of August 7th, 1962, sixteen-year-old Julian “Julie” Wolanski told her mother that she was going to the Eglinton subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in order to meet with a teacher about some credit requirements to finish Grade 9. She was never seen alive again. Five days later, … More Julian “Julie” Wolanski
Ebby Steppach was an eighteen-year-old senior at a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas; her senior year was the first she had spent in a public high school, as she had previously attended private school. In August or September of 2015, Ebby had moved out of her parents’ home and had been regularly staying with … More Ebby Steppach
On October 16th, 2012, a driver in Houston pulled over along the shoulder of the traffic-heavy Walters Road, to check for a problem with their hubcap. While engaged in this pursuit, the driver noticed a large, black plastic garbage bag tossed in a pile of trash near the gate to a gravel road leading to … More Smurfette Jane Doe
On the evening of November 7th, 1975, sixteen-year-old Mariam Peters was planning to visit her sick grandfather at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Her mother Merle dropped her off at Finch station, and she boarded the train. Mariam arrived at her stop, St. Patrick station, at about eight-twenty p.m., and entered a dimly lit … More Mariam Peters
It was February 27th, 1999, and seventeen-year-old Michelle Bright had been at a friend’s birthday party in New South Wales, Australia. Another friend dropped her off near her home on Mayne Street in Gulgong at about quarter to one in the morning. She was never seen alive again. Three days later, her body was found … More Michelle Bright
On October 24, 1976, a forest ranger in Maasbergen, Netherlands came across the nude body of a young girl, lying under an array of leaves in a pit near a parking area off the A12. Dubbed Huel Girl, the victim was believed to be between twelve and fifteen years old, standing about five-foot-three with a … More Huel Girl
At approximately four o’clock on the morning of August 23rd, 1987, the crew of a Union Pacific freight train passing through Alexander, Arkansas on the way to the capital city of Little Rock spotted what appeared to be two human beings lying across the railroad tracks ahead. The engineer blew the horn and attempted to … More Don Henry and Kevin Ives
On May 16th, 1937, twenty-nine-year-old Laetitia Toureaux was found murdered in a carriage on the Paris Métro at the Porte Dorée station. The cause of death was a single stab wound to the neck. Significantly, Laetitia was the first person to ever be killed on the Métro, undoubtedly a tragic claim to fame. One of … More Laetitia Toureaux
Guitarist and bassist Dave Rowbotham was something of a fixture in the iconic music scene of Manchester, England in the 1970s and 1980s. A free-spirited, bohemian individual, he started out playing rhythm guitar in a cover band called Flashback, and later formed a punk band called Fast Breeder, which was managed by Alan Erasmus, famous … More Dave Rowbotham
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