Maniac (1934)
- Directed by
- Dwain Esper
- Genre
- horror film, exploitation film, zombie film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 51 min
- Rated
- K-18
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man impersonates a doctor after a violent accident. He tries to cover up his crimes as paranoia takes hold.
exploitativecampyunsettlingcrudebizarrelow-budgetdatedsleazy
What happens
Maniac (also known as Sex Maniac) is a 1934 American independent black-and-white exploitation horror film directed by Dwain Esper and written by Hildagarde Stadie, Esper's wife, as a loose adaptation of the 1843 Edgar Allan Poe story "The Black Cat", with references to his "Murders in the Rue Morgue". Esper and Stadie also made the 1936 exploitation film Marihuana. The film is in the public domain. A restored version was made available in 1999, as part of a double feature with another Esper film, Narcotic! (1933). John Wilson, the founder of the Golden Raspberry Award, named Maniac one of the "100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made" in his book The Official Razzie Movie Guide. Maniac has received negative reception since its release, considered as one of the worst films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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House of Danger (1934)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.