Maniac (from

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as

mania Mania, also known as manic syndrome, is a Psychiatry, psychiatric Abnormality (behavior), behavioral syndrome defined as a state of Abnormality (behavior), abnormally elevated arousal, affect (psychology), affect, and energy level. During a mani ...

. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to:

Film

* ''Maniac'' (1934 film), an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper * ''Maniac'' (1963 film), directed by Michael Carreras *''The Ransom'' (aka ''Maniac!''), 1977 film with

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, macho image and his heavy-drinking, "hellraiser" lifestyle. His screen career spanned over 40 years, between 1955 and 1999. At the ...

* ''Maniac'' (1980 film), directed by

William Lustig William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre. He is the nephew of former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. Film career As ...

and starring

Joe Spinell Joe Spinell (born Joseph Spagnuolo; October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American character actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions on and off Broadway. He played supporting roles in film ...

* ''Maniac'' (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf * "Maniac" (2012 film) featuring Elijah Wood.

Literature

* ''Maniac'', a 1995 novel by

John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from ...

* ''

The MANIAC ''The MANIAC'' is a 2023 novel by Chilean author Benjamín Labatut, written in English. It is a fictionalised biography of polymath John von Neumann, whom Labatut calls "the smartest human being of the 20th century". The book focuses on von Neuma ...

'', 2023 novel by

Benjamin Labatut Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twe ...

Television

* ''Maniac'' (Norwegian TV series), a Norwegian television series * ''Maniac'' (miniseries), an American TV series based on the Norwegian series

Medicine

Melanocytic nevus with intraepidermal ascent of cells Melanocytes are melanin-producing neural crest-derived cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the middle layer of the eye (the uvea), the inner ear, vaginal epithelium, meninges, bones, and heart found ...

Games

*'' Ideal Maniac'', a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy Company

Music

Maniac (producer) Brandon James Theophilus Jolie, known professionally as Maniac, is a British grime producer. Maniac has produced for various artists such as Wiley, Tinchy Stryder, and Chip. Career 2006–09 Maniac first came to prominence at the age of 16 ...

, grime producer from London *Stage name of Norwegian musician

Sven Erik Kristiansen Sven Erik Kristiansen (born 4 February 1969) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac. ''Loudwire'' called Kristiansen "an incarnation of authenticity." Career K ...

* Maniac (band), a band from Los Angeles, California, US

Songs

* "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song), used in the 1983 film ''Flashdance'' *” Maniac 2000”, a 2000 Irish dance track * "Maniac" (Girlicious song), a 2010 song * "Maniac" (Conan Gray song), a 2019 song * "Maniac" (Stray Kids song), a 2022 song * "Maniac" (Macklemore song), a 2022 song *"Maniac", by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from their album '' Hysterical'' *"Maniac", by

Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and rapper. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K. She was signed by the ...

*"Maniac", by Kid Cudi from his album '' Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager'' *"Maniac", by Merrill Nisker from her album ''

Fancypants Hoodlum Merrill Nisker (born 11 November 1966), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electroclash musician and producer. Born in Ontario, Peaches began her musical career in the 1990s as part of a folk trio, Mermaid Cafe. In 1995, sh ...

'' *"Maniac", by Caravan Palace from their album ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...

'' *"Maniac", by

Carpenter Brut Franck Hueso, better known by his stage name Carpenter Brut, is a French darksynth artist from Poitiers, France. He has released three EPs, ''EP I'' (2012), ''EP II'' (2013) and ''EP III'' (2015), which were collected and released together as t ...

featuring Yann Ligner

Sports

* Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team * "Maniac" Mike Davis (1956–2001), American professional wrestler * "Maniac" Jimmy Deo, a

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

; one half of the tag-team Assault and Battery *

The Maniacs The Maniacs () are a group of Ultras of the Bosnian football club FK Željezničar Sarajevo. There are also subgroups like Blue Tigers, Joint Union, Urban Corps, Stari Grad, Curva Sud and Vendetta. History Željezničar always had great support ...

, Ultras group of FK Željezničar Sarajevo *

Shaquille Leonard Darius Shaquille Leonard (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional American football, football linebacker. He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs football, South Carolina State Bulldogs and was selected in the se ...

(born 1995), American football player

Other

MANIAC I __NOTOC__ The MANIAC I (Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer Model I) was an early computer built under the direction of Nicholas Metropolis at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. It ...

, an early computer *

MANIAC II The MANIAC II (''Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer Model II'') was a first-generation electronic computer, built in 1957 for use at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. MANIAC II was built by the University of Califor ...