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Jon O'Bergh

@jonobergh.bsky.social

Author of nonfiction, horror fiction, and writing on music. Recording artist with over a dozen albums in a variety of styles.

16 Followers  |  23 Following  |  12 Posts  |  Joined: 03.01.2026  |  1.505

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The First Story: Collector of Ghosts, Part 2 Season 1, Episode 5

"The Yokai" continues: Asami continues telling the second ghost story to the demons, in which four friends trapped in a haunted house game try to make it out alive. Read for free on Substack.
#ghosts #horror #Japan
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03.02.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Creating the First Story Season 1, Episode 3

Episode 3 of "The Yōkai" now available--free on Substack. #horror #Japan #novel
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20.01.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Musical Humor in "I Love Lucy" Creative use of musical humor in a classic sitcom

A listing of episodes that use musical humor in the classic sitcom "I Love Lucy." #TV #humor #music #ILoveLucy
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17.01.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree with you.

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Great cover! I also wrote about a group of regular people teaming up to fight evil in my novel "Shockadelica," available at Amazon. I look forward to reading LaValle's latest.

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Giant Chinese lantern installations for the Yokohama Spring Festival, depicting a white tiger, a phoenix, and two dragons. Β© Creative Light Yokohama Executive Committee

Giant Chinese lantern installations for the Yokohama Spring Festival, depicting a white tiger, a phoenix, and two dragons. Β© Creative Light Yokohama Executive Committee

A giant dragon lantern installation at the Yokohama Spring Festival, with other beast lanterns in the background. Β© Creative Light Yokohama Executive Committee

A giant dragon lantern installation at the Yokohama Spring Festival, with other beast lanterns in the background. Β© Creative Light Yokohama Executive Committee

β€œDouble Spring Festival (W Shunsetsu)” unites the Yokohama Spring Festival with Chinese New Year celebrations. From January 20 to March 3, traditional giant lantern installations β€” iconic Chinese handicrafts β€” illuminate over 50 locations across the city, alongside special exhibitions (Yokohama).

14.01.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Aftermath Season 1, Episode 2

"The Yōkai" Episode 2: Asami tells her neighbors about her yōkai research but doesn’t reveal what just happened regarding the strange visitors. #ghoststory #horror #novel #Japan
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12.01.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cat statue and cover art for "The Yokai"

Cat statue and cover art for "The Yokai"

A bakeneko is a shapeshifting cat in Japanese folklore. A black bakeneko cat named Tora, from an actual legend, is one of the characters in my serial novel "The Yōkai," available on Substack: jonobergh.substack.com/p/the-yokai-... #yokohama #ghoststory #yokai #bakeneko #Japan

10.01.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah, the winter lights in Yokohama!
#Yokohama #winter

09.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kidnap the Blog! The Scary, Entertaining World of Japanese Yokai by Jon O’Bergh The Scary, Entertaining World of Japanese Yokai It’s currently Sakura season in Japan, and shades of pink have appeared everywhere in products,gifts, decorations, and sweets. Japan’s cherry blossom…

The scary, entertaining world of Japanese yokai.
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#horror #demon #Japan #ghost

08.01.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Demon girl carries a basket full of skulls in the woods

Demon girl carries a basket full of skulls in the woods

Over the River and Through the Woods

#Art by Anthony Machuca

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The Yōkai Appears Season 1, Episode 1

The Yōkai (A Novel): the tale begins with Season 1, Episode 1, now available on Substack - a story of Japanese demons in the modern world.
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#horror #story #ghost #Japan #demon #novel

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The Yōkai - first episode of this new horror novel will be revealed January 6 on Substack.
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04.01.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Yōkai (A Novel) - Coming next week in serial installments on Substack. A gang of demons appears before a college student who is doing research on these supernatural beings from Japanese folklore and demands a ghost story nightly to spare her life.
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03.01.2026 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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