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.
On the afternoon of June 29th, 1964, fifteen-year-old Yvonne Laker got on a train at Southampton Central Station in England; she was on her way back to boarding school after spending the weekend with her grandparents in Barton on Sea. Seven station stops later, just as the train left Basingstoke, a twelve-year-old boy pushed open … More Yvonne Laker
It was Labor Day weekend of 1990, and the Sousa family—thirty-six-year-old single mother Lora, her thirteen-year-old daughter Leah, and her nine-month-old son Michael—had just returned from a vacation to their home in Cumberland Beach, Ontario, Canada. Leah was preparing to start high school when the new week started, but sadly, she would never get the … More Leah Sousa
In January of 1968, young mother Sandra Djan was at home in Carmel Gardens, Norton, Stockton-On-Tees, England. Her five-month-old daughter, Kimberley Jackson, was in her baby carriage just outside the back door of the house while Sandra prepared the baby’s bottle and bath. Five minutes later, Sandra went to retrieve Kimberley, but saw with horror … More Kimberley Jackson
Twelve-year-old Keith Lyon was a talented classical musician, the son of a Brighton band leader named Ken Lyon and his wife Valda. Keith also had a seven-year-old brother named Peter, and lived with his family in the village of Ovingdean, Brighton and Hove, Sussex, England. At a little past two p.m. on the afternoon of … More Keith Lyon
At one-thirty on the afternoon of August 27th, 1959, eleven-year-old Miles Vallint told his mother that he was going to Croydon to look at bicycles. His birthday was coming up on September 17th, and his parents had promised to buy him a bike. The family lived in South Norwood, in southeast London, England. After agreeing … More Miles Vallint
Thirty-two-year-old Jean Chalinder of Roath, Cardiff, Wales, was the daughter of the couple who owned the newsagents’ shop in Llanishen. Just three months prior to the tragic end of her life, she had gotten married, to local grocer Tony Chalinder. On September 15th, 1956, Jean put on her red raincoat and hopped on her bicycle, … More Jean Chalinder
On September 28th, 1939, four-year-old Joyce Cox was walking home from Whitchurch Infants’ School in Coryton, Cardiff, Wales, accompanied by her seven-year-old brother Dennis. The children stopped by their grandmother’s house briefly, then continued on their way. Upon arriving in the alley behind their house, they met their cousin Alan, and the three of them … More Joyce Cox
Twenty-four-year-old Sally Shepherd worked as a restaurant manager at the Young Vic Theatre in London, and lived on Staffordshire Street in Peckham, near the bus depot. On the night of November 30th, 1979, she spent some time with friends in Essex, then picked up some Indian takeout and boarded a bus for home. In the … More Sally Shepherd
Seven-year-old Christine Butcher lived with her parents and her older brother in a house on Peascod Street, not far from Windsor Castle in England. Christine was fascinated by celebrities, especially boxers, and her favorite boxer of all was the American Sugar Ray Robinson, considered by some to be the best boxer of all time pound … More Christine Butcher
It was the day after Thanksgiving of 1987, and seven-year-old Alexander Harris of Mountain View, California had been spending the holiday in Las Vegas, Nevada with his mother Roxanne, and his grandparents. On Friday, November 27th, the family was driving back home but decided to stop at the popular Whiskey Pete’s Casino in Primm, near … More Alexander Harris
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