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@owikj.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:53 AM

#octoberhorrormoviechallenge

Day 2: #maniac

#joespinell #carolinemunro #serialkiller #psychotic #williamlustig #scalped #bloodandgore #mannequins #tomsavini #headblownoff #photocamera #stabbed #slashermovie

#octoberhorrormoviechallenge

Day 2: #maniac

If you like movies about serial killers then this is a movie for you.
Joe Spinell (who also wrote the script) plays a creepy, mentally disturbed serial killer & he plays the role so well that it's without a doubt his best role.

There are also great gore effects by Tom Savini, who has a small role in the movie as well (his scene is pretty much the most well known scene from this movie 😜)

A sequel was planned where the character this time became a Mr. Rogers-esque TV host who would go after abusive parents, making the character more of an antihero (the reason for it is because Spinell was very hurt by the accusations from film critics & women saying that the movie was misogynistic & promoted senseless violence, and he wanted to make up for these criticisms with the sequel)
It would have been called Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie, they made a short promotional film, but it got cancelled after Joe Spinell passed away in 1989.

There is a remake with Elijah Wood that wasn't too bad, but it wasn't as great as the original movie.

#joespinell #carolinemunro #serialkiller #psychotic #williamlustig #scalped #bloodandgore #mannequins #tomsavini #headblownoff #photocamera #stabbed #slashermovie

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