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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.
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February 2026 - We've Still Got It!
Feb 1800:44:29Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00 - INTRODUCTION02:11 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES:Ron's BooksMichael's Books14:03 - FEATURED POSTS:Bluesky - (HorrorWritersChat)Matt (MG) Mason's Bluesky profileThe Small Bronze Carriage on the MantelpieceThe Residents of James HotelHow to get the most out of BookSky20:17 - Other Fun Stuff"About Revenge" by Erin Banks"Clownshoes" by Candace Nola"A Dark World" by David Kempf"Wilson" by Jack FinnThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)Chain ReactionsMichael's Book Reviews:GoodreadsThe Book RadarThe StoryGraph"Puzzle House" by Duncan RalstonThe Fortress42:08 - OUTROTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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Off The Clock - December 2025 - The Post Mortem Report
Dec 2200:47:34Tap to summarizeJoin 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:GoodreadsThe Book RadarThe StoryGraphMichael's 2025 PlaylistHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter
Transcribe →October 2025 - We're Not Dead Yet!
Oct 2200:38:37Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00 - INTRODUCTION01:25 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES:Ron's BooksMichael's Books29:45 - FEATURED POSTS.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'Reilly35:18 - OUTROTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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Jul 100:58:23Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00 - INTRODUCTION01:54 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES:Don't Mess with GrandmaJason 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 HallNight ShiftRon's audiobooksMichael's audiobooksMichael's blog post about working with Amazon's Virtual Voice technologyDune (1984)Dune: Part OneDune: Part Two45:05 - 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY / SHOW CHANGES54:38 - OUTROTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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Jun 3, 202500:37:13Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00 - INTRODUCTION01:54 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES:Ron returns to Re-Read Used Books (sort of)Screaming for Peace (re-release)Uncle Carmine's NYC SandwichThe Candy Witch (audiobook) now available!Where Monsters Hide: Tales of the UncannyHeretic"Sleeping in the Fire" by John DurginRon's new projectLonestar30:26 - FEATURED POST:TASAT - There's a Story About That!Speculative-Fiction Database34:58 - OUTROTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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May 6, 202500:40:49Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00 - INTRODUCTION01:31 - PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES:Re-Read Used BooksThe First Omen"The Candy Witch" audiobookMichael's audiobooksThe Murderbot Diaries32:06 - FEATURED POST:DS LaLondeA Bleak Remedy39:33 - OUTROTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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Off The Clock #9
Apr 29, 202500:21:22Tap to summarizeJoin 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-INTRO00:50-MOVIE - "Smile" & "Smile 2"13:04-MOVIE - Don't Mess with Grandma20:30-OUTRO
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Apr 1, 202501:21:25Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00 - INTRODUCTION01:23 - 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" audiobook30:44 - FEATURED POST:Ursus DarkArt (Eva Mout)Website34:34 - THE WRITER'S LIFE - TRICKS & LIES1:18:46 - OUTRO / BOOK RECOMMENDATION"Stolen Tongues" by Felix BlackwellTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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Off The Clock #8
Mar 25, 202500:08:40Tap to summarizeJoin speculative-fiction authors Ronald McGillvray & Michael Shotter as they go "Off The Clock" to talk about "Mexicans on the Moon" by Pedro Iniguez and "Nosferatu." 00:00-INTRO 00:33-BOOK - "Mexicans on the Moon" by Pedro Iniguez 02:30-MOVIE - Nosferatu 07:37-OUTRO
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Mar 4, 202500:58:27Tap to summarizeHOSTS:Ronald McGillvrayMichael Shotter00:00-INTRODUCTION02:08-PERSONAL/WRITING UPDATES"The Garbage Collectors" in "The Nightmare Library" anthology"Ubiquity" audio drama by Drew Blood - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights"8: Tales of The Big Mern from The Nod/Wells Timelines" Kindle editionThe Nemesis Legacy (Kindle pre-order)18:07-FEATURED POSTSteve Stred's post on the passing of Andrew Pyper (Direct Link) Steve's post about "Monster Forest" - a short film by Auryn Stred22:43-THE WRITER'S LIFE - NOT ENOUGH HOURS54:21-OUTRO/BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS"The Wolfen" by Whitley Strieber"Beta: A Technological Nightmare" by Sammy Scott"Atrocity on the Atlantic" by Nate HendleyTHE POST MORTEM REPORT:Official SiteE-Mailthepostmortemreport@gmail.com
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