Onyx The Fortuitous is a wonderfully cheesy, low budget, horror comedy, created by Andrew Bowser.
A creator who is best known for his short horror films- and work on youtube- in which he plays a series of hilariously goofy, endearingly annoying, characters...inspired by the likes of Sacha Baren Cohen, Jack Black, and Tom Green.
Meaning, not only did he write and direct this film...he also plays the main character Marcus aka Onyx The Fortuitous.
An autistic fast food worker, who is obsessed with his childhood hero...satanist, Bartok The Great.
Thus, when he wins a contest to visit Bartok's home- with a select group of other individuals- he hops on the oppourtunity.
Unaware that Bartok plans to use them to raise an ancient demon...by harvesting their souls.
Bartok claims they are each the reincarnation of a roleplayer in the story of a grimoire he possesses.
Luring them into his trap, under the promise of immortality.
Until, Onyx unwittingly uncovers the ruse, after witnessing the murder of one of his fellow visitors.
Which puts the rest of the group on a path to play Bartok, before he plays them...
Bowser's characters generally have an annoyingly innocent charm to them...and Onyx- a character he developed for a youtube series in 2020- is no different.
So...seeing him get a chance to work them into a feature length film for the first time, is quite the treat!
Because not only is this a complete and utter cheesefest.
It also has some really cool Henson-style creatures...inspired by some of his favourite horror and comedy icons.
Like the ghouls- which look like a combination of the monsters from They Live! And Mars Attacks!; while the monster-in-a-box seems to act as a reference to the infamous Spaulding Gray.
Is it a masterpiece?
Of course not.
It is, however, a youth friendly horror-comedy on par with the likes of Tenacious D And The Pick Of Destiny, for example.
I, for one, was entertained.
And if you aren't too...then you might be taking life a little too seriously.
Because this is great fun!
6.5 out of 10.
A creator who is best known for his short horror films- and work on youtube- in which he plays a series of hilariously goofy, endearingly annoying, characters...inspired by the likes of Sacha Baren Cohen, Jack Black, and Tom Green.
Meaning, not only did he write and direct this film...he also plays the main character Marcus aka Onyx The Fortuitous.
An autistic fast food worker, who is obsessed with his childhood hero...satanist, Bartok The Great.
Thus, when he wins a contest to visit Bartok's home- with a select group of other individuals- he hops on the oppourtunity.
Unaware that Bartok plans to use them to raise an ancient demon...by harvesting their souls.
Bartok claims they are each the reincarnation of a roleplayer in the story of a grimoire he possesses.
Luring them into his trap, under the promise of immortality.
Until, Onyx unwittingly uncovers the ruse, after witnessing the murder of one of his fellow visitors.
Which puts the rest of the group on a path to play Bartok, before he plays them...
Bowser's characters generally have an annoyingly innocent charm to them...and Onyx- a character he developed for a youtube series in 2020- is no different.
So...seeing him get a chance to work them into a feature length film for the first time, is quite the treat!
Because not only is this a complete and utter cheesefest.
It also has some really cool Henson-style creatures...inspired by some of his favourite horror and comedy icons.
Like the ghouls- which look like a combination of the monsters from They Live! And Mars Attacks!; while the monster-in-a-box seems to act as a reference to the infamous Spaulding Gray.
Is it a masterpiece?
Of course not.
It is, however, a youth friendly horror-comedy on par with the likes of Tenacious D And The Pick Of Destiny, for example.
I, for one, was entertained.
And if you aren't too...then you might be taking life a little too seriously.
Because this is great fun!
6.5 out of 10.