147 ratings | 25 reviews | avg rating:4.03

Jon O'Bergh’s Followers (11)

Jon’s Bookshelves

to-read (25)
currently-reading (0)
read (199)
did-not-finish (0)

Jon’s Friends (8)

Oscar

6,004 books | 4,996 friends

Stella Voskan

6 books | 1,275 friends

Mason Eloph

108 books | 352 friends

Kim Napolitano

818 books | 115 friends

Johnson Smith

145 books | 290 friends

The Behrg

766 books | 295 friends

Gregory

1 book | 47 friends

Vivian Cohen

19 books | 22 friends

Jon O'Bergh

Goodreads Author

Born

in Long Beach, CA, The United States

May 30

Website

https://obergh.net/

Genre

Horror, Memoir, Nonfiction

Member Since

July 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/jonobergh

edit data

Jon O’Bergh is an author and musician who appreciates a good scare. He has written four groundbreaking books that link music and stories: the two horror novels "Shockadelica" and "The Shatter Point," a memoir about the role of music in our lives titled "Song of Fire." His latest horror novel "The Yōkai" is being serialized for free on Substack. Readers can subscribe to receive weekly episodes by email or read episodes online at https://jonobergh.substack.com/p/the-.... His supernatural short stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines. He also co-authored "Elliptical: The Music of Meshell Ndegeocello."

Jon has released over a dozen albums in a variety of styles from jazz to EDM to neo-impressionistic piano. These include "Carta," whic ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Jon O'Bergh questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Jon O'Bergh’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 51 ratings · 32 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Shockadelica 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shatter Point 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Divinations by Naching T. Kassa (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hannah Hulbert, Ash Hartwell (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elliptical: The Music of Meshell Ndegeocello by André Akinyele (Goodreads Author), Jon O'Bergh (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of Fire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Book of Hauntings liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	13 Witches: The Book it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of Fire 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	eBook Design & Development: The Right Way from Start to Finish by André Akinyele (Goodreads Author), Jon O'Bergh (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Jon O'Bergh…

90 posts
Jon O'Bergh's Blog: Book Release - Elliptical: The Music of Meshell Ndegeoc

Jethro Tull: Comparing “A Passion Play” and “Thick as a Brick”

Jethro Tull released "A Passion Play" in 1973 after abandoning efforts to record a different album. Fans were excited to learn that the music would follow a similar structure to the previous hit, the masterful epic "Thick as a Brick." But the new album left many fans and critics disappointed.

The post Jethro Tull: Comparing “A Passion Play” and “Thick as a Brick” appeared first on Song of Fire.

rss
Jon’s Recent Updates

Jon is now friends with Stella Voskan
7 hours, 1 min ago · like
Jon made a comment in the group Paranormal and Horror Lovers — Free Serial Horror Novel - The Yokai topic " Each Tuesday I post a short episode (chapter) from my new horror novel "The Yōkai." Readers can either subscribe for free to receive the weekly episod ...more "
Mar 20, 2026 01:47AM
Jon joined the groups Paranormal and Horror Lovers and Thriller/Horror/Suspense Reading
Mar 20, 2026 01:42AM
Jon made a comment in the group Nightmares and Dreamscapes — Introductions (Hello - Hi - Howdy - Hiya) topic " Hello fellow horror fans. I'm an author and a musician with a special interest in the intersection of horror literature and music. There are so many g ...more "
Mar 20, 2026 01:38AM
Jon made a comment in the group Horror Aficionados — Introduce Yourself! topic " Glad to join HA as a horror author and musician. My special interest is the intersection of horror literature and music. There are a lot of great book ...more "
Mar 20, 2026 01:35AM
Jon made a comment in the group A Morbid Book Club — Do we have any writers here? topic " I'm an author of three horror novels: "The Yōkai," "Shockadelica," and "The Shatter Point." I've just started serializing "The Yōkai" for free on Subs ...more "
Mar 20, 2026 01:02AM
Jon made a comment in the group Shamelessly Promote Your Books — Free Serial Horror Novel - The Yokai topic " Each Tuesday I post a short episode (chapter) from my new horror novel "The Yōkai." Readers can either subscribe for free to receive the weekly episod ...more "
Mar 20, 2026 12:49AM

More of Jon's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
A Morbid Book Club: Do we have any writers here?	18	35	Mar 20, 2026 01:02AM

recent posts
Jon’s Groups

Nightmares and Dreamscapes — 2282 members — last activity 6 hours, 58 min ago
Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction Even though our main themes are horror, fantasy, and science fiction we also love other genres too which are re ...more

Horror Aficionados — 30092 members — last activity 1 hour, 1 min ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

Shamelessly Promote Your Books — 1614 members — last activity Mar 30, 2026 02:26PM
Shamelessly add and promote your books and author news. Add your books to our bookshelves and share events and news about your books. Discuss and shar ...more

A Morbid Book Club — 1428 members — last activity Mar 29, 2026 01:01PM
A fan's collection of all the spooky, horrific, but most fascinating #Morbid books that Alaina and Ash of the Morbid Podcast recommend, reference or m ...more

Paranormal and Horror Lovers — 2692 members — last activity Mar 20, 2026 01:47AM
This is a group focused on sharing the passion we all have for the paranormal, horror and fantasy genre. My aim is to have the spotlight on indie Auth ...more

The Melanin Readers Society — 19 members — last activity Mar 30, 2026 08:12AM
The Melanin Readers Society is a book club for readers who enjoy fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, mystery, and horror. Our focus is on stories tha ...more

Literary Horror — 2083 members — last activity 4 hours, 41 min ago
A group for fans of literary horror. We will be discussing all things horrible and literary but especially those horrible volumes that either aspire t ...more

Thriller/Horror/Suspense Reading — 726 members — last activity 12 hours, 25 min ago
This is a group to discuss all the new releases in the reading industry that are a variation of one of these genres. This ranges from crime, to horror ...more

More of Jon’s groups…