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Films like Maniac.

Maniac (1980) reads as Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / slasher, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Cannibal Ferox (1981) poster
1. Cannibal Ferox1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Night Train Murders (1975) poster
2. Night Train Murders1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cut-Throats Nine (1972) poster
3. Cut-Throats Nine1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jungle Holocaust (1977) poster
4. Jungle Holocaust1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The House on the Edge of the Park (1980) poster
5. The House on the Edge of the Park1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Eaten Alive! (1980) poster
6. Eaten Alive!1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Driller Killer (1979) poster
7. The Driller Killer1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) poster
8. Cannibal Holocaust1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Hills Have Eyes (1977) poster
9. The Hills Have Eyes1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

I Spit on Your Grave (1978) poster
10. I Spit on Your Grave1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Eaten Alive (1976) poster
11. Eaten Alive1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Frightmare (1974) poster
12. Frightmare1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Maniac’s neighbours — where are yours?

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