Maniac
He menaced women with weird desires!
Directed by Dwain Esper
Produced by Road Show Attractions
A lurid pre-code exploitation horror about a deranged impostor doctor, built on transgressive violence and psychosexual menace rather than coherent narrative.
An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician.
Essence
Ensemble
Like Maniac
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Maniac
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Maniac, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Maniac, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Maniac, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
