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.
Sixteen-year-old Tangor Gokkusu was a student at Stoke Newington secondary school, and an avid soccer fan, particularly of the Turkish team Galatasaray. He lived with his family on Heron Drive in Finsbury Park, north London. On October 3rd, Tangor was on his way home from class, taking the 141 bus from Stoke Newington as usual. … More Tangor Gokkusu
Jason Paul was eighteen years old, and lived with his family in Southall, Middlesex, England. On the afternoon of October 2nd, he had been visiting his girlfriend and their three-month-old daughter at a flat on Convent Way. Afterward, he was planning to stop by and see some other friends. But right around two p.m., when … More Jason Paul
Shortly before seven-thirty p.m., police responded to a call at a house on Jasmine Lake Circle in North Naples, Florida. Inside the home, officers discovered the body of fifty-six-year-old Linda Marie Carre. She had died as the result of blunt force trauma to the head, and her death was ruled a homicide. Neither the motive … More Linda Marie Carre
Fifty-six-year-old Clifford Clarke lived alone in a flat on High Street East in Uppingham, Rutland, England. On September 10th, 2000, he was found dead in his residence, stabbed multiple times in the neck and chest. The motive was unclear. The only significant evidence recovered from the crime scene was a clear shoe print. Still, not … More Clifford Clarke
It was a bank holiday in the UK on Monday, August 28th, 2000. Twenty-eight-year-old Hounslow insurance salesman Abdul Bhatti, along with many others, was attending the Notting Hill Carnival in North Kensington, London, England. A gang of up to fifty young people, comprised largely of black males in their teens and early twenties, had been … More Abdul Bhatti
Paul Wright was a twenty-six-year-old laborer, based in the Cricklewood area of London, England. On the night of August 17th, 2000, Paul was out drinking with friends at The Castle pub in Golders Green. At some point, according to witnesses, Paul became involved in an argument with a group of young people at the intersection … More Paul Wright
Jonathan “Jonny” Bristow was thirty-nine years old, and a familiar fixture around Chatham, Kent, England. He owned a small building firm called SEC Environmental Services and also held a stake in the Chequered Flag, a pub on Chatham’s High Street. In the summer of 2000, he was in the midst of renovating the rooms above the … More Jonathan “Jonny” Bristow
Beatrice Wilson was a seventy-four-year-old widow and retired lunch lady who lived alone in a flat in Poole, Dorset, England. On the evening of July 21st, 2000, she was asleep in her home when someone evidently climbed through her window, likely intent on robbery. The following day, which was a Saturday, Beatrice’s son-in-law and grandson … More Beatrice Wilson
Patricia Real was a forty-six-year-old divorced mother of two, who lived on Hallmark Avenue in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada. At approximately eleven p.m. on the night of July 17th, 2000, Patricia and her new boyfriend returned home and went into the backyard of the residence. What they didn’t seem to realize was that they had been … More Patricia “Patty” Real
Forty-year-old Karen Chandler was a divorced mother of two grown sons who worked as a security guard at the Ministry of Defense Vehicle Depot in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England. Early on the morning of June 20th, 2000, she left her home in West Lavington to drive to work, but she never arrived there. Her whereabouts were … More Karen Chandler
