Episode

EPISODE 148: Maniac

Podcast: WHAT'S IN THE PODCAST
Published: May 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 3791
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Summary

Maniac is one of the most detested films by the pearl clutching moralists and critics. William Lustig's gritty, uncomfortable, and downright nasty urban slasher is a daring exploration of a profoundly damaged mind played by the hypnotic Joe Spinnell and today we spotlight it.