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 Kevin Hicks was described as a happy-go-lucky teenager who liked school and lived with his parents in Addiscombe, Croydon, London, England. March 2nd, 1986 was a normal day like any other, which Kevin spent with his family. At about eight-thirty p.m., though, Kevin told his parents that he needed to go buy some eggs … More Kevin Hicks
Fifty-two-year-old welfare worker Beryl Culverwell lived with her husband Anthony in a house called Woodholme in the Widcombe Hill area of Bath, England. At around six p.m. on the evening of January 13th, 1978, Anthony came home from work as usual. At first, nothing seemed amiss; Beryl’s Renault was parked where it always was, and … More Beryl Culverwell
Thirty-four-year-old Cheryl Shackleton had once run a jewelry shop and later a stained glass business with her husband in Colne, Lancashire, England. The couple had a son together. But in 1991, Cheryl divorced and sold her house in Nelson, taking a substantial sum of cash with her when she left. It was reported that she … More Cheryl Shackleton
Trevaline Evans was fifty-two years old and ran an antique shop called Attic Antiques on Church Street in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. In early June of 1990, she and her husband Richard had been fixing up their vacation house in Rhuddlan, but Trevaline was back at work on June 16th, opening up her store at nine-thirty … More Trevaline Evans
Fifty-six-year-old William Smith, better known as Bill, lived in West Yorkshire with his wife and two sons and worked as a customer liaison executive for the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group. By all accounts, he was quiet and well-liked and had no known enemies. On Saturday, October 25th, 1986, Bill had just returned from a working … More Bill Smith
On June 4th, 1978, eighteen-year-old Michael Page attended a party with friends at Crofton Hall in Orpington, Kent, England. Michael worked as a bank clerk at the NatWest bank in Elephant and Castle, South London. As Michael walked home from the party, he was set upon by an unknown attacker and stabbed a half-dozen times. … More Michael Page
Fifty-six-year-old June Thrussell lived alone in a one-bedroom house in Chadwell Heath, East London, England. She had separated from her husband in the late 1980s, and had dated several men since that time, but none of the relationships appeared all that serious. By all accounts, June was a friendly, well-liked woman, but kept somewhat to … More June Thrussell
Forty-eight-year-old Brian Adams lived with his girlfriend and three children in a house on Thorndike Avenue, Alvaston, Derbyshire, England. He ran a business replacing windshields on heavy machinery vehicles. On Tuesday, August 14th, 1990, Brian had been to pick up a new Kawasaki motorcycle he’d purchased and was riding it home. He arrived at his … More Brian Adams
Thirty-four-year-old Marion Hodges lived in Balgray, Lockerbie, Scotland. She had two children and worked at the city’s Clydesdale Bank. At around seven-thirty p.m. on Friday, July 6th, 1984, she was dropped off in the Whitesands area of Dumfries. The last time she was seen, she was wearing a cream-colored blouse with a high collar, a … More Marion Hodges
Seventy-four-year-old Annie O’Donnell was a quiet, staunchly Catholic woman who was originally from Ireland. She ran a religious bookstore in Clerkenwell, London, and was a regular church attendee but largely kept to herself. On October 12th, 1962, she was found murdered in the shop. She had been beaten to death, possibly with a fireplace poker … More Annie O’Donnell
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