Maniac
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- A person who exhibits the behaviour known as maniaManiaMania, the presence of which is a criterion for certain psychiatric diagnoses, is a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/ or energy levels. In a sense, it is the opposite of depression...
- A classification of serial killerSerial killerA serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
- MANIAC IMANIAC IThe MANIAC was an early computer built under the direction of Nicholas Metropolis at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory...
, an early computer - Maniac, a pac-man/hangman combination computer game designed to natively run on early PPC and 68K Apple Macintosh computers, as well as compatible clonesClonesClones is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the 'border area' of the Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the Border Region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish Government due to its currently below-average economic situation...
running System 7. - Callsign of the fictional character Todd Marshall from the Wing Commander game series
- Dnepropetrovsk ManiacsDnepropetrovsk maniacsThe Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs is the media epithet for the killers responsible for a string of brutal murders in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine in June and July 2007. The case gained additional notoriety because the killers made video recordings of some of the murders, with one of the videos leaking to the...
, media epithet for two serial killers responsible for numerous murders in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine - ManiacIdeal ManiacManiac is an electronic game created by the Ideal Toy Company.Maniac is "four games in one". Instructions refer to the individual games as challenges....
, a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy CompanyIdeal Toy CompanyIdeal Toy Company was founded as Ideal Novelty and Toy Company in New York in 1907 by Morris and Rose Michtom after they had invented the Teddy bear in 1903. The company changed its name to Ideal Toy Company in 1938... - Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team
In music:
- Maniac (Grime Producer), a producer of GrimeGrime (music)Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
music from BowBow, LondonBow is an area of London, England, United Kingdom in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located east of Charing Cross, and is a part of the East End.-Bridges at Bowe:...
in East London - Stage name of Norwegian musician Sven Erik KristiansenSven Erik KristiansenSven Erik Kristiansen is a Norwegian musician. He is best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac.-Personal life:...
- "Maniac"Maniac (Reemer song)"Maniac" is the debut single from the British band Reemer.The single was produced by Chris Kimsey at Sphere Studios in London.It reached number 5 in the UK Indie charts....
, a song from album Snakes and LaddersSnakes and ladders (Reemer album)Snakes and Ladders is Reemer's first album, released in 2008.Two singles from the album have been released: "Maniac" and "Rockstar".-UK track listing:# "Maniac" - 2:09 # "Summer Sun" - 3:02 # "Invisible Man" - 2:13 # "Too Bad" - 2:16... - "Maniac"Maniac (song)"Maniac" is a synthpop song performed by Michael Sembello. The song was used in the 1983 film Flashdance and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac.The film Maniac was about a serial killer who stalks his victims in New York City...
, a song by Michael SembelloMichael SembelloMichael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...
from the 1983 film1983 in film-Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...
FlashdanceFlashdanceAnother song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance... - "Maniac"Maniac (Girlicious song)"Maniac" is a song performed by American girl group Girlicious. Released as the second single from their second album, Rebuilt. It officially impacted Canadian radio on March 23, 2010. It was released to ITunes Canada on April 6, 2010. Maniac" reached number seventy-four on the Canadian Hot 100...
, a song performed by GirliciousGirliciousGirlicious is an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from the CW reality TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of members Natalie Mejia, Chrystina Sayers, Nichole Corvoda and...
for their second studio album. - "MANIAC", a song by Kid CudiKid CudiScott Ramon Seguro Mescudi , better known by his stage name Kid Cudi , sometimes stylized KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the...
from his album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. RagerMan on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. RagerMan on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is the second studio album by American recording artist Kid Cudi. The album was formerly known as Cudder: The Revolution of Evolution, before being renamed. The album was released November 9, 2010 by GOOD Music and Universal Motown.Man on the Moon II: The...
In film:
- ManiacManiac (1934 film)Maniac, also known as Sex Maniac, is a 1934 black-and-white exploitation/horror film, directed by Dwain Esper and written by Hildegarde Stadie, Esper's wife, as a loose adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Black Cat", with references to his "Murders in the Rue Morgue"...
, a 1934 exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper - ManiacManiac (1963 film)Maniac is a British psychological thriller, which was directed by Michael Carreras and stars Kerwin Matthews, Nadia Gray and Donald Houston.-Plot:...
, a 1963 thriller film directed by Michael Carreras - ManiacManiac (1980 film)Maniac is a 1980 American slasher film , about a disturbed and traumatized serial killer who scalps his victims. It was directed by William Lustig and written by Joe Spinell and C. A. Rosenberg...
, a 1980 horror film directed by William Lustig - MANIAC, a 2011 horror short film directed by Shia LaBeoufShia LaBeoufShia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor who became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and made his film debut in Holes . In 2007, he starred as the leads in Disturbia and Transformers...
In medicine:
- Melanocytic nevus with intraepidermal ascent of cells