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.
Fifty-three-year-old Jean Kidby had been married to her husband for thirty-four years. The couple had six children together and lived on Manwood Road in Brockley, South East London. On the morning of April 2nd, 1985, Jean’s husband left for work as usual, kissing his wife goodbye before he went. Half an hour later, the couple’s … More Jean Kidby
Fifty-three-year-old Hilary Ball lived with her husband of nineteen years, Geoff Ball, in West Sussex, England, and worked at an insurance company in Haywards Heath. On December 13th, 2004, Hilary failed to show up for work and was subsequently reported missing by her concerned colleagues. Her vehicle, a blue Toyota Yaris, was found abandoned later … More Hilary Ball
Thirty-one-year-old Alva Cooke lived in Sheffield, England, with her boyfriend. Sometime in April of 1986, Alva told her partner that she was going to Keyworth to visit her parents but would return the following day. He never heard from her again. On May 5th, 1986, a sailor spotted something beneath a branch in the River … More Alva Cooke
Twenty-seven-year-old Julie Moore worked as a postal carrier in Coventry, England. On March 1st, 1994, an office worker entered the building where they were employed and found Julie’s body in a pool of blood on the floor. According to the post-mortem, the victim had been strangled and also beaten so severely with a fire extinguisher … More Julie Moore
Eighty-five-year-old widow Domicela Skiera was originally from Poland but had moved to England after World War II. Over the years, she had become quite wealthy, eventually owning two expensive properties in Ealing, West London that she would often rent to lodgers, particularly other Polish immigrants. Shortly before ten p.m. on Wednesday, January 29th, 2003, two … More Domicela Skiera
Twenty-five-year-old George Tweedie lived in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. On May 7th, 2002, he was found dead in the trunk of a burned-out car in Buxton, Derbyshire. He’d been killed by a blow to the face with a blunt object, likely at his home, before his body was placed in the trunk and the vehicle set … More George Tweedie
Fifty-eight-year-old John Armstrong, better known as Jack, worked as a cab driver in south Wales. On October 5th, 1979, he alerted the taxi company that he’d picked up a fare at a pub in Cardiff. It was the last time anyone heard from him. Hours later, his cab was found abandoned near the Waterton Industrial … More John Armstrong
Thirty-six-year-old Paul Chadeyron was a solicitor who worked from an office on Brixton Road in Stockwell, south London, England. He was also a lay preacher at St. Marks Church near his home on Hackford Road. At around ten-thirty p.m. on the night of June 29th, 1986, Paul was returning home from the church when he … More Paul Chadeyron
Eighteen-year-old Shehzad Iqbal was an A-level student at St Mary’s College in Blackburn, England, and an avid cricket player. On the afternoon of November 27th, 1995, he was riding in a car when he reportedly saw an altercation taking place on a street corner near his school. He got out of the car to intervene … More Shehzad Iqbal
On September 26th, 1995, twenty-seven-year-old Midlands native Gary Whitehouse was on vacation in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. He was enjoying his holiday with some friends, who had all been drinking at a nightclub called Jellies. Later that night as the group walked along Lytham Road, a man suddenly leaped out of a car, hit Gary from … More Gary Whitehouse
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