Maniac Horror Movie Reviews
Looking for a new Maniac horror movie to watch, but don't want to waste your time sitting through a movie you'll hate? You're in luck! We built AllHorror specifically to help you find the horror movies you're most likely to love. Check out our spoiler-free "Worth Watching" reviews below. All reviews are short and written to give you an idea of what kind of Maniac movie it is and what other Maniac movies it's similar to, just so you know what to expect. And nearly all Maniac movie reviews include videos from other reviewers, so you get multiple opinions from the horror community.
As a Prelude to Fear (2021) Review
When a young cellist called Eve Taylor gets kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon-like basement, Police Detective Barnbrooke believes it is the work of the notorious psychopath the media has named the Pied Piper. As a Prelude to Fear was directed ...
GirlHouse (2014) Review
It’s about the unseen dangers of the internet porn industry. GirlHouse was co-directed by Jon Knautz (The Cleaning Lady) and Trevor Matthews (producer of The Shrine) and written by Nick Gordon (First Kill). It stars Ali Corbon (Cold Cabin) as ...
Creep 2 (2017) Review
It’s about a deranged and charismatic serial killer who lures videographers to their deaths. A sequel to 2014’s ‘Creep’, ‘Creep 2’ features a new protagonist and target, played by Desiree Akhavan. Creep 2 was directed by Patrick Brice,...
Creep (2014) Review
It’s about a young freelance videographer called Aaron who takes a one day job to film the last messages of a dying man for his unborn son. As the day goes on Aaron notices the man’s increasingly weird and disturbing behaviour and begins to quest...
Initiation (2021) Review
Whiton University unravels the night a star-athlete is murdered, kicking off a spree of social media slayings that force students to uncover the truth behind the school's hidden secrets and the horrifying meaning of an exclamation point. Initi...
Bride of Chucky (1998) Review
It's about Chucky trying once again to get out of the doll, but this time he has a female serial killing sidekick to slash with. Bride of Chucky was directed by Ronny Yu (who also directed Freddy Vs. Jason and The Trail) and stars Ed Gale (fro...
Halloween 2 (2009) Review
It's about Michael Myers' second attempt to kill off his kin, again. Halloween 2 was directed by Rob Zombie (who also directed The Lords Of Salem and Halloween) and stars Scout Taylor-Compton (from Star Light and Getaway), Sheri Moon Zomb...
Halloween (2007) Review
It's about a monstrous killer kid who gets locked up for killing, escapes, and keeps on killing. Halloween was directed by Rob Zombie (who also directed 31 and Rob Zombie: The Zombie Horror Picture Show) and stars Malcolm Mcdowell (from Corbin...
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) Review
It's about Michael Myers' sixth attempt to kill off his kin. Halloween: Resurrection was directed by Rick Rosenthal (who also directed The Birds II: Land's End and Halloween II) and stars Jamie Lee Curtis (from Halloween and Virus), ...
F*CK, SCARE, KILL: An Autopsy of Teen Horror HALLOWEEN
A monthly column dissecting teen horror films. It didn’t take me long to get here, did it? A few short months into my column and I’m already at the best teen horror movie ever made. The often-imitated, never duplicated, incredibly successful i...
Halloween: H20 (1998) Review
It's about Michael Myers' fifth attempt to kill off his kin. Halloween: H20 was directed by Steve Miner (who also directed Day Of The Dead and Lake Placid) and stars Jamie Lee Curtis (from Halloween Kills and Halloween: Resurrection), J...
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Review
It's about Michael Myers' fourth attempt to kill off his kin. Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers was directed by Joe Chappelle (who also directed Dark Prince: The True Story Of Dracula and Phantoms) and stars Donald Pleasence (from Ed...
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Review
It's about Michael Myers' second attempt to kill off his kin. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers was directed by Dwight H. Little (who also directed Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid and The Phantom Of The Opera) and stars Do...
Halloween 2 (1981) Review
It's about the hunt for Michael Myers on Halloween night. Halloween 2 was directed by Rick Rosenthal (who also directed The Birds II: Land's End and Halloween: Resurrection) and stars Jamie Lee Curtis (from Halloween Kills and Halloween:...
Halloween (1978) Review
It's about a crazy killer kid who gets locked up for life, escapes and travels home to keep on killing. Halloween was directed by John Carpenter (who also directed The Ward and Ghosts Of Mars) and stars Donald Pleasence (from Halloween 6: The ...
Intruder (1989) Review
It's about a small night crew at a grocery store who get stalked and chopped by a psycho slasher. Intruder was directed by Scott Spiegel (who also directed Hostel: Part III and From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money) and stars Renée Esteve...
Becky (2020) Review
It's about an angsty teen who fights off a group of escaped convicts to save a weird key she found. Becky was directed by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott (who also directed Cooties); and stars Lulu Wilson (from Annabelle: Creation and Ouija...
Discopath (2014) Review
It's about a guy who goes into a murderous rage whenever he hears disco. Ok, maybe a lot of people do, but this dude follows through. Discopath was directed by Renaud Gauthier (who also directed Aquaslash) and stars Catherine Antaki, François...
Basket Case 2 (1990) Review
It's about a house full of mutant freaks who take in Belial and Duane as one of their own, but then get screwed by Belial and Duane (both literally and figuratively). Basket Case 2 was directed by Frank Henenlotter (who also directed Basket C...
The Marshes (2017) Review
It's about 3 people being chased around an Australian nature preserve by a not so urban legend. The Marshes was directed by Roger Scott and stars Mathew Cooper, Dafna Kronental and Sam Delich. When Science Ends Survival Begins (what?!) ...
Phenomena (1985) Review
It's about a sleepwalking girl who can talk to insects, solve murders and take maggot baths without puking. Phenomena was directed by Dario Argento (who also directed The Sandman and Dracula 3D) and stars Jennifer Connelly (from Dark Water and...
