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-five-year-old mother of four Helen Kane was out and about with her husband Joe and some of their friends in Leith, Scotland on the evening of May 24th, 1970. Somewhere around eleven-thirty p.m., though, Helen parted from the group and went off on her own. Shortly afterward, a woman fitting her description was seen getting … More Helen Kane
Eleven-year-old Allan Graham lived with his older brother and his sister-in-law in a house on Gerald Street, Benwell, Newcastle, England. On Saturday, January 24th, 1970, the boy was sent to a shop called Appleton’s down the street to purchase some cigarettes. In the course of this errand, Allan completely vanished. The following day, his strangled … More Allan Graham
Between 1975 and 1977, the dismembered bodies of six men were discovered stuffed into garbage bags and floating in the Hudson River in New York City. From an examination of the clothing on the remains, it was established that all six victims had purchased leather items from shops in Greenwich Village that were known to … More The Bag Murders
Eighteen-year-old Annette Louise Morgan was a popular and well-liked nursing student at Royal Newcastle Hospital in New South Wales, Australia. Shortly after seven a.m. on the morning of October 29th, 1977, Annette was walking down Glebe Point Road in Sydney, on her way to visit a friend at St. Paul’s College at Sydney University. She … More Annette Louise Morgan
On March 4th, 1993, twenty-eight-year-old Jillian Fuller was seen at the pub of the Fraser Arms Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At around one-thirty a.m., she left with a man. It was the last time Jillian was seen alive. Several hours later, firefighters responded to a blaze at Jillian’s apartment building on Granville Street. … More Jillian Fuller
Born in Puerto Rico in 1986, Lorena Escalera worked as a makeup artist in her native country before moving to New York City when she turned eighteen, with aspirations of becoming a model and performer. Once arriving in the big city, Escalera joined the famous performance house, The House of Xtravaganza, a staple of the … More Lorena Xtravaganza
Born on August 1, 1898, in Norfolk, Virginia, Pearl Eaton was introduced to the world of performing arts at a young age. She performed professionally with her six siblings as part of The Dancing Eatons, laying the foundation for her future career in entertainment. Pearl made her Broadway debut in Robinson Crusoe, Jr. at the … More Pearl Eaton
On Christmas Day of 1990, hikers on a trail in the Cadettenkamp forest near the A27 Motorway close to Breda, Netherlands, stumbled across the remains of a young woman. Her body was wrapped in a rug, which was then covered with several blankets. The victim, dubbed Teteringen Girl after the area where she was discovered, … More Teteringen Girl
On May 28th, 1974, the body of a young woman was found on the jetty of Alamitos Beach in Long Beach, California. She had been raped and strangled. Dubbed Long Beach Jane Doe or Jane Doe 40, the victim was believed to be between eighteen and twenty-eight years old at the time of her murder. … More Long Beach Jane Doe
On December 18th, 1992, thirteen-year-old Clare Morrison was at Geelong Mall in Victoria, Australia. She told her friend that she was going to take the bus back home to get some more money to finish her Christmas shopping, but she never returned. The following morning, a group of surfers near Bells Beach found the body … More Clare Morrison
