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.
Phillip Saville was a forty-year-old father of two, and worked as the director of a soil investigation drilling company in London, England. In the early morning hours of August 2nd, 2001, he was attending a party for a colleague who was leaving the firm; the event took place at an establishment on Wardour Street in … More Phillip Saville
Twenty-three-year-old Hasan Mamali and twenty-six-year-old Sami Mustafa were Turkish Cypriots, living in Islington, London, England. On May 27th, 2001, the two men were sitting in the back seat of a BMW convertible parked in Islington; two other individuals were in the front seats. Quite suddenly, gunfire erupted. Sami Mustafa attempted to flee from the car, … More Hasan Mamali and Sami Mustafa
Fifty-eight-year-old Anthony Boyle was a retired electrician who lived in West Darby, Liverpool, England. On Friday, January 4th, 2001, he had been at the local Conservative club having a few drinks, and he left there at about nine p.m. for the short walk home. Along the way, he reportedly scolded a gang of teenagers—both boys … More Anthony Boyle
Shortly after two-thirty p.m. on April 19th, 2001, ninety-two-year-old pensioner Mary Hancock was walking along Leyland Road in Southport, Merseyside, England. Suddenly, a white saloon car pulled up alongside her, driven by an unidentified man. The passenger of the car, a woman, got out and snatched Mary’s handbag, throwing Mary to the ground in the … More Mary Hancock
It was April 2nd, 2001, and two friends—thirty-year-old Mark Thompson and thirty-four-year-old George Price—decided to go shooting in a wooded area near the M57 in Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside, England. It was a hobby they reportedly both enjoyed, as they made frequent appearances in makeshift gun ranges in the local area. At around seven p.m., a … More George Price and Mark Thompson
Roughly a month after the murder of Ian Clarke in Liverpool, England, another shooting occurred that was suspected to be linked to the same gangland feud. Anthony “Tony” Lawler was forty-five years old, and at around six-thirty p.m. on October 11th, 2001, he had taken his mother to Netherley to do some grocery shopping. Without … More Tony Lawler
Thirty-two-year-old Ian Clarke was a father of three who had worked for fourteen years in nightclub security for a firm called Premiere Security. In the autumn of 2001, he was employed as a doorman at a bar called Barcelona in the city center of Liverpool, England. On the evening of September 8th, 2001, Ian was … More Ian Clarke
Shortly after twelve-thirty a.m. on the morning of Friday, June 15th, 2001, twenty-seven-year-old Jody Burns was making his way down the High Street in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, possibly heading toward a taxi stand. A massive fight broke out at about one-fifteen a.m. among as many as sixty of the drunken revellers waiting for taxis, and … More Jody Burns
It was about one-thirty a.m. on October 11th, 2001, and eighteen-year-old Tyrone Rowe was a passenger in a beat-up, red Ford Fiesta. He and three of his friends had been driving along Caradon Way in Tottenham, North London, England, reportedly looking for a party. Suddenly, a group of six or seven men approached the Fiesta … More Tyrone Rowe
Bill Chivers was an eighty-six-year-old retired engineer who lived in Swffryd, Wales. On September 15th, 2001, Bill had been playing bingo at the Swffryd Community Centre, as was his weekly habit. On his way home, he stopped for a pie and peas for his dinner. Suddenly, he was attacked by an unknown assailant, who knocked … More Bill Chivers
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