Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, maniakos) is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. 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
  • Maniac (1980 film), directed by William Lustig and starring Joe Spinell
  • Maniac (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf
  • Maniac (2012 film), featuring Elijah Wood

Literature

  • Maniac, a 1995 novel by John Peel
  • The MANIAC, 2023 novel by Benjamin Labatut

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

Games

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

Music

  • Maniac (producer), grime producer from London
  • Stage name of Norwegian musician Sven Erik Kristiansen
  • 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 Viviz from their extended play Versus
  • "Maniac", by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from their album Hysterical
  • "Maniac", by Jhené Aiko
  • "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
  • "Maniac", by Caravan Palace from their album Panic
  • "Maniac", by Carpenter Brut 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; one half of the tag-team Assault and Battery
  • The Maniacs, Ultras group of FK Željezničar Sarajevo
  • Shaquille Leonard (born 1995), American football player

Other

  • MANIAC I, an early computer
  • MANIAC II, an early computer
  • MANIAC III, an early computer

See also

  • Mania (disambiguation)
  • Maniacal (disambiguation)
  • Manniac, a 2005 film directed by Ingo Trendelbernd