Modern psychological serial killer thrillers have a bit of a critical hurdle to leap, compared as they tend to be, usually unfavourably, to both Se7en and The Silence of the Lambs, two standard-bearers for this tricky-to-get-right sub-genre. Such again is the case with Anamorph, the second feature from Late Watch writer-director Henry Miller, but that hasn't stopped the film picking up a few plaudits from genre fans.

Willem Dafoe stars as Stan Aubrey, an alcoholic police detective still haunted by his involvement in the investigation of the so-called "Uncle Eddie" serial killings five years earlier – a case in which the murderer left his victims' posed as grotesque works of art. Since then, Aubrey has taken a back seat on the force working as a psychological profile instructor. But when a new series of murders appears to bear remarkable similarities to the Uncle Eddie slayings, Aubrey is brought on board to assist hotshot rookie detective Carl Uffner (Scott Speedman) with the investigation. Are the new murders merely the work of a deranged copycat killer or has the original Uncle Eddie, presumed to have been killed by Aubrey during a police raid half a decade ago, decided to pick up where he left off with his depraved displays of death? As the killings mount up they begin to take on a very personal aspect for Aubrey, drawing him ever closer to the perpetrator. Suddenly, the investigation takes a dark turn that could see the detective being implicated in the crimes or, worse, becoming the ultimate victim.

Anamorph has been announced for a UK DVD release on 16th February 2009 by Contender Home Entertainment at the RRP of £15.99. No extra features have been listed.