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

mania Mania, also known as manic syndrome, is a mental and behavioral disorder defined as a state of abnormally elevated arousal, affect, and energy level, or "a state of heightened overall activation with enhanced affective expression together wit ...

. 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 well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

* ''Maniac'' (1980 film), directed by William Lustig * ''Maniac'' (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf * ''Maniac'' (2012 film), a remake of the 1980 film

Literature

* ''Maniac'', a 1995 novel by

John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...

Television

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

Medicine

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Games

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Ideal Maniac ''Maniac'' is an electronic game created by Ralph H. Baer (the inventor of Simon), and released by the Ideal Toy Company Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris Michtom and his wife, Rose. During the post–World Wa ...

'', 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) Maniac is a power pop, punk rock band from Los Angeles, CA. that was started by Andrew Zappin, Zache Davis of The Cute Lepers and The Girls, Ardavon Fatehi and Richie Cardenas of Clorox Girls and Neighborhood Brats in 2012. Shortly after Maniac's ...

, a band from Los Angeles, California, US

Songs

* "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song), used in the 1983 film ''Flashdance'' * "Maniac" (Girlicious song), a 2010 song * "Maniac" (Conan Gray song), a 2019 song * "Maniac" (Stray Kids song), a 2022 song *"Maniac", by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from their album '' Hysterical'' *"Maniac", by Kid Cudi from his album '' Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager'' *"Maniac", by

Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American singer who embarked on her music career contributing vocals and appearing in several music videos for R&B group B2K. In an effort to promote Aiko and cultivate a following for he ...

*"Maniac", by Merrill Nisker from her album '' Fancypants Hoodlum'' *"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 and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...

'' *"Maniac", by Carpenter Brut featuring Yann Ligner

Sports

Maryland Maniacs The Maryland Maniacs were a professional Indoor Football team based in College Park, Maryland, and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team began play in 2009 as an expansion team in the Indoor Football League. The Maniacs were the secon ...

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

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

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

The Maniacs The Maniacs ( bs, Manijaci) 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 ...

, Ultras group of FK Željezničar Sarajevo * Shaquille Leonard (born 1995), American football player

Other

* MANIAC I, an early computer