Jason Sechrest (born November 26, 1979,

Columbus, Indiana Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 50,474 at the 2020 census. The relatively small city has provided a unique place for noted Modern architecture and public art, commissio ...

) is an author and journalist. He began his writing career at 15 years old as a staff writer for Femme Fatales, an entertainment publication. He interviewed actresses from horror

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and fantasy films. In 2016, he was hired by

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to write a regular column called “What I Learned From

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

” In it, he explores the wisdom, life lessons, and

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hidden within Stephen King’s many works. In 2017, Sechrest became a published author of

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. His short horror story "Jonah Inside the Whale: A Meditation" was published by Scarlet Galleon Publications in the paperback horror anthology, Fearful Fathoms: Collected Tales of Aquatic Terror (Volume One). Sechrest currently owns and operates the website SechrestThings.com,SechrestThings.com - website
/ref> dedicated to his insights on the horror genre.

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