Maniac

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release date August 11 1934
studio Roadshow Attractions
director Dwain Esper
writer Hildegarde Stadie
starring Bill Woods, Horace B. Carpenter, Ted Edwards
tagline He menaced women with weird desires!
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New ‘Maniac’ Still A Dressed Down Take On The Poster

I still haven’t seen Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac (which Mr. Disgusting calls a masterpiece), starring Elijah Wood – but I’m getting closer! I’ll be catching it along with the rest of you when it hits select theaters and VOD platforms June 21. In the meantime, we have a slightly fresh look at this new “modern horror classic” (review here) in the form of a still that gives us a more detailed look at the scenario set up in the film’s one sheet. READ MORE

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The ‘Maniac’ Score Was Incredible; Get A Taste Here!

My favorite horror film of 2012, one of the best parts of Franck Khalfoun’s forthcoming Maniac remake is the absolutely badass score. READ MORE

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[2013 HORROR MOVIE PREVIEW] LEFTOVERS & INDIE

I can’t even believe how happy I am to enter the New Year. These 2013 horror movie preview lits were a lot of work, but well worth it. Over the past several days we’ve shared with you all of the great genre films we’ll be seeing in theaters next year, everything from a new Evil Dead to a new Sin City and Machete. READ MORE

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[BEST & WORST '12] The Best Trailers Of The Year!

In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need trailers. We’d magically show up at the movie theater, be seated in front of a screen and watch an amazing movie that we, up until that point, had never seen a frame of footage from. READ MORE

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Watch The Opening Scene From ‘Maniac,’ Bloody Disgusting’s #1 Horror Movie Of The Year!!

Via various French press outlets comes the opening 6 minutes of Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac, which was named my #1 horror film of 2012. READ MORE

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[BEST & WORST '12] Mr. Disgusting’s List of the Best Horror Films of 2012!

Every year I seem to have a conversation with someone about how weak the year was for horror. Reflecting back, I think it’s more so that every year there are a few gems that need plucking from a landfill of garbage. This doesn’t mean it was a “bad year,” it just means that the goodies are to be discovered and then celebrated. READ MORE

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IFC Midnight Slashes Into Alex Aja’s ‘Maniac’ Remake

IFC Midnight has acquired all North American rights to director Franck Khalfoun’s thriller Maniac, which stars Elijah Wood as a serial killer, Variety reports. The pic premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. READ MORE

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[FrightFest '12] UK Genre Fest Announces Full Line Up; Record 48 Films! ‘V/H/S’ ‘Sinister’ ‘American Mary’ ‘Under the Bed’ & More!

Film4 FrightFest the 13th is delighted to unveil its most ambitious line-up in history. From the sensational Sinister starring Ethan Hawke, the Sam Raimi produced The Possession and Jennifer Chambers Lynch’s jaw-dropping Chained, to the Maniac remake, the surgical underground of American Mary and the V/H/S anthology everyone is talking about, this year’s event is definitely something to scream about. READ MORE

New Stills From ‘Maniac’ Take Elijah Wood Firmly Out Of The Shire

Maniac Banner 51012 New Stills From Maniac Take Elijah Wood Firmly Out Of The Shire READ MORE

[News Bites] Cannes Edition: ‘Maniac’ To Premiere, Spierig Brothers Travel To ‘Predestination’, Check Into ‘No Tell Motel’ & Take Off To ‘Dark Flight 407′

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