Following a short film in 2019, creative duo Alexander Birrell and Joshua Tonks have returned with a feature-length version of The Latent Image.
While the film follows some of the established beats, the extended version of the story is much richer and has more production value.
Tonks leads the cast as Ben, a reclusive writer who gets a surprise visit to his cabin by a drifter who may or may not have sinister intentions.
At first his character may feel like he has one thing on his mind, Ben becomes a more complex character as the story progresses and the lines between fiction and reality start to blur.
The main extra element added here is the rocky relationship between Ben and his partner, which plays a big part in the story plus his decision making.
The comparisons to something like Misery are more obvious but I also got vibes of something like Wolf Creek, with a predator who really wants to mess with its prey.
The violence is also unflinching and brutal, and you can almost feel at the bangs and crashes as they come.
The Latent Image does require some patient initially, but the pay off is definitely worth it, with some images that will stay with the audience.
The world premiere of The Latent Image takes place at Soho Horror Film Festival 2022.
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