Much of the film focuses on Bruce's isolation and alcoholism as physical representations of his decaying soul due to his lack of "inner truth". Key Movie Details The Infernal Machine (2022) - IMDb

The central twist is that Bruce stole the manuscript for "The Infernal Machine" from one of his students, Elijah Barrett , while the student was in a coma. The "obsessed fan" is actually a manifestation of this buried truth.

While the film begins as a story about an author harassed by an obsessed fan, the "deep" reveal is that the protagonist, , is not the true creator of his famous novel. Core "Deep" Features