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.
On the evening of January 15th, 2009, eighty-one-year-old Molly Morgan, a retired architect and active community volunteer, was brutally mugged on Streatfield Road, Harrow, London. On her way to a lecture at Kenton Library titled Buildings of London, Molly was attacked from behind at approximately seven forty p.m. Her attacker snatched her brown leather handbag … More Molly Morgan
On the evening of September 30th, 2011, the Dobson family—mother Stacey Catch, stepfather Terry Webb, two-year-old Isobel Dobson, and her one-year-old half-sister Sarah—were visiting Hessle Farm, a property near Wragby in West Yorkshire, England. While the family was tending to a horse, a fire ignited in a nearby hay barn and quickly spread to the … More Isobel Dobson
Twenty-three-year-old Dianne Aubert lived with her forty-one-year-old roommate Maryline Grenier in an apartment in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. At approximately one-twenty a.m. on February 16th, 1982, police were summoned to the residence after a neighbor heard moaning. Upon entering, officers discovered Dianne nude in her bed, dead from 121 stab wounds in the back. Maryline … More Dianne Aubert
Melanie Cabay was a nineteen-year-old student described by those who knew her as gentle, kind, and full of promise. Standing at just five feet tall and weighing barely a hundred pounds, she was a petite young woman with a bright future ahead. A recent graduate of Sophie-Barat High School, Melanie was known for her casual … More Melanie Cabay
Nineteen-year-old Glenda Morrisseau was a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation and lived with her parents in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. On July 16th, 1991, she’d been spending time with friends and family at the Stock Exchange Hotel. Later that night, at around two thirty on the morning of July 17th, Glenda was spotted hitchhiking on … More Glenda Morrisseau
On March 1st, 1991, a set of disfigured human remains was discovered in Parc Louisbourg in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The body had been wrapped in garbage bags, placed in a box, and discarded at the city dump. The lack of snow on the box indicated it had only been in the dump for a very … More Cartierville John Doe
Just before one a.m. on the morning of February 8th, 2004, an unknown assailant or assailants entered the Mirage Spa, a massage parlor located on Warden Avenue in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Inside the establishment were forty-one-year-old Zhu Xia Lin, who managed the spa; thirty-five-year-old employee Yan Jun Liu; and forty-year-old Walter Xian Chen Zhang, a … More The Mirage Spa Shooting
Twenty-four-year-old Melanie Dawn Geddes was a mother of three daughters—Tiara, Katie, and Chloe—who was born in Lestock, Saskatchewan, and was a member of the George Gordon First Nation. She moved to Regina, where she worked hard to support her young family and had recently landed a new job. On the night of August 12th, 2005, … More Melissa Dawn Geddes
Seventeen-year-old Pauline Ivy Dudley was a shy, quiet, but happy and adventurous young woman who lived with her parents in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. At around ten p.m. on August 20th, 1973, Pauline left her family home to go visit her boyfriend in Milton. Earlier that evening, Pauline had called her best friend Ilona Pallagi to … More Pauline Ivy Dudley
The Htoo-Maw family had escaped a life of hardship and uncertainty in a Thai refugee camp, arriving in Canada as Karen refugees from Myanmar. They had only been in Regina, Saskatchewan, for two years, hoping to build a better life in a safe and welcoming country. But that dream came to a horrifying end sometime … More The Htoo-Maw Family Murders
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