Watch New Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls Trailer

Jeffrey Combs summons five loyal followers in this new trailer of the Andrew Bowser film.

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls is headed to theaters. The film follows one Marcus J. Trillbury aka Onyx the Fortuitous, played by writer/director Andrew Bowser (Worm, Jimmy Tupper vs. the Goatman of Bowie), a character you may know as a viral internet sensation who has garnered over 300M views online. Onyx also has over one million followers on TikTok, for those of you who place value in such a thing.

“Onyx started out as a quirky digital character that I hoped would find some sort of audience, even a tiny one. To see the growth in popularity over the last few years has been incredible, and now we're preparing for a major theatrical event. It just shows that if you're willing to put your art or yourself out there amazing things can happen,” said Bowser.

In the film, Onyx is a so-called loser whose still living at home with his mom, played by horror legend Barbara Crampton (You're Next, Re-Animator), and working at this fast food resteraunt, where he also doesn't get any respect. However, his fortunes seem to change when he enters into a giveaway and is subsequently invited to the mansion of his idol Bartok the Great (Jeffrey Combs, Re-Animator) to raise the spirit of the ancient demon Abbadon along with five other loyal followers. And no demon summoning ritual would be complete without a grimoire and talisman.

At the mansion, Bartok's delegate Farrah (Olivia Taylor Dudley, The Magicians) assigns each of the invitees a mystic symbol. There's Jasmine the Queen (Melanie Chandra, Code Black), Shelley the Viking (Arden Myrin, Insatiable), Mr. Duke the Lycan (Terence C. Carson, Final Destination 2), Mack the Witch (Rivkah Reyes, School of Rock), and Onyx himself. You can find out what he is in the trailer, which we at MovieWeb are proud to debut. Ralph Ineson (The VVitch, The Green Knight) also appears.

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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls had its premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2023 Midnight Section before making appetences at Glasgow Film Festival, the Calgary Underground Film Festival, Chattanooga Film Festival, the Dark Bridges Film Festival and Fantasia International to rave reviews. RogerEbert.com called it “a handmade horror gem” while Bloody Disgusting said it has an “endearing quirkiness, endless ’80s/’90s influences, and horror whimsy.”

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls has also been described as being in the same vein as Beetlejuice, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and Ernest Scared Stupid. So if you like any of the above movies, then that should give you an idea if you'll like this new film.

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls It's scheduled to play nationwide Thursday, October 19, at 7 pm and 10 pm local time, with a special introduction by Bowser before the film. You can find a complete list of theater locations at the Fathom Events website here, though participants are subject to change.

Cameron Bolton is a reporter and critic whose favorite genre is horror. He believes in liking what you like while accepting that others don't have to like the same things. Despite his best efforts, Cameron still struggles with that second part. In addition to his work with MovieWeb, you can read more of Cameron's writing at Streetsblog Chicago and Let's Cee a Movie, a blog he runs in his free time.