maze A maze is a path or collection of paths, typically from an entrance to a goal. The word is used to refer both to branching tour puzzles through which the solver must find a route, and to simpler non-branching ("unicursal") patterns that lead ...

is a type of puzzle that consists of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route. Maze, The Maze or Mazes may also refer to:

Places

Maze (HM Prison) HM Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre, and known colloquially as the Maze or H-Blocks) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from August 1971 to September 2000. On 15 ...

, a former prison in Northern Ireland *

MacArthur Maze The MacArthur Maze (or more simply the Maze; formally, the East Bay Distribution Structure) is a large freeway interchange in Oakland, California. It splits traffic coming off the east end of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge into three fre ...

, a freeway interchange in Oakland, California * Maże, Poland *

Maze, County Down Maze is an electoral ward (and a townland) in the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (formerly Lisburn City Council) area of Northern Ireland. It predominantly lies in County Down although its northwestern corner lies in County Antrim, the div ...

, an electoral ward in Northern Ireland *

Masi, Norway , , or is a village in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kautokeinoelva, a tributary of the Alta river. about south of the town of Alta and about 60 kilometres north of the village of ...

, also known as Máze, a Sami community in Norway *

Maze, Pennsylvania Maze is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northe ...

, unincorporated community * Mazes, a townland in

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...

, Northern Ireland * Mazetown, County Antrim, a hamlet in Northern Ireland * "The Maze" or "Maze District," the westernmost district of

Canyonlands National Park Canyonlands National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab. The park preserves a colorful landscape eroded into numerous canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green Rive ...

Txamantxoia Txamantxoia or Maze () (1,945 m) is a mountain in the Pyrenees. It is located between the Ansó Valley in Aragon and the Belagua Valley in Navarre, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and West ...

, a mountain in the Pyrenees also known as Maze

People

* Colette Maze (1914–2023), French pianist *

Michael Maze Michael Maze (born 1 September 1981) is a professional table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark, in men's singles and doubles. In 2005 he was one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength was in his strong forehand loop and lo ...

(born 1981), Danish table tennis player *

Paul Maze Paul Lucien Maze (21 May 1887 – 17 September 1979) was an Anglo-French painter. He is often known as “The last of the Post Impressionists" and was one of the great artists of his generation. His mediums included oils, watercolours and pastel ...

(1887–1979), French impressionist painter *

Tina Maze Tina Maze (; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenes, Slovenian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at th ...

(born 1983), Slovenian alpine skier

Fictional characters

Mazikeen Mazikeen is a character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is one of the Lilim, a child of Lilith. She first appeared in '' The Sandman'' (vol. 2) #22 (December 1990), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Kelley Jone ...

aka "Maze", in DC comics * A character in the video game ''

Fable Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a parti ...

Books

* '' Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle'', a 1985 book by Christopher Manson * ''Maze'' (novel), a 1993 light novel series by Satoru Akahori * ''The Maze'' (novel), a 2004 novel by the Greek writer Panos Karnezis * ''The Maze'', a 1998 book by

Will Hobbs Will Hobbs (August 22, 1947 - March 31, 2025) is the American author of twenty novels for upper elementary, middle school and young adult readers, as well as two picture book stories. Hobbs credits his sense of audience to his fourteen years of t ...

* ''The Maze'', a 2004 novel by

Monica Hughes Monica Hughes (November 3, 1925 – March 7, 2003) was an English-Canadian author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction. She also wrote adventure and historical novels set in Canada, and the text for some children's ...

Film, TV and video games

* ''Maze'' (2000 film), a 2000 film starring Rob Morrow * ''

Bhool Bhulaiyaa ''Bhool Bhulaiyya'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language Psychological Horror comedy film directed by Priyadarshan from a screenplay by Neeraj Vora and produced by T Series. It is a remake of the 1993 Malayalam-language film '' Manichitrathaz ...

