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.
Sixty-one-year-old Michael “Joe” Shipton worked as a general gardener and odd-job man, and lived alone in a house in The Plashets, Sheering, Essex, England. On Sunday, March 25th, 2006, a friend of his became concerned when he couldn’t get hold of Joe, and went to the house to check on him. There, he found the … More Michael “Joe” Shipton
Seventeen-year-old Lindsey Scholes was staying with friends at a house on Milgate Street, Royston, South Yorkshire, England on the night of September 8th, 2001. The house was only a five-minute walk from her own residence, where she lived with her mother and younger brother Shaun. At some point during the night, an unknown perpetrator or … More Lindsey Scholes
Twenty-four-year-old father of one Nathan Williams was studying business at Greenwich University in London. According to friends and family, he was a friendly, popular student, a good guy who doted on his two-year-old son and was seemingly not involved in anything untoward. However, at about one-thirty a.m. on July 28th, 2009, Nathan had driven his … More Nathan Williams
Thirty-four-year-old Sarah Melia was a mother of two and worked at a launderette near her home in Horwich, Lancashire, England. According to her mother Marian, she was a kind-hearted woman and a wonderful mother to her children, Meghan and Ethan. On January 14th, 2008, Sarah’s teenage daughter came home to find her mother dead at … More Sarah Melia
Over the course of one year in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a terrifying killer roamed the streets of Los Angeles, California, targeting older women in a series of brutal, sexually motivated crimes. His identity remains a mystery to this day, and though he goes by many names, his most common appellation is the … More The Bouncing Ball Killer
Forty-nine-year-old mother of two Resham Kaur Dhillon lived in a house on Fisher Street, Willenhall, West Midlands, England. On March 5th, 1979, she was found dead in her bedroom, bound and gagged with pieces of her own clothing, and a ligature tied around her neck. The motive for the murder was unclear; there was reportedly … More Resham Kaur Dhillon
Thirty-three-year-old Robert Parrington Jackson was a married father of three and managed the Odeon cinema on Union Street, Bristol, England. The establishment had a single theater auditorium and a restaurant on the premises. At six-twenty-five p.m. on May 29th, 1946, the theater held two thousand people who had come to see a screening of the … More Robert Parrington Jackson
Forty-six-year-old electrical engineer and father of three Eamonn Bloodworth had been spending the night of Saturday, October 18th out on the town of Leicester, England with a group of his friends. The last place he was known to have visited before calling it a night was a club called Stilettos, which he left at around … More Eamonn Bloodworth
Fifty-one-year-old Richard Humphreys was a taxi driver who lived on Westview Avenue in Whyteleafe, Surrey, England, and had a fifteen-year-old daughter. On February 3rd, 1990, friends and relatives became concerned when he didn’t return home as normal, and they reported his disappearance to police. Nine days later, on February 12th, his Ford Sierra was found … More Richard Humphreys
Florence Lewis was a seventy-seven-year-old widow who lived alone in a bungalow on Cambridge Road in Wigmore, Kent, England. Neighbors described her as pleasant and friendly, a woman who largely kept to herself. But on Saturday, April 17th, 1965, the day before Easter, someone with ill intent apparently came knocking at Florence’s door. At around … More Florence Lewis
