Maniac Movie Reviews

The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) Review

The Strangers: Prey at Night was directed by Johannes Roberts (who also directed 47 Meters Down and Roadkill) and stars Christina Hendricks (from The Neon Demon), Bailee Madison (from Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark) and Martin Henderson (from The Ring)….

The Night of a Thousand Cats (1972) Review

The Night of a Thousand Cats was directed by René Cardona Jr. (who also directed The Man In White and Hidden Pleasures) and stars Anjanette Comer (from Netherworld, The Baby), Zulma Faiad (from The Castle Of Mummies Of Guanajuato) and Hugo Stiglitz …

Leatherface (2017) Review

Leatherface was directed by Alexandre Bustillo (who also directed Among The Living) and Julien Maury (who also directed Livid and Inside); and stars Stephen Dorff (from Botched, Jackals), Lili Taylor (from Eli, The Conjuring) and Sam Strike (from Mon…

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) Review

Texas Chainsaw 3D was directed by John Luessenhop and stars Alexandra Daddario (from We Summon The Darkness), Bill Moseley (from 3 From Hell, Cynthia) and Marilyn Burns (from Butcher Boys, Eaten Alive). It’s about a group of friends who travel to rur…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was directed by Jonathan Liebesman (who also directed The Killing Room and Darkness Falls) and stars Jordana Brewster (from The Faculty), Diora Baird (from The 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, Stan Helsing) and…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by Marcus Nispel (who also directed Exeter and Friday The 13th) and stars Jessica Biel (from Total Recall, The Tall Man), Jonathan Tucker (from The Ruins, Pulse) and Erica Leerhsen (The Butterfly Room,  Livin…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation was directed by Kim Henkel and stars Renée Zellweger (from Case 39), Matthew Mcconaughey (from The Dark Tower, Frailty) and John Dugan (from Butcher Boys, The Hospital). It’s about a group of teens dr…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990) Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 was directed by Jeff Burr (who also directed Devil’s Den and Spoiler) and stars Ken Foree (from The Rift, Cut/Print), R.A. Mihailoff (from Krampus: The Devil’s Return, Hatchet II) and William Butler (from Night of the Li…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 was directed by Tobe Hooper (who also directed Mortuary and Crocodile) and stars Dennis Hopper (from Land of The Dead, House of 9), Caroline Williams (from Bloody Ballet, Blood Feast) and Jim Siedow (from The Texas Chai…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by Tobe Hooper (who also directed Poltergeist, Salem’s Lot, The Toolbox Murders, Night Terrors, Djinn and The Damned Thing) and stars Marilyn Burns (from Butcher Boys, Kiss Daddy Goodbye), Edwin Neal (from Sat…

House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Review

House of 1000 Corpses was directed by Rob Zombie (who also directed Halloween, Halloween II and The Devil’s Rejects) and stars the late Sid Haig (from Abruptio, Cynthia, Death House), Bill Moseley (from Boar, The Horde, Almost Mercy) and Sheri Moon …

Maniac (2012) Review

Maniac was directed by Franck Khalfoun (who also directed Prey and P2) and stars Elijah Wood (from Cooties, The Faculty), America Olivo (from No One Lives, Circle) and Jan Broberg (from At The Devil’s Door). It’s about a guy named Frank who likes to …

Maniac (1980) Review

Maniac was directed by William Lustig (who also directed Uncle Sam and Relentless) and stars Joe Spinell (from The Undertaker, The Last Horror Film), Caroline Munro (from Night Owl, The Black Cat) and Kelly Piper (from Rawhead Rex). It’s about a dist…

Caught (2017) Review

Caught was directed by Jamie Patterson and stars April Pearson (from Dark Beacon, Tank 432), Mickey Sumner and Cian Barry (from Nina Forever).

Caught is a taut British thriller/gore movie that brings us into the home of two married, investigative …

The Collector (2009) Review

The Collector was directed by Marcus Dunstan (who also directed The Neighbor and The Collection) and stars Josh Stewart (from Insidious: The Last Key, Malicious, Cold Moon), Michael Reilly Burke (from Ted Bundy) and Andrea Roth (from The Skeptic, The…

Bunnyman Vengeance (2017) Review

Bunnyman Vengeance was directed by Carl Lindbergh (who also directed Bunnyman and Shadows of the Dead) and David Scott (from And They Watched), Marshal Hilton (from Primal Rage: The Legend Of Oh-Mah) and Jake Ryan Scott Bryant (from Children Of The…

Ice Cream Man (1995) Review

Ice Cream Man was directed by Norman Apstein and stars Clint Howard (from 3 from Hell, House of the Dead, Not Like Us, Ticks), Olivia Hussey (from Distortions, The Cat and the Canary, Black Christmas) and David Warner (from In the Mouth of Madness,…

A Brilliant Monster (2018) Review

A Brilliant Monster was directed by F.C. Rabbath and stars Dennis Friebe, Joy Kigin and Nick Leali. It’s about a famous motivational author who gets his inspiration from a very unusual source.

I went into A Brilliant Monster thinking it was …

The Phantom of the Opera (1989) Review

The Phantom of the Opera was directed by Dwight H. Little (who also directed Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid and Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers) and stars Robert Englund (from Nightmare on Elm Street, Nightworld, Freddy Vs. Jason,…

Barn of the Naked Dead Review (1974)

Barn of the Naked Dead was directed by Alan Rudolph (who also directed Endangered Species and Premonition) and stars Andrew Prine (from Sutures), Manuela Thiess and Sherry Alberoni (from Sisters of Death). It’s about a psychopath ringmaster in the …

Mandy (2018) Worth Watching?

Mandy was directed by Panos Cosmatos (who also directed Beyond the Black Rainbow) and stars Nicolas Cage (from The Wicker Man and Pay The Ghost), Andrea Riseborough (from Hidden), Richard Brake (from Hannibal Rising and Outpost) and Linus Roach…

Curtains Review (1983)

Curtains was directed by Richard Ciupka and stars John Vernon (from Blue Monkey), Samantha Eggar (from The Brood) and Linda Thorson. It’s about a director and a bunch of actresses assembling at an Ontario home to cast a role, where the actresses s…

Anguish Review (1987)

Anguish (also titled Angustia) was directed by Bigas Luna and stars Zelda Rubinstein (from Poltergeist), Michael Lerner (from Strange Invaders) and Talia Paul. It’s about a serial killer optometrist and his controlling hypnotizing mother which bec…

Friday The 13th Review (1980)

Friday the 13th was directed by Sean S. Cunningham and stars Betsy Palmer (who also starred in part 2), Adrienne King (also in part 2), Harry Crosby and Kevin Bacon who went on to star in other horrors including Tremors, Flatliners, Stir of Echo…

Carnage Park Review (2016)

Carnage Park was directed by Mickey Keating (who also directed Darling and Ritual) and stars Ashley Bell (from The Last Exorcism), Pat Healy (from The Innkeepers) and Alan Ruck.
Out here, God don’t pick no favorites

Carnage Park is a fun watch….

The Windmill Review (2016)

The Windmill (aka The Windmill Massacre) was directed by Nick Jongerius (who also produced Frankenstein’s Army) and stars Patrick Baladi, Ben Batt and Charlotte Beaumont. It’s about a group of tourists, all with skeletons in their closets, who get…