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.
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
Nineteen-year-old Amanda Duffy was a student at Motherwell College in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. On Friday night, May 29th, 1992, Amanda went out with her friends to celebrate the fact that she’d been asked to audition at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Shortly after parting with her friends in the wee hours of … More Amanda Duffy
Thirty-four-year-old mother of two Ann Law was in the process of divorcing her husband Gilbert in 1973, although the pair were still living together in their home in West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. However, on March 24th, Ann mysteriously disappeared. Some time after she went missing, police questioned Gilbert concerning her whereabouts, but he … More Ann Law
Forty-four-year-old Ian Murray Erskine worked as a senior economist at the Bank of England and lived at Norland Square in Notting Hill, West London. He was described by his neighbors as very pleasant and quiet; he was also a wine connoisseur and a regular attendant at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Additionally, Ian … More Ian Murray Erskine
Thirty-one-year-old Tanya Moore (born Jonathan Streater) was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a transgender woman who was described as “clean cut” by her family, but had several arrests for prostitution going back thirteen years. Her friend, twenty-seven-year-old Tina Rodriguez (born Faustino Arroyo), also transgender, was originally from Puerto Rico but had grown up in Camden, … More Tanya Moore and Tina Rodriguez
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