Los Angeles, CA (August 28, 2023) Cineverse and Fathom Events announced today that the buzzed-about horror-comedy Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls will release exclusively in theaters for a one-night event on October 19. The film will show at 7:00pm & 10:00pm (local times) in theaters throughout the country, and fans will be treated to a special introduction from writer/director/star Andrew Bowser ahead of the film.
Since its Sundance premiere, the energy surrounding the film has steadily grown with Bloody Disgusting praising the “endearing quirkiness, endless ’80s/’90s influences, and horror whimsy” and RogerEbert.com calling it “a handmade horror gem.”
Based on Bowser’s viral internet character of the same name and in the spirit of films such as Beetlejuice, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and Ernest Scared Stupid, Onyx tells the story of an amateur occultist who learns that sometimes when you raise HELL…you get a little burned.
Misunderstood by all who know him, Marcus J. Trillbury (Bowser), aka Onyx the Fortuitous, is struggling to find purpose in his soul-devouring side gig. But just when it seems he’s ready to throw in the towel, he receives a coveted invitation to the mansion of his idol Bartok the Great (Jeffrey Combs; Re-Animator) for a ritual to raise the spirit of an ancient demon. Ecstatic, he joins Bartok, his mysterious delegate Farrah (Olivia Taylor Dudley; “The Magicians,” Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension) and a collection of fellow devotees as they prepare for the ceremony, but quickly it becomes apparent things are not what they seem. As Onyx and his new friends fight to keep their souls, he must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in order to meet his destiny.
The film also stars Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator), Ralph Ineson (The Witch, The Green Knight), Rivkah Reyes (School of Rock), TC Carson (Final Destination 2), Arden Myrin (Insatiable, Shameless) and Melanie Chandra (Code Black). Bowser (Worm, Jimmy Tupper vs. the Goatman of Bowie) also produced the film along with Clark Baker, Michael Mobley and Olivia Taylor Dudley.
