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-three-year-old Norah Bartlett worked in a cafeteria and lived with her widowed mother in a house on Rhydings Park Road in Brynmill, Swansea, Wales. On the night of Thursday, November 18th, 1943, Norah was reportedly seen walking with an American soldier along Rhydings Park Road. Since it was during World War II and German bombing … More Norah Bartlett
Thirty-one-year-old Helen Rosemary Hooper was a teacher and lived with her husband in Broken Green, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire, England. In 1976, however, she had started seeing another teacher, and made plans to divorce her husband and move in with her lover. Helen told her husband of her plans, there was a bitter argument, and shortly … More Helen Hooper
Eighty-six-year-old Sarah Hill was a tiny woman, standing only four-foot-ten and weighing a little over one hundred pounds. She had spent her entire life working in the cotton mills near her home in Lees, Greater Manchester, England. Now retired, she lived alone in a house on Thomas Street, and because of her frail health and … More Sarah Hill
In November of 1978, the partially clothed body of fourteen-year-old Gary Wilson was discovered under a pile of tires and an old sofa behind an abandoned store on Comet Road in Deptford, southeast London. The boy had been sexually assaulted, strangled with a belt, and stabbed in the chest and neck with shards of broken … More Gary Wilson
Thirty-three-year-old Yvonne Fitt wasn’t at a particularly good place in her life. She had been a sex worker for nearly a decade, plying her trade around Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, and had also become addicted to crack cocaine. She was a mother to an eleven-year-old daughter, and lived a somewhat itinerant lifestyle, staying with … More Yvonne Fitt
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
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