Maniac

Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, maniakos) is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. Also in common usage it is an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior.

Maniac may also refer to:

Film

• Maniac (1934 film), an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper
• Maniac (1963 film), directed by Michael Carreras
• The Ransom (aka Maniac!) 1977 film with Oliver Reed
• Maniac (1980 film), directed by William Lustig
• Maniac (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf
• Maniac (2012 film), a remake of the 1980 film

Television

• Maniac (2015 series), a Norwegian television series
• Maniac (2018 series), an American web series based on the Norwegian series

Medicine

• Melanocytic nevus with intraepidermal ascent of cells

Games

• Ideal Maniac, a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy Company

Music

• Maniac (producer), a grime producer from London
• Stage name of Norwegian musician Sven Erik Kristiansen
• Maniac (band)

Songs

• "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song)
• "Maniac" (Girlicious song)
• "Maniac", by Kid Cudi from his album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
• "Maniac", by Jhené Aiko
• "Maniac", by Merrill Nisker from her album Fancypants Hoodlum
• "Maniac", by Conan Gray
• "Maniac", by Caravan Palace from their album Panic

Sports

• Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team
• "Maniac" Mike Davis (1956–2001), American professional wrestler
• "Maniac" Jimmy Deo, a professional wrestler, one half of the tag-team Assault and Battery, managed by Captain Lou Albano

Other

• MANIAC I, an early computer

See also

• Manniac, a 2005 film directed by Ingo Trendelbernd
• Mania (disambiguation)
• Maniacal (disambiguation)
• Manic (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Maniac
• All pages with titles containing Maniac