Does Maniac end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Maniac easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Maniac

Name: Maniac
Genre: Horror
Released: 1934
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Bill Woods, Horace B. Carpenter, Ted Edwards, Phyllis Diller, Theo Ramsey

He menaced women with weird desires!

Directed by Dwain Esper

Produced by Road Show Attractions

193451 min4.0 / 10

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.

Clusters

Style Over Story Horror Psychedelic Drug Culture Talking Animal Movies Doctors And Nurses Monster Movies

Genres

Horror

Keywords

Rape Cat Exploitation Mad Scientist Mad Doctor Pre-code Psychotronic

Questions people ask

Does Maniac end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Maniac violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Maniac scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Maniac easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Maniac sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

10/ 100