A 21st century Jack the Ripper set in present day LA, Franck Khalfoun's Maniac is a re-boot of the William Lustig cult film considered by many to be the most suspenseful slasher movie ever made - an intimate, visually daring, psychologically complex and profoundly horrific trip into the downward spiralling nightmare of a killer and his victims.

'[Franck] Khalfoun's Maniac is about as human as one can get. A heart-pounding, heart-stopping cinematic experience' Behind the Lens

'Maniac is gripping from beginning to end and more intellectual than your average slasher flick.' New Zealand Herald

'One for hard-core gore-hounds.' Metro (UK)

Awards

Fright Meter Awards 2013 Winner of the Fright Meter Award of Best Actor and Best Editing

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2014 Winner of the Chainsaw Award for Best Actor and Best Score