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

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)

Trailer

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