Maniac

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 (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf

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" (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 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