The Origin Story Podcast

Michael and Jennifer come back to Tremblay for their October fun.

Stan, Matt, and Michael complete their October celebration by discussing these phenomenal movies. Happy Halloween.

Matt, Stan, and Michael try to get into the Halloween spirit by discussing RESIDENT EVIL (2002) and RESIDENT EVIL (2026).

Michael and Hank Owl are back again to give their “shoulds” and “wills” for the 2026 Oscar Ceremony.

Happy New Year!! It’s Hank and Michael’s annual year end episode where they make their communal top ten list of movies they saw released in 2025!

Joseph Mancuso is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, and editor. He spent 20 years in theater, performing on renowned NYC stages like The Cherry Lane and The Public, starring in Hanoch Levin’s American debut, Retzach. His TV and film credits include The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Shades of Blue, and Pee Wee’s Big Holiday. As a producer and editor, Joseph has worked on projects for A&E, National Geographic, and Netflix, including the docuseries Against the Odds, which has over 8 million YouTube views. His writing earned recognition at La Femme International Film Festival, winning “Best Series” for Life, Coached and his first written feature film, Smile… The Worst is Yet to Come is set to premiere in New york City in January 2026. Joseph’s Socials:InstagramThe Most Human of Things (Joseph’s Substack) LinksT. Schreiber StudioSMILE, THE WORST IS YET TO COMEChloe LenihanLife, CoachedGeographerJim CummingsTHE METHOD: HOW THE 20th CENTURY LEARNED TO ACTKristen Stewart InterviewLee StrasburgSandford MeisnerStella AdlerShauna KanterInViolet Theater CompanyThe Late Henry Moss movie mentioned, THIS SO CALLED DISASTERTHE FERVENT YEARSREAL LIFE DRAMAON WRITINGINTENT TO LIVESORRY, BABYTHE SECRET AGENTTHE MASTERMINDMARTYR

We wrap up our annual Halloween podcasts with Jennifer Lee and King’s second book . . . and pledge to do a follow up on the film adaptations in December.

Next week: ‘SALEM’S LOT by Stephen King with Jennifer Lee.

Tons of spoilers and laughter ahead. Next week: THE OMEN II.

Next week: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES And then: THE OMEN II