The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) Review
It's about a family who find themselves on the bloody end of the bloodiest home invasion you'll ever see. The Strangers: Prey at Night was directed by Johannes Roberts (who also directed 47 Meters Down and Roadkill) and stars Christina Hen...
The Night of a Thousand Cats (1972) Review
It's about a jet setting millionaire who plays with women the way a cat plays with its food, before snuffing them out and feeding them to his cats. The Night of a Thousand Cats was directed by René Cardona Jr. (who also directed The Man In Wh...
Leatherface (2017) Review
It's about a group of psycho kids who escape from a mental hospital, one of whom will go on to become the notorious chainsaw wielding Leatherface. Leatherface was directed by Alexandre Bustillo (who also directed Among The Living) and Julien M...
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) Review
It's about a group of friends who travel to rural Texas to claim a willed mansion, and the chainsaw wielding maniac in the cellar. Texas Chainsaw 3D was directed by John Luessenhop and stars Alexandra Daddario (from We Summon The Darkness), Bi...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) Review
It's about a group of friends who come face to face with a deranged family and a crazed maniac who will later become known as Leatherface. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was directed by Jonathan Liebesman (who also directed The K...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Review
It's about a group of friends traveling through BFE Texas who have the misfortune of finding themselves being terrorized by a psycho family of cannibalistic killers. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by Marcus Nispel (who also directe...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) Review
It's about a group of teens driving home from prom who get lost and find themselves snooping around the Sawyers family house for help. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation was directed by Kim Henkel and stars Renée Zellweger (from...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990) Review
It's about a couple who run into Leatherface and his cannibalistic clan in the middle of nowhere Texas. 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,...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) Review
It's about a radio DJ in a small Texas town who happens to find herself the target of the cannibalistic (and charismatic) Sawyer family. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 was directed by Tobe Hooper (who also directed Mortuary and Crocodile) and s...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Review
It's about a group of friends who stick their nose where it doesn't belong and pay a very, very stiff price for it. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by Tobe Hooper (who also directed Poltergeist, Salem's Lot, The Toolbox Murder...
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Review
It's about a group of unlucky bastards who stop off at a killer roadside attraction run by the deranged Captain Spaulding. House of 1000 Corpses was directed by Rob Zombie (who also directed Halloween, Halloween II and The Devil's Rejects...
Maniac (2012) Review
It's about a guy named Frank who likes to kill women, scalp them and then staple their hair to mannequins who later morph into his girlfriends (in his own demented mind of course). Maniac was directed by Franck Khalfoun (who also directed Prey...
Maniac (1980) Review
It's about a disturbed guy in NYC who goes around killing and scalping women to make mannequin effigies of them, you know, to keep him company. Maniac was directed by William Lustig (who also directed Uncle Sam and Relentless) and stars Joe Sp...
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, investig...
The Collector (2009) Review
It's about a thief who decides to break into a house, only to find that a deranged psycho killer already has. The Collector was directed by Marcus Dunstan (who also directed The Neighbor and The Collection) and stars Josh Stewart (from I nsidi...
Bunnyman Vengeance (2017) Review
It’s about a group of guys from Bunnyman’s past who take him in, and later regret it. Bunnyman Vengeance was directed by Carl Lindbergh (who also directed Bunnyman and Shadows of the Dead) and David Scott (from And They Watched), Marshal ...
Ice Cream Man (1995) Review
It's about a deranged ice cream man who drives around serving up two scoops of terror. Okay, that was cheesy. But... not nearly as cheesy as this iconic slasher comedy from '95! Ice Cream Man was directed by Norman Apstein and stars Cli...
A Brilliant Monster (2018) Review
It's about a famous motivational author who gets his inspiration from a very unusual source. A Brilliant Monster was directed by F.C. Rabbath and stars Dennis Friebe, Joy Kigin and Nick Leali. Inspiration Comes at a Cost I wen...
The Phantom of the Opera (1989) Review
It's about a woman who gets knocked unconscious while auditioning for an opera in New York, wakes up in London a hundred years in the past with a disfigured serial killing maniac as a secret admirer. The Phantom of the Opera was directed by Dw...
Barn of the Naked Dead Review (1974)
It’s about a psychopath ringmaster in the desert who keeps women locked up in a barn and forces them to perform sadistic games. Barn of the Naked Dead was directed by Alan Rudolph (who also directed Endangered Species and Premonition) and stars ...
Mandy (2018) Review
It’s about a guy who goes after a hippy cult who killed his girlfriend. 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 (fro...
Curtains Review (1983)
It’s about a director and a bunch of actresses assembling at an Ontario home to cast a role, where the actresses start getting picked off one by one. Curtains was directed by Richard Ciupka and stars John Vernon (from Blue Monkey), Samantha Eg...
Anguish Review (1987)
It’s about a serial killer optometrist and his controlling hypnotizing mother which becomes an exercise in post-modern meta-horror. Anguish (also titled Angustia) was directed by Bigas Luna and stars Zelda Rubinstein (from Poltergeist), Michae...
Bela Kiss Prologue Review (2013)
It’s about a group of amateur bank robbers who hold out at a swanky, but mysterious, hotel only to learn its caretakers are more threatening than the law. Bela Kiss: Prologue was directed by Lucien Förstner and stars Kristina Klebe (fro...
Friday The 13th Review (1980)
It's about a group of camp counselors stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp where, years before, it was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder. Friday the 13th was directed b...
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 f...
The Windmill Review (2016)
It's about a group of tourists, all with skeletons in their closets, who get stranded near a haunted windmill in the Dutch countryside. The Windmill (aka The Windmill Massacre) was directed by Nick Jongerius (who also produced Frankenstein...
