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-three-year-old Gail Whitehouse was a mother of two who made her living as a sex worker in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. An outgoing, fun-loving young woman, Gail was popular with clients and locals, as well as with the other women who worked in the area. It seems, though, that on September 3rd, 1990, she ran … More Gail Whitehouse
Forty-nine-year-old Jill Williams lived in a flat on Ribblesdale Road in Tooting, South West London. She was known to have a love of gold jewelry and often wore a great deal of it, though whether this ultimately contributed to her fate is not known for certain. On June 22nd, 1996, Jill was found dead in … More Jill Williams
Thirty-one-year-old Shona Stevens lived in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland with her mother and seven-year-old sister. On November 10th, 1994, she went out to the Bourtreehill Shopping Centre, and began walking toward home at a little past one in the afternoon. Sadly, she never made it there. While Shona traveled along a path between Towerlands Farm … More Shona Stevens
Seventy-four-year-old George Dean was a retired welder who had served in the Engineering Corp of the British Army. He lived in a house on Honiton Road in Kilburn, London with his younger brother, and had for two decades. Shortly after four p.m. on July 31st, 1997, George was at the local laundromat, doing his weekly … More George Dean
Twenty-eight-year-old Laverne Forbes and her partner, thirty-three-year-old Patrick Smith, lived with their seven-year-old daughter in a flat on Kessock Close in Tottenham, North London. At around nine o’clock on the morning of May 25th, 1999, the family was having breakfast. Laverne went outside to put some garbage on the curb when she was confronted by … More Laverne Forbes and Patrick Smith
Forty-two-year-old Colin Hughes worked as a chef at a local pub and lived with his fiancée in a house on Baden Road in Liverpool. Shortly before one a.m. on the morning of September 21st, 2010, Colin was playing cards with his partner when they both heard the glass in the back door being smashed. Colin … More Colin Hughes
Forty-eight-year-old Adrian Milner worked as a truck driver, and lived in Sittingbourne, Kent with his partner Gemma Stuttard and their two children. On the evening of December 28th, 2010, Adrian had been drinking with his friend Michael Coomber at the New Inn pub on Murston Road. The pair drank approximately eight to nine pints each, … More Adrian Milner
Thirty-six-year-old Margaret Quinn was in a house on Skye Road in South Lanarkshire, Scotland with her male cousin, John Paul Quinn, and at least one other person. The date was June 12th, 2015. At some point, Margaret was stabbed in the back; the wound pierced her heart and killed her instantly. In the spring of … More Margaret Quinn
Thirty-six-year-old double-glazing salesman David Short was living a somewhat tumultuous life, to put it mildly. He had separated from his wife nine months previously, after she accused him of numerous affairs and of running up debts of approximately £750,000. He had, furthermore, remortgaged the family home seven times without his wife’s knowledge. She also suspected … More David Short
Forty-seven-year-old Peter Thurgood lived in Whitehill in Hampshire, England. He was divorced but had reportedly been carrying on an affair with a married woman, forty-nine-year-old Lindy Benstead. On April 22nd, 1986, Peter rented a silver Mazda and picked Lindy up from Old Thorns Golf Club, where she worked as a cleaner. The pair then drove … More Lindy Benstead and Peter Thurgood
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