The Post Mortem Report

The Post Mortem Report
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In each episode, hosts Ronald McGillvray and Michael Shotter take a break from writing speculative fiction to resurrect some of their favorite obscure social media posts and give them another chance at life while they discuss a variety of topics as veteran authors.

  1. FEB 18

    February 2026 - We've Still Got It!

    HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter 00:00 - INTRODUCTION 02:11 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES: Ron's Books Michael's Books 14:03 - FEATURED POSTS: Bluesky - (HorrorWritersChat) Matt (MG) Mason's Bluesky profile The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece The Residents of James Hotel How to get the most out of BookSky 20:17 - Other Fun Stuff "About Revenge" by Erin Banks "Clownshoes" by Candace Nola "A Dark World" by David Kempf "Wilson" by Jack Finn The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Chain Reactions Michael's Book Reviews: Goodreads The Book Radar The StoryGraph "Puzzle House" by Duncan Ralston The Fortress 42:08 - OUTRO THE POST MORTEM REPORT: Official Site E-Mail thepostmortemreport@gmail.com

    44 min
  2. Off The Clock - December 2025 - The Post Mortem Report

    12/22/2025 · BONUS

    Off The Clock - December 2025 - The Post Mortem Report

    Join speculative-fiction authors Ronald McGillvray & Michael Shotter as they talk about books, music, movies, TV, and video games in this special bonus episode! Michael's Book Reviews: Goodreads The Book Radar The StoryGraph Michael's 2025 Playlist HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter

    48 min

  3. 10/22/2025

    October 2025 - We're Not Dead Yet!

    HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter 00:00 - INTRODUCTION 01:25 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES: Ron's Books Michael's Books 29:45 - FEATURED POST S.J. Shank "The Knave of Graves" by S.J. Shank "Rare Specimen and Other Stories" by S.J. Shank "The Come While You Sleep" by Jack Finn "The Curse of Six" by Mark T. Bates "Children of Abel" by Brett O'Reilly 35:18 - OUTRO THE POST MORTEM REPORT: Official Site E-Mail thepostmortemreport@gmail.com

    39 min

  4. 07/01/2025

    Episode 36

    HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter 00:00 - INTRODUCTION 01:54 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES: Don't Mess with Grandma Jason Krawczyk on Bluesky "Death is Funny Sometimes" by MC August "Roads to Ruin" by Brian Bowyer "Black Cat Bones" by Brian Bowyer "The Owl Men of Shanidar" by Coy Hall "Colossus with a Poison Tongue" by Coy Hall Night Shift Ron's audiobooks Michael's audiobooks Michael's blog post about working with Amazon's Virtual Voice technology Dune (1984) Dune: Part One Dune: Part Two 45:05 - 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY / SHOW CHANGES 54:38 - OUTRO THE POST MORTEM REPORT: Official Site E-Mail thepostmortemreport@gmail.com

    58 min

  5. 06/03/2025

    Episode 35

    HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter 00:00 - INTRODUCTION 01:54 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES: Ron returns to Re-Read Used Books (sort of) Screaming for Peace (re-release) Uncle Carmine's NYC Sandwich The Candy Witch (audiobook) now available! Where Monsters Hide: Tales of the Uncanny Heretic "Sleeping in the Fire" by John Durgin Ron's new project Lonestar 30:26 - FEATURED POST: TASAT - There's a Story About That! Speculative-Fiction Database 34:58 - OUTRO THE POST MORTEM REPORT: Official Site E-Mail thepostmortemreport@gmail.com

    37 min

  6. 05/06/2025

    Episode 34

    HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter 00:00 - INTRODUCTION 01:31 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES: Re-Read Used Books The First Omen "The Candy Witch" audiobook Michael's audiobooks The Murderbot Diaries 32:06 - FEATURED POST: DS LaLonde A Bleak Remedy 39:33 - OUTRO THE POST MORTEM REPORT: Official Site E-Mail thepostmortemreport@gmail.com

    41 min
  7. Off The Clock #9

    04/29/2025 · BONUS

    Off The Clock #9

    Join speculative-fiction authors Ronald McGillvray & Michael Shotter as they go "Off The Clock" to talk about "Smile" & "Smile 2," and "Don't Mess with Grandma." 00:00-INTRO 00:50-MOVIE - "⁠Smile" & "Smile 2" 13:04-MOVIE - ⁠Don't Mess with Grandma 20:30-OUTRO

    21 min

  8. 04/01/2025

    Episode 33

    HOSTS: Ronald McGillvray Michael Shotter 00:00 - INTRODUCTION 01:23 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES: "Where Monsters Hide" anthology (Feat. "Crab Head") "The Garbage Collectors" audio drama (Drew Blood) "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" audiobook 30:44 - FEATURED POST: Ursus DarkArt (Eva Mout) Website 34:34 - THE WRITER'S LIFE - TRICKS & LIES 1:18:46 - OUTRO / BOOK RECOMMENDATION "Stolen Tongues" by Felix Blackwell THE POST MORTEM REPORT: Official Site E-Mail thepostmortemreport@gmail.com

    1h 21m
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In each episode, hosts Ronald McGillvray and Michael Shotter take a break from writing speculative fiction to resurrect some of their favorite obscure social media posts and give them another chance at life while they discuss a variety of topics as veteran authors.

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  • Creator
    The Post Mortem Report
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
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