Jason Douglas Henderson (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer of computer games, novels and several comic book series.
He is the writer of the young adult novel series Alex Van Helsing from HarperCollins and the comic book series Sword of Dracula from Image Comics, Strange Magic from Marvel Comics, and Soulcatcher. His book Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising was added to the 2011 Texas Library Association Lone Star Reading List, a list of the top 20 books published in the previous year for middle grade readers.
He was the writer of Locus best-seller The Element of Fire, the first novel in the Highlander (franchise), and was a co-creator on the Tokyopop manga series Psy-comm. He hosts the cult film podcast Castle of Horror with manga collaborator Tony Salvaggio.
California Tiki: A History of Polynesian Idols, Pineapple Cocktails and Coconut Palm Trees (with Adam Foshko), The History Press, 2018. ISBN9781439664735
Hollywood Tiki: Film in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktail (with Adam Foshko), The History Press, 2022. ISBN978-1467149907
Vampire The Masquerade Volume 3: Blood and Loyalty (with Bryan Edwards, Mike Reynolds, Chris Marrinan, Steve Ellis), White Wolf, 2003. ISBN0-9726443-8-5