'', or ''Maze'', a 2007 Indian comedy horror film by Priyadarshan * ''Maze'' (2017 film), a 2017 film by Stephen Burke about the escape from Northern Ireland's Maze (HM Prison) * ''The Maze'' (1953 film), a sci-fi horror film released in 3-D * ''The Maze'' (2010 film), a horror film * ''The Maze'' (2018 film) * '' William Kurelek's The Maze'', a 2011 documentary film * "The Maze" (''Miami Vice''), an episode of the television series ''Miami Vice'' * '' Westworld: The Maze'', the first season of the television series, ''Westworld'' * ''Maze'' (1973 video game), considered one of the earliest examples of a first-person shooter video game

Music

Maze (band) Maze, also known as Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly & Maze, is an American soul band founded by Frankie Beverly in Philadelphia in 1970. Under its original name Raw Soul, the band moved to San Francisco and was introduced t ...

, a 1970s–1990s R&B/soul band *

Mazes (band) Mazes were an English indie rock musical ensemble, band, formed in Manchester in 2009. The band consisted of Jack Cooper (English musician), Jack Cooper on vocals and guitar, Conan Roberts on bass and Neil Robinson on drums. History Mazes was ...

, an English band * ''Maze'' (album), a Japanese-language album by Nothing's Carved in Stone 2015 * ''The Maze'' (album), a 1999 album and title song by Vinnie Moore * ''Maze'', a 1999 album by

David Kikoski Dave Kikoski (born September 29, 1961) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist. Biography Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Kikoski learned piano from his father and played with him in bars as a teenager. He studied at the Berklee College ...

* "Maze" (song), a 2002 song by Japanese pop artist Koda Kumi * "Maze", a song by (G)I-dle from the 2018 EP ''

I Am I Am or I'm may refer to: Language and literature * "I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name ** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible * "I Am" ( ...

'' * "Maze", a song by Juice Wrld from the 2019 album ''

Death Race for Love ''Death Race for Love'' is the second studio album by American rapper Juice Wrld and the last to be released during his lifetime. It was released on March 8, 2019, by Grade A Productions and Interscope Records. The production on the album was ha ...

'' * "Maze", a song by Tohoshinki from the 2008 single "Keyword" * "The Maze", a song by Stars from the 2018 album '' There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light'' * "Maze", a song by Jessica Mauboy from her 2010 album ''

Get 'Em Girls ''Get 'Em Girls'' is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, released on 24 August 2010 by Sony. Mauboy recorded the album in Los Angeles, New York City and Atlanta. She worked with various American songwriters an ...

'' * "Maze", a song by Phish from the 1993 album ''

Rift In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben ...

'' * "Maze", a song from the soundtrack of the anime '' Noir'' * "The Maze", a song by Miles Davis from the 1985 live album '' Tutu'' * "The Maze", a song by Lacuna Coil from the 2009 album ''

Shallow Life ''Shallow Life'' is the fifth studio album by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. The album was released on 1 April 2009 in Europe, and North America through Century Media Records, and EMI. As of September 2009, it has sold over 75,000 copies i ...

'' * " Maze Song"

Other

* ''The Maze'' (painting), a 1953 painting by William Kurelek *

Maze (solitaire) Maze is a Patience game using a deck of 52 playing cards. Despite the similarity in name, this game is different from the solitaire game of Labyrinth, and is more similar to the solitaire game of Gaps. Rules First, all 52 cards are laid out into ...

, a card game * Maze, a term used in graph theory as it applies to

topology Topology (from the Greek language, Greek words , and ) is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of a Mathematical object, geometric object that are preserved under Continuous function, continuous Deformation theory, deformat ...

Haunted attraction (simulated) A haunted attraction is a form of live entertainment that simulates visiting haunted locations or experiencing horror scenarios. They usually feature fearsome sets and characters, especially demons, ghosts, skeletons, zombies, monsters, po ...

, also known as "haunts" or "mazes" *

Scary Maze Game A jump scare (also written jump-scare and jumpscare) is a scaring technique used in media, particularly in horror fiction such as horror films and horror games, intended to scare the viewer by surprising them with a creepy face or object, usually ...

, a popular flash game designed to frighten the viewer.