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.
Thirty-seven-year-old father of three Jason Abraham-Millership had recently moved in with his father and stepmother on Park Lane East, Tipton, in the Black Country area of the West Midlands in England. During the evening of January 31st, 2006, he was reportedly involved in some type of argument or confrontation with several unidentified individuals, who eventually … More Jason Abraham-Millership
Twenty-two-year-old Lucy Hargreaves was a devoted mother of three young children. Friends and relatives described her as caring, devoted to her family, and uninvolved in criminal activity. She lived with her partner, Gary Campbell, and their children in the Walton neighborhood of north Liverpool, England. On the night and early morning of August 2nd and … More Lucy Hargreaves
In the early hours of May 10th, 2005, a devastating house fire ripped through a terraced home on King Street in the Higher Broughton area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, claiming the lives of two inseparable nineteen-year-old friends, Vikki Preston and Rhona Schofield. What initially appeared to be a tragic fire soon became one of … More Vikki Preston and Rhona Schofield
On the evening of January 19th, 2005, the streets of Upper Holloway in North London became the scene of a fatal act of violence that remains unsolved more than two decades later. Junior Anthony Edwards, a thirty-year-old man, died after being stabbed during a confrontation. The attack occurred near Spears Road, a residential street situated … More Junior Anthony Edwards
On January 15th, 2005, police made a grim discovery inside an ordinary-looking house in Wembley, northwest London. Hidden behind the property’s unremarkable exterior was a large-scale cannabis cultivation operation. Inside lay the body of forty-two-year-old Khang Tho Nguyen, a Vietnamese national whose violent death highlighted the growing criminal networks surrounding Britain’s illegal cannabis industry. The … More Khang Tho Nguyen
The new year of 2005 had barely begun when emergency services were called to Maxilla Walk, Harlesden, northwest London, during the afternoon of Sunday, January 2nd. Upon arrival, they discovered twenty-four-year-old Benjamin Onwuka suffering from a catastrophic gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics rushed the young man to hospital in a desperate attempt to save … More Benjamin Onwuka
On the night of December 28th, 2004, forty-five-year-old Joseph “Joey” Peloe was at home in Speke, a residential district in south Liverpool, England, near John Lennon Airport. Shortly before midnight, someone knocked on his front door. Believing it to be someone he knew, Joey answered. Instead of a visitor, he was confronted by a gunman … More Joey Peloe
On the morning of December 20th, 2004, forestry workers made a grisly discovery deep within High Meadow Woods in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. At first glance, the object lying among the frost-covered leaves appeared to be nothing more than a discarded roll of carpet. As they moved closer, they realized they were looking … More Courtney Davies
On March 27th, 2004, one of the world’s foremost experts on Sherlock Holmes was found dead in his London apartment under circumstances so strange that they continue to fuel debate more than two decades later. Richard Lancelyn Green’s death was officially ruled a suicide, but the bizarre crime scene, his growing fears in the weeks … More Richard Lancelyn Green
In the early hours of December 7th, 2003, a deliberate arson attack on a ground-floor flat in Green Park, Mackworth, Derbyshire, claimed the life of twenty-four-year-old Kenneth Broughton. His older brother, Neil Broughton, then twenty-six, survived but suffered serious burns and spent months in the hospital. At around four a.m., at least a liter of … More Kenneth Broughton
