For all of its innovative mythology, humorous story beats, and well-fleshed-out characters, it plays as a bit of an oddity compared to a typical ghost story.
Film Inquiry spoke with writer/director/actor Andrew Bowser, and stars Barbara Crampton and Rivkah Reyes for Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls!
It is a well-made, multilayered murder mystery, whose appeal lies not only in its subversive story, but in its prescient ability to predict the future.