Episodes

  • February 2026 - We've Still Got It!
    Feb 18 2026

    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

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    44 mins
  • Off The Clock - December 2025 - The Post Mortem Report
    Dec 22 2025

    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

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    48 mins
  • October 2025 - We're Not Dead Yet!
    Oct 22 2025

    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

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    39 mins
  • Episode 36
    Jul 1 2025

    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

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    58 mins
  • Episode 35
    Jun 3 2025

    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

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    37 mins
  • Episode 34
    May 6 2025

    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

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    41 mins
  • Off The Clock #9
    Apr 29 2025

    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

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    21 mins
  • Episode 33
    Apr 1 2025

    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

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    1 hr and 21 mins