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-six-year-old Diana Maw was a highly accomplished woman, a fairly well-to-do recruitment consultant who lived in a high-end flat on Woodfield Court in Ealing, London. She was planning on moving into a much bigger house with her boyfriend before too long. However, she would never get the chance. On July 20th, 1988, Diana was due … More Diana Maw
Twenty-five-year-old Tafadzwa Khan, better known to his friends as Taffy, was attending a party at the mansion of former British boxing champion Herbie Hide, located in Bawburgh, in Norfolk, England. The party took place on March 18th, 2012, and had been planned to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of Herbie Hide’s friend, Alvin Prescod. By all … More Tafadzwa “Taffy” Khan
Twenty-seven-year-old Debbie Faye Pelletier was a loving, well-liked mother of four who lived in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. She’d had a rough life in general, being a survivor of an abusive family, and had also recently gotten out of her own abusive relationship. On Christmas Eve of 1988, she had invited some friends over to her … More Debbie Faye Pelletier
Sixty-six-year-old grandfather John Wortley was described by friends and colleagues as a “lovely” man; friendly, honest and caring. He was retired but still worked as a parking attendant in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England for extra money. On June 5th, 1975, John wasn’t scheduled to work but agreed to take a shift for one of his … More John Wortley
Fourteen-year-old Ruth Bradbury lived in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. On March 29th, 1967, she had gone shopping for her grandmother and was making her way back through Simons Wood, off Wellingtonia Avenue. Suddenly, a shot rang out, and the girl crumpled dead to the ground. Police launched an investigation, and during their search of the woods, … More Ruth Bradbury
Twenty-year-old Jane Bigwood was an art student, living as a squatter with several other people in a block of flats in south London. On October 21st, 1976, she was found stabbed to death in her apartment. The knife she was stabbed with belonged to another squatter named Mervyn Russell, who was thirty-two at the time. … More Jane Bigwood
Thirty-three-year-old Karen Reed lived on Willow Way in Woking, Surrey, England. On the evening of April 30th, 1994, Karen’s friend Anne Smith had come over to visit. At approximately nine-fifteen p.m., there was a knock at the front door. Karen got up and opened the door partway, asking who was there. The man on the … More Karen Reed
Seventy-one-year-old Ralph McIntosh was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland; he was a veteran of World War II, and an avid golfer who could have gone pro had the war not intervened. As it was, he’d been successful in his post-war career as a secretary of the British Investment Trust. After he retired, he and his … More Ralph McIntosh
Ninety-four-year-old Dorothy Wood had lived in her home on Whitby Avenue in Fartown, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire for sixty years. Her home had been robbed twice, once in 1993 and once in 1996, and though she’d had a burglar alarm installed, she usually turned it off because she kept accidentally triggering it. At around seven-thirty p.m. … More Dorothy Wood
Seventy-three-year-old Constance Aris, better known as Connie, or sometimes “Little Granny” because of her diminutive size, lived in a house on Roman Road in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. She had lived alone since 1978, following the death of her husband Hubert. Connie was a well-loved, very religious woman, and had a close relationship with her son … More Connie Aris
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