Maniac

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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:

• MANIAC I, an early computer
• Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team

Film

• Maniac (1934 film), an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper
• Maniac (1963 film), directed by Michael Carreras
• Maniac (1980 film), directed by William Lustig
• Manniac (2005 film), directed by Ingo Trendelbernd
• Maniac (2012 film), a remake of the 1980 film
• Maniac (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf
• The Ransom (aka Maniac!) 1977 film with Oliver Reed

Medicine

• Melanocytic nevus with intraepidermal ascent of cells

Games

• Ideal Maniac, a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy Company
• MAN!AC, renamed to de:M! Games M! Games in 2008, is a German multi-format video gaming magazine from 1993

Music

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

Songs

• "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song), by Michael Sembello from the 1983 film Flashdance
• "Maniac" (Girlicious song), from the album Rebuilt
• "Maniac", a song by Jhené Aiko from his album TRIP
• "Maniac", a song by Kid Cudi from his album